Though the recession may not be as bad in Canada as in the US, I have found the classics are the best recession for those unemployed or perhaps stressed by these difficult economic times.
Though the recession may not be as bad in Canada as in the US, I have found the classics are the best recession for those unemployed or perhaps stressed by these difficult economic times.
Bugs is right up there with John Cleese and Buster Keaton in the pantheon of great physical comedians. He’s 88 now, and living in Florida, but by all accounts he’s still happy, and apparently very spry for a rabbit his age.
Most of what I know of classical music I heard first while watching BB and other Warner Brothers cartoons.
agree Oz – that really sparked my life-long love of classical music. I loved the use of Rossini, and of course Wagner.
They don’t make cartoons like that any more. My favourite was “The Barber of Seville”, and who could go wrong with Wagner’s “Kill the Wabbit”?
I miss Bugs Bunny. Please bring him back.
You have no idea how much this episode is revered among professional classical musicians.
These cartoons are truly classic and timeless. The newer ones became so lame as “they” tried to make them all PC and such. I cannot recall too many episodes where Bugs got roughed up like he did in this one. He got pretty steamed when the fat opera singer tied his ears above a branch and made his head rattle off the limb. Something like that could warp the mind of a child so it is good that these were taken off the air! What a load of crap.
I miss Bugs Bunny. Please bring him back.
~Louise at June 9, 2009 1:21 PM
Louise, you don’t have to miss BB.
You can watch him/her and all of his/her friends by purchasing the various Looney Tunes Golden Collections on DVD.
with out question this is a true classic. My young daughter can appreciate the greatness of these classic cartoons and hopefully they will live on forever as they should. I worked with a guy who once said that Bugs Bunny and friends taught him more than his parents ever did.
Meanwhile, someone’s been stuffing gold bars into brown envelopes.
When was the last time that the mint did an audit? The Yukon Nevada Mining Corp (owned by China but dressed up in the title to look like a North American Company) wants to mine in the Yukon. No gold for us, of course, that would all go to China – and the Chinese want to use slave labour from China to do the work!) Allowing this type of activity is the same as theft, IMO.
Thanks for posting this link Shaken.
My children didn’t get the “oooh, Leopold” reference until they watched Fantasia 2000, which contained the bit with Mickey Mouse shaking Stokowski’s hand from the first Fantasia movie.
I wonder how Stokowski felt about this cartoon?
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One of the best cartoons ever made. Thank you. You know I bought the WB cartoons to watch with my kids. They loved them.
Bugs Rules!
I would have to consult my animation books to be sure (and they are all the way downstairs) but I’m pretty sure the “great” Carusso was the actual singer here. Not Mario Lanza or Mel Blanc.
Cartoons were always a great outlet for exposing music. Some great classical musicians were involved and some great jazz musicians. The early music cartoons had some of the great Klezmer musicians who had just emigrated from Europe playing on their sound tracks.
From Wiki
“Giovanni Jones’ singing voice remained uncredited and unknown for many years. It was since revealed to have been provided by opera singer Nicolai Shutorov. This is noted in the commentary voice-over provided on the DVD.”
For the longest time, I thought that Michigan J Frog would go uncredited – thanks to wiki and DVDs!
“The singer was uncredited and for years his identity was shrouded in some degree of mystery. Various names have been proposed in the past. The Looney Tunes Golden Collection unequivocally credits the vocals to baritone Bill Roberts, a nightclub entertainer in Los Angeles in the 1950s.”
Funny – the song “Hello My Baby” is listed as written in the year 1899!!!
I know I once read Mark Steyn (y’all heard of him?) say that people can be divided into those who like Looney Tunes and those who like Disney cartoons.
I went to consult my animation books. They’re gone. Along with about 80 other books concerning illustration. Oh well. The Internet tells me that Erik Larsen is correct. I’m pretty sure Caruso is in this mix somewhere, somehow. But I have been wrong before. No, really.
Gord – “Chuck Amuck” is a great book written by a great guy (Chuck Jones)
He mentioned so many great things –
1. He drew nude models – but his future wife was the most exciting thing of all – another student who displayed her ankles
2. Employees did well when given a leash, so to speak. Once the employer wanted “clock punching” – things went to hell
Words to the wise
Good thing my grandchildren don’t get watch these types of cartoons. The violence is much too graphic. I mean, that Harp scene!
Sheeeeesh.
testing
“Of course you know this means WAR!”
Always puts a smile on my face.