Spaced Out Bunny

Spaced Out Bunny is a 1980 Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe.
== Plot ==
While walking in a forest, Bugs Bunny wonders aloud how everyone is out to get everyone else; this is illustrated by hostile behavior as Bugs interacts with, among other things, a rock and a butterfly. He sees a carrot and begins to eat it, unaware that it is a trap set by Marvin the Martian.
Marvin's purpose for capturing Bugs with what Marvin explains is an "ACME Rack and Pinion Super Tranquilizing Carrot" is to provide a playmate for Hugo the Abominable Snowman on Mars. After Bugs awakens and realizes where he is, Marvin explains his rationale before turning Hugo loose on Bugs. "Oh no, not again!" cries Bugs. Hugo reprises his intention to "hug him and squeeze him and name him George." Bugs regains the upper hand on his captors by suggesting to Hugo that he needs a robot; Marvin attempts to get away but Hugo reaches into the spaceship and repeats, "I will call him George." When an agitated Marvin demands that Hugo cease his behavior, saying "I am not now nor have I ever been a robot," an angry Hugo spanks Marvin. "Not a robot, George? Then I shall have to punish you good."
Bugs whispers in Hugo's ear, suggesting something that Marvin would be good at. On Hugo's wrist, he proudly displays his new "Mickey Martian" wristwatch. Bugs climbs into the spacecraft and asks Hugo to practice his Frisbee toss by hurling the ship toward the Earth. As Bugs travels back home, he states that he shouldn't believe in any strange carrots before admitting he is also a "flying object lesson."
== Television ==
New titles would be created for The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show and Merrie Melodies with full credits starting in 1992. However, from Cartoon Network's airing in 1997 onward including the newly restored version in 2020, the title used is from The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show 1983.
* Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980)
* The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (1983–1985)
* The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986–1990)
* Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends [Syndication and Fox] (1990–1994) New titles 
* That's Warner Bros.! (1995–1996) New titles
* Bugs 'n' Daffy [The WB] (1996–1998) Uses Merrie Melodies titles with Bugs 'n' Daffy fanfare
* The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1997–2004)
* The Bugs Bunny Show [TBS] (1997)
* The Looney Tunes Show [Cartoon Network] (2001–2004)
* Looney Tunes on Boomerang (2003–2005; 2013–present)
* Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network (2011–2015)
* Toon In With Me [Me TV] (2021–present)
* Bugs Bunny and Friends [Me TV] (2021–present)
== Availability ==
Bustin Out All Over VHS.jpg|(1992) VHS Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
Marvin and K9 50 Years on Earth.jpg|(1998) VHS Looney Tunes Presents Marvin the Martian & K-9: 50 Years on Earth!
Space Tunes.jpg|(1999) VHS Looney Tunes Presents Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes [reissued version]
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc Four (part of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over)
The Essential Bugs Bunny.jpg|(2010) DVD The Essential Bugs Bunny, Disc 2 (part of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over)
51LA0AzTVqL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|(2011) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc Three (no opening or closing titles)
Lt double.jpg|(2020) DVD Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes Marvin the Martian Space Tunes Double Feature (same as the 1998 VHS)
=== Streaming ===
lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App ( - )
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored)
== Notes ==
* The cartoon was part of the television special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over on CBS, which aired 21 May 1980.
* This short marks the first time Marvin is officially named; in the previous theatrical cartoons, he was unnamed.
** This short is also where Hugo the Abominable Snowman from The Abominable Snow Rabbit is officially named as well.
* "Spaced Out Bunny" is the last Warner Brothers-released short to have Mel Blanc voicing Bugs.
* The Mickey Martian watch is a reference to the Mickey Mouse watch. It is also a reference to the pocket watch ending gag from "Beanstalk Bunny".
== Gallery ==
SpacedOutBunnyRestored.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
=== TV Title Cards ===
Spaced Out Bunny Restored Title Card.jpg|The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
 
Category:1980
Category:Shorts
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons