Every "Looney Tunes" Reviewed (Part 2)

[@thegamingfish547]

Tex actually commented on the melodies shorts in an old obscure interview. Basically he said building a cartoon around a song was obnoxious and that he felt it ruined the cartoon, but because of a perfectionist mindset he could never allow downright horrible animation to be included in them on purpose

[@canaisyoung3601]

So that's why "Page Miss Glory" is beautiful, despite not being Avery's favorite.

[@DrCorndog1]

I love hearing the unadulterated derision you have for these early Bosko and Buddy cartoons.

[@VOMITQUEEN]

Well deserved because those cartoons were bland as hell

[@denereo-da-stereo]

35:11 31 years later in 1969, the Entire Classic Looney Tunes series ends with a toon of the same name.

[@mangoman2637]

i loved watching both part 1 and 2. i can definitely respect watching over 200 8-9 minute shorts, even with how tiring it can be. it's also really interesting and fun to see how much looney tunes has changed, from being somewhat boring and mediocre shorts to watch in the cinema, to being the crazy and wacky looney tunes we know today. i cannot wait for part 3 and all the other ones!

[@efrenaguayo4109]

I really enjoyed this video, very interesting and informative. Also I love how you found restored or at least high quality footage (Not all) of this classic 1930s Shorts. Keep up the good work, can't wait for part 3. 👍

[@glowworm2]

The shorts almost immediately seem to perk up a bit with Tashlin, Avery and Clampett in the director chairs. Tashlin was an extremely underrated director in my opinion and some of his shorts reviewed here, "Now that Summer Has Gone", "The Case of the Stuttering Pig" and "Porky's Double Trouble" are absolutely terrific. I also really love "Little Red Walking Hood" from Avery. It has a nice, sketchy style going for it and the humor hits really well--especially the ending and Grandma stopping the chase scene to talk to the grocer on the phone.

[@4v0c4t10n]

Been waiting for this

[@Colonel-Llama]

Little Red Walking Hood was also the debut of Elmer Fudd, who actually coexisted with Egghead.

[@robbiewalker2831]

Lobby Cards tells us that’s the case.

[@transhumanistgamer8963]

"What is it with Warner Brothers cartoons and spanking monkeys?" 'Spank the monkey' is a euphemism for masturbation. If you ever see a scene where a chicken is getting choked, the same thing. Basically it's an adult joke in the form of a visual pun.

[@chrisrj9871]

I appreciate those "celebrities of the era" caricature shorts as time-capsules. What if they were gone for good and what if today's animated sitcoms never referenced today's celebrities or current events? It'd be like saying history never happened, it'd be like all the times we live in today never happened or even mattered. These shorts help us acknowledge that they've existed and such a tradition helps acknowledge that _we've_ existed. The new generations need to acknowledge that people and things existed back then, or else in this pattern, the newer generations after us won't -ackn- understand that _we've_ existed or mattered. It's just something I worry about every day as someone of late Gen-X.

[@kelleyceccato7025]

Too many folks from the younger generations don't even recognize Looney Tunes anymore.

[@confusedmaggs]

Loved both videos. This is an idea that I always thought would be good, and it definitely hasn't disappointed me. Keep up the great work man

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

Hooray! I've been waiting for Part 2. Not disappointed! I look forward for Part 3!

[@PetProjects2011]

The thing I really noticed here, that I never thought much about before is Bob Clampett is the first to really have the WB cartoons LOOK like WB cartoons. Before Clampett came on board, the overall character designs were still in the "cutesy Disney-like" phase. You could argue Chuck Jones might have also had a hand in reshaping the WB cartoons during this period as well, as he actually co-directed those early Clampett cartoons, but was left uncredited for unknown reasons.

[@seroujghazarian6343]

28:29 also, the episode that marked the first time (an albeit very slow rendition of) The Merry go-round broke down made its jump to the main theme of Looney Tunes

[@misterphonograph1893]

Also I love these videos. Watched the first one multiple times I can't believe I'm a week late to part two! Great stuff and very well put together. Appreciate the nice audio quality too.

[@tvbytes4092]

Another great video which has encouraged me to seek out some of these shorts. Thank you!

[@stephenoconnor9904]

Love all these videos, Cannot wait for the next part {Part Six).

[@A.nonymous-n1w]

Bosco, Buddy, and Beans? Very creative early naming convention.

[@jackatkinson3682]

One scene in Buddy Steps Out still lives rent-free in my head: that music cue when the Atlas statue comes alive and rescues Picture Buddy from the window. I haven't seen the cartoon itself in over 30 years, but I remember that horn going, "Bap, Bap, Bap, Bap-a-lap-a-lap, Bap-a-lap-a-lap!" It's cringy but catchy at the same time. 😬😬😬

[@chrismulwee4911]

I agree , that,Tick, Tock, Tuckered is a vast improvement over the original Porky's Badtime Story. It's faster, and therefore, funnier. And the end gag with the alarm clock is far funnier than it was in the earlier version.

[@robbiewalker2831]

8:18: Hey look, it’s a Banzai Bill; and the cartoon shares the same name with another Mario enemy.

[@misterphonograph1893]

I really wish there was a collection of these old cartoons on DVD or Blu-ray. I would really love a massive 1929 to 1969 boxset or something like that.

[@thehickcritic]

Unfortunately, I don't think it's likely. Remastering cartoons cost money, and some of the cartoons (like most of the Buddy ones that people don't care about) are in really bad shape. Also, some of these cartoons have some really outdated racial stereotypes, which makes a complete and uncensored collection unlikely, at least in the near future.

[@Austro5678]

ok

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@thehickcritic With the current condition of Warner Bros., not likely.

[@flippyfrogman]

I’m super excited for the rest of this series!

[@laurianelivi]

I'm watching your videos while I see the rates I give at the time and I'm so shock our ratings match lmao

[@glowworm2]

A few small notes. "Clean Pastures", the angel character in question that you find annoying was a caricature of Stepin Fetchit who was unfortunately known for depicting a stereotypical lazy black guy, but it also made him extremely famous at the time. He's been caricatured in quite a few of the Censored 11 shorts, in particular, "All This and Rabbit Stew." Also, not to condone "Jungle Jitters" as I too absolutely do not care for this short at all, but the salesman's voice is annoying because he's based on a popular radio show character at the time, Elmer Blurt. To be fair, I have noticed a pattern where if the character's voice is annoying, like say, Red Riding Hood from "Little Red Riding Rabbit" or Toots from "Quentin Quail", chances are, they're based off of a popular radio show character at the time.

[@samueljackson8028]

I feel like if Bob Clampett or even Tex Avery handled the Buddy cartoons, they would've been a lot better than how they turned out

[@thepandasamurai228]

I think beans could have been a great charachter if they gave him more time in my opinion he had way more personality than what Bosko and Buddy had

[@Austro5678]

yay a part two came out now part 3 coming

[@A.nonymous-n1w]

I like to imagine The Censored Eleven as the 7 Evil Exes of Looney Toons.

[@siberiankiss706]

They sure do call you "The HICK Critic" for a reason.

[@palehorse6655]

I got a feeling this guy doesn't like buddy

[@chrismulwee4911]

You failed to mention that, Boulevardier From The Bronx is the cartoon to make usage of Merrily We Roll Along as the new Merrie Melodies theme song.

[@passievruchtentv]

With September in the Rain you saw a heavily censored version. There are scenes with black stereotypes making the cartoon clock out around 7 minutes.

[@glowworm2]

Even uncut, this one is rather short, clocking in at around 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

[@felixleidig8307]

i dont feel youre comments about needing to understand every popculture reference a lot of the living magazines shorts work fantastic even when you dont know every celebrity

[@kelleyceccato7025]

With regard to "Now That Summer Is Gone," one of the standout elements for me is Mel Blanc's tour de force performance. Warners finally knew how best to deploy him. His version of the title tune is hilariously cynical. I also think his song from "With Plenty of Money and You," "With Plenty of Gravy on You," is a standout moment from that short. The need to work a musical number into every Merrie Melodies short can be annoying, but at least Blanc is a master at selling those songs.

[@supervector4757]

I love to singa (1936), South Park (1997) 61 Year Difference

[@canaisyoung3601]

28:24: I Want to Be a Sailor was one of the few cable-run Looney Tunes cartoons I saw as a kid in the early 1990s (before Cartoon Network became part of the basic cable package), and I still think it's funny in some parts. Having it as a four out of ten seems mean, but hey, it might not appeal to everyone. And, I'm sorry, Jungle Jitters gets a four. I thought it was reviled enough for a two or a one. Guess the white guilt and shame over outdated stereotypes isn't as strong as I thought. Though I'm glad someone gave "Sunday Go To Meetin' Time" a decent grade. Most who review the Looney Tunes cartoons (specifically the Censored Eleven) pretty much write this one off. And "Uncle Tom's Bungalow". 34:48: I like Now That Summer is Gone too, mostly because of childhood nostalgia, mostly because it looks like a Disney (or 1930s WB musical) spoof, and mostly because I love Frank Tashlin cartoons and feel they should get the same love as Jones, Avery, and Clampett (and, to a lesser extent, Freleng and McKimson, but Freleng and McKimson are on the same boat as Tashlin in terms of being vastly underrated).

[@glowworm2]

It wasn't exactly my cup of tea either, but I do love the one bit where the mother parrot is recounting the day her drunken husband sailed for a certain island only for him to correct her through the flashback. It's definitely a Tex Avery touch.

[@verybadwordforname]

Lmao just the complete opposite of the mysterious mr enter

[@bobbyj-x7v]

A great idea for a series with good commentaries, but the rating system is laughably bad. How several hundred films can be rated but none get a 0, 1, or 2 out ten, is bizarre - as if turning out a cartoon merits a medal.

[@DadeChawi]

Why does that blue bird look like Mordecai

[@stevenallen9992]

Part 3

[@TJWproductions1]

Great

[@happyguy9783]

The year 1936 got better thank goodness the only short from 1936 i like are the cartoons not to feature Beans, because i prefer Porky Pig better. W for Porky, L for Buddy and Beans the Mickey and Felix rip off, thank god both of them are gone for good, it's just my opinion not yours people.