"Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings" is basically a series of interviews with the creators of the Looney Tunes and children of deceased animators. They talk about how Bugs Bunny got created and how he became the most popular cartoon character of all time. Although he's certainly my favorite, there wasn't much in this mini-documentary that I couldn't have guessed on my own (in other words, I predicted what was up, doc). And they could have talked about how the cartoons have declined in quality recently. Good for hardcore fans, but most people probably won't take much interest in it. Available on "Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Vol 1".
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Bugs 101
movieman_kev3 November 2005
This short 5 and a half minute featurette, which can be found as an extra on Disc one of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1. It's nothing more than a basic primer for the character of Bugs Bunny made, I'm thinking, with an eye geared for newbies to the classical Looney Tunes. It features interviews telling why people like Bugs and how he got so popular. REALLY basic stuff (the same can be said for pretty much all the other Behind the Toons feauterettes that are on Volume 1, fortunately the Behind the Tune features would get so much better starting with the ones found on volume 2).
My Grade: C-
My Grade: C-
Bugs Bunny, the greatest animated cartoon star
J. Spurlin22 January 2009
Ruth Clampett, Stan Freberg and others speculate on why Bugs Bunny has such an enduring appeal. Part of it is: he can get away with anything. Leonard Maltin notes that the personality of Bugs Bunny was a collaborative effort. Chuck Jones calls him a "comic hero." Noel Blanc (Mel's son) and Bill Melendez extol the contribution of Mel Blanc, Bugs Bunny's voice. Jerry Beck tells us that exhibitors were the first sign of Bugs's popularity with audiences: they demanded more Bugs Bunny pictures. Joe Dante and others note more reasons for Bugs's success: he's smart and he always wins.
Bugs Bunny, the greatest animated cartoon character, could probably sustain a feature-length documentary, but it's nice to see him as the subject of this short film, created for the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume One" and located on Disc 1.
Bugs Bunny, the greatest animated cartoon character, could probably sustain a feature-length documentary, but it's nice to see him as the subject of this short film, created for the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume One" and located on Disc 1.
The Most Famous Cartoon Character Ever
ccthemovieman-11 March 2007
"I think one of the reasons Bugs Bunny stood out as a star right away that he was such a strong character, " said Ruth Clampett. "Bugs said a lot of things we wish we could say and get away with things we'd like to get away with." Ruth is the daughter of Bugs' animator Bob Clampett.
"Bugs was just an arrogant, flamboyant character," adds comedian Stan Freberg, one of the Looney Tunes voices.
So begins this short "documentary" about the most famous cartoon character ever in which a number of people explain why they think Bugs was so popular.
I found it interesting. It can viewed as one of the features on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume One DVD.
"Bugs was just an arrogant, flamboyant character," adds comedian Stan Freberg, one of the Looney Tunes voices.
So begins this short "documentary" about the most famous cartoon character ever in which a number of people explain why they think Bugs was so popular.
I found it interesting. It can viewed as one of the features on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume One DVD.
Bugs Bunny is given his just desserts . . .
oscaralbert7 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
. . . by a collage of his former directors, their relatives, his biographers, and his portrait artists in this six-minute DVD "extra," A RABBIT FOR ALL SEASONINGS. During Warner Bros. Looney Tunes "Golden Age," Bugs appeared in about 170 theatrical releases (out of Warner's 1,100 or so total), says Looney historian Jerry Beck. Out of the dozens of Looney characters Mel Blanc voiced, Bugs was his favorite, reveals Mel's son, Noel. (Mel was responsible for some major dental work on Mr. Bunny, down-sizing his originally very buck teeth.) Bugs was far smarter than Warner's other animated characters, and remains the world's most popular cartoon personality, this jury of 12 (give or take one) concur. Though these commentators are not given enough time to compare Bugs' "Real Life Hero" status to his Hollywood Live-Action contemporaries, listening to this and the other "bonus features" on Looney Tunes Golden Collection (I): Disc One (2003) makes it clear that Bugs should be ranked far above John "Il Duce" Wayne--and perhaps just below Real Life Brig. Gen. James Stewart.
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