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Get emotions in ‘Check’; they’ll always have Bugs; a boy and his gorilla; a big ‘Wildcat’ adventure

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The 1995 animated short, Carrotblanca, a parody of the film classic “Casablanca,” is part of the June Bugs Marathon on the Cartoon Network. “Looney Tunes” stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Pepe LePew, Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam all appear in “Carrotblanca” (Sunday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.). The marathon includes more than 100 different Bugs Bunny cartoons. It ends Sunday at 9 p.m. For ages 2 to 6.

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A teenage boy must hit the road to keep his gorilla friend from being caged and put on display in Born to Be Wild on “The Wonderful World of Disney” (ABC, Sunday at 7 p.m.). For age 8 and up.

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A harrowing crisis in the wilderness brings a family close together on Escape From Wildcat Canyon (Showtime, Sunday at 8 p.m.). Dennis Weaver is Martin Flint, a devoted grandfather who teaches his city-slicker grandson Pete, played by Michael Caloz, some facts about how difficult nature can be. The father (played by Peter Keleghan) pays more attention to his career than his family. For the family.

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A series of public-service messages entitled Check Yourself produced by the Fox Kids Network, is aimed at helping adolescents cope with peer pressures and emotions such as anger, stress and anxiety. Ten spots will be shown during advertising breaks Saturday between 7 and 11 a.m. The spots will continue running throughout the year. For ages 8 to 12.

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Maria (Samantha Becker) tries to “fit in” with a new crowd of friends who smoke pot on “Highs and Lows,” an episode of Saved By the Bell: The New Class (NBC, Saturday at 8 a.m.). However, she finds it difficult to focus in class and during rehearsals for the school play. For ages 13 to 16.

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Jack Morgan (Kirk Cameron) is a dog psychic-therapist who inherits one of his patients when the wealthy owner dies, in You Lucky Dog (Disney, Saturday at 7 p.m.). He also gets access to the owner’s $64 million. Naturally, the greedy relatives don’t take kindly to this arrangement and do everything they can to get rid of Jack and the dog. For the family.

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