Buckaroo Bugs

Buckaroo Bugs
Buckaroo Bugs
	Title card
Directed by	Robert Clampett
Story by	Lou Lilly
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc; Robert C. Bruce (unc.)
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Manny Gould
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 26, 1944;
Running time	8:44
Language	English

Buckaroo Bugs is a 1944 American Western Looney Tunes cartoon film directed by Bob Clampett.^[1] The cartoon was released on August 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny in his official Looney Tunes debut.^[2]

Plot

In the quaint town of San Fernando Alley, Bugs Bunny assumes the role of the Masked Marauder, a notorious carrot thief. Red Hot Ryder, tasked with apprehending the Marauder, repeatedly fails due to his inability to discern Bugs from the actual culprit. Despite eventually catching on, Ryder remains outsmarted by Bugs, who cleverly tricks him and his horse into plunging into the Grand Canyon. As the dust settles, Ryder finally realizes Bugs's true identity, culminating in a humorous revelation.^[3]^[4]

Crew

Direction: Robert Clampett
Story: Lou Lilly
Animation: Manny Gould (As M. Gould)
Additional Animation: Robert McKimson, Rod Scribner, Basil Davidovich, A.C. Gamer (effects)
Layouts and Backgrounds: Thomas McKimson and Michael Sasanoff
Voice Actors: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling
Producer: Leon Schlesinger

Home media

VHS - Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Bugs Bunny Cartoon Festival Featuring "Hold the Lion, Please"
VHS - Bugs Bunny Collection: Bugs Bunny on Parade
LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 5: Bob Clampett
VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 7: Welcome To Wackyland
DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 3 (with two commentary tracks: one by Michael Barrier and the other by Spumco workers John Kricfalusi, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Kali Fontecchio)^[5]
Blu-ray/DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc 1 (with two commentary tracks: one by Michael Barrier and the other by Spumco workers John Kricfalusi, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Kali Fontecchio)^[6]

References

↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 153. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
↑ Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 165
↑ Young, Young (2010), p. 746
↑ Lambert, David (August 5, 2007). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of Golden Collection Vol. 5 Cartoons, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
↑ ""Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2" Available on DVD and Blu-ray October 16, 2012". Cartoonbrew.com. August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

External links

Buckaroo Bugs at IMDb

Preceded by

Hare Force

Bugs Bunny Cartoons
1944

Succeeded by

The Old Grey Hare

[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 153. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[Shull-3] Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 165

[Young-4] Young, Young (2010), p. 746

[5] Lambert, David (August 5, 2007). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of Golden Collection Vol. 5 Cartoons, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

[6] ""Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2" Available on DVD and Blu-ray October 16, 2012". Cartoonbrew.com. August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

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