Country of origin United States Producer(s) Hal Geer First episode date 26 October 1980 Production company Warner Bros. Television | Theme music composer Harper MacKay Original language(s) English Initial release 26 October 1980 | |
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Directed by Gerry ChiniquyFriz FrelengChuck Jones Music director Carl Stalling, Milt Franklyn Similar Bugs Bunny's Wild Worl, Bugs Bunny's Thanksgi, Bugs Bunny in King Arth, Bugs Bunny's Easter Sp, Bugs Bunny's Bustin' O | ||
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special is an animated television special that was broadcast on CBS October 26, 1980. Presented as an Alfred Hitchcock-style whodunit, the plot is modeled after those of North by Northwest and The Fugitive. Like most Looney Tunes specials of the time, this program consists of clips from classic cartoons with some new original animation holding them together.
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Plot synopsis
A criminal known as the Tall, Dark Stranger robs a bank, and Inspector Elmer Fudd mistakenly arrests Bugs Bunny for the crime. Escaping from jail, Bugs sets out to prove his innocence while evading Elmer, who is searching for him, after his escape.
After some chases and a side story involving Sylvester and Tweety, Bugs ends up dangling from the beak of a Mount Rushmore-sized sculpture of Foghorn Leghorn; he’s rescued by the Tall, Dark Stranger, who turns out to be Porky Pig (he was trying to keep the story going). Porky concludes the special from inside his jail cell.
Cast
Credits
Directed by Gerry Chiniquy, Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones.
Cartoons featured
Availability
This special has been released on VHS videocassette, but not on DVD.