Bugs 'n' Daffy (formerly That's Warner Bros.!) is an American animated anthology television series that aired on The WB from 1995 to 1998 as part of their Kids' WB weekday lineup. The series featured cartoons from Warner Bros.' library of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. A weekly companion series, The Daffy Duck Show aired on Saturday mornings from 1996 to 1997.

Bugs 'n' Daffy
GenreAnthology
Directed by
Theme music composer
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerKathleen Helppie-Shipley
Running time30 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Classic Animation
Original release
NetworkKids' WB
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) –
September 11, 1998 (1998-09-11)

This series is not to be confused with Cartoon Network's former block of Warner shorts, The Bugs & Daffy Show.

History and format

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That's Warner Bros.! premiered on September 11, 1995 as part of Kids' WB's inaugural season, on their weekday lineup alongside classic episodes of Animaniacs. The show's title sequence reused the opening for the Fox Kids version of Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends, now scored with a jazzy rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" and with a different ending showing the show's title. 65 episodes were created featuring three cartoons in each, with a "Hip Clip" (a holdover from Merrie Melodies) placed in between the second and third shorts to fill up any remaining time. Unlike Merrie Melodies before it, not every episode featured a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

The following season, That's Warner Bros.! was renamed Bugs 'n' Daffy, which brought forth several changes to the format. Each show now began with a new title sequence set to an original theme song by Animaniacs composer Randy Rogel. In addition, the cartoons' staff credits were cut, leaving only a shot of their titles with a sting based on the theme song playing underneath them. Other than these changes, the contents of the original 65 episodes remained mostly the same.

For the 1997–98 season, a new set of 65 episodes were created. Thanks to Time Warner's merger with Turner Broadcasting System on October 10, 1996, Warner Bros. had regained the broadcast rights to Turner's package of color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies made before August 1948; at least one cartoon from the pre-1948 package was included in each episode (though some aired on The Daffy Duck Show first). Because of the lengths of those shorts, not every episode featured a "Hip Clip".

Bugs 'n' Daffy was removed from the Kids' WB lineup at the start of the 1998–99 season, although some affiliates were allowed to air the series as a replacement for Tiny Toon Adventures.[1]

The Daffy Duck Show

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On November 23, 1996, a companion series titled The Daffy Duck Show began airing on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup as a replacement for the low-rated Freakazoid!. Each episode featured two Daffy Duck cartoons, with one featuring another character in between them. 13 episodes of The Daffy Duck Show were created, airing weekly until the start of the 1997–98 season.

Episodes

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Season 1 (1995/1996)

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  • Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized.
  • When That's Warner Bros.! became Bugs 'n' Daffy for the 1996–97 season, The Bee-Deviled Bruin was removed from episodes 24 and 54, presumably due to its violent content, and replaced with Beanstalk Bunny and What's Up, Doc?, respectively.
No. 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
1 One Froggy Evening Ballot Box Bunny A Broken Leghorn September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)
2 Backwoods Bunny Daffy Duck Hunt Feed the Kitty September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
3 Curtain Razor No Barking Bear Feat September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)
4 Beanstalk Bunny Mixed Master Lumber Jerks September 14, 1995 (1995-09-14)
5 Lovelorn Leghorn Birds of a Father What's Up, Doc? September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15)
6 Rabbit of Seville Bad Ol' Putty Tat A Waggily Tale September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18)
7 Boobs in the Woods The EGGcited Rooster Much Ado About Nutting September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)
8 Yankee Doodle Bugs Martian Through Georgia Fowl Weather September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)
9 Often an Orphan From A to Z-Z-Z-Z A Star is Bored September 21, 1995 (1995-09-21)
10 Bugs' Bonnets Canary Row The Mouse on 57th Street September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22)
11 Gift Wrapped Aqua Duck Barbary Coast Bunny September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)
12 Lighter Than Hare Chicken Jitters* Greedy for Tweety September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
13 Mississippi Hare Weasel Stop The Stupor Salesman September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)
14 The Wearing of the Grin Easy Peckins Home Tweet Home September 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)
15 Scaredy Cat Cat Feud Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny September 29, 1995 (1995-09-29)
16 Wild and Woolly Hare Hippety Hopper I Gopher You October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)
17 Fool Coverage Nelly's Folly Prince Varmint October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03)
18 Rabbit's Feat Cheese Chasers A Kiddie's Kitty October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)
19 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Feather Dusted A Street Cat Named Sylvester October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)
20 From Hare to Heir Daffy's Inn Trouble Stooge for a Mouse October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)
21 A Witch's Tangled Hare Mouse Mazurka Claws for Alarm October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09)
22 Robin Hood Daffy Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Robin Hood Daffy October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)
23 Bedeviled Rabbit Muzzle Tough Road to Andalay October 11, 1995 (1995-10-11)
24 Bye, Bye Bluebeard Fast Buck Duck The Bee-Deviled Bruin October 12, 1995 (1995-10-12)
25 Henhouse Henery Mouse-Placed Kitten Big Top Bunny October 13, 1995 (1995-10-13)
26 Bill of Hare Cheese It, the Cat! Snow Business October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)
27 Paying the Piper Hoppy Go Lucky To Itch His Own October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17)
28 Hare-Way to the Stars Go Fly a Kit Bear Feat October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)
29 Goldimouse and the Three Cats Thumb Fun Southern Fried Rabbit October 19, 1995 (1995-10-19)
30 Bully for Bugs Gone Batty Naughty Neighbors* October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20)
31 One Froggy Evening It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House Banty Raids October 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)
32 Crockett-Doodle-Do The Turn-Tale Wolf Rabbit's Kin October 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)
33 Putty Tat Trouble Goo Goo Goliath The Iceman Ducketh October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25)
34 Wild and Woolly Hare Ducking the Devil The Pest That Came to Dinner October 26, 1995 (1995-10-26)
35 Hyde and Hare A Broken Leghorn Too Hop to Handle October 27, 1995 (1995-10-27)
36 False Hare Porky's Prize Pony* The Lion's Busy October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)
37 A-Haunting We Will Go Fox-Terror Knights Must Fall October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)
38 Don't Axe Me Dog Tales Satan's Waitin' November 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)
39 Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare Cats and Bruises Porky's Romance* November 2, 1995 (1995-11-02)
40 Dough for the Do-Do There Auto Be a Law Rabbit Romeo November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03)
41 Bugsy and Mugsy The Stupor Salesman Catty Cornered November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
42 Mother Was a Rooster The Unexpected Pest Hot Cross Bunny November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)
43 The Wearing of the Grin The Dixie Fryer Strife with Father November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)
44 The Slap-Hoppy Mouse A Peck o' Trouble A Star is Bored November 9, 1995 (1995-11-09)
45 The Unmentionables Dough for the Do-Do Ant Pasted November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10)
46 Rebel Rabbit High Note Scaredy Cat November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)
47 Tree Cornered Tweety The Henpecked Duck* Rabbit's Feat November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14)
48 Rabbit Every Monday Wild Wild World Boobs in the Woods November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)
49 Good Noose Each Dawn I Crow Mississippi Hare November 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)
50 Hot Cross Bunny The Jet Cage It's Hummer Time November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17)
51 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Kiddin' the Kitten Now Hare This November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)
52 Lighthouse Mouse Plane Dippy* Crockett-Doodle-Do November 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)
53 Bully for Bugs Puss n' Booty* Corn Plastered November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)
54 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century The Pied Piper of Guadalupe The Bee-Deviled Bruin November 23, 1995 (1995-11-23)
55 Dog Pounded Corn on the Cop Bedeviled Rabbit November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24)
56 Bunker Hill Bunny Greedy for Tweety Porky's Cafe* November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)
57 Robin Hood Daffy Rocket-bye Baby Hare-Way to the Stars November 28, 1995 (1995-11-28)
58 Tweet and Sour Don't Axe Me Sleepy Time Possum November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)
59 Knights Must Fall The Film Fan* Tease for Two November 30, 1995 (1995-11-30)
60 Little Red Rodent Hood The Yolk's on You Cat Feud December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01)
61 Wideo Wabbit Tweety's S.O.S. Strangled Eggs December 4, 1995 (1995-12-04)
62 Thumb Fun Rebel Without Claws Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare December 5, 1995 (1995-12-05)
63 Duck Amuck A Fox in a Fix Claws for Alarm December 6, 1995 (1995-12-06)
64 Spaced Out Bunny Pop 'im Pop! Suppressed Duck December 7, 1995 (1995-12-07)
65 Southern Fried Rabbit A Bone for a Bone Putty Tat Trouble December 8, 1995 (1995-12-08)

Season 2 (1997)

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  • Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized.
No. 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
1 Rebel Rabbit The Draft Horse High Note September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)
2 A Pest in the House Gift Wrapped Rabbit Every Monday September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09)
3 Fox-Terror The Jet Cage Hair-Raising Hare September 10, 1997 (1997-09-10)
4 What's Up, Doc? The Goofy Gophers No Barking September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11)
5 What Makes Daffy Duck Rocket-bye Baby One Froggy Evening September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12)
6 Fool Coverage Hare-Way to the Stars The Old Grey Hare September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
7 Rabbit's Kin Mouse-Placed Kitten Little Orphan Airedale September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
8 The Big Snooze The Mouse on 57th Street Often an Orphan September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
9 Daffy Duck and Egghead Putty Tat Trouble From Hare to Heir September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18)
10 Rabbit Romeo The Night Watchman From A to Z-Z-Z-Z September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19)
11 Paying the Piper The Heckling Hare The Unexpected Pest September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
12 Mississippi Hare Kiddin' the Kitten The Mouse-Merized Cat September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
13 Hyde and Hare Goo Goo Goliath Hare Trigger September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)
14 Elmer's Candid Camera Ducking the Devil Birds of a Father September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)
15 Walky Talky Hawky A Star is Bored Rabbit of Seville September 26, 1997 (1997-09-26)
16 The EGGcited Rooster Hold the Lion, Please! Muzzle Tough September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
17 A Hare Grows in Manhattan A-Haunting We Will Go The Stupor Salesman September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
18 The Wabbit Who Came to Supper Rebel Without Claws Raw! Raw! Rooster! October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01)
19 The Wild Hare Martian Through Georgia Mother Was a Rooster October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02)
20 Daffy Duck Hunt Confederate Honey Wideo Wabbit October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03)
21 Odor-able Kitty I Gopher You Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)
22 Don't Axe Me Thugs with Dirty Mugs Feather Dusted October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)
23 Knights Must Fall Home Tweet Home The Hep Cat October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08)
24 Rabbit's Feat (Blooper) Bunny The Iceman Ducketh October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09)
25 Often an Orphan A Bone for a Bone Bugs Bunny Rides Again October 10, 1997 (1997-10-10)
26 Pop 'im Pop! Bunker Hill Bunny Kitty Kornered October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)
27 Lovelorn Leghorn The Crackpot Quail Daffy's Inn Trouble October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
28 Goldimouse and the Three Cats The Unruly Hare Henhouse Henery October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15)
29 The Aristo-Cat Crockett-Doodle-Do Bugsy and Mugsy October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)
30 Hare Ribbin' Greedy for Tweety Lighthouse Mouse October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)
31 Road to Andalay Good Night, Elmer The Henpecked Duck* October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)
32 Wackiki Wabbit Tweety's S.O.S. The Slap-Hoppy Mouse October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)
33 Cat Feud Ant Pasted Tortoise Wins by a Hare October 22, 1997 (1997-10-22)
34 Hare Conditioned Cats and Bruises Ducking the Devil October 23, 1997 (1997-10-23)
35 Greetings Bait Each Dawn I Crow Fast Buck Duck October 24, 1997 (1997-10-24)
36 Trap-Happy Porky The Unmentionables Plane Dippy* October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)
37 Corn Plastered Naughty Neighbors* Stage Door Cartoon October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
38 Southern Fried Rabbit Hoppy Go Lucky Hare Tonic October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)
39 Too Hop to Handle Hollywood Steps Out Hot Cross Bunny October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)
40 A Tale of Two Mice A Fox in a Fix Robin Hood Daffy October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31)
41 Rabbit Punch Bedeviled Rabbit Boobs in the Woods November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
42 A Broken Leghorn Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid Thumb Fun November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
43 Suppressed Duck Fowl Weather Racketeer Rabbit November 5, 1997 (1997-11-05)
44 Snow Business A Waggily Tale Rabbit Transit November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)
45 Back Alley Oproar The Film Fan* Duck Amuck November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)
46 Dog Pounded Porky's Cafe* The Wacky Wabbit November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
47 Bad Ol' Putty Tat Doggone Cats Aqua Duck November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
48 Tweetie Pie Lumber Jerks Barbary Coast Bunny November 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)
49 False Hare Sniffles and the Bookworm Scaredy Cat November 13, 1997 (1997-11-13)
50 Weasel Stop Canary Row Tortoise Beats Hare November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
51 Catch as Cats Can Tweet and Sour It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
52 Crowing Pains Bye, Bye Bluebeard Beanstalk Bunny November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)
53 Easy Peckins Cheese It, the Cat! Wabbit Twouble November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19)
54 Hippety Hopper The Dixie Fryer Buccaneer Bunny November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)
55 The Hare-Brained Hypnotist Tree Cornered Tweety Little Red Rodent Hood November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
56 A Street Cat Named Sylvester The Turn-Tale Wolf Fresh Hare November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
57 Strangled Eggs A Witch's Tangled Hare Rhapsody Rabbit November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)
58 Hare Remover Boobs in the Woods Suppressed Duck November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)
59 Hare Force Cheese Chasers The Stupor Salesman November 27, 1997 (1997-11-27)
60 High Note Falling Hare Birds of a Father November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)
61 Claws for Alarm The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Elmer's Pet Rabbit December 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
62 A Tale of Two Kitties Ballot Box Bunny Lighthouse Mouse December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)
63 Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare The Squawkin' Hawk Dough for the Do-Do December 3, 1997 (1997-12-03)
64 Banty Raids Stooge for a Mouse Along Came Daffy December 4, 1997 (1997-12-04)
65 Wild and Woolly Hare Catty Cornered Pigs in a Polka December 5, 1997 (1997-12-05)

The Daffy Duck Show

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  • Cartoons marked with an asterisk (*) are black-and-white cartoons that have been computer-colorized.
No. 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Suppressed Duck Robin Hood Daffy November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
2 The Stupor Salesman Often an Orphan Daffy's Inn Trouble November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)
3 Daffy Duck Hunt Cheese Chasers Fast Buck Duck December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
4 Fool Coverage A Street Cat Named Sylvester Ducking the Devil December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)
5 Don't Axe Me The Lion's Busy The Henpecked Duck* December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
6 Boobs in the Woods Gift Wrapped Tease for Two December 28, 1996 (1996-12-28)
7 Thumb Fun Mouse Mazurka Good Noose January 4, 1997 (1997-01-04)
8 Duck Amuck One Froggy Evening Corn on the Cop January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11)
9 Aqua Duck Lovelorn Leghorn The Yolk's on You January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)
10 Hollywood Daffy Ant Pasted To Duck or Not to Duck January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25)
11 Yankee Doodle Daffy Dog Pounded The Great Piggy Bank Robbery February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)
12 Daffy Duck Slept Here Putty Tat Trouble Birth of a Notion February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)
13 Draftee Daffy Claws for Alarm Book Revue February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)

References

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  1. ^ McCorry, Kevin; Cooke, Jon. "That's Warner Bros.!/The Bugs n' Daffy Show". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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