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For real--the connection between Warner Bros Looney Tunes and Buck Rogers of the 25th Century TV series was Mel Blanc, who voiced a spoof of Buck Rogers called Duck Dodgers of the 24th And A Half Century, starring Daffy.
He also was the first one to give voice to Twiki, Buck's smartmouth robot aide.
...and I used to follow Gil Gerard on Twitter. Wonder if he's still there.
@ClaraListensprechen4 Duck Dodgers was one of my favorite Looney Tunes shorts! Had no idea there was that much overlap with Buck Rodgers.
Makes me wonder what other references are in Looney Tunes that might be lost to time
@schnoots
Well, the further back in time with Looney Tunes, the more of such references you're going to find. Lost in time with today's generation are all the actors/actresses that were lampooned by Looney Tunes--but once one gets familiar with yesteryear's stars, the more recognizeable they are in the older cartoons.
@ClaraListensprechen4 this kind of knowledge is why I’m on Mastodon :D
Well, since that's the case, have a helping of Jerry Colonna's big hit "Bell Bottom Trousers" !
@schnoots
In this particular Looney Tunes feature, "Hollywood Steps Out", I'll point out one particular comedian that time forgot, featured during "the bubble dance" and that's Bob Hope's USO sidekick Jerry Colonna. The one with the binoculars, googley eyes and the huge handlebar mustache.