Under Chuck Jones's directing and supervision, Bugs Bunny is tagged after a lion following the same theme as the earlier Elmer Fudd episodes. We're first introduced with a lion and his friends in the jungle featuring a monkey, a giraffe and a hippopotamus. What's attention grabbing is that each animal has a line, thus the voice acting is very substantial through Tex Avery and Tedd Pierce's teamwork with Mel Blanc.
The earlier model layouts for Bugs Bunny was unformed. Not just that, also the character layouts for the animals are 1930s' Disney level. The lion has a jaw like an ape. Some of its movements are taken from Goofy. Above all, even though Bugs Bunny is smaller than its actual size, the lion looks the same size as him. That size issue really distracts attention while he is attacking at Bugs, as we know that the lion is trying to prove he's not washed up from being the king of the jungle. It should have been drawn up at least a little brutal. Yet, what Chuck Jones offers is just Elmer Fudd in lion appearance.
Put the layouts aside, the story is so-so. It doesn't have any unique development and jokes at all. Storytelling sometimes gets very weak that more than a couple times, Bugs uses signboards. Something very unique but silly: Bugs Bunny's mum appears at end, "Mrs.Bugs Bunny". It all relies on Woody Woodpecker-type fast motion tricks. After all, a Bugs Bunny episode, only good for infants and children at age 6.
The earlier model layouts for Bugs Bunny was unformed. Not just that, also the character layouts for the animals are 1930s' Disney level. The lion has a jaw like an ape. Some of its movements are taken from Goofy. Above all, even though Bugs Bunny is smaller than its actual size, the lion looks the same size as him. That size issue really distracts attention while he is attacking at Bugs, as we know that the lion is trying to prove he's not washed up from being the king of the jungle. It should have been drawn up at least a little brutal. Yet, what Chuck Jones offers is just Elmer Fudd in lion appearance.
Put the layouts aside, the story is so-so. It doesn't have any unique development and jokes at all. Storytelling sometimes gets very weak that more than a couple times, Bugs uses signboards. Something very unique but silly: Bugs Bunny's mum appears at end, "Mrs.Bugs Bunny". It all relies on Woody Woodpecker-type fast motion tricks. After all, a Bugs Bunny episode, only good for infants and children at age 6.