space jam
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The sad little alien kid begging his dad never to take him back to Moron Mountain is the final push Swackhammer needs to realize the park is in deep trouble. That tiny guy has no idea how much his offhand comment just changed history.
Trivia and other appearances: Classic kid move: causes absolute chaos and then vanishes into oblivion. He only shows up again in Swackhammer's fantasy, like a satisfied customer while Jordan's getting crushed, but otherwise, the kid's gone, no lines, no scenes, no nothing.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The sad little alien kid begging his dad never to take him back to Moron Mountain is the final push Swackhammer needs to realize the park is in deep trouble. That tiny guy has no idea how much his offhand comment just changed history.
Trivia and other appearances: Classic kid move: causes absolute chaos and then vanishes into oblivion. He only shows up again in Swackhammer's fantasy, like a satisfied customer while Jordan's getting crushed, but otherwise, the kid's gone, no lines, no scenes, no nothing.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Swackhammer is the villain of the movie: he runs a space amusement park, Moron Mountain, that's tanking hard. He needs something wild, something hilarious to save his brand! So, he decides to travel to Earth and kidnap the Looney Tunes, planning to enslave them as living attractions in his failing park.
Trivia and other appearances: Swackhammer is the classic one shot villain, too bad because he had potential.
Quote: Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn't know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Swackhammer is the villain of the movie: he runs a space amusement park, Moron Mountain, that's tanking hard. He needs something wild, something hilarious to save his brand! So, he decides to travel to Earth and kidnap the Looney Tunes, planning to enslave them as living attractions in his failing park.
Trivia and other appearances: Swackhammer is the classic one shot villain, too bad because he had potential.
Quote: Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn't know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Pound is the chubby leader of the squad, totally convinced he's terrifying, even though he looks like a balloon with anger issues.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Quote: We seek the one they call Bugs Bunny.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Pound is the chubby leader of the squad, totally convinced he's terrifying, even though he looks like a balloon with anger issues.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Quote: We seek the one they call Bugs Bunny.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Bang plays the "professional" role, which, in Nerdluck terms, doesn't really mean much.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Bang plays the "professional" role, which, in Nerdluck terms, doesn't really mean much.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Bupkus is the muscle. Not that he actually has muscles. But he's supposed to be the muscle of the team.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Bupkus is the muscle. Not that he actually has muscles. But he's supposed to be the muscle of the team.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Nawt is the tiniest, and in classic Warner Bros. fashion, that makes him the nastiest little maniac of the team.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Nawt is the tiniest, and in classic Warner Bros. fashion, that makes him the nastiest little maniac of the team.
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Blanco is the airhead... and definitely the airiest of the bunch. Also, the living embodiment of loveable idiot
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Quote: Are we there yet?
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species with a very special power: they can steal talent (basketball skills in this case, but it works for other powers too) and transform into monstrous versions of themselves when they use it. Blanco is the airhead... and definitely the airiest of the bunch. Also, the living embodiment of loveable idiot
Trivia and other appearances: These tiny freaks had everything it took to become regulars, but they vanished into space dust until they reappeared in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam in 2021.
Quote: Are we there yet?
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: A pure military strategy moment: the founding Looneys gather to assess who they're up against, and Bugs Bunny instantly takes command, dressed in full wartime general attire
Trivia and other appearances: Bugs was one of the most iconic figures in wartime propaganda cartoons, other than Daffy Duck.. Here are some notable wartime Looney Tunes shorts: Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944), Herr Meets Hare (1945) and Falling Hare (1943)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: A pure military strategy moment: the founding Looneys gather to assess who they're up against, and Bugs Bunny instantly takes command, dressed in full wartime general attire
Trivia and other appearances: Bugs was one of the most iconic figures in wartime propaganda cartoons, other than Daffy Duck.. Here are some notable wartime Looney Tunes shorts: Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944), Herr Meets Hare (1945) and Falling Hare (1943)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When Michael Jordan arrives in the Looney World, his first encounter is a medical check-up, delivered by none other than a welcome blast from the past: Daffy Doc! In all his unpredictable, reckless Daffy-ness.
Trivia and other appearances: welcome back Doc, the last time we saw you was in Daffy Doc (1938)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When Michael Jordan arrives in the Looney World, his first encounter is a medical check-up, delivered by none other than a welcome blast from the past: Daffy Doc! In all his unpredictable, reckless Daffy-ness.
Trivia and other appearances: welcome back Doc, the last time we saw you was in Daffy Doc (1938)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Speedy Gonzales only appears in the scenes where Jordan is brought into the Looney world. You'd think: with someone that fast and that tiny, he'd be the ultimate secret weapon against the Monstars. And yet... they put Sniffles on the team.
Trivia and other appearances: Speedy Gonzales has had a stellar career among the Looney elite. Beyond this film, he shows up in all sorts of cameos, even popping up in commercials.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Speedy Gonzales only appears in the scenes where Jordan is brought into the Looney world. You'd think: with someone that fast and that tiny, he'd be the ultimate secret weapon against the Monstars. And yet... they put Sniffles on the team.
Trivia and other appearances: Speedy Gonzales has had a stellar career among the Looney elite. Beyond this film, he shows up in all sorts of cameos, even popping up in commercials.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Pound steals the talent of Charles Barkley, known for his physical strength and Pound channels his more brawling, scrappy side to perfection.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes. Monstar Pound also makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in a commercial, seen in the background jotting down notes on his performance.
Quote: You ever heard of the Dream Team? Well, we're the Mean Team, wussy man!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Pound steals the talent of Charles Barkley, known for his physical strength and Pound channels his more brawling, scrappy side to perfection.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes. Monstar Pound also makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in a commercial, seen in the background jotting down notes on his performance.
Quote: You ever heard of the Dream Team? Well, we're the Mean Team, wussy man!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Bang borrows the power of Patrick Ewing, former center of the New York Knicks, famous for dominating the paint, just like Bang, who rules the key like a tyrant.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Bang borrows the power of Patrick Ewing, former center of the New York Knicks, famous for dominating the paint, just like Bang, who rules the key like a tyrant.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player in NBA history (5'3"), was lightning-fast and Nawt supercharges that speed, dribbling so hard the ball practically catches fire.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player in NBA history (5'3"), was lightning-fast and Nawt supercharges that speed, dribbling so hard the ball practically catches fire.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Bupkus drains Larry Johnson, and his brutal, purple Monstar form is bursting with Johnson's raw athleticism.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Bupkus drains Larry Johnson, and his brutal, purple Monstar form is bursting with Johnson's raw athleticism.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Shawn Bradley stands at a towering 7'6", making him perfect for Blanko, who's as tall as he is clueless.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Once they steal the players' talents, the tiny aliens transform into monstrous versions of themselves suddenly huge, muscular, and magically decked out in full basketball gear. They're no longer goofy little runts, they become the unstoppable, terrifying Monstars. Shawn Bradley stands at a towering 7'6", making him perfect for Blanko, who's as tall as he is clueless.
Trivia and other appearances: The Monstars and their tiny original forms return in "Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam" (2021), sporting new designs but keeping the same chaotic energy, this time with powers borrowed from the young DC heroes.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When Bugs has to explain the threat to MJ, we see a fantasy sequence depicting how he imagines his future at Moron Mountain in this unique costume change as a slave/entertainer.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When Bugs has to explain the threat to MJ, we see a fantasy sequence depicting how he imagines his future at Moron Mountain in this unique costume change as a slave/entertainer.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Road Runner gets a very fast moment during the Looney training montage, he zips around the gym at light speed, then vanishes through a hole in the wall and straight out of the movie. Why he, and Speedy, weren't drafted into the ToonSquad? Who knows. Maybe they couldn't catch him to ask
Trivia and other appearances: Road Runner's best appearances also include: Fast and Furry-ous (1949), Zoom and Bored (1957), Soup or Sonic (1980), and Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Road Runner gets a very fast moment during the Looney training montage, he zips around the gym at light speed, then vanishes through a hole in the wall and straight out of the movie. Why he, and Speedy, weren't drafted into the ToonSquad? Who knows. Maybe they couldn't catch him to ask
Trivia and other appearances: Road Runner's best appearances also include: Fast and Furry-ous (1949), Zoom and Bored (1957), Soup or Sonic (1980), and Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: In the scene where the Looney Tunes have to form the ToonSquad, Daffy takes over with a personal fashion show and a color test for the uniforms, borrowing Dennis Rodman's style for a few glorious seconds.
Trivia and other appearances: Daffy is a master of costume changes! If you want a taste of his wardrobe wizardry, check out Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943).
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: In the scene where the Looney Tunes have to form the ToonSquad, Daffy takes over with a personal fashion show and a color test for the uniforms, borrowing Dennis Rodman's style for a few glorious seconds.
Trivia and other appearances: Daffy is a master of costume changes! If you want a taste of his wardrobe wizardry, check out Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943).
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the game kicks off, beig in the Looney Tunes universe, we get a parade of background cameos, including Gossamer and The Bull stuck in traffic while they go the to game. Who knew these two even had a car?
Trivia and other appearances: Gossamer, has starred in various shorts and episodes over the years. He sneaks into Tweety's High-Flying Adventure for a brief appearance, and even levels up to Toonsquad member status in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the game kicks off, beig in the Looney Tunes universe, we get a parade of background cameos, including Gossamer and The Bull stuck in traffic while they go the to game. Who knew these two even had a car?
Trivia and other appearances: Gossamer, has starred in various shorts and episodes over the years. He sneaks into Tweety's High-Flying Adventure for a brief appearance, and even levels up to Toonsquad member status in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the game kicks off, beig in the Looney Tunes universe, we get a parade of background cameos, including Gossamer and The Bull stuck in traffic while they go the to game. Who knew these two even had a car?
Trivia and other appearances: The Bull pops back up later in the movie, dragged into one of Daffy Duck's nonsense escapades, but beyond that? Not much screen time. Though, fun fact: he does make a commercial cameo alongside Foghorn Leghorn in a KFC ad.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the game kicks off, beig in the Looney Tunes universe, we get a parade of background cameos, including Gossamer and The Bull stuck in traffic while they go the to game. Who knew these two even had a car?
Trivia and other appearances: The Bull pops back up later in the movie, dragged into one of Daffy Duck's nonsense escapades, but beyond that? Not much screen time. Though, fun fact: he does make a commercial cameo alongside Foghorn Leghorn in a KFC ad.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: In the film, the two little mice Hubie & Bertie take over for the sleeping announcer, take a deep breath, and suddenly switch to the deep, professional voice of Steve Kehela. Even though they're barely shown again, they provide commentary for the entire game.
Trivia and other appearances: The terrible twosome debuted in The Aristo-Cat (1943), spent years tormenting Claude the Cat and Sylvester in various shorts, and kept their careers going strong in shows like Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Duck Dodgers, and the modern Looney Tunes series still running today.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: In the film, the two little mice Hubie & Bertie take over for the sleeping announcer, take a deep breath, and suddenly switch to the deep, professional voice of Steve Kehela. Even though they're barely shown again, they provide commentary for the entire game.
Trivia and other appearances: The terrible twosome debuted in The Aristo-Cat (1943), spent years tormenting Claude the Cat and Sylvester in various shorts, and kept their careers going strong in shows like Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Duck Dodgers, and the modern Looney Tunes series still running today.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species, likely enslaved, or worse, hired under some truly awful contracts, by Swackhammer. Besides the main tiny troublemakers, we catch glimpses of others: duller in color, dimmer in spirit, but absolutely professional-grade bootlickers.
Trivia and other appearances: Except the most known five team, no other Nerdlucks will be harmed in future episodes
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The Nerdlucks are an alien species, likely enslaved, or worse, hired under some truly awful contracts, by Swackhammer. Besides the main tiny troublemakers, we catch glimpses of others: duller in color, dimmer in spirit, but absolutely professional-grade bootlickers.
Trivia and other appearances: Except the most known five team, no other Nerdlucks will be harmed in future episodes
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Marvin, Marvin, Marvin... Part of the Looney world, but also a proud space conqueror. What a moral dilemma! Whose side to take? Answer: neither. In this film, Marvin is the referee. And aside from blasting Sylvester in the chest, he stays completely neutral.
Trivia and other appearances: Marvin has an innate gift for the cameo, he slips effortlessly into nearly every film, whether it's a direct-to-video special or a full-blown theatrical release. Let's call it a gift.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Marvin, Marvin, Marvin... Part of the Looney world, but also a proud space conqueror. What a moral dilemma! Whose side to take? Answer: neither. In this film, Marvin is the referee. And aside from blasting Sylvester in the chest, he stays completely neutral.
Trivia and other appearances: Marvin has an innate gift for the cameo, he slips effortlessly into nearly every film, whether it's a direct-to-video special or a full-blown theatrical release. Let's call it a gift.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: No team can play their best without a roaring crowd! And especially not without cheerleaders! So, from the vast (ahem...) pool of Looney female character, who do we pick to lead the cheers? The sultry Penelope Pussycat? The elegant Sylvia the Cat? The ever-nervous Miss Prissy? Of course not. We get Granny and Witch Hazel, and honestly, they're more than enough.
Trivia and other appearances: Granny, ever the Granny, shows up also in media like: Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Baby Looney Tunes, and of course, running full grandma-force in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: No team can play their best without a roaring crowd! And especially not without cheerleaders! So, from the vast (ahem...) pool of Looney female character, who do we pick to lead the cheers? The sultry Penelope Pussycat? The elegant Sylvia the Cat? The ever-nervous Miss Prissy? Of course not. We get Granny and Witch Hazel, and honestly, they're more than enough.
Trivia and other appearances: Granny, ever the Granny, shows up also in media like: Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Baby Looney Tunes, and of course, running full grandma-force in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: No team can play their best without a roaring crowd! And especially not without cheerleaders! So, from the vast (ahem...) pool of Looney female character, who do we pick to lead the cheers? The sultry Penelope Pussycat? The elegant Sylvia the Cat? The ever-nervous Miss Prissy? Of course not. We get Granny and Witch Hazel, and honestly, they're more than enough.
Trivia and other appearances: Hazel can be also admired again in media like: Broom-Stick Bunny, Bewitched Bunny, and in her reinvented role in The Looney Tunes Show and Bugs Bunny Builders, still cackling and hexing in style.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: No team can play their best without a roaring crowd! And especially not without cheerleaders! So, from the vast (ahem...) pool of Looney female character, who do we pick to lead the cheers? The sultry Penelope Pussycat? The elegant Sylvia the Cat? The ever-nervous Miss Prissy? Of course not. We get Granny and Witch Hazel, and honestly, they're more than enough.
Trivia and other appearances: Hazel can be also admired again in media like: Broom-Stick Bunny, Bewitched Bunny, and in her reinvented role in The Looney Tunes Show and Bugs Bunny Builders, still cackling and hexing in style.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Martin Brothers
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Hillbilly Hare (1950), "Family Circles" (1998) and The New Looney Tunes
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Martin Brothers
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Hillbilly Hare (1950), "Family Circles" (1998) and The New Looney Tunes
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Dover Boys
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942) and Wakko's Wish (1999)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Dover Boys
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942) and Wakko's Wish (1999)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Slowpoke Rodriguez
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Mexicali Shmoes (1959), Mexican Boarders (1962), "The Black Widow" (2013)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Slowpoke Rodriguez
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Mexicali Shmoes (1959), Mexican Boarders (1962), "The Black Widow" (2013)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Dover Boys
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Rabbit Punch (1948), Bunny Hugged (1951),"Rasslin' Rhapsody" (1995) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: The Dover Boys
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Rabbit Punch (1948), Bunny Hugged (1951),"Rasslin' Rhapsody" (1995) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Henery Hawk
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: The Squawkin' Hawk (1942), Walky Talky Hawky (1946), Crowing Pains (1947), Henhouse Henery (1949), The Foghorn Leghorn (1948), Strangled Eggs (1961)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Henery Hawk
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: The Squawkin' Hawk (1942), Walky Talky Hawky (1946), Crowing Pains (1947), Henhouse Henery (1949), The Foghorn Leghorn (1948), Strangled Eggs (1961)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Pete Puma
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Rabbit's Kin (1952), Pullet Surprise (1997), Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015), Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Pete Puma
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Rabbit's Kin (1952), Pullet Surprise (1997), Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015), Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Giovanni Jones and Michigan J. Frog
Trivia and other appearances: In the scene, the two characters appear very close, I took the liberty of having Giovanni hold the frog just for the visual flair. However, the two actually did sing together in the Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "Froggone It" (1997)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. Only in certain scenes, when the focus shifts to the audience, do we see real animations and well-crafted characters. Among them: Giovanni Jones and Michigan J. Frog
Trivia and other appearances: In the scene, the two characters appear very close, I took the liberty of having Giovanni hold the frog just for the visual flair. However, the two actually did sing together in the Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "Froggone It" (1997)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Taz, the devil from down under! of course the ToonSquad needs muscle, and he's the closest thing they've got to a Monstar in terms of pure, unfiltered chaos. The Tasmanian Devil makes it into the starting five and stays on the court for most of the game. Probably because he's too dumb to even feel tired.
Trivia and other appearances: Among all the projects featuring Taz, his crowning achievement is definitely Taz-Mania (1991), the series where he finally takes center stage. There, we see a slightly more talkative Taz juggling family life, and odd jobs.
Quote: Lemony fresh!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Taz, the devil from down under! of course the ToonSquad needs muscle, and he's the closest thing they've got to a Monstar in terms of pure, unfiltered chaos. The Tasmanian Devil makes it into the starting five and stays on the court for most of the game. Probably because he's too dumb to even feel tired.
Trivia and other appearances: Among all the projects featuring Taz, his crowning achievement is definitely Taz-Mania (1991), the series where he finally takes center stage. There, we see a slightly more talkative Taz juggling family life, and odd jobs.
Quote: Lemony fresh!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Lola Bunny makes her grand debut in this film, appearing out of nowhere with a cool "I can play" and a basketball under her arm. And while the Looney-est thing she does here is go full berserk when someone calls her "doll", this marks the beginning of a long and twisty career in the Looney universe.
Trivia and other appearances: You can also catch Lola in: Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000), Baby Looney Tunes (2002), The Looney Tunes Show (2011), where she's reimagined as hilariously scatterbrained and dangerously obsessed with Bugs. Of course in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) but also in her own main role movie "Rabbit Run"
Quote: Don't ever call me "doll"
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Lola Bunny makes her grand debut in this film, appearing out of nowhere with a cool "I can play" and a basketball under her arm. And while the Looney-est thing she does here is go full berserk when someone calls her "doll", this marks the beginning of a long and twisty career in the Looney universe.
Trivia and other appearances: You can also catch Lola in: Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000), Baby Looney Tunes (2002), The Looney Tunes Show (2011), where she's reimagined as hilariously scatterbrained and dangerously obsessed with Bugs. Of course in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) but also in her own main role movie "Rabbit Run"
Quote: Don't ever call me "doll"
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Bugs Bunny... what can we say? Main role, main part of the team. He's the one who throws down the basketball challenge to the Nerdlucks, and when the Monstars show up, he's the one who kidnap Michael Jordan into the fray. He even pairs up with Daffy for the epic quest to retrieve shorts and sneakers. Sure, all the Looney Tunes are stars here, but Bugs slips into the leader role like it's second nature.
Trivia and other appearances: Space Jam the movie is actually inspired by a series of commercials starring Bugs and Michael, like Hare Jordan (1992), a Nike ad where Bugs and MJ team up for the first time to outwit a bunch of goons on a basketball court
Quote: Bugs Bunny... Bugs Bunny... Say, don't he have, uh, great big long ears like this? And does he hop around like this? And does he say, "What's up, doc?" like this? Nope, never heard of him.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Bugs Bunny... what can we say? Main role, main part of the team. He's the one who throws down the basketball challenge to the Nerdlucks, and when the Monstars show up, he's the one who kidnap Michael Jordan into the fray. He even pairs up with Daffy for the epic quest to retrieve shorts and sneakers. Sure, all the Looney Tunes are stars here, but Bugs slips into the leader role like it's second nature.
Trivia and other appearances: Space Jam the movie is actually inspired by a series of commercials starring Bugs and Michael, like Hare Jordan (1992), a Nike ad where Bugs and MJ team up for the first time to outwit a bunch of goons on a basketball court
Quote: Bugs Bunny... Bugs Bunny... Say, don't he have, uh, great big long ears like this? And does he hop around like this? And does he say, "What's up, doc?" like this? Nope, never heard of him.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. When Bugs Bunny is announced, the crowd throws on bunny ears to cheer him on. Among them, we can spot Rocky & Mugsy
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Racketeer Rabbit (1946), Golden Yeggs (1950), Bugs and Thugs (1954), Bugsy and Mugsy (1957) and The Unmentionables (1963)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. When Bugs Bunny is announced, the crowd throws on bunny ears to cheer him on. Among them, we can spot Rocky & Mugsy
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Racketeer Rabbit (1946), Golden Yeggs (1950), Bugs and Thugs (1954), Bugsy and Mugsy (1957) and The Unmentionables (1963)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. When Bugs Bunny is announced, the crowd throws on bunny ears to cheer him on. Among them, we can spot The Three Bears family
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944), What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948), The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949), Bear Feat (1949) and A Bear for Punishment (1951)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Back then, it was complicated to animate all the well-known and lesser-known characters to create a big cheering crowd, so we mostly see what look like GIFs in the background: two-dimensional characters moving in a loop. When Bugs Bunny is announced, the crowd throws on bunny ears to cheer him on. Among them, we can spot The Three Bears family
Trivia and other appearances: These characters, seen here only as cameos, have many other appearances, including: Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944), What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948), The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949), Bear Feat (1949) and A Bear for Punishment (1951)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Sniffles, one of Warner's ancient stars, somehow, inexplicably, makes it onto the ToonSquad roster as a legit team member. And there he stays... pancaked by a basketball from Blanko.
Trivia and other appearances: Sniffles appears also in: Naughty but Mice (1939), Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939), The Egg Collector (1940)and various Cameos in Tiny Toon Adventures and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Sniffles, one of Warner's ancient stars, somehow, inexplicably, makes it onto the ToonSquad roster as a legit team member. And there he stays... pancaked by a basketball from Blanko.
Trivia and other appearances: Sniffles appears also in: Naughty but Mice (1939), Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939), The Egg Collector (1940)and various Cameos in Tiny Toon Adventures and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Dawg starts off just like we'd expect: whacking poor Foghorn Leghorn around like it's any other Tuesday. But surprise! He also suits up with the ToonSquad and hits the court. We never really see him do much during the game, but hey... he's there.
Trivia and other appearances: Here's the real kicker though: in the official Space Jam action figure line, Dawg is one of the featured characters. Which is wild, considering his role in the film is basically glorified background noise. Meanwhile, several way more prominent characters didn't get figures at all.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Dawg starts off just like we'd expect: whacking poor Foghorn Leghorn around like it's any other Tuesday. But surprise! He also suits up with the ToonSquad and hits the court. We never really see him do much during the game, but hey... he's there.
Trivia and other appearances: Here's the real kicker though: in the official Space Jam action figure line, Dawg is one of the featured characters. Which is wild, considering his role in the film is basically glorified background noise. Meanwhile, several way more prominent characters didn't get figures at all.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Elmer, the ever-present hunter, trades his shotgun for sneakers and hits the court, not for glory, but for the survival of his hunting season rights! During the game, we see him rockin' a full Reservoir Dogs outfit alongside Yosemite Sam, guns blazing in slo-mo, and later he even strikes a pose that parodies the Nike Air Jordan logo, tongue out and everything. Who knew Elmer could dunk and do parody?
Trivia and other appearances: To get to know Elmer better: A Wild Hare (1940), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), What's Opera, Doc? (1957) and of course Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Elmer, the ever-present hunter, trades his shotgun for sneakers and hits the court, not for glory, but for the survival of his hunting season rights! During the game, we see him rockin' a full Reservoir Dogs outfit alongside Yosemite Sam, guns blazing in slo-mo, and later he even strikes a pose that parodies the Nike Air Jordan logo, tongue out and everything. Who knew Elmer could dunk and do parody?
Trivia and other appearances: To get to know Elmer better: A Wild Hare (1940), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), What's Opera, Doc? (1957) and of course Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Yosemite Sam is the first to stand up to the Nerdlucks and gets absolutely blasted for his trouble. Think a dynamite temper would let that slide? Not a chance. Naturally, he suits up and storms the court, moustache blazing, ready to shoot, dribble, and probably explode something.
Trivia and other appearances: For more classic moments with Yosemite Sam: Hare Trigger (1945), Buccaneer Bunny (1948), High Diving Hare (1949), Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) and Looney Tunes Show (2011) Reimagined as a grumpy neighbor with a criminal past and a love for heavy artillery
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Yosemite Sam is the first to stand up to the Nerdlucks and gets absolutely blasted for his trouble. Think a dynamite temper would let that slide? Not a chance. Naturally, he suits up and storms the court, moustache blazing, ready to shoot, dribble, and probably explode something.
Trivia and other appearances: For more classic moments with Yosemite Sam: Hare Trigger (1945), Buccaneer Bunny (1948), High Diving Hare (1949), Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) and Looney Tunes Show (2011) Reimagined as a grumpy neighbor with a criminal past and a love for heavy artillery
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Pepé Le Pew gets a few quick gag moments during the game, but yes, he also officially hits the court, oozing French charm and... well, a whole lot more than just charm.
Trivia and other appearances: Other interesting appearances of Pepé Le Pew include: For Scent-imental Reasons (1949), Scent-imental Romeo (1951), Past Perfumance (1955), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and finally Looney Tunes Show (2011)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Pepé Le Pew gets a few quick gag moments during the game, but yes, he also officially hits the court, oozing French charm and... well, a whole lot more than just charm.
Trivia and other appearances: Other interesting appearances of Pepé Le Pew include: For Scent-imental Reasons (1949), Scent-imental Romeo (1951), Past Perfumance (1955), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and finally Looney Tunes Show (2011)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Daffy Duck, the eternal sidekick and chaos engine of the film. He's the only ToonSquad member who doesn't get a single clap when he steps onto the court, but also kind of on-brand. Yet despite the disrespect, he gets tons of screen time, shines in the game gags, and even teams up with Bill freakin' Murray, fulfilling a personal dream I didn't even know I had until it happened.
Trivia and other appearances: The Ducksorcist (1987), that brilliant short where Daffy plays the world's most incompetent exorcist, flailing, flubbing, and flapping through the supernatural like a toony Peter Venkman. Coincidence? Maybe. Perfect? Absolutely.
Quote: Very funny. Leth's all laugh at the duck!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Daffy Duck, the eternal sidekick and chaos engine of the film. He's the only ToonSquad member who doesn't get a single clap when he steps onto the court, but also kind of on-brand. Yet despite the disrespect, he gets tons of screen time, shines in the game gags, and even teams up with Bill freakin' Murray, fulfilling a personal dream I didn't even know I had until it happened.
Trivia and other appearances: The Ducksorcist (1987), that brilliant short where Daffy plays the world's most incompetent exorcist, flailing, flubbing, and flapping through the supernatural like a toony Peter Venkman. Coincidence? Maybe. Perfect? Absolutely.
Quote: Very funny. Leth's all laugh at the duck!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Tweety is by far the most starstruck by Michael Jordan, they share a bunch of little moments together, and it's actually our sweet, sneaky canary who gives MJ that final push to join the ToonSquad. Then, during the game, Tweety suddenly snaps into a frenzy of pint-sized violence and somehow manages to lay some serious smackdown on the Monstars. Never underestimate the fluffballs.
Trivia and other appearances: Previous live-action appearances include several commercials, and especially My Dream Is Yours (1949) his first film appearance in a musical sequence, marking the beginning of his glittery, yellow domination of screens big and small.
Quote: Ooh, I tawt I taw - I *did*, I did see Michael Jordan!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Tweety is by far the most starstruck by Michael Jordan, they share a bunch of little moments together, and it's actually our sweet, sneaky canary who gives MJ that final push to join the ToonSquad. Then, during the game, Tweety suddenly snaps into a frenzy of pint-sized violence and somehow manages to lay some serious smackdown on the Monstars. Never underestimate the fluffballs.
Trivia and other appearances: Previous live-action appearances include several commercials, and especially My Dream Is Yours (1949) his first film appearance in a musical sequence, marking the beginning of his glittery, yellow domination of screens big and small.
Quote: Ooh, I tawt I taw - I *did*, I did see Michael Jordan!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The weirdness in the real world begins right in the middle of a Wile E. Coyote cartoon which, rudely interrupted by Porky Pig, cuts off and leaves the audience hanging. Naturally, Wile joins the big game too, dragging his full ACME arsenal onto the court. Maybe not the most regulation-approved gear... but hey, it gets results.
Trivia and other appearances: If you want a crash course in the genius/disaster that is Wile E. Coyote, check out these classic shorts: Fast and Furry-ous (1949), Beep Prepared (1961), Zoom and Bored (1957), Ready, Set, Zoom! (1955) and Operation: Rabbit (1952)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The weirdness in the real world begins right in the middle of a Wile E. Coyote cartoon which, rudely interrupted by Porky Pig, cuts off and leaves the audience hanging. Naturally, Wile joins the big game too, dragging his full ACME arsenal onto the court. Maybe not the most regulation-approved gear... but hey, it gets results.
Trivia and other appearances: If you want a crash course in the genius/disaster that is Wile E. Coyote, check out these classic shorts: Fast and Furry-ous (1949), Beep Prepared (1961), Zoom and Bored (1957), Ready, Set, Zoom! (1955) and Operation: Rabbit (1952)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The signal for the Looney comeback in the game comes straight from Bugs, who, after reminding his teammates that they're Looneys, kicks things off with his signature move: disguises! He zooms in on a scooter, pulling off an instant delivery stunt.
Trivia and other appearances: A fun little trivia about the "delivery boy" gag: did you know that in the movie Blazing Saddles, Mongo, the giant cowboy, is defeated by an exploding letter, all while "Merry Go Round" plays in the background? That's right the Looneys was making cinema history.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The signal for the Looney comeback in the game comes straight from Bugs, who, after reminding his teammates that they're Looneys, kicks things off with his signature move: disguises! He zooms in on a scooter, pulling off an instant delivery stunt.
Trivia and other appearances: A fun little trivia about the "delivery boy" gag: did you know that in the movie Blazing Saddles, Mongo, the giant cowboy, is defeated by an exploding letter, all while "Merry Go Round" plays in the background? That's right the Looneys was making cinema history.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the Looney Tunes go on the offensive, Daffy paints Pound's butt red, provoking the wrath of Toro the Bull, who charges in from the audience, furious, proving to be much stronger than a Monstar.
Trivia and other appearances: Other apparition of Toro? Bully for Bugs (1953), Hare-Abian Nights (1959) and Mexican Cat Dance (1959)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the Looney Tunes go on the offensive, Daffy paints Pound's butt red, provoking the wrath of Toro the Bull, who charges in from the audience, furious, proving to be much stronger than a Monstar.
Trivia and other appearances: Other apparition of Toro? Bully for Bugs (1953), Hare-Abian Nights (1959) and Mexican Cat Dance (1959)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Costume change and cinematic reference served for Sam and Elmer in this scene, accompanied by Tarantino music, where dressed like the Reservoir Dogs they shoot at Bupkus's teeth. A strange choice for a kids' movie, but absolutely epic.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Costume change and cinematic reference served for Sam and Elmer in this scene, accompanied by Tarantino music, where dressed like the Reservoir Dogs they shoot at Bupkus's teeth. A strange choice for a kids' movie, but absolutely epic.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: After retiring from the NBA to pursue baseball, Jordan is drawn into the animated realm of the Looney Tunes, who enlist his help to win a basketball game against the Monstars Jordan's journey in the film mirrors his real-life return to basketball, culminating in a climactic game where he leads the Tune Squad to victory, reaffirming his status as a basketball legend.
Trivia and other appearances: MJ and Bugs worked side by side in different spot, and he makes a quick cameo in Back in Action. Anyway, here's a trivia for you! To accommodate Jordan's rigorous training schedule during filming, Warner Bros. constructed the "Jordan Dome" a custom facility equipped with a full-length basketball court. This allowed Jordan to maintain his fitness and play pickup games with other NBA players, contributing to his successful 1995-96 comeback season
Quote: Thanks guys, you got a lot of... a lot of... well, whatever it is, you got a lot of it.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: After retiring from the NBA to pursue baseball, Jordan is drawn into the animated realm of the Looney Tunes, who enlist his help to win a basketball game against the Monstars Jordan's journey in the film mirrors his real-life return to basketball, culminating in a climactic game where he leads the Tune Squad to victory, reaffirming his status as a basketball legend.
Trivia and other appearances: MJ and Bugs worked side by side in different spot, and he makes a quick cameo in Back in Action. Anyway, here's a trivia for you! To accommodate Jordan's rigorous training schedule during filming, Warner Bros. constructed the "Jordan Dome" a custom facility equipped with a full-length basketball court. This allowed Jordan to maintain his fitness and play pickup games with other NBA players, contributing to his successful 1995-96 comeback season
Quote: Thanks guys, you got a lot of... a lot of... well, whatever it is, you got a lot of it.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Foghorn Leghorn is the first to stand up to the Monstars, in his usual bombastic style, and boy, does he pay the crispy price for it! Still, we might catch a few glimpses of his goofy glory on the court, even if his screen time is pretty slim.
Trivia and other appearances: Typical Foghorn appearances: Walky Talky Hawky (1946), The Foghorn Leghorn (1948), Henhouse Henery (1949), Leghorn Swoggled (1951), Of Rice and Hen (1953), Little Boy Boo (1954), Feather Dusted (1955), Banty Raids (1963).
Quote: Did you order the Original Recipe or Extra Crispy?
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Foghorn Leghorn is the first to stand up to the Monstars, in his usual bombastic style, and boy, does he pay the crispy price for it! Still, we might catch a few glimpses of his goofy glory on the court, even if his screen time is pretty slim.
Trivia and other appearances: Typical Foghorn appearances: Walky Talky Hawky (1946), The Foghorn Leghorn (1948), Henhouse Henery (1949), Leghorn Swoggled (1951), Of Rice and Hen (1953), Little Boy Boo (1954), Feather Dusted (1955), Banty Raids (1963).
Quote: Did you order the Original Recipe or Extra Crispy?
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Porky faces the Monstars situation with incredible grace and dignity; if by "grace" you mean peeing himself and by "dignity" you mean getting pancaked into a deli slice by two Monstars' butts.
Trivia and other appearances: Additional film appearances of Porky Pig with a better role: I Haven't Got a Hat (1935), Porky in Wackyland (1938), Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century (1953), The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981), Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) and of course Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Porky faces the Monstars situation with incredible grace and dignity; if by "grace" you mean peeing himself and by "dignity" you mean getting pancaked into a deli slice by two Monstars' butts.
Trivia and other appearances: Additional film appearances of Porky Pig with a better role: I Haven't Got a Hat (1935), Porky in Wackyland (1938), Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century (1953), The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981), Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) and of course Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Have you ever seen Beaky Buzzard on the court? Yeah, me neither. And yet, during that wide shot of the Looney bench where everyone's battered and broken, there he is! Did he hurt himself? In the locker room? During warm-up? What happened here, folks?
Trivia and other appearances: Beaky made his first appearance in Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942), then The Bashful Buzzard (1945), Backwoods Bunny (1959), and various cameos in later Looney Tunes projects, including Tiny Toon Adventures and The Looney Tunes Show.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Have you ever seen Beaky Buzzard on the court? Yeah, me neither. And yet, during that wide shot of the Looney bench where everyone's battered and broken, there he is! Did he hurt himself? In the locker room? During warm-up? What happened here, folks?
Trivia and other appearances: Beaky made his first appearance in Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942), then The Bashful Buzzard (1945), Backwoods Bunny (1959), and various cameos in later Looney Tunes projects, including Tiny Toon Adventures and The Looney Tunes Show.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Sylvester gets a tiny spotlight in the film, we see him on the court in just a few quick scenes, but his finest moment is definitely when they're planning the match against the Nerdlucks and he has a full-blown hysterical meltdown with a tangy canary taste.
Trivia and other appearances: Sylvester behavior in that scene is a recall to Birds Anonymous (1957), while he had a more prominent role in movies like Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) and King Tweety (2022)
Quote:
Sylvester: Suffering succotash! What's wrong with all of ya? I say... we get a ladder wait till the old lady gets out of the room then grab that little bird!
Bugs: Whoa, whoa! Take a deep breath, Sly!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Sylvester gets a tiny spotlight in the film, we see him on the court in just a few quick scenes, but his finest moment is definitely when they're planning the match against the Nerdlucks and he has a full-blown hysterical meltdown with a tangy canary taste.
Trivia and other appearances: Sylvester behavior in that scene is a recall to Birds Anonymous (1957), while he had a more prominent role in movies like Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) and King Tweety (2022)
Quote:
Sylvester: Suffering succotash! What's wrong with all of ya? I say... we get a ladder wait till the old lady gets out of the room then grab that little bird!
Bugs: Whoa, whoa! Take a deep breath, Sly!
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The famous inflation gag with Stan Podolak, where he blows up and flies across the stadium before crashing down, is cleverly carried out by Spike & Chester, appearing for the first, and only, time as nurses. It's a nice little spotlight moment for two very secondary characters who usually just hang around bickering in alleys.
Trivia and other appearances: We can find again the two doggies in Tree for Two (1952), Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) and Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The famous inflation gag with Stan Podolak, where he blows up and flies across the stadium before crashing down, is cleverly carried out by Spike & Chester, appearing for the first, and only, time as nurses. It's a nice little spotlight moment for two very secondary characters who usually just hang around bickering in alleys.
Trivia and other appearances: We can find again the two doggies in Tree for Two (1952), Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) and Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the Nerdlucks rebel against Swackhammer, they ask for political asylum in the Looney world. They're told they're not looney enough, and in response, they perform a totally bonkers tribute act. The film never shows us the outcome, but sadly, they never appear again.
Trivia and other appearances: They would never return to the Looney universe, in fact, their only reappearance comes in 2021, in a special episode of Teen Titans Go!.
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: When the Nerdlucks rebel against Swackhammer, they ask for political asylum in the Looney world. They're told they're not looney enough, and in response, they perform a totally bonkers tribute act. The film never shows us the outcome, but sadly, they never appear again.
Trivia and other appearances: They would never return to the Looney universe, in fact, their only reappearance comes in 2021, in a special episode of Teen Titans Go!.