Saturday, May 23, 2020

On The Air: Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020)

Four days away from its official launch, HBO Max serves up a watch party for Looney Tunes Cartoons. Bugs Bunny (Eric Bauza) is our announcer.

On tap:

Tweety & Sylvester in "Boo! Appetweet".

Bugs & Elmer Fudd in "Plunger", a silent spot.

Daffy Duck in "Bubble Dum".

Edit, 2/1/21: The video has been privatized. In its place, we'll use the show logo, like so:


"Boo! Appetweet" draws most of its inspiration from Tex Avery, specifically the oft-copied Droopy gags. "Plunger" is what it is, a fun filler. "Bubble Dum" presents two iterations of Daffy in one. Yes, he's the screwball duck we remember, but he's also a bit of a dimbulb, as presented on The Looney Tunes Show, because who else would think "street gum" is good to eat?

Plus, the Behind the Scenes bit with Bugs showing how he's drawn is a good way, as he points out, of acknowledging his 80th birthday.

Rating: A.
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3 comments:

  1. SilverstarSaturday, 23 May, 2020

    I'm liking what I've been seeing so far. These shorts are what The Looney Tunes Show should have been, IMO. Also, nice of Bugs to acknowledge his 80th birthday; didn't know it was coming up.

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  2. MisterSigSaturday, 23 May, 2020

    These cartoons are like a sweatshirt you haven't worn in a while. The instant you put it on, you feel instant comfort and a bit of nostalgia. Props to Candi Milo for pulling off the Granny voice we've heard in many of those Freling-directed Tweety shorts.

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  3. hobbyfanSunday, 24 May, 2020

    Candi did a great job channeling the spirit of June Foray, Granny's original portrayer. I kept waiting for Granny to return to find the house a mess, but, nope.

    And, yeah, Bugs (and, to a lesser extent, Elmer) is part of the Class of 1940. What a group, dominated, IIRC, by superheroes.....

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