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Post by snsurone on May 18, 2017 21:21:38 GMT
A few years ago, Bugs Bunny was rated #1 animated character of all time in a TV Guide poll. While I admit that some of his cartoons are very funny and imaginative, I have difficulty liking the character himself.
IMO, he is just too smugly superior, too cock-of-the-walk for my taste. Of course, his nemeses are usually the imbecilic Elmer Fudd, or the hot-tempered Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck. But on the rare instances where he is bested by a superior intellect (the Gremlin, or Cecil Turtle), he shows himself to be an extremely poor sport, sputtering curses at his opponent.
Actually, I like the Bugs of THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW (a generally disliked series by many viewers) better than the product of "Termite Terrace". The LTS Bugs is much more fallible--more "human"--and therefore, more likable.
I really like other WB characters: Sylvester and Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk, Barnyard Dawg, Porky Pig, the Goofy Gophers, and even Pepe Le Pew and the Road Runner & Coyote, although their films are all alike.
And I do love a few Bugs Bunny shorts: "What's Opera, Doc?", "The Rabbit of Seville", and others depicting Chuck Jones' love of classical music, which I share.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 18, 2017 21:29:03 GMT
I still remember being freaked out as a kid when I saw What's Opera, Doc? on TV. Strange, seeing characters de-limbed and blown up on "Dragon Ball Z" didn't effect me, yet Bugs Bunny pretending to be dead left me deeply upset. I was a weird child...
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Post by snsurone on May 18, 2017 21:36:44 GMT
I still remember being freaked out as a kid when I saw What's Opera, Doc? on TV. Strange, seeing characters de-limbed and blown up on "Dragon Ball Z" didn't effect me, yet Bugs Bunny pretending to be dead left me deeply upset. I was a weird child... I would imagine you'd be more freaked when Bugs came back to life to deliver the final line: "Well, what do you expect from an opera? A HAPPY ending?" Actually, there are a number of "operas buffi" that DID have happy endings.
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Post by teleadm on May 19, 2017 14:46:16 GMT
I have to agree, the early Bugs Bunny shorts he was nearly an anarchist who did anything to destroy the establishment, and sometimes one feels sorry for his opponents (at least I), but changing times and tastes forced him to be more humanized. I guess one of the reason was to make him more family friendly, the same thing that happened to Mickey Mouse who over the years was transformed to the voice of common sence (and some say a bore), and Woody Woodpecker too for that matter who became a family father (I don't think the kids where son-in-laws, but I might be wrong too).
Just for the fun of it, here are the Swedish names of: Bugs Bunny = Snurre Sprätt Mickey Mouse = Musse Pigg (in earlier movies Micke Mus) Woody Woodpecker = Hacke Hackspätt
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Post by koskiewicz on May 19, 2017 15:02:25 GMT
...as a child, I owned a "Viewmaster" and my very first circular insert was a story of Bugs and Elmer Fudd. The imagery was so realistic that I became an immediate fan of the animated genre.
"so long screwy, see you in Saint Looie...!!!"
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Post by snsurone on May 19, 2017 15:16:06 GMT
I have to agree, the early Bugs Bunny shorts he was nearly an anarchist who did anything to destroy the establishment, and sometimes one feels sorry for his opponents (at least I), but changing times and tastes forced him to be more humanized. I guess one of the reason was to make him more family friendly, the same thing that happened to Mickey Mouse who over the years was transformed to the voice of common sence (and some say a bore), and Woody Woodpecker too for that matter who became a family father (I don't think the kids where son-in-laws, but I might be wrong too). Just for the fun of it, here are the Swedish names of: Bugs Bunny = Snurre Sprätt Mickey Mouse = Musse Pigg (in earlier movies Micke Mus) Woody Woodpecker = Hacke Hackspätt Hmmm, I really don't think of Bugs as anti-establishment. IMHO, Yogi Bear is a better example of that. Think about it: Yogi goes out of his way to break the Jellystone Park rules, especially "Don't Feed the Bears", yet he enjoys the comfort and security of the place. BTW, Woody Woodpecker was the guardian of his nephew and niece, who were named Knockhead and Spinner. But, as far as I know, that was only in the comic books, not in the animated cartoons. In French: Mickey Mouse: Michel Souris Donald Duck: Donald Canard
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Post by fangirl1975 on May 19, 2017 18:04:19 GMT
I think Bugs Bunny's hysterical.
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Post by marshamae on May 20, 2017 2:52:21 GMT
Télé Dean i see tye same Character arc in Mickey , Bugs and Woody. Their faces start out pointy and angular with lots of sharp edges. Their humor is wild and unpredictable and they are likely to set things on fire or throw them out windows. As the key drawings get softer and rounder , the character becomes more of a practice joker. In Mickey' s case he becomes a suburban homeowner . Donald Duck goes through the same character arc. It reminds me of Fred MacMurray , starting out as an unpredictable leading man and ending up as the dad in The Shaggy Dog. Donald and Daffy Duck might owe something to Harpo Marx, who started out as a dangerous grabber of women and cutter of ties, and becomes positively cuddley by Night at the Opera.
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Post by teleadm on May 20, 2017 20:26:23 GMT
In French: Mickey Mouse: Michel Souris Donald Duck: Donald Canard Just for the fun of it! Donald Duck = Kalle Anka in swedish (though some early coloring book called him Onkel Jonas) Donald Duck = Anders And in Denmark (I live close to Denmark)
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Post by politicidal on May 20, 2017 22:13:46 GMT
Always liked Daffy better.
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Post by petrolino on May 20, 2017 22:52:42 GMT
'Eh, What's up Doc?'
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Post by snsurone on May 21, 2017 0:44:17 GMT
"You're dethpicable!"
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Post by vegalyra on May 22, 2017 14:37:30 GMT
I didn't really care for Bugs. Daffy was more of my favorite character. I also liked Speedy Gonzales. I particularly liked the WB Looney Tunes shorts when they went to the abstract credits at the beginning (1960's to early 1970's?). Some fairly edgy themes.
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Post by snsurone on May 22, 2017 15:37:30 GMT
I didn't really care for Bugs. Daffy was more of my favorite character. I also liked Speedy Gonzales. I particularly liked the WB Looney Tunes shorts when they went to the abstract credits at the beginning (1960's to early 1970's?). Some fairly edgy themes. Daffy made some great shorts for WB: NASTY QUACKS, DRAFTEE DAFFY, and IMO, his masterpiece: THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY. I wish Boomerang would air these cartoons, as well as those gems of the Leon Schlesinger era, many of which starred a very funny Porky Pig.
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Post by koskiewicz on May 22, 2017 16:53:27 GMT
....you cwazy wabbit!!!
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