1997
Pullet Surprise
Release date: 1997-03-14
Plot: Pete tries to raid the henhouse guarded by Foghorn Leghorn and soon learns the hard way that this rooster lives for messing with someone dumber than he is. And this time, Pete doesn't just seem dumber: he is.
Name and role: Pete plays the usual gullible fool, which is perfect for Foghorn. Drawing on his past experience with predators like Henery Hawk, Foghorn knows exactly how to handle him: he sends Pete off on a series of wild goose chases (or rather, "rare chickens").
Trivia and other appearances: This short marks the first and only official interaction between Pete and Foghorn in classic Looney Tunes cartoons. However, they make a surprisingly solid comic duo in the film Rabbit Run, based on The Looney Tunes Show, where their chemistry as mismatched buffoons gets a proper spotlight.
Release date: 1997-03-14
Plot: Pete tries to raid the henhouse guarded by Foghorn Leghorn and soon learns the hard way that this rooster lives for messing with someone dumber than he is. And this time, Pete doesn't just seem dumber: he is.
Name and role: Pete plays the usual gullible fool, which is perfect for Foghorn. Drawing on his past experience with predators like Henery Hawk, Foghorn knows exactly how to handle him: he sends Pete off on a series of wild goose chases (or rather, "rare chickens").
Trivia and other appearances: This short marks the first and only official interaction between Pete and Foghorn in classic Looney Tunes cartoons. However, they make a surprisingly solid comic duo in the film Rabbit Run, based on The Looney Tunes Show, where their chemistry as mismatched buffoons gets a proper spotlight.
Blooper Bunny!
Release date: 1997-06-12
Plot: This short offers a hilarious and satirical behind-the-scenes look at the making of a special celebrating Bugs Bunny's 51st anniversary. In this animated mockumentary, iconic Looney Tunes characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam) are getting ready for the big show, but a series of bloopers and technical disasters turns rehearsals into total chaos.
Name and role: Daffy and Elmer are the first to mess things up: Daffy shows up late, complains as usual, then smacks his face on a plank Bugs had clearly marked as dangerous. Mid-rant, one of his curse words gets bleeped, understandably so, since his tantrum was triggered by none other than Elmer bringing a real shotgun instead of a prop!
Trivia and other appearances: This chaotic trio have a long history of comedic mayhem together, starring in iconic classics like Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953), and the unforgettable Louvre sequence in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Quote:
Bugs: "now can we cut?"
Daffy: "You smug son of a b"
Release date: 1997-06-12
Plot: This short offers a hilarious and satirical behind-the-scenes look at the making of a special celebrating Bugs Bunny's 51st anniversary. In this animated mockumentary, iconic Looney Tunes characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam) are getting ready for the big show, but a series of bloopers and technical disasters turns rehearsals into total chaos.
Name and role: Daffy and Elmer are the first to mess things up: Daffy shows up late, complains as usual, then smacks his face on a plank Bugs had clearly marked as dangerous. Mid-rant, one of his curse words gets bleeped, understandably so, since his tantrum was triggered by none other than Elmer bringing a real shotgun instead of a prop!
Trivia and other appearances: This chaotic trio have a long history of comedic mayhem together, starring in iconic classics like Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953), and the unforgettable Louvre sequence in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Quote:
Bugs: "now can we cut?"
Daffy: "You smug son of a b"
Blooper Bunny!
Release date: 1997-06-12
Plot: This short offers a hilarious and satirical behind-the-scenes look at the making of a special celebrating Bugs Bunny's 51st anniversary. In this animated mockumentary, iconic Looney Tunes characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam) are getting ready for the big show, but a series of bloopers and technical disasters turns rehearsals into total chaos.
Name and role: Mr. Dynamite Temper himself doesn't care one bit about the bloopers or the chaos. He lounges in his cake like a Western grumpy diva, letting a team of cowgirl stylists powder his face as if he's the highest-paid star on set. We've got to wonder... does Sam have a better agent than the rest of them?
Trivia and other appearances: Sam has been clashing with Bugs since Hare Trigger (1945), so it's only natural to see him show up for the 51st anniversary of his arch-nemesis. Love him or hate him, Sam's earned his spot in Bugs Bunny's rogue's gallery
Release date: 1997-06-12
Plot: This short offers a hilarious and satirical behind-the-scenes look at the making of a special celebrating Bugs Bunny's 51st anniversary. In this animated mockumentary, iconic Looney Tunes characters (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam) are getting ready for the big show, but a series of bloopers and technical disasters turns rehearsals into total chaos.
Name and role: Mr. Dynamite Temper himself doesn't care one bit about the bloopers or the chaos. He lounges in his cake like a Western grumpy diva, letting a team of cowgirl stylists powder his face as if he's the highest-paid star on set. We've got to wonder... does Sam have a better agent than the rest of them?
Trivia and other appearances: Sam has been clashing with Bugs since Hare Trigger (1945), so it's only natural to see him show up for the 51st anniversary of his arch-nemesis. Love him or hate him, Sam's earned his spot in Bugs Bunny's rogue's gallery
From Hare to Eternity
Release date: 1997-11-04
Plot: The fearsome pirate Yosemite Sam, lone captain of his ship, is on the hunt for buried treasure. Upon landing on an island, he finds a treasure chest... with none other than Bugs Bunny casually sitting on top of it. This marks the final short directed by Chuck Jones, closing out a legendary career that began all the way back in 1938 with The Night Watchman.
Name and role: In this short, Sam plays the archetypal gruff, blustering pirate, captain of the H.M.S. Friz Freleng, armed with pistols, pride, and absolutely zero chill. Bugs, of course, orchestrates the whole comedic ballet: slipping into mermaid disguises, bursting into operetta songs, and pulling off trick after trick. And the treasure? Just a chest full of carrots. Bugs wins again, as always: with brains, not brawn.
Trivia and other appearances: Looking for more pirate-themed duels between these two? Check out Buccaneer Bunny (1948), Mutiny on the Bunny (1950), and Captain Hareblower (1954). And don't forget the beginning of Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, where Sam starts as a full-blown pirate and stays in the role all the way through the adventure.
Release date: 1997-11-04
Plot: The fearsome pirate Yosemite Sam, lone captain of his ship, is on the hunt for buried treasure. Upon landing on an island, he finds a treasure chest... with none other than Bugs Bunny casually sitting on top of it. This marks the final short directed by Chuck Jones, closing out a legendary career that began all the way back in 1938 with The Night Watchman.
Name and role: In this short, Sam plays the archetypal gruff, blustering pirate, captain of the H.M.S. Friz Freleng, armed with pistols, pride, and absolutely zero chill. Bugs, of course, orchestrates the whole comedic ballet: slipping into mermaid disguises, bursting into operetta songs, and pulling off trick after trick. And the treasure? Just a chest full of carrots. Bugs wins again, as always: with brains, not brawn.
Trivia and other appearances: Looking for more pirate-themed duels between these two? Check out Buccaneer Bunny (1948), Mutiny on the Bunny (1950), and Captain Hareblower (1954). And don't forget the beginning of Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, where Sam starts as a full-blown pirate and stays in the role all the way through the adventure.
Father of the bird
Release date: 1997-12-21
Plot: Sylvester, hungry and ready for breakfast, stumbles upon a sparrow egg in a nest. Just as he's about to devour it, the egg hatches and out pops a tiny bird who immediately calls him "Mama" Caught off guard and touched by the chick's innocence, Sylvester makes the unthinkable decision: instead of eating it, he decides to take care of it.
Name and role: And that's where the real trouble begins. Because this isn't just about keeping a bird safe, it's about Sylvester surviving too. After all, in a cat's life, there's always a rabid dog lurking around the corner... especially if your name is Sylvester.
Trivia and other appearances: The short is strongly reminiscent of an earlier episode in Sylvester's odd parenting career: A Mouse Divided (1953), where he finds himself the reluctant father of a baby mouse instead.
Release date: 1997-12-21
Plot: Sylvester, hungry and ready for breakfast, stumbles upon a sparrow egg in a nest. Just as he's about to devour it, the egg hatches and out pops a tiny bird who immediately calls him "Mama" Caught off guard and touched by the chick's innocence, Sylvester makes the unthinkable decision: instead of eating it, he decides to take care of it.
Name and role: And that's where the real trouble begins. Because this isn't just about keeping a bird safe, it's about Sylvester surviving too. After all, in a cat's life, there's always a rabid dog lurking around the corner... especially if your name is Sylvester.
Trivia and other appearances: The short is strongly reminiscent of an earlier episode in Sylvester's odd parenting career: A Mouse Divided (1953), where he finds himself the reluctant father of a baby mouse instead.
Father of the bird
Release date: 1997-12-21
Plot: Sylvester, hungry and ready for breakfast, stumbles upon a sparrow egg in a nest. Just as he's about to devour it, the egg hatches and out pops a tiny bird who immediately calls him "Mama" Caught off guard and touched by the chick's innocence, Sylvester makes the unthinkable decision: instead of eating it, he decides to take care of it.
Name and role: The unnamed little bird melts Sylvester's heart
Trivia and other appearances: As for this feathered foundling? He vanishes from Looney Tunes history after this one appearance. But hey, let's not cry too much! Sylvester does have an actual son to worry about. Let's not forget the ever-anxious, ever-adoring Sylvester Jr.!
Release date: 1997-12-21
Plot: Sylvester, hungry and ready for breakfast, stumbles upon a sparrow egg in a nest. Just as he's about to devour it, the egg hatches and out pops a tiny bird who immediately calls him "Mama" Caught off guard and touched by the chick's innocence, Sylvester makes the unthinkable decision: instead of eating it, he decides to take care of it.
Name and role: The unnamed little bird melts Sylvester's heart
Trivia and other appearances: As for this feathered foundling? He vanishes from Looney Tunes history after this one appearance. But hey, let's not cry too much! Sylvester does have an actual son to worry about. Let's not forget the ever-anxious, ever-adoring Sylvester Jr.!