''Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet'' is an animated television special released on November 15, 1979; it stars

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

and incorporated parts of several ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' cartoons. The special followed up on the successful ''Looney Tunes'' special ''

Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals ''Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals'' (originally aired on TV as ''Carnival of the Animals'') is a 1976 live action/animated television special featuring the ''Looney Tunes'' characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and directed by Chuck Jones ...

'' that had aired in 1976, which reintroduced the character of

in his first new material since 1964. In the special, Bugs is a doctor, prescribing cartoons for the viewers to watch. The special includes two complete cartoons, ''

Bedeviled Rabbit ''Bedevilled Rabbit'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on April 13, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny. In this cartoon, Bugs is lost in Tasmania, and has to deal with the Tasmanian De ...

'' and ''

Rabbit Every Monday ''Rabbit Every Monday'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 10, 1951, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title is a play on ''Chicken Every Sunday''. It is the last ...

'', and clips from eight others.

Cast

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

Porky Pig Porky Pig is an animated character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his celebrity, star power, and the animators created ma ...

Wile E. Coyote Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short ''Fast and Furry-ous''. In each episode, t ...

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

, Sylvester and

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June Foray June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney' ...

as Millicent (from 1957's ''

Rabbit Romeo ''Rabbit Romeo'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on December 14, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The film is one of the few pairings of Bugs and Elmer in which Bu ...

'') and Yellow Female Rabbit

Credits

Directed by David Detiege,

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...

and

Robert McKimson Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePa ...

. Produced by

Hal Geer Harold Eugene Geer (September 13, 1916 – January 26, 2017) was an American producer, filmmaker and animator, noteworthy for his association with the ''Looney Tunes'' franchise. Military career Prior to his career in the entertainment industr ...

Cartoons featured

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Stop! Look! And Hasten! ''Stop! Look! And Hasten!'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on August 14, 1954, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. The title is a play on the railroad crossing safet ...

'' *''

Guided Muscle ''Guided Muscle'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on December 10, 1955, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. Plot ''Introduction'': Wile E. Coyote is cooking some food in a ...

'' *''Zip Zip Hooray!'' *'' Beep Beep'' *''Tweet Dreams'' *''

Birds Anonymous ''Birds Anonymous'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' animated short, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on August 10, 1957, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot The cartoon starts with T ...

'' *''

Freudy Cat ''Freudy Cat'' is a 1964 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on March 14, 1964, and stars Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester Jr. and Hippety Hopper. A paranoid Sylvester flashes back to e ...

'' *''

Canned Feud ''Canned Feud'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 3, 1951, and stars Sylvester. Plot Sylvester's owners, Sam and Violet, go on vacation to California, forgetting ...

'' *'' Trip For Tat'' *'' Bedevilled Rabbit''

Home Video

The special was released as part of the ''Looney Tunes Holiday Triple Feature'' DVD set along with ''Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-giving Special'', '' Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special'', and ''

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas ''Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas'' (also known as ''Looney Tunes: Bah Humduck'') is a 2006 animated direct-to-DVD Christmas comedy film starring the Looney Tunes characters, directed by Charles Visser, produced by Warner Bros. Animation an ...

''.

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