Warners Bros. Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection is a box-set of sixty remastered cartoons on Blu-ray discs that was released 1 December 2020. It includes three Blu-ray discs. A digital copy is included in the purchasing of a physical copy. Packaging includes a slip book, booklet, and a variety of figures, replicas, and memorabilia.[1]
The set was originally going to be a Blu-ray rerelease of an earlier DVD set, The Essential Bugs Bunny, with a Funko! POP figure as a way to "appeal" to collectors. Jerry Beck told the Warner executives that to appeal to collectors, the set should include cartoons that had not yet been released to modern home video.[2]
It includes twenty previously released cartoons that are considered "essential", as they are generally considered some of Bugs Bunny's best cartoons from critics and audiences. An additional forty cartoons that were either only on DVD, never remastered or not released in the proper Academy aspect ratio (1:37:1) are also in the collection, some of which had already debuted on HBO Max earlier that year (although a few retain notable errors from these restorations, such as Photoshopped titles and reversed animation when the "Bugs Bunny In" title card fades in). The collection spans from the early cartoons to the end of Bugs' tenure. In addition, all shorts on this set remain under copyright.
The set includes numerous special features and commentaries. Animation historian Jerry Beck teased that fans who own previous collections now own ninety percent of Bugs Bunny's filmography, with the exception of a few cameo appearances that Bugs Bunny had in other projects.[3]
Disc 1[]
Key[]
(*) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays
(#) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays, but unrestored
(@) - Original titles newly restored for this release
Shorts[]
- Elmer's Candid Camera (*)
- A Wild Hare (*)
- Hold the Lion, Please
- Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (*)
- Super-Rabbit (*)
- Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (#)
- What's Cookin' Doc? (#)
- Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (*)
- Hare Ribbin' (*)
- The Old Grey Hare (*)
- Baseball Bugs (*)
- Hair-Raising Hare (*)
- Racketeer Rabbit (#)
- Bugs Bunny Rides Again (*)
- Haredevil Hare (*)
- Hot Cross Bunny (#)(@)
- Hare Splitter (#)(@)
- Knights Must Fall (@)
- What's Up Doc? (*)
- 8 Ball Bunny (*)
Bonus Features[]
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
- "Hare Ribbin'" Director's Cut
- Forever Befuddled
- Bugs: A Rabbit for All Seasonings
- Mars Attacks!: Life on the Red Planet with My Favorite Martian
Audio Commentaries[]
- “Elmer’s Candid Camera” by Jerry Beck
- “A Wild Hare” by Greg Ford
- “Hold the Lion, Please” by Greg Ford
- “Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid” by Michael Barrier
- “Super Rabbit” by Paul Dini
- “What’s Cookin’ Doc?” by Jerry Beck
- “Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears” by Stan Freberg
- “Hare Ribbin’” by Constantine Nasr
- “The Old Grey Hare” by Greg Ford
- “Baseball Bugs” by Eric Goldberg
- “Hair-Raising Hare” by Greg Ford, Michael Barrier and Lloyd Turner
- “Bugs Bunny Rides Again” by Greg Ford
- “Haredevil Hare” by Michael Barrier and Pete Alvarado
- “What’s Up Doc?” by Greg Ford
- “8 Ball Bunny” by Jerry Beck
Disc 2[]
Key
(*) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays
(#) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays, but unrestored
(@) - Original titles newly restored for this release
(4:3) - Widescreen cropping issue corrected for this release
Shorts[]
- Rabbit of Seville (*)
- Rabbit Every Monday
- The Fair Haired Hare
- Rabbit Fire (*)
- His Hare Raising Tale (#)
- Hare Lift
- Upswept Hare (@)
- Robot Rabbit
- Captain Hareblower (#)
- No Parking Hare
- Yankee Doodle Bugs (#)
- Lumber Jack-Rabbit (*)(4:3)
- Baby Buggy Bunny (*)
- Hare Brush
- This Is a Life? (*)(4:3)
- Rabbitson Crusoe
- Napoleon Bunny-Part (*)(4:3)
- Half-Fare Hare
- Piker's Peak
- What's Opera, Doc? (*)
Bonus Features[]
- Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All Star 50th Anniversary
- A-Hunting We Will Go: Chuck Jones’ Wabbit Season Twilogy
- Bugs Bunny: Ain’t He a Stinker?
- Wagnerian Wabbit: The Making of “What’s Opera, Doc?”
Audio Commentaries[]
- “Rabbit of Seville” by Eric Goldberg
- “Rabbit Every Monday” by Greg Ford
- “The Fair-Haired Hare” by Constantine Nasr
- “Rabbit Fire” by Greg Ford (with archive audio by Chuck Jones)
- “Lumber Jack-Rabbit” by Jerry Beck
- "Baby Buggy Bunny" by Constantine Nasr
- “What’s Opera, Doc“ by Daniel Goldmark
- “What’s Opera, Doc” by Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble and Michael Maltese
Alternate Audio Programs[]
- Music Only Tracks for “Baby Buggy Bunny”, “Rabbit Fire” and “What’s Opera, Doc?”
- Vocal Only Track for “What’s Opera, Doc?”
Disc 3[]
Key
(*) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays
(#) - Previously released on other DVD/Blu-Rays, but unrestored
(@) - Original titles newly restored for this release
(4:3) - Widescreen cropping issue corrected for this release
Shorts[]
- Bugsy and Mugsy
- Show Biz Bugs (*)
- Hare-Less Wolf
- Now, Hare This
- Knighty Knight Bugs (*)
- Hare-abian Nights (#)
- Backwoods Bunny
- Wild and Woolly Hare
- Bonanza Bunny
- People Are Bunny (*)(4:3)
- Person to Bunny (*)(4:3)
- Rabbit's Feat
- From Hare to Heir (*)(4:3)
- Compressed Hare
- Prince Violent (@)
- Shishkabugs
- The Million Hare (*)(4:3)
- The Unmentionables
- False Hare (*)(4:3)
- (Blooper) Bunny (#)
Special Features[]
- Hard Luck Duck
- Short Fuss Shootout: The Small Tale of Yosemite Sam
- 50 Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes
- Ten Looney Tunes Cartoons episodes starring Bugs Bunny
Audio Commentaries[]
- “Show Biz Bugs” by Greg Ford (with pre-score music)
- “Knighty Knight Bugs” by Jerry Beck
- “Rabbit’s Feat” by Greg Ford
- “From Hare to Heir” by Greg Ford
- “False Hare” by Jerry Beck
- “(Blooper) Bunny” by Greg Ford
Funko! POP Doll[]
The collection has an exclusive Diamond Collection Funko!POP doll of Bugs Bunny in a suit covered with glitter. The inclusion the doll has caused minor controversy with collectors due to the cost of the set, with some refusing to buy it for that reason.
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