Voices: Mel Blanc (Porky Pig, Elephant, Crane, Leopard, Baby Parrot, Ape, Rhinoceros, Baby Bird). There’s not much more to it, really, but who cares? It’s Daffy. Here, Daffy goes for a flight, has a few mishaps and then he lands. The little song Daffy sings sounds like the faux “Merrily We Roll Along” that is heard on all the Capitol Looney Tunes records. Voices: Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Air Traffic Controller). Note that the Mocking Bird describes Bugs in case the listener is very young or from outer space. Voices: Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Narrator, Owl, Turtle, Mocking Bird, Baby Bird).Įlmer doesn’t realize Bugs is a bunny, so Bugs “helps” him find a rabbit by interviewing animals. You’ll note lots of similarities between the audio stories and various WB cartoons-which makes sense since all of them were penned by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce.īugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd (CC-64, J-3257 & L-6987) All have embeds below so you can enjoy their wonders. The three releases mixed and matched the stories, so for our purposes, they’re listed here one-by-one. That’s the case with the three stories that made up the 1947 Bugs Bunny 78 RPM set, the six stories that adorned the Bugs Bunny and His Friends LP in 1960 and the three on 1977’s half-LP reissue in the late ’70s. The lead character sets up the location or event (a party, a tour, etc.) and meets various characters who tell jokes of sing little ditties. Both offered only a small number of titles (compared to Disney, Golden or Peter Pan’s enormous catalogs) and both series bear the stamp of a singular vision: Charles Shows for HBR and Alan Livingston for Capitol.Īlso like HBR, nearly every Capitol children’s record, with the exception of those based on a specific source, like Disney films, has a similar “interview” format. For consistency of quality and enduring appeal, the only other comparable line might be Hanna-Barbera’s Cartoon Series. And though his official studio debut would be in A Wild Hare in July (27th) of 1940, any month is perfect to give Bugs a cheer, Bronx or otherwise.Īs we’ve noted several times in Spin columns, the Capitol Children’s Series of records is among of the best of its kind. The character who was to become Bugs Bunny first appeared in Porky’s Hare Hunt on April 30th, 1938. Music: Billy May, Dave Cavanaugh, Van Alexander. Writers: Warren Foster, Tedd Pierce, Dave Cavanaugh. Looney Tunes & Merrie MelodiesĬapitol Records CC-64 (10” 78 RPM / 3 Discs / 1947) Wonderland RecordsīUGS BUNNY, DAFFY DUCK, PORKY PIG, ELMER FUDD A bonanza of Bugs, a plethora of Porky, a feast of Fudd and a little dab o’ Daffy to celebrate Warner’s wascally wabbit’s “official” birthday later this month.Ĭapitol Records Children’s Series J-3257 (12” LP Mono / 37 minutes / 1961)Ĭapitol Records Records Children’s Series L-6987 (Side One Only / 12” LP Mono / ca.
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