Bugs Bunny Builders

***Bugs Bunny Builders*** is an American animated educational television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from *Looney Tunes* and *Merrie Melodies*. The series premiered on July 25, 2022 on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito preschool block and was released the following day on HBO Max.

## Plot

The Looney Builders, managed by Bugs Bunny, help his friends and neighbors around Looneyburg. By working together as a team, Lola Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, and others use their tools and wild vehicles to pull off some of the looniest construction jobs ever.

## Cast and Characters

* Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Tweety
* Chandni Parekh as Lola Bunny
* Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Cecil Turtle, and Announcer in *Race Track Race*
* Jeff Bergman as Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn
* Alex Cazares as Petunia Pig and Eggbert
* Fred Tatasciore as Taz and Gossamer
* Keith Ferguson as Wile E. Coyote
* Paul Julian as Road Runner (archive recordings)
* Debi Derryberry as Hippety Hopper and Pussyfoot (Pouncy) in *Tweety-Go-Round* (credited as Looney Kangaroo Kid and Looney Cat Kid)
* Sky Alexis as Hippety Hopper
* Dawson Griffin as Sniffles
* Andrew Morgado as Barnyard Dawg (George P. Mandrake)
* Candi Milo as Pauleen Penguin and Gertie Mouse
* Max Mittelman as Mac Gopher
* Noshir Dalal as Tosh Gopher
* Charlie Townstead as Bizzy Buzzard
* Zehra Fazal as Brenda Buzzard
* David Shaughnessy as Hoots Talon
* Kari Wahlgren as Ruthie Mouse
* Riley King as Pussyfoot (Pouncy)
* Ben Diskin as Tibs Squirrel
* Frank Todaro as Hector the Bulldog
* Kittie KaBoom as Zaida Gator

## Episodes

*Main Article: List of Bugs Bunny Builders episodes*

## Production

The series was first announced on February 17, 2021 as part of WarnerMedia's Kids and Family upfront announcing the then-upcoming Cartoonito preschool block on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. The first images and the prototype logo of the series was revealed in the Cartoonito USA sizzle reel video from 2021.

On September 13, 2021, the day of the block's launch, Cartoonito released a sneak peek of the series during its livestream with the final logo of the series being revealed. The clip from it was taken from the test pilot version of the episode "Race Track Race".

In February 2022, the show is confirmed to be released in summer as part of Warner Bros. announcing Tweety's 80th anniversary.

On June 14, 2022, the trailer for the series was released, announcing the cast and the premiere date of July 25, 2022 along with the opening intro. Later in the year, a second season was reported to be in production.

In October 2022, the series began to have shorts staring with Haunted Garage and some music videos in 2023.

## Trivia

* *Bugs Bunny Builders* is the second preschool program in the *Looney Tunes* franchise following *Baby Looney Tunes* in 2002.

* Some music from the *Looney Tunes* and *Merrie Melodies* cartoons were used as songs such as the portion of Merrily We Roll Along in the theme song and the Powerhouse theme for the Hard Hat Time song.

* Some of the more obscure male Looney Tunes characters are changed to female and renamed such as Pauleen Penguin (a genderbent version of Playboy Penguin) and Ruthie and Gertie (a genderbent version of Hubie and Bertie). Also, Pussyfoot's name is changed to Pouncy due to it being inappropriate for kids.

* Each episode (except for the second part of *Looneyburg Lights*) has two gags, one where Daffy shows up wearing a different costume in the Hard Hat Time song and the other being Lola saying "Buckle up." along with a phrase that is related to project that the Looney Builders are going to work on.

* So far, there are no human characters in this series, meaning that Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam are not allowed to be appear in the show due to them having guns.

* For some reason, Boomerang aired reruns of the series on January 21-22, 2023 during a Looney Tunes-themed marathon to celebrate Lunar New Year (which in fact, is the year of the rabbit).