Basket Bugs is a 2019 Looney Tunes Cartoons short directed by David Gemmill.
Plot[]
Bugs challenges infamous basketball bully Dunk Ellington to a 1-1 basketball game.[1][2]
Caricatures[]
- Duke Ellington - Dunk Ellington is named after him.
Availability[]
Streaming[]
Censorship[]
- On Cartoon Network Asia, the scene in which Bugs Bunny was in his bathtub shaving his leg with a razor was cut from airings.
- In Central and Eastern Europe, the following scenes are censored:[3]
- The scene in which Dunk Ellington shows his diapers and scores points for Bugs Bunny is cut.
- The scene in which Dunk Ellington suffocates Bugs Bunny and then insects come out of his fake head is cut. Later, the shot is zoomed in so that the fake rabbit body cannot be seen.
Notes[]
- This cartoon originally premiered on 12 June 2019 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France before being released as part of the series' second season on 8 July 2021.[2]
- This is one of the few Bugs Bunny shorts that begins with a title card for Looney Tunes Cartoons.
- Pete Browngardt's last name is shown briefly in a building in the opening scene.
Gallery[]
Black-and-white backgrounds, designed by Clarke Snyder and art directed by Aaron Spurgeon
Background design by Chris Tsirgiotis
Videos[]
Looney Tunes Cartoons - Basket Bugs Bunny - HBO Max Family
References[]
- ↑ Cox, Chris (June 25, 2019). Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: The New Looney Tunes Cartoons.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mintzer, Jordan. "Warner Bros. Animation Unveils First 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' in Annecy", The Hollywood Reporter, June 13, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPDGhCOri_0