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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Directed byCharles Visser
Written byRay DeLaurentis
Based onA Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Looney Tunes
by Warner Bros.
Produced byFrank Molieri
Sander Schwartz
StarringJoe Alaskey
Bob Bergen
Billy West
June Foray
Maurice LaMarche
Jim Cummings
Tara Strong
Paul Julian
Edited byRob Desales
Music byGordon Goodwin
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
  • November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)
Running time
46:13
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (also known as Looney Tunes: Bah Humduck) is a 2006 animated direct-to-DVD Christmas comedy film starring the Looney Tunes characters, directed by Charles Visser, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Toon City Animation.[1] The film is based on Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol (1843). The special was released on DVD on November 14, 2006, and was then broadcast on Cartoon Network in December 2006.[2] The special was rereleased on DVD as part of the Looney Tunes Holiday Triple Feature on September 1, 2020. It continues to air annually on Cartoon Network, as well as sister networks Boomerang and The CW, as part of their All I Watch for Christmas block.

Plot

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Bugs Bunny emerges from his burrow, begins to clear snow and avows his affinity for winter festivities, thereby diverging from the traditional rabbit archetype associated with Easter. Concurrently, Daffy Duck, embodying an Ebenezer Scrooge-esque persona, narrowly avoids colliding with Bugs in his gas-guzzling SUV, emblematic of his role as proprietor of the expansive Lucky Duck Superstore. Consistent with his Scrooge-like disposition, Daffy's disdainful treatment of his employees underscores his contemptuous demeanor.

Despite admonishments from Bugs regarding his mistreatment of employees, Daffy remains obstinate, endeavoring to appropriate charitable funds collected by Priscilla Pig, Egghead Jr., Henery Hawk, and Barnyard Dawg Jr. Yet, Daffy's hubris is met with comical comeuppance, as he grapples with technical mishaps and incurs the ire of both employees and patrons alike.

Subsequent to coercing his employees into labor on Christmas Eve, Daffy adamantly expects their return at dawn on Christmas Day to cater to last-minute shoppers, callously disregarding their familial obligations.

That evening, there is a spectral appearance of Sylvester the Investor (reminiscent of Jacob Marley), who imparts dire warnings to Daffy, juxtaposing his own fate as punishment for greed with the prospect of redemption. Despite initial skepticism, Daffy is confronted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, each compelling him to confront the consequences of his actions and fostering a gradual transformation from callousness to empathy.

Ultimately, Daffy's epiphany culminates in acts of contrition, including the promotion of Porky to store manager and granting his employees' requests for vacation time and familial reunions. His redemptive journey and thorough metamorphosis is symbolized by Priscilla's heartfelt gesture of familial affection, signaling Daffy's embrace of compassion and kinship.

Characters

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Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 21. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  1. ^ Animation outsourced to and from Toon City.
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