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

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'' animated

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which aired on

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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, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He ...

and Phil Monroe.

Featured cartoons

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

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ' ...

Elmer Fudd Elmer J. Fudd is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes''/''Merrie Melodies'' series and the archenemy of Bugs Bunny. Elmer Fudd's aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring himself and other antag ...

) * '' Spaced Out Bunny'' (Bugs Bunny,

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) * '' Soup or Sonic'' (

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)

Credits

* Written, produced, and directed by

* Co-direction: Phil Monroe * Voice characterizations:

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, Paul Julian * Music: Dean Elliott

Home video

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

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box set.

References

External links

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