This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny. He starred in over 160 theatrical animated short films of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. He was voiced by vocal artist Mel Blanc, and in later years he was voiced by other vocal artists such as Jeff Bergman, Billy West and Eric Bauza. Also listed are the cartoons featuring the earlier character that evolved into Bugs Bunny, as well as those produced after the golden age of American animation.
Bugs Bunny shorts in chronological order by release date edit
Legend
- LT
- stands for Looney Tunes
- MM
- stands for Merrie Melodies
As an unnamed rabbit and as "Bugs" Bunny edit
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| No. | Title | Original release date | Series | Directed by | Official DVD/Blu-Ray/Streaming Availability | Notes |
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| 1 | Porky's Hare Hunt | April 30 | LT | Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton |
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| 2 | Prest-O Change-O | March 25 | MM | Chuck Jones |
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| 3 | Hare-um Scare-um | August 12 | MM | Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton |
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| 4 | Elmer's Candid Camera | March 2 | MM | Chuck Jones |
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As Bugs Bunny edit
Note: Every short before Buckaroo Bugs is part of the Merrie Melodies series.
Cameo appearances edit
- Patient Porky (1940), Bugs' appearance in this short features his design from A Wild Hare, though his voice resembles the earlier prototype version
- Crazy Cruise (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943), Bugs is along the pictures in the office
- Porky Pig's Feat (1943), only black & white appearance of the official Bugs in a Looney Tunes short
- A Corny Concerto (1943), with Porky Pig in the segment 'Tales from the Vienna Woods' (also starring Elmer Fudd [as composer] and baby Daffy Duck [in segment 'The Blue Danube'])
- An Itch in Time (1943), seen on a comic book cover (along with Porky Pig) read by Elmer Fudd
- Odor-able Kitty (1945), a cat disguised as a skunk dresses as Bugs to escape the clutches of the male skunk in this cartoon that would later be identified as Pepé Le Pew
- Daffy Doodles (1946), Bugs' face appears in front of a movie theater with a mustache drawn by Daffy Duck
- The Goofy Gophers (1947), Bugs' voice is noticeably sped-up for this brief appearance
- The Lion's Busy (1950), Bugs' head is superimposed on the body of a small gray rabbit shown at the beginning
- Duck Amuck (1953)
Post-golden age media featuring Bugs Bunny edit
Documentaries edit
- Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)
- Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989)
- Chuck Amuck: The Movie (1991)
- Chuck Jones – Extremes & Inbetweens: A Life in Animation (2000)
Compilation films edit
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
- The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
TV specials edit
- Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)[10]
- Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977)[11]
- Bugs Bunny in Space (1977)[12]
- Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1978)[13]
- How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)[14]
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)[15]
- Bugs Bunny's Valentine (1979)[16]
- The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special (1979)[17]
- Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979)[18]
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)[19]
- Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980)[20]
- The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)[21]
- Bugs Bunny: All American Hero (1981)[22]
- Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982)[23]
- Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary Special (1986)[24]
- Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988)[25]
- Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989)[26]
- Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (1990)[27]
- Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (1991)[28]
- Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes (1991)
- Bugs Bunny's Creature Features (1992)[29]
- The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (2002)
TV series edit
- The Bugs Bunny Show (1960–2000), compilation series[30]
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1995), voiced by Jeff Bergman and Greg Burson
- Baby Looney Tunes (2001–2006), voiced by Samuel Vincent
- The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2014), voiced by Jeff Bergman
- New Looney Tunes (2015–2020), voiced by Jeff Bergman
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020–), voiced by Eric Bauza
- Bugs Bunny Builders (2022), voiced by Eric Bauza
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023), voiced by Jeff Bergman
Shorts edit
- Box-Office Bunny (1990), voiced by Jeff Bergman (first theatrical Bugs Bunny cartoon since 1964)
- (Blooper) Bunny (Produced: 1991, Released: 1997), voiced by Jeff Bergman
- Yakety Yak, Take it Back (1991), voiced by Greg Burson (live-action/animated music video directed by Tim Newman and Michael Patterson, with Melba Moore as herself and the voice of Tibi the Take it Back Butterfly, Dr. John as himself and the voice of Yakety Yak, MC Skat Kat, and Fatz)
- Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992), voiced by Jeff Bergman
- Carrotblanca (1995), voiced by Greg Burson
- From Hare to Eternity (1997), voiced by Greg Burson
- Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (2004), voiced by Joe Alaskey
- Daffy Duck for President (2004), voiced by Joe Alaskey
Webtoons edit
- Toon Marooned (2001), voiced by Billy West
- The Matwix (2001), voiced by Billy West
Feature films edit
- Space Jam (1996), voiced by Billy West
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), voiced by Joe Alaskey
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), voiced by Jeff Bergman
Direct-to-video edit
- Quest for Camelot Sing-A-Longs (1998), voiced by Billy West
- Looney Tunes Sing-A-Longs (1998), voiced by Billy West
- Looney Tunes: Reality Check (2003), voiced by Billy West
- Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003), voiced by Billy West
- Baby Looney Tunes: Eggs-traordinary Adventure (2003), voiced by Samuel Vincent
- Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006), voiced by Billy West
- Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015), voiced by Jeff Bergman
- Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam (2021), voiced by Billy West via archive footage from Space Jam
Other appearances edit
Shorts edit
- Any Bonds Today? (1942), a 90-second animated propaganda film for World War II bonds; co-starring Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd
- Jasper Goes Hunting (1944), a Paramount Pictures Puppetoon (a 23-second cameo)
- Gas (1944), a Private Snafu cartoon
- Three Brothers (1944), a Private Snafu cartoon
- Daffy's Rhapsody (2012), appears as a prop
Films edit
- Two Guys from Texas (1948), live-action film; Bugs appears briefly in an extended animated dream sequence involving Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson[31]
- My Dream Is Yours (1949), live-action film; Bugs appears in a musical dream sequence alongside Doris Day and Jack Carson (with a cameo by Tweety)[32]
- Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983), compilation film[33]
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), a Disney/Touchstone film; Bugs appears alongside Mickey Mouse for the first (and only) time[34]
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), voiced by Jeff Bergman; appears with Daffy at the film's opening (Daffy and Porky also appear during the end credits). A significantly longer version of the Bugs & Daffy sequence is included in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.[35]
TV specials edit
- Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990), voiced by Jeff Bergman[36]
- The Earth Day Special (1990), voiced by Jeff Bergman[37]
TV series edit
- Taz-Mania (1991; 1993), voiced by Greg Burson; episodes "A Devil of a Job" and "Wacky Wombat"[38]
- Animaniacs (1993-1994; 1997), voiced by Greg Burson; episodes "Video Review", "The Warners 65th Anniversary Special" and "Back in Style"[39]
- Histeria! (1998), voiced by Billy West; episodes "The Wild West", "The U.S. Civil War - Part II" and "Great Heroes of France"[40]
- Animaniacs (2020), non-speaking appearances in segments "Suspended Animation (Part 2)", and "Suffagette City"
Direct-to-video edit
- Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992), no voice actor[41]
- Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000), voiced by Joe Alaskey[42]
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See also edit
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)