The Bugs Bunny Show (2024 reboot)

The Bugs Bunny Show (either called as Bugs in New Zealand) is a 2024 American animated comedy television series created by Samuel Register for Cartoon Network.

The series is a reboot show to The Bugs Bunny Show which aired from 1948 to 1969 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The series follows Bugs Bunny all the way in New Zealand with his friends and family including Daffy Duck, Chester Bunny, and Charlie Bunny.

Voice cast

 * Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales
 * Vincent Tong as Chester Bunny
 * Jeff Bergman as Sylvester Cat, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Sylvester Junior
 * Jackson Robert Scott as Charlie Bunny
 * Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Tasmanian Devil

Season One

 * 1) Traveling - Bugs and Daffy decide to go to New Zealand to meet Bugs’ family, but it’s a long trip, with a plot twist.
 * 2) We’re Here! - Bugs, and Daffy finally make it to New Zealand and finally meet Bugs’ uncle and nephew.
 * 3) Zoo Trip - Bugs goes with his nephew Charlie to go to the zoo with Daffy and Bugs’ uncle who meets an long-time rival.
 * 4) The Weather is Not Good - Bugs and Daffy, along with Bugs’ uncle Chester, and nephew, are forced to stay inside due to bad weather outside.
 * 5) School Time - When it’s bring your brother/uncle to school day, Charlie decides to take Bugs and Chester to school with him.
 * 6) Others in New Zealand - Foghorn, Elmer, Tweety, Roadrunner, and Sylvester decide to make a plan to follows Bugs and Daffy in New Zealand.
 * 7) Daffy for President - Daffy glues poster all over New Zealand in order to become President after failing last time.
 * 8) Charlie the Magician - Charlie teams up with Chester to make a magic show starring him making various impossible tricks. But the problem is, how will he do it?
 * 9) Bugs and Charlie: The Strongest Policemen of All Time - Bugs and Charlie, along with Daffy play as police officers and criminals in order to have some fun in summertime.
 * 10) Foghorn The News Reporter - Foghorn Leghorn travels to Spectrum News Network in order to find a job to pay his bills before his bills are going down and all his belongings will be lost.
 * 11) A Very Looney Dancer - Bugs appears on a talk show called “Dance!” in which he has to dance in order to win $100,000,000. But he’s gonna have to compete against a rival.
 * 12) The Luckiest Bunny on Earth - Charlie gets magical powers granted by an unknown genie, giving him the power to be lucky and the other one to be very unlucky.

Production
The show was hinted out by Bob Bergen in 2023 on an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He stated that the show would be about Bugs Bunny with his family in New Zealand. Bergen would reprise his role as Porky Pig from The Wonderful Adventures of Looney Tunes and Looney Tunes. Development, animation, and casting of the show began in March 2023.

Music
Micheal A. Levine, the composer of Looney Tunes and The Wonderful Adventures of Looney Tunes, returned for his full job as the composer. The full soundtrack for Season 1 of The Bugs Bunny Show was released on iTunes two months after the show's release on Cartoon Network. A soundtrack for season 2 will be released after it releases on Cartoon Network.

Second season
On an interview in 2025, the series creator Samuel Register confirmed that a second season is currently in development.

Reception
Just like The Wonderful Adventures of Looney Tunes and Looney Tunes (revival series), the series was positively acclaimed by many fans. IMDb has it on a 10/10, Rotten Tomatoes has it on a 6/10, and Google has it on a 8/10.