Knighty Knight Bugs

1958 film by Friz Freleng
Movie animated_short_film Q1777166
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Knighty Knight Bugs

Summary

Knighty Knight Bugs is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,531 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knighty Knight Bugs received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs was directed by Friz Freleng[5].
  • Warren Foster wrote the screenplay for Knighty Knight Bugs[6].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's composer is recorded as Milt Franklyn[7].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's genre is family film[8].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs was produced by John W. Burton[9].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's part of the series is recorded as Looney Tunes[10].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[11].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[12].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's production company is recorded as Q65557474[13].
  • The original language of Knighty Knight Bugs was English[14].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's color is recorded as color[15].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs was published on January 1, 1958[17].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's voice actor is recorded as Mel Blanc[18].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[19].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's narrative location is recorded as England[20].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's film editor is recorded as Treg Brown[21].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[22].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Knighty Knight Bugs'}[23].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+7'}[24].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[25].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's set in environment is recorded as castle[26].
  • Knighty Knight Bugs's P14449 is recorded as 250634[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Knighty Knight Bugs was produced by John W. Burton[9]. It was directed by Friz Freleng[5]. Warren Foster wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Knighty Knight Bugs was published on January 1, 1958[17]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is family film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Looney Tunes[10].

Subject and Themes

Knighty Knight Bugs's part of the series is recorded as Looney Tunes[10].

Reception

Knighty Knight Bugs received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

Knighty Knight Bugs ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,531 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Knighty Knight Bugs receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hy', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'ru', 'ur', '
    Tv tropes id → WesternAnimation/KnightyKnightBugs
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: WesternAnimation/KnightyKnightBugs"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Part of series → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 250634
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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