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The Essential Bugs Bunny


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This set was released in 2010 to release some of Bugs' most famed shorts onto the general family market. None of the Golden Age shorts are new to disc and are their same prints from the Golden Collection. The second disc primarily contains post-Golden Age material, including a few TV specials and an excerpt of Bugs' appearance in My Dream is Yours. None of the post-Golden Age output are restored except for the already restored-by-default "Hare and Loathing at Las Vegas". Despite being stated as 20 classics, if you're only counting shorts, that is dropped down to 18, and even further down to 12 if you're not counting post-Golden Age output.

The set was originally planned to be ported to Blu-ray with a Funko Pop figure on Bugs 80th anniversary. However, advice from animation historian Jerry Beck recommended to add new cartoons for that particular set to sell. The shorts on the first disc of this set would later be carried over to the new Blu-ray set, all upgraded to HD, which would become the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection.

Disc Specifications

  • Release Date: April 11, 2010
  • Format(s): DVD
  • Disc(s): 2 (DVD-9)
  • Shorts Included: 18
  • In Print?: Yes
  • Runtime: 155 minutes (2 hours, 35 minutes)
  • Region: Region-free

Bonus Content

  • Disc 2
    • My Dream is Yours scene with Bugs
    • TV Special: Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
    • TV Special: How Bugs Bunny Won the West
    • TV Special: Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
    • TV Special: Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports

Collector's Recommendation Score

What's this?This is a rating of how recommended it is to obtain the set, rated from a scale of 0 to 10. This is automatically done and is calculated from three criteria by default: how many shorts are new to the format (20%), how many shorts is an upgrade from previous releases (30%), and how many shorts don't have an upgrade in future releases (50%). The higher the score, the more recommended the set is.

Each short in itself contributes an equal amount, and miscellaneous and post-Golden Age shorts are also included. Thus, even if all Golden Age shorts are upgraded in later sets, shorts in other categories may still prevent the set from scoring a 0.

For compilation sets, only the amount of shorts without a better version on later sets are scored for up to 10 points, as they tend to be repackages of previously released sets.

Any set that scores 0 on new-to-format or upgrade tests are deemed as double dip-only sets and instantly fails with a 0. Sets that also scores 0 on the "don't have an upgrade" test are also deemed as obsolete, usurped sets and instantly fails with a 0. As more sets get released, the score may be subject to change.

This is not an exhaustive rating on the set itself in terms of quality, but rather a marker on how worthwhile it is the obtain the set for a complete collection in the most cost-efficient way. Thus, sets with a higher score are a much better value for your cash than lower rated ones; sets rated with a 0 are generally a waste of cash.
This set has achieved a Collector's Recommendation Score of 1.944 out of 10, based on the sum of the score from the following categories:
  • New-to-format score (up to 2 points): 0.33
  • Upgrade score (up to 3 points): 0.5
  • Doesn't have an better version score (up to 5 points): 1.11

It is highly not recommended to get this set for collection's sake. It consists primarily of double dips shorts or inferior versions of the best available shorts, or is a cut down version of a bigger set that generally have the same cartoons plus several others not included. If this set is old, most of the shorts might have been updated to better versions. Getting this set is not worth its value compared to higher rated sets, and should be avoided for collector's purposes.

Included Shorts

Disc 1
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Merrie Melodies Elmer's Candid CameraMarch 2, 1940Restored SD
Merrie Melodies A Wild Hare Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredJuly 27, 1940Restored SD
Merrie Melodies The Old Grey HareOctober 28, 1944Restored SD
Looney Tunes Baseball BugsFebruary 2, 1946Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Hair-Raising HareMay 25, 1946Restored SD
Looney Tunes Haredevil HareJuly 24, 1948Restored SD
Looney Tunes 8 Ball Bunny Blue RibbonJuly 8, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes Rabbit of Seville Blue RibbonDecember 16, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes Rabbit Fire Blue RibbonMay 19, 1951Restored SD
Merrie Melodies What's Opera, Doc? Blue RibbonJuly 6, 1957Restored SD
Looney Tunes Show Biz BugsNovember 2, 1957Restored SD
Looney Tunes Knighty Knight Bugs Blue RibbonAugust 23, 1958Restored SD
Disc 2
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Looney Tunes Invasion of the Bunny SnatchersFebruary 1, 1992Unrestored
Looney Tunes CarrotblancaAugust 25, 1995Unrestored
Looney Tunes Hare and Loathing in Las VegasMarch 31, 2004Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes Portrait of the Artist as a Young BunnyMay 21, 1980UnrestoredPart of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
Looney Tunes Spaced Out BunnyMay 21, 1980UnrestoredPart of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
Merrie Melodies Soup or SonicMay 21, 1980UnrestoredPart of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
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