Bugs Bunny in Space

 Chuck Jone/Friz Freleng, Bugs Bunny in Space, Warner Bros. Television 

Star Wars was quite the hit in 1977. Blowing up the box office in May, by the fall 20th Century Fox knew they had something and so did every other studio. Everybody was rushing to put out science fiction be it television, movies, or even comic books. 

So why shouldn't Warner Bros. get into the act? They already had hit bringing back the Looney Tunes as TV specials but apparently they felt the spark from Lucas and Co.'s efforts was going to fade.

Thus is the first special with no wraparound or original animation. Nope, they just grabbed some shorts and tossed them together.

The Hasty Hare, Hare-Way to the Stars, Mad as a Mars Hare, His Hare-Raising Tale, and we finally end with Duck Dodgers in the 24th1/2 Century (which we'll get to at some point). 

I mean, the shorts still work but it did seem a bit silly not to have something new. Maybe just have Bugs introduce the shorts?

In other news, around the same time there was a live stage show with the same name. Got some interesting results when I went looking for this one.