And oh what heights they hit...

Here is a promo for ABC's original Bugs Bunny Show in 1960. It appears to be the preview for the very first season. I have several black and white copies of episodes on tape with original ads, but I had never seen this bit before! When it popped up on YouTube a while back I made sure to snag it before it was gone. The Bugs Bunny Show wraparound segments are some of the rarest of all Warner animation, because the original film elements were ruined by careless editors who chopped out the segments for airing on later Saturday morning shows. What's left are black and white prints of the shows and a few color elements. Warner Bros. has done their best to restore several episodes using the best material available, and has been including them as extras on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs. I really hope they restore more episodes! We'll talk more about the Bugs Bunny Show later, but enjoy this ad in the meantime!

Bugs Bunny Show promo
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