New Comedy Podcast Series, "Looney Tunes Presents: Bugs & Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip"
(Burbank, CA) — Just in time for your holiday travels, take a rollicking road trip across the country with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes Presents: Bugs & Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this four-part original comedy podcast series for the entire family features the Looney Tunes like you’ve never seen (or heard) them before. Fans can listen and subscribe to the feed now on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.
Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios said: “The Looney Tunes have entertained audiences on countless screens and I’m so excited to bring their unique brand of comedy and slapstick to the podcast medium. This brand-new expression of these beloved characters will satisfy fans of all ages and opens up a new avenue of storytelling for this iconic franchise.”
When Bugs and Daffy are invited to the Warner Bros. lot for a big Thanksgiving feast, the ever-prideful Daffy declines – refusing to celebrate a holiday whose entire purpose is the idolization of a turkey. With a little convincing, Daffy decides to attend but is determined to make ducks the official bird of Thanksgiving and hatches a plan to star in a big budget holiday movie. The only problem is, Daffy isn’t famous enough to star in his own movie, so Bugs and Daffy must take a road trip across the country to raise Daffy’s profile - making stops at football games, food events, and fashion shows. Join Bugs and Daffy on four hilarious episodes as they embark on a quest to turn Daffy into the “Thanksgiving Duck,” the official bird of Thanksgiving.
Episode 1: “Touchdown Duck”
Bugs and Daffy make their first stop at the Thanksgiving Bird Bowl, where Daffy attempts to become a football star, but he’ll have to take down the mighty Hometown Crushers first.
Episode 2: “A Kooky Cook-Off”
Bugs and Daffy stop at the annual Turkey Fair, where Daffy enters a chili cook-off to raise his profile as a famous chef. Meanwhile, reigning chili cook-off champions, Maw and Paw, have their sights set on Bugs in order to complete their rabbit chili.
Episode 3: “Runway Rabbit”
Bugs and Daffy land internships with famous magazine editor, Anya Sheep, as Daffy tries his best to get on the cover of a fashion magazine. Once they make it to the runway, Daffy must face off against beloved fashion model, Klaus.
Episode 4: “Movie Mallard”
Daffy begins production on his Thanksgiving movie, letting the power of directing go to his head. Will his movie be enough to cement himself in everyone’s mind as the “Thanksgiving Duck?”
Production services are provided by Story Pirates Studios. Lee Overtree serves as executive producer and director. Benjamin Salka is executive producer. Written by Minhdzuy Khorami. Produced by Sam Bair and Peter McNerney.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham and Wings of Fire for Netflix, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Batman: Caped Crusader, Batwheels, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Tom and Jerry in New York, Velma and Young Justice for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA is also in production on a series of animated longform movie specials for ACME Night, WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s family programming block on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Programs include Did I Do that to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story, Merry Little Batman and an Untitled Looney Tunes Cartoons movie. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 40 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About Story Pirates
The Story Pirates believe that kids are creative geniuses. All of them. Winner of the 2020 iHearRadio award and the 2020 Webby Award for Best Kids and Family Podcast, The Story Pirates Podcast, now in season 4, is one of the top three kids and family podcasts in the world. Downloaded over 40 million times and featuring songs and sketches based on stories written by kids, special guests include top talent like Billy Eichner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dax Shepard, Bowen Yang, Claire Danes, John Oliver, and Julie Andrews. The Pirates have released three critically acclaimed middle-grade books with Penguin Random House and five studio albums, all based on ideas from kids around the world. The Creator Club, their digital subscription service, features virtual learning activities, live-streamed classes, a weekend radio show, and videos to entertain and encourage creativity for kids at home.
With 10 years of experience in the audio space, Story Pirates Studios offers full-service audio production, including direction, casting, writing, tracking, sound design, mixing, scoring and songwriting.
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Contacts:
Warner Bros. Animation
Winson Seto
winson.seto@warnerbros.com