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Toon Titans Square Off in Duck vs. Rabbit Marathon Aug. 16

12-Hours of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny Marathon Features Classic Showdowns from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (ET, PT) 

On August 16, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck engage in 12-hours of squabbling, singing and cross-dressing during Duck vs. Rabbit, a tribute to the great cartoons starring these timeless stars.  Beginning at 7 a.m. (ET, PT) on Saturday, August 16, and running until 7 p.m. (ET, PT) that evening, Cartoon Network will highlight the best battles between the two superstars and showcase memorable individual cartoons.  Duck vs. Rabbit precedes by one week the premiere of the new series Duck Dodgers on Saturday, Aug. 23, and the launch of The Looney Tunes Show, the new block featuring favorite Looney tunes characters from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (ET, PT) every Saturday on Cartoon Network.

Through the course of the marathon, these two venerable stars face off against a variety of foes, including monsters, gangsters and mad scientists.  Other Looney tunes stars appearing during the Duck vs. Rabbit marathon include Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, the Tazmanian Devil and Marvin the Martian.  Both Daffy and Bugs find themselves in a variety of locations, ranging from the boxing ring, Hollywood and outer space to the Wild West and the frigid arctic.

Duck vs. Rabbit will feature more than 70 cartoons starring Daffy and Bugs.  At the top of each hour, Cartoon Network will feature a cartoon starring both Bugs and Daffy, including such timeless classics as “Rabbit Seasoning,” “The Abominable Snow Rabbit,” and “Duck! Rabbit! Duck!”  Following is the lineup for Duck vs. Rabbit.  Titles in italics feature both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.  All times ET, PT.

• 7 a.m.: “This is a Life?,” Devil May Hare,” “Ducking the Devil,” “Hyde and Hare,” “the Impatient Patient,” “Gorilla in my Dreams”
• 8 a.m.: “Duck! Rabbit! Duck!,” “Hareway to the Stars,” “Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½ Century,” “Hair-Raising Hare,” “Birth of a Notion,” “Design for Leaving”
• 9 a.m.: “Ali Baba Bunny,” Bugs Bunny Rides Again,” “Along Came Daffy,” Harebrained Hypnotist,” “Duck Soup to Nuts,” “Mad as a Mars Hare”
• 10 a.m.: “Beanstalk Bunny,” “Super Rabbit,” “Stupor Duck,” “Bugs’ Bonnet,” “Boobs in the Woods,” “A Pest in the House”
• 11 a.m.: “The Abominable Snow Rabbit,” “Long-Haired Hare,” “Daffy Duck in Hollywood,” “Buckaroo Bugs,” “Dripalong Daffy,” “Falling Hare”
• 12 p.m.: “Box Office Bunny,” “Rabbit Punch,” “To Duck or Not to Duck,” “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “The Stupid Cupid,” “The Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers”
• 1 p.m.: “Rabbit Fire,” “Frigid Hare,” “Daffy’s Southern Exposure,” “Porky’s Hare Hunt,” “Porky’s Duck Hunt,” “People Are Bunny”
• 2 p.m.: “The Iceman Ducketh,” “Elmer’s Pet Rabbit,” “The Wise Cracking Duck,” “Wabbit Trouble,” “My favorite Duck,” “Porky Pig’s Feat”
• 3 p.m.: “The Million Hare,” “The Wabbit Who Came to Supper,” “Nasty Quacks,” “Bugs and Thugs,” “Golden Yeggs,” “Water, Water Every Hare,” “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery”
• 4 p.m.: “Rabbit Seasoning,” “Rebel Rabbit,” “Daffy Doodle,” “Haredevil Hare,” “Rocket Squad,” “Foxy by Proxy”
• 5 p.m.: “Show Biz Bugs,” “The Rabbit of Seville,” “Yankee Doodle Daffy,” “Hasty Hare,” “Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 ½ Century,” “Little Red Riding Rabbit”
• 6 p.m.: “Blooper Bunny,” “Rabbit Rampage,” Duck Amuck,” “Rabbit Hood,” Robin Hood Daffy,” “Spaced Out Bunny”

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 83 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment.  Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network showcases unique original ventures such as Codename: Kids Next Door, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons.  Cartoon Network also features Adult Swim, a late night block of animation for grownups.  Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable’s highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network’s Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., an AOL Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.