''Bugs 'n' Daffy'' (formerly ''That's Warner Bros.!'') is an American animated anthology television series that aired on

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from 1995 to 1998 as part of their

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weekday lineup. The series featured cartoons from

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' library of ''

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'' and ''

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'' shorts. A weekly companion series, ''The Daffy Duck Show'' aired on Saturday mornings from 1996 to 1997. This series is not to be confused with

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's former block of Warner shorts, ''The Bugs & Daffy Show''.

History and format

''That's Warner Bros.!'' premiered on September 11, 1995 as part of Kids' WB's inaugural season, on their weekday lineup alongside classic episodes of ''

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''. The show's title sequence reused the opening for the

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version of '' Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends'', now scored with a jazzy rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" and with a different ending showing the show's title. 65 episodes were created featuring three cartoons in each, with a "Hip Clip" (a holdover from ''Merrie Melodies'') placed in between the second and third shorts to fill up any remaining time. Unlike ''Merrie Melodies'' before it, not every episode featured a

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cartoon. The following season, ''That's Warner Bros.!'' was renamed ''Bugs 'n' Daffy'', which brought forth several changes to the format. Each show now began with a new title sequence set to an original theme song by ''Animaniacs'' composer Randy Rogel. In addition, the cartoons' staff credits were cut, leaving only a shot of their titles with a sting based on the theme song playing underneath them. Other than these changes, the contents of the original 65 episodes remained mostly the same. For the 1997–98 season, a new set of 65 episodes were created. Thanks to

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's merger with

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on October 10, 1996, Warner Bros. had regained the broadcast rights to Turner's package of color ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' made before August 1948; at least one cartoon from the pre-1948 package was included in each episode (though some aired on ''The Daffy Duck Show'' first). Because of the lengths of those shorts, not every episode featured a "Hip Clip". ''Bugs 'n' Daffy'' was removed from the Kids' WB lineup at the start of the 1998–99 season, although some affiliates were allowed to air the series as a replacement for ''

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''.

''The Daffy Duck Show''

On November 23, 1996, a companion series titled ''The Daffy Duck Show'' began airing on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup as a replacement for the low-rated '' Freakazoid!'' Each episode featured two

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cartoons, with one featuring another character in between them. 13 episodes of ''The Daffy Duck Show'' were created, airing weekly until the start of the 1997–98 season.

Episodes

Season 1 (1995/1996)

* Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized. * When ''That's Warner Bros.!'' became ''Bugs 'n' Daffy'' for the 1996–97 season, '' The Bee-Deviled Bruin'' was removed from episodes 24 and 54, presumably due to its violent content, and replaced with '' Beanstalk Bunny'' and '' What's Up, Doc?'', respectively.

Season 2 (1997)

* Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized.

''The Daffy Duck Show''

* Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized.

References

External links

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