Bugs Bunny Howl-oween Special

David Detiege, Bug Bunny Howl-oween Special, Warner Bros. Animation

Now this is a step up from the space special.

Daffy and his nephew are trick or treating when they encounter Witch Hazel, while at the same time Bugs is dressed the same as Daffy's nephew [or to be more exact, they blended A-Haunting We Will Go (1960) and Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)].

Bugs, after tea with Hazel, leaves to prove that his doc's brew is better [Hyde and Hare (1955)] and drinks it. After Hazel chases him to an ancient ruin [A Witch's Tangle Hare (1960] and fails to bring him down, Hazel opts for a night off and turns a nearby Speedy Gonzales into her exact double.

We also get some of Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) plus a blending of Scaredy Cat (1948) and Claws for Alarm (1954). After all this, Bugs hands over Dr. Jekyll's formula to Witch Hazel, which turns her into Count Bloodcount [Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)].

Finally restored to her proper witchy self, Witch Hazel decides to end things on a permanent note. It looks like curtains, at least until Bugs uses some nearby magic powder [Bewitched Bunny (1954)] and one line reworking later, has a new for Halloween. 

Decent but the new animation doesn't blend with the old stuff at all. For all its faults this is what I think of when I think of the Looney Tunes TV specials. A mix of old and new to introduce the characters for a new generation.