''Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales'' is a 1979

animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...

television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of e ...

featuring

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Mer ...

and other

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

characters in three newly created cartoon shorts with seasonal themes. It premiered on CBS on November 27, 1979.

Voice cast

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

as Bugs Bunny,

Porky Pig Porky Pig is an animated character in the Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many crit ...

, Foghorn Leghorn,

Tweety Bird Tweety is a yellow canary in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being an English onomatopoeia for ...

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bu ...

Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short ''Fast and Furry-ous''. In each episode, ...

Tasmanian Devil The Tasmanian devil (''Sarcophilus harrisii'') (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. Until recently, it was only found on the island state of Tasmania, but it has been reintroduced to New South Wales in ...

Speedy Gonzales Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast ...

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

, and Airplane Pilots *

June Foray June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American Voice acting, voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animation, animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, The Adventures of Rocky a ...

Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs. Santa Claus or Mrs. Santa) is the legendary wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in Western Christmas tradition. She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toy ...

and

Clyde Bunny Clyde Bunny is a cartoon character who appears in three Looney Tunes shorts. He is the nephew of Bugs Bunny. Appearances Clyde made his first appearance in '' His Hare-Raising Tale''. Clyde visits his uncle Bugs who narrates about playing baseba ...

New cartoons featured

Three new cartoons appeared in the show: *''

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol ''Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol'' is an eight-minute animated short film produced by Warner Bros. Television and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and released in 1979 by Warner Bros. as part of the Christmas special, '' Bugs Bunny's Looney Christ ...

'' (Friz Freleng) *''Freeze Frame'' (Chuck Jones) *''The Fright Before Christmas'' (Friz Freleng)

Home media

It was released on the fifth volume of the ''

Looney Tunes Golden Collection The ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' is a series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' animated shorts. The series began on October 28, 2003, and ended on Oct ...

'' along with ''

Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over ''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' is a springtime-themed ''Looney Tunes'' television special which aired on CBS on May 21, 1980. The special includes three new cartoons directed by Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe. Featured cartoons The cartoon ...

'' and ''

Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals ''Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals'' (originally aired on TV as ''Carnival of the Animals'') is a 1976 live action/animated television special featuring the ''Looney Tunes'' characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and directed by Chuck Jon ...

''.

References

External links

* 1979 television specials 1970s American television specials 1970s American animated films 1970s animated television specials 1979 animated films Animated television specials CBS original programming CBS television specials Christmas television specials Bugs Bunny films Looney Tunes television specials Television specials by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises Television shows directed by Chuck Jones American Christmas television specials Animated Christmas television specials {{Christmas-tv-film-stub

Voice cast

New cartoons featured

Home media

See also

References

External links