''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' is a springtime-themed ''

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television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of e ...

which aired on CBS on May 21, 1980. The special includes three new cartoons directed by

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, pro ...

and Phil Monroe.

Featured cartoons

The cartoon shorts include: * '' Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny'' (

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 ''Merr ...

Elmer Fudd Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes''/'' Merrie Melodies'' series and the archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon panthe ...

) * ''

Spaced Out Bunny ''Spaced Out Bunny'' is a Warner Bros. cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. The cartoon was part of the television special ''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' on CBS, which aired May 21, 1980. ''Spaced Out Bunny'' is one of the fo ...

'' (Bugs Bunny,

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) * ''

Soup or Sonic ''Soup or Sonic'' is an animated cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, starring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It was first aired on May 21, 1980 as a part of the television special ''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' and was one of three ...

'' ( Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner)

Credits

* Written, produced, and directed by

* Co-direction: Phil Monroe * Voice characterizations:

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, Paul Julian * Music:

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Home video

The special is included as a special feature on the '' Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5'' DVD box set.

References

External links

* 1980 television specials 1980s American television specials CBS television specials Looney Tunes television specials Films scored by Dean Elliott Bugs Bunny films Television shows directed by Chuck Jones {{LooneyTunes-stub