Chuck Jones, Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of Animals, Chuck Jones Enterprises, 1976
1964 would be the last we'd see of Bugs in a short format. Warner Bros by the early 70's had shuttered their animation department; they'd even almost handed the whole thing over to Filmation if you can believe it.
After a few other specials, this would be Bugs's grand return, along Daffy Duck.
This would be primetime however and thus the subject would be weighty.
Bugs and Daffy are conductors, presenting a special performance of Camile Saint-Saens' musical suite "the Carnival of the Animals".
That's about it. Not terribly deep but Bugs and Daffy get up to their usual hijinks as they conduct and the music is a nice feature. Some of the best shorts were music themed and Jones works that connection. Just seeing Bugs in proper primetime animation is a treat in unto itself and the special works well with that.
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