Buckaroo Bugs

{{Infobox film

| image = Buckaroo Bugs title card.png

| caption = Title card

| director = Robert Clampett

| story = Lou Lilly

| animator = Manny Gould

| layout_artist =

| background_artist =

| editing =

| starring = Mel Blanc

| narrator =

| music = Carl W. Stalling

| producer = Leon Schlesinger

| studio = Leon Schlesinger Productions

| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1944|8|26}}

| color_process = Technicolor

| runtime = {{Duration|m=8|s=44}}

| language = English

}}

Buckaroo Bugs is a 1944 American Western Looney Tunes cartoon film directed by Bob Clampett.{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=153}} The cartoon was released on August 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny in his official Looney Tunes debut.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–61}}

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 Bunny 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.Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 165Young, Young (2010), p. 746

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)
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)