 [Larger view] | Bugs Bunny's Hare-Raising Tales
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 Six Classic Cartoons of Bugs Bunny in a literary vein | |
| "Bugs Bunny's Hare-Raising Tales" is a title that tries to hint that there is a theme to these six classic Warner Bros. cartoons but it is probably too subtle to pick up. The common denominator is that these cartoons are all based on literary classics (using a broad definition of the term, of course): "A-Lad-in His Lamp" (Director Robert McKimson, 1948), Bugs finds Aladin's lamp and releases the Genie for some fun in Baghdad; "Knight-Mare Hare" (Chuck Jones, 1955) does both the Mark Twain and Bing Crosby versions of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" for those of you familiar with both; "The Windblown Hare" (McKimson, 1949) is a wonderfully twisted take on the nursery story of the Three Little Pigs. It seems the pigs have sold Bugs their houses before the arrival of the Big Bad Wolf. But Bugs gets the better of everybody in the end. Certain to make the jaws of little children drop down across the land; "Rabbitson Crusoe" (Friz Freleng, 1956) finds Yosemite Sam on a deserted island for 20 years before Bugs washes ashore. The story seems familiar, but I just cannot place it; "Rabbit Hood" (Jones, 1949), has Bugs in trouble when he poaches a carrot from the royal carrot patch and has to put up with the Sheriff of Nottingham; "A Witch's Tangled Hare" (Abe Levitow, 1959), has Bugs and Witch Hazel battling it out in MacBeth's castle while William Shakespeare tries to seek inspiration. This has to be the last cartoon on this tape because nothing can follow the groaner that ends this one. | |
 Great cartoons (mostly) | |
| Here is a list of the cartoons with year, and director. ... A Lad in His Lamp, 1947, R. McKimson Knight Mare Hare, 1955, C. Jones The Windblown Hare, 1948, R. McKimson Rabbitson Crusoe, 1955, F. Freleng Rabbit Hood, 1947, C. Jones A Witch's Tangled Hare, 1959, Abe Levitow I think this video collection is mostly great because there are many funny cartoons in it. "A Lad in His Lamp" is one of my alltime favorites! I've seen it several times over the years, and I still get a good yuk out of it. In fact, I bought this video just for that cartoon alone (yea, it' that good.) The other cartoons are good, but grow old after watching them a few times. I have seen many, many Bugs Bunny cartoons in my time, and in my personal opinion, the best, funniest, most wise cracking ones were produced during 1944 and 1947. The later ones, especially in the 1950's, redo old gags found in earlier 1940's cartoons, and the well of creativity and funniness seemed to go a little dry. I do admit that there were some funny 1950's cartoons but they are few and far between. If you have the opportunity to watch ones from the mid-forties, they don't get any better than that! A Bugs Bunny video to see that has all 1940's cartoons in it is: | |
| A Rabbit's Tale | |
| Bugs bunny has always been very dynamic through the stories that have been created. In this collection, it follows suit. All the cartoons showcase Bugs as if he was in each of the tales. Everything from Three Little Pigs (The Wind Blown Hare), to Knight Mare hare, by my favorite director Chuck Jones (based upon A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court. Also similarly made for Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's court back in 1977.) This deals with a lot of Rabbit's Tales that are truly magnificant in this mix. I've been collecting cartoon videos for years, and this was one of the first collections I've bought. I truly recommend this for any buff on that wabbit. |
