Every "Looney Tunes" Reviewed (Part 9)

[@glowworm2]

An equally charming bit of trivia to "The Mouse that Jack Built" is that the only "payment" that Jack Benny wanted in return for supplying his voice for his mouse persona was a copy of the short itself. Amusingly, it kind of fits in with his "lovable cheapskate" character that he portrayed on his radio and television show.

[@cherylshover6728]

seeing A Mutt in A Rutt getting a high ranking made me happy more so for the fact that even in his burnout era, Robert McKimson could still pull out something great. "The old man's still got it!" type of feeling.

[@doddsino]

Gotta still feel bad for McKimson considering he only had a fraction of the budget Jones and Freleng did.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Plus he had to practically rebuild his unit after the temporary closure of the studio.

[@Эльфёныч]

​@@stephenholloway6893, yeah...poor Bob. I always feel sad for him. It almost looks like McKimson was betrayed by his workers. I can understand why his animator Rod Scribner left his unit. He really felt restricted and unsatisfied, while working for him, but...why did all other crew members leave him? It still remains a mystery for me....

[@DanielFlores-w4j]

If only they would or at least some if them came back after the shutdown but the problem is that the budget would get lower and lower so It would make sense that rod scribner and herman cohen would leave but Charles and Phil would figure out a way how it can work but they were all fired 2 months before the shutdown.

[@glowworm2]

"Hare-Way to the Stars" was also one of my favorite Bugs Bunny shorts growing up. There's so much memorable dialogue here, from Marvin asking "Where's the kaboom?" There was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom." to Bugs regretting a drunken bender he had the night before "Gad! What a night! I'll never mix radish juice and carrot juice again!" to Bugs warning the audience "Run for the hills, folks! Or you'll be up to your armpits in martians!" I love the instant martians and the layouts by Maurice Noble are utterly fantastic and, to make a pun, out of this world!

[@raymondpowers]

This era of Looney Tunes might just have a decline of quality, but giving some of Chuck Jones' cartoons the respect they deserve is a blessing.

[@OtisNotibrus]

Really can't wait until you get onto "Now Hear This". That short is one of my all-time favourites. "Nelly's Folly" suffering budget cuts might actually be extreme stylism, since Chuck Jones was heavily inspired by the abstract but witty works of UPA. "Knighty Knight Bugs" being the only Bugs short to win an Academy award has been speculated by some as simply an apology by the Academy for not giving any of Bugs' previous shorts an award and automatically giving it to this one since it was the most recent.

[@Epicman81]

Yet another great video. Honestly, I couldn't agree more about Robin Hood Daffy. This is by far my favorite looney toons cartoon. Keep up the great work!

[@allencthulhu]

I think they used Sam in Lighter Than Air because Marvin was one of Chuck Jones' proprietary characters.

[@flippyfrogman]

LETS GO! Part 9 has finally arrived, and the final part is right around the corner! Keep up the good work, my man!

[@ThePixarlampDude]

Oh boy, Part 10 sure is gonna be an interesting one for sure. I honestly expect to see maybe a 1/10 rating for that one. Anyways, great job making it this far and great luck for the last 100 shorts.

[@chrisrj9871]

At least Part 10 will have Now Hear This. That should be at least one 10/10.

[@glowworm2]

@@chrisrj9871 I honestly really did not like that short as a kid. I think it was mostly because I felt sorry for all the things that poor guy has to go through but I also found the animation and sounds to be rather jarring. I think I'm slowly starting to come around to this one though. It's just such an abstract and surreal premise to begin with.

[@canaisyoung3601]

​@@glowworm2Now Hear This may be a weird, near-plotless cartoon that I remember seeing semi-frequently on "Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon", but at least I still remember it. It's just that now that I'm an adult, I understand it more (not fully, but more than I did as a kid).

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@glowworm2 That's the point of the cartoon: it's abstact, because an old man who's deaf gets rid of his old hearing horn, and finds what he thought was a hearing horn, but it turns out to be the Devil's Horn. Chaos ensues when sounds and surroundings get abstract and distorted. After he had enough, he gets back his old hearing horn, happy to stick with what's not broken.

[@doddsino]

I'm glad you've come around on Sylvester Jr. He was always a favorite of mine, and the reason I enjoyed the Hippety Hopper cartoons. If anything, it helped keep Sylvester Sr. from being a one note cat (for the most part if you don't include his Jones cartoons).

[@glowworm2]

I always really liked "Birds of a Father" out of all of his outings with Sylvester. That one is hilarious!

[@doddsino]

​@@glowworm2 Sylvester is just such a flexible character, probably the true "4th" star that Looney Tunes has, considering he has over 100 cartoons to his name, trailing only Bugs, Daffy and Porky. And the fact that each director did something different with him is always fun.

[@brycefourn2001]

Awesome video man! Only one part to go... Really interested to hear your thoughts on Looney Tunes' dark age (that being 1964-69). :)

[@lucthevelociraptor9321]

Part 9 is such a Wild Mixed Bag Quality that is pretty interesting. Regardless of how Good or Bad these cartoons were in this Part, I still always enjoy these reviews and diving into the Looney Tunes universe; even discovering some unique gems that I never personally seen before. Awesome Work as always. 😎

[@stephenholloway6893]

To Itch His Own was also the final short that Carl Stalling composed before his retirement.

[@kootunesscrewy]

And what's also shocking is that he didn't really compose much newer tracks after 1955.

[@PastelSkies-n3v]

Wow, the moment I finished part 8 for the first time, Part 9 appears! How equally appropriate you flashed the credits for "To Itch His Own" because that was the last cartoon Carl Stalling scored before retiring, with Milt Franklyn fully taking over until his death in 1962 save for six '58 shorts using stock music due to a musician's strike (it especially hurt "Pre-Hysterical Hare" as if that wasn't a stinker already). Good observation about Road Runner staying consistent while most were declining, "Beep Prepared" is my favorite in that series, though that could be my bias talking. Also "Prince Violent" was at one point retitled "Prince Varmint" on TV; the Blu-ray restores the original though. It was their work on "The Bugs Bunny Show" that kept Termite Terrace alive as long as they did, otherwise they might have closed when MGM did and then maybe Jones would have went straight to UPA instead of moonlighting for them which caused his firing from WB. It was Jones' infatuation with the UPA style that birthed shorts like "Go Fly a Kit", "High Note" and "Nelly's Folly". Also why Levitow and Pratt began directing their own shorts so the main directors could offload some work, add the fact that when David H. DePatie became producer in 1960, being younger than Looney Tunes itself, he gave them more creative freedom despite the budget cuts, hence co-director credits appeared onscreen for the first time. Regardless, yeah, still solid efforts and more a few classics and hidden gems, but it's really downhill from there, with Mel Blanc getting affected by his near-death auto accident, more budget cuts and burnout, dare I say it Bill Lava's music, and of course the studio closing then outsourcing to DFE... yeahhh, let's not even talk about the W7 era before it's time.

[@glowworm2]

"Unnatural History" was a short that I used to see a lot as a kid on Nickelodeon. The gag of the porcupines kissing has made me laugh for years. Also, that ending to "Cat's Paw" where the butterfly beats the crap out of Sylvester never fails to crack me up every time. It's just so ridiculously funny that it's brilliant.

[@glowworm2]

I loved your Batman joke in the plot description box for "Knighty Night Bugs."

[@cursiveM]

33:52 that aspect reminds me of the 1990 film “dances with wolves” both this and “horse hare” have a man joining along with indigenous folks, but the only differences are bugs bunny, the joke-protocol of looney tunes with native americans as the antagonist, and the fact that we 100% know horse hare is far from based on a true story, because of the star of the short

[@odisbonner7930]

Cannot wait for part 10. I want to know what you have to say about all the DePatie-Freleng and seven arts cartoons. Most should be down there like the buddy era

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

MGM in the late '50s: Let's stop making "Tom & Jerry" cartoons. Warner Bros. in the late '50s: Let's continue making "Looney Tunes" cartoons. On a more serious note, the 1960s era of "Looney Tunes" is one I'm not as familiar with as some other decades. All I know is the franchise went through severe quality degradation during this decade. I would say the drop off is 100% obvious after Chuck Jones left, and the final nail in the coffin is the period from '64 to "69. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to your last part; this series has been fun to watch.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

​@ŊʂƓ ᴀʀᴇᴍoo I love Friz Freleng, but I can tell in the early '60s he was past his prime due to creative burnout and tight budgets. I watched a Looney Tunes cartoon two days ago that involved Tweety flying in a jet cage, and it was enjoyable, but nothing spectacular. On the bright side, he got back in his A-game when he and Depatie formed their own company and made a bunch of Pink Panther and Inspector cartoons; having watched a handful of them, they're some of the funniest cartoons I watched from the '60s and '70s.

[@canaisyoung3601]

MGM still did Tom and Jerry cartoons in the 1960s. Or are we pretending the Gene Dietch and Chuck Jones/Tower 12 cartoons don't exist?

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

@@canaisyoung3601 I'm talking about the "Tom & Jerry" cartoons made by MGM's animation division - there was a three year gap before deciding to return to making new shorts, albeit with new talent for obvious reasons. While on the subject, although not my favourites, I did like some of Gene's outings (Cartoon Kit and Carmen Get It), and I enjoyed Chuck's take on the cat and mouse duo. I've sort of warmed up to them after checking out some of the DFE/Seven Arts Looney Tunes cartoons.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@fictionalmediabully9830 I did enjoy half of Gene's outing, which includes the Cartoon Kit.

[@brycefourn2001]

At least it shows that MGM had a bit more dignity than Warner Bros. during that time.

[@aaendi6661]

There are more missed opportunities for Marvin the Martian shorts, than actual Marvin the Martian shorts.

[@aaendi6661]

Jumping Jupiter Rocket Squad Martian through Georgia

[@lucasmorais7646]

I agree wholeheartedly with Jumping Jupiter and Rocket Squad.

[@durece100]

49:16 This is interesting for this sound effect in the 1990's cartoons such as Dexter's Laboratory.

[@morningblue84]

Oh dear, part 10 is gonna be interesting to hear about. And I'm gonna guess Cool Cat will be the thumbnail.

[@wirezd4279]

Man, it's just sad seeing the late Bob Mckimson cartoons more than anything

[@canaisyoung3601]

Now you're going to be down to the dregs (1962-1969) Best of luck to you. And Prince Violent's other noteworthy thing about it is that it used to be called "Prince Varmint" on American TV networks (both free TV and cable). It wasn't until recently that they restored the cartoon with its original title and credits.

[@sdm47]

A broken leghorn was actually one of my earliest exposures to foghorn leghorn

[@evelyngomez9944]

Another Fantabulous Looney Tunes video from the Hick Critic. Again, here's some notes about some of these shorts I would like to point out. What's Opera Doc is an overall amazing cartoon especially for the late 50's, and DEFINITELY should've been at least nominated for an academy award, idk how Here Today Gone Tamale had gotten the nomination, but at least another worthy cartoon won the Oscar. I wish Taz and Daffy could've had more cartoons together, they have a surprising amount of potential together especially given the ending. So you say Zoom and Bored is your favorite Roadrunner cartoon but you've given Going Going Gosh a 10... I would've never expected for a Ralph and Sam Reference to be in a Hippity Hopper short but I guess you see something new everyday. The Bomb, TNT trail, and Train gags were really funny imo, and that ending where the wolf is left out all night trying to remember what he was trying to catch was really funny and demented imo. The high diving gag, the elevator gag, and the ending spaghetti gag were all really funny imo, and the Italian setting helps elevate the cartoon for me. These late Wile.E Coyote and Roadrunner shorts reminds me of the Claude Cat and Frisky Puppy shorts without the married couple and I love that a lot. Show Biz Bugs is a classic and Daffy's speech before he does the final trick (especially the part with the boyfriends) is gold. The owner in A Waggily Tale is another good nominator for one of the ABSOLUTE WORST OWNERS IN ALL OF CARTOON MEDIA alongside with other Looney Tunes shorts such as Bone for a Bone and Un-Natural History. Why was Knighty Knight Bugs Bug's *only* Oscar win? What about Raspority Rabbit, Rabbit Of Seville, Bully For Bugs, Hair Rasing Hare, Long Haired Hare, and Pre... Just kidding, but you get my point. Weasel While You Work has the Final Appearance of the Weasel character used in 2 other Foghorn Cartoons. Hook Line and Stinker's Piano gag, and the Rude Goldberg contraption ending gag were Hysterically funny at least in my opinion. I would've given Pre-Hysterical Hare a 1/10, Has horrible music, gags, has reused animation from both "Hare Bush", and most noticeably "Caveman Inki" which were both realised in November of 1950 (weird), which both cartoons are far more superior and far less ear grating and face scratching than this one. Mouse Wreckers is far superior. Cat Feud is a phenomenal sendoff for both Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot (Cleopatra if you're really a nerd), and I think includes the second to last appearance of Claude Cat, that part's debatable but I'd like to think so cuz it does kinda look like him and matches his personality pretty well. Baton Bunny is a surprisingly beautiful and enjoyable cartoon (add that one to the list of another possible Bugs Oscar win), and Author Davis came into the picture in November of 1946 and was the first to break up the Jones, Freiling, and Mc.Kimsion trio. I'd never in all my life ever expected Bugs Bunny getting beat up by the DRUNKEN STORK character of all things (there's so many comments I wanna make about that one scene, so much that I won't think I'll be able to put it all out in this comment section), gave birth to that "If you pull that rope" meme, and is also the Drunken Stork's final appearance in the classic Looney Tunes era. Plus that ending was not what I was expecting. Due to how surprisingly good the Pepe cartoon "Really Scent" was (The best PePe cartoon since "For Scentimental Reasons"), makes me wonder what a Wile.E and Roadrunner short would've been like if it'd all been directed by him. The Landmine and Slowpoke gags really help elevate the short for me. I agree with the comment that you'd wish that Sylvester and Sylvester Jr. Would've had more experimental shorts together, cause without Hippity their dynamic becomes a lot funnier and more synical. The first half of "A Broken Leghorn" kinda reminds me of the beginning of a May 1950 short "An Egg Scramble". I'm so happy that a couple of Wile.E and Roadrunner shorts were made before my birthday. The shorts "Hook Line and Stinker" (October 11th 1958), "Wild About Hurry" (October 10th 1959), and also Hopalong Casualty (October 8th 1960) were made 1-4 days before my birthday because they're my favorite mainline chase cartoon duo (It's unfortunate Claude Cat isn't that mainstream enough to be considered a mainline character especially because he's my favorite secondary LT character and one of my favorite characters throughout the entire series but he's real close alongside with the dynamics of the 3 Bears, and Ralph and Sam); and also that steel ball gag is just amazing. That Sylvester and Sylvester Jr. Mind boggle in "Tweet Dreams" was just unnecessary. At least the ending bit was funny. That TEASE of Chuck Jones making the audience think that Wile.E Coyote was FINALLY gonna eat the Roadrunner when they were both standing at the end of a cliff, and then having the coyote fall for no reason other than the Roadrunner never having studied law was gold, and even though it reuses the ending gag from "High Diving Hare", that tease was so funny that I can forgive it, but also makes me feel really sorry for the Coyote. The only time Sylvester's wife was mentioned and makes the mind boggle from Tweet Dreams even more confusing, and has the only appearance of Sylvester Jr. In a Friz Frieling short (and what a spoiled brat he is). "Hyde And Tweet" was a phenomenal cartoon that gave a new twist to the formula, and the gag where Tweety EATS Sylvester while Sylvester yelps the word KETCH- really made me laugh and so did the ending, such a classic. I hope Arthur Q Bryan is in a better peaceful place now, and I hope that he'd never had to witness the horrible monstrosity of both Pre Hysterical Hare, and the shorts that used someone else's voice that had a horrible replacement for him while he was gone (I was gonna do a Pre Hysterical Hare and a Arthur Q Bryan Joke that caused his heart attack... But found it to be far too mean, and would've probably been a disgrace in his honor, so I won't). If PePe really smelled that bad... Not even Super Sayan Goku, Ultra Instinct Shaggy, Jimmy Neutron's Dad, or even the Mynah bird wouldn't stand a chance against him (if they're not using something to protect their nostrils that is), also he might also be only LT character to have possibly gotten an ungodly kill/death ratio accidentally. If Sam really hated Ralph that much why would he offer to take both jobs for Ralph at the end of "Steel Wool"? Why would he have a lunch and smoke break with Ralph during the middle of the cartoon? Why would he tell Ralph to have a good night at the end of "A Sheep In A Deep"? And why would he walk into the sunset with Ralph at the end of their final cartoon ("Woolen Under Where")? Just asking. Seems to me that Sam just doesn't mind using his old worn out car and might've even gave Ralph a bit of some of his money for him to buy out a new car or might've even bought the car himself to him as a gift. From Heir To Heir is Yosemite Sam's and Bug's best cartoon in a LONG WHILE, and the ending where Bugs comments that he never had any money in the first place makes me question if Bugs actually had the money and he was just lying to the audience, or if he was telling the truth and never had any money in the first place and that Sam was tormenting himself for no reason; either way the cartoon was GOLD (another list of another cartoon that Bugs could've and probably should've won another Oscar for), and if Bugs was telling the truth at the end, it would make the cartoon 10x funnier in hindsight. The earthquake pills gag was just *super* genius, and I think you're right about it being the first Coyote and RR cartoon that put the credits first before the title. If only "Lighter Than Hare" had been directed by Chuck Jones (sigh) I've always thought that it was pronounced as "Zip n' Short" not "Zip n' Snort", and the ending is like a comeback to the ending gags used in the first couple of RR cartoons. I actually like "D' Fighting Ones" a lot, the whole Dynamic between Sylvester and the dog is entertaining to me, the slapstick gags are really good most especially the TNT gag, I like them running from the officers at night, I like the train gag, and the ending was equally funny as it is cruel; a really underrated Sylvester short imo especially coming from the 60's. "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" Feels like a combination of the entire hunting trilogy, combined with Ali Baba Bunny, Combined again with Beanstalk Bunny all into one with a Lenny esc character thrown into the mix and I love that A LOT! Possibly the ONLY RR cartoon where the coyote gets a happy ending for once (which is very much appreciated). The only PePe cartoon to have the credits be in French which is interesting, and that blueballs comment deeply distributed me. Damn Tweety, I never knew you had it in you (at least Frizz's Tweety) to ever say something like that... and I like it. Am I the only one who sees the ending visual gag in "Compressed Hare" where the giant rocketship goes inside Wile.E's rock cavern to resemble something much more... PG-13 or is that just me? Probably one of the few reasons why people said that the golden age of cartoons weren't always made for kids even if they didn't include any profanity or anything of the short into them. That Transportable hole gag was just gold and probably helped the cartoon to get it's only Oscar nomination, and also it's the only RR cartoon to have it take place in the morning, noon, late evening, and night. The last episode of Sylvester and Tweety mysteries also goes into detail about the idea of what'll happen if Sylvester FINALLY ate Tweety (without the guilt of course), and it also kind of feels like either a sequel or prequel to "Birds Anonymous". That's all folks, have a good day!

[@thehickcritic]

Clarification: I would say that "Zoom and Bored," had my favorite Roadrunner opening, but that "Going Going Gosh" is my all time favorite Road Runner cartoon as a whole. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@evelyngomez9944]

​@@thehickcriticOh that makes a lot more sense thanks for clarifying, and good luck on Part 10 (By Golly you're gonna need it).

[@SkiKoala]

Unpopular opinion: Birds Anonymous is better than What's Opera Doc

[@edennettles1537]

Agreed

[@evelyngomez9944]

So is Rabbit Of Seville

[@eulogp9888]

Unpopular opinion: Bird Anonymous is 10 times better than overrated What's Opera, Doc?

[@andyjay729]

55:16 Was this before or after the Western Airlines "It's the onnnnly way to fly!" ad campaign?

[@happyyellow6717]

I feel like in this era is very inconsistent. The cartoons are overall worse, but when they struck gold, it was better than any other era. What's Opera doc is considered the best cartoon ever made by a lot of people, and Birds Anonymous is often considered Friz Freleng's greatest cartoon. But inbetween their peaks, there were huge, low valleys.

[@aaendi6661]

@@happyyellow6717 I'm convinced Bird's Anonymous had an uncredited animator. It almost looks like a Chuck Jones cartoon in some scenes.

[@kootunesscrewy]

Idk why, but around 1961, their animation quality start to wane (even if it was still unique). Sure, the animation began to wane a bit since like 1957, but it still retain wildness of the characters. (Also, I respect your opinion on most of the shorts you disliked. Tho, I would agree that after 1954, majority of the shorts started to feel hit or miss.)

[@Lars_E_Mou]

Now I believe that the "Hare-way to the Stars" with the "Add water" on martians, was the one that inspired Joe Dante to do the Gremlins.

[@EsmeMarion]

The beginning of the end.... I am both hyped and absolutely scared for part 10 I grew up with The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie too - watched that all the time as a kid, had a DVR recording of it on our old cable box.

[@travisdelafuente1150]

Honestly What's Opera Doc should have won the Oscar instead of Knighty Knight Bugs but it was released right around the same time as Birds Anonymous so that's just a minor complaint. What's Opera Doc is the Fantasia of Warner Bros cartoons.

[@Solomon0424]

Thank you for not outwardly accusing Pepe for raping Penelope in the block of ice scene.

[@SvenElven]

18:40 - Continuity error? I always thought it was just an intentionally surreal gag 😅

[@gasparzone_eltipoquecomenta]

6:42 it syncs

[@Edalgm]

What's Opera, Doc was not nominated for academy award because eddy selzer didn't summit the cartoon to the academy as he didn't like the cartoon

[@PetProjects2011]

Actually that's a misconception. On the Cartoon Research website, it was shown that What's Opera Doc was indeed submitted.

[@PenExploded13]

Honestly, I would have given West of the Pesos a 7 or a 7.5. Sure it reuses the "Speedy friend of everyone sister" thing, but it does have a creative premise of Speedy trying to save his fellow mice from a lab. Also i enjoyed the train gag. I really liked Warren Batchelder's animation here. Ted Bonnicksen at 2nd. Cannery Woe and Message to Gracias tried too hard to be what West of the Pesos was.

[@austinnix4416]

I'm honestly not sure why Apes of Wrath was included on a VHS compilation called Taz's Jungle Jam. Taz was not in this. My only guess is that they wanted to fill the runtime and had no other Taz cartoons.

[@SmellyTreeProductions]

Fun fact: my dentist actually knew chuck jones in person. They met in 1990 and chuck even drew my dentists and his kids as porkys. In the waiting room, you can actually see 3 frames of animation from Baton Bunny

[@wirezd4279]

Please don't quote me on this one But i think one of the possibility as to why Yosemite Sam was used instead of Marvin in 'Lighter than Hare' was because different units had exclusive control of certain characters, which was why similarly Bugs didn't go up against Yosemite Sam in 'Mississipi Hare'

[@glowworm2]

That’s what I thought too. Some characters belonged to certain directors, such a Foghorn Leghorn to McKimson, or Tweety to Friz Freleng. To be honest, I like “Lighter than Hare” because it gives Sam a different role here that still works despite the strange premise of him being from outer space.

[@aaendi6661]

@@wirezd4279 That doesn't explain why Marvin the Martian was not in Jumping Jupiter and Rocket Squad.

[@laurianelivi]

My god I can't believe it this series is near to an end

[@evelyngomez9944]

HOLY CRAP!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY HERE!! WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE END THIS IS HUGGGEEE!!!

[@flippyfrogman]

Jack Benny voicing a caricature of himself in “The Mouse That Jack Built” actually wasn’t the first time Looney Tunes did that with a celebrity. Often when a Kay Kyser caricature was made (Africa Squeaks, Hollywood Steps Out, Slap Happy Pappy) Kay voiced it himself, that is unless IMDb is lying to me

[@glowworm2]

I believe Kay Kyser actually did voice himself in "Africa Squeaks". I'm uncertain of the others though.

[@diegocalderon5190]

14:27 I'm impressed that they just literally stoled the designs from the dogs at the pound in Lady and the Tramp

[@Uetti]

Really!

[@kaplisisdx8651]

Great part as usual! Even with the low budget and the teams not being at their peak, im surprised that the animation still looks smooth at many points, and we still got some high notes here. I can see the sad feeling of these experienced artists not succeding in trying to bring back their old magic, but it looks far better than what i expected... Some of these creators are lucky that people couldn't just complain about the quality of cartoons online back in the day, because the 60s really was a decade of decay in terms of animation. It's worse than what happened in the 2000s. Luckily not so many people were "cartoon fans" at the time, because it's kind of sad to see that quality of animation would not improve much in many decades to come... If i was born in the 60s, i would need to wait like 30 years in order to see something "new" that can rival the smooth 40s animation. That's just a shame! And yes, it's weird that Knighty knight bugs was the one to win the oscar, but to be fair the animation and backgrounds look better than other episodes of this era, and also the projects of other companies at the time...

[@extrahistory8956]

About the animation fans thing, there were people, even back then that made their strong opinions very clear. Gene Deitch, who worked on 13 _Tom and Jerry_ cartoons in 1961-62, remembers he was sent a death threat by a fan because he believed he had ruined the _Tom and Jerry_ series.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

​@@extrahistory8956 Fun fact. Gene's "Tom & Jerry" cartoons outperformed "Looney Tunes" financially; it was the first time "Tom & Jerry" consistently became the highest grossing series of shorts. Something must be up if more people went to watch the duo at their lowest point than another Warner Bros. short. 😂

[@dorothytheuyfanatic5118]

So after part 10, will you review the post-classic shorts? There definitely an improvement over the 1960s for sure.

[@thehickcritic]

Probably not at this time. That being said, I will get around to doing it (and will probably review the Private Snafu cartoons around the same time), but after spending almost a year focusing on just Looney Tunes, I kind of want to move on to something else for the time being. After I finish Part 10, I am planning on doing a quick Part 10.5 where I'll basically provide re-reviews I either wasn't satisfied with, or felt I was too harsh on, before doing the final ranking video.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@thehickcritic I'm guessing some of them are Pepe Le Pew based, as Pepe is a helpless romantic at best, and a stalker at worst... there is one thing we can agree on with Pepe, and that he cares about the female emotion unlike Alex from a Clockwork Orange (seriously WB, you cancelled Pepe, but not Alex? In the words of Tweety Pie: "What a Hypotwit").

[@Evanthemovieguy]

Really interesting collection here. We have What's Opera, Doc and Birds Anonymous, which are two of the all-time greats, as well as Bugs' only Oscar win, Knighty Knight Bugs...which is a little weird. I mean, it's a decent cartoon, but nowhere near Bugs' best (not even his best from 1958), and he probably should've won one ages ago. And overall, yeah, definitely this is where the series starts to go downhill a lot. Right around 1958, definitely '59. The animation especially is a massive downgrade. Chuck Jones' cartoons were definitely the strong points through this collection.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

It's mainly because Chuck knew how to work around his limitations. His cartoons had this inspiring embracing of abstract minimalism that works perfectly in a more restrictive and corporate environment without any sacrificing of artistic and creative integrity. Needless to say, he's a figure I look up to for quality inspiration on what makes a great cartoon. His firing was a huge blow to "Looney Tunes" overall; the day they lost the most consistently lively director, one that still had a lot of juice left, was the moment the franchise some would say "jumped the shark".

[@val566]

Knighty knight bugs is not even in my top 10 sam vs bugs cartoons I think lol. It's always a shock that this is his cartoon with an oscar

[@chrismulwee4911]

It seems, to me, that, by this time from 1959 onward that Bugs Bunny had been extremely toned down. He's now mostly calm and relaxed, and usually plays the straight man. This mostly true with Freleng's and Mc Kimson's versions of Bugs Jones's rabbit retained a little of the wackiness of the rabbit of yore, but otherwise, he was now the polar opposite of the pre- A Wild Hare prototype rabbit of Porky;s Hare Hunt, Hare-Um-Scare-Um etc. Anyone agree with me? Feel Free to reply

[@supervector4757]

Hold my beer 🍺

You forgot to mention how a batch of cartoons in 1958 used stock music instead of a live orchestra because Milt Franklin and the musicians union went on strike against Warner Bros., it's most notable in Pre-Hysterical Hare.

[@robbiewalker2831]

30:30: Hates how the "Pigeons flying out the Window" gag is repeated, but didn't realize the "Beavers Damning the River" gag was reused.

[@glowworm2]

The damning the river gag was used in a different manner though from the one used in "The Eager Beaver." The pigeons flying out the window gag is practically identical to the other two times it was used.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@glowworm2 I mean, if you were to call a variant “new”, then that’s fine; but this is not *exactly* the same “pigeons flying out the window” gag, as the two times before it reused the same animation and punchline. Here, there’s no punchline, it’s just “pigeons fly out the window, because they can”, the end, fade to black.

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

Friz probably couldn't use Marvin as he was a Chuck Jones character.

[@jayminyoel7911]

I’m pretty sure that there are multiple occasions of Looney Tunes directors using characters made by the other directors. Art Davis made Odor of the Day with Pepe le Pew, and Chuck himself put a Tweety cameo in one of his Claude Cat/Frisky Puppy cartoons.

[@dani2190]

Honestly I see What's Opera Doc not as the best Looney Tunes shor but the best Chuck Jones short EVER! Birds Anonymouse is a GREAT cartoon pearsonally. Ducking the Devil honestly why don't we see Daffy vs Taz way more because it's funny. Peaesanally Show Biz Bugs is my favorite Bugs and Daffy cartoon Robin Hood Daffy has probally the best gags expecally the tripping gag at the beggining. Hare-Way to the Stars really funny Marvinbthe Martian cartoon expecally that ending. Knighty Knight Bugs is a fun cartoon honestly. Cat Feud is a really good cartoon also NEVER EVER attack Pussyfoot or try to steal her stuff or else. Reall Scent is my favorite Pepe Le Pew cartoon af all time. Who Scent You? Is a fun Pepe Le Pew cartoon. Hyde and Go Tweet is a really weird catoon but a good cartoon nontherless. Rabbit's Feat is my favorite Bugs and Wile cartoon just because of how funny it is. Lighter Than Hare is just a really fun catoon to me. The Abominable Snow Rabbit is a fun cart but will it kill Bugs to actully not take a short cut that's why he gets lost.🐻

[@chrisrj9871]

Say what you will about Backwoods Bunny, at least Elvis "Elvie-Boy" almost dropped the F-Bomb. Also, I predict the average rating of the final 100 in the theatrical era to actually go below the second set of 100, if not the first. Can't wait!

[@val566]

I have difficulties ranking most roadrunner cartoons that high. I think most deserve a 7 maybe some a 8 or 9 and the one with the catapult gag the only 10. But tbh one reason might be that most dvds or vhs have all cartoons with the same characters, so roadrunner vhs were always a bit too repetitive. They are certainly better as a break between other cartoons

[@PetProjects2011]

For a few good laughs, read the plot synopsises for the Road Runner cartoons.

[@cincaninca]

46:34 my childhood episode

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

"Nelly's Folly," arguably the best Warner Bros. cartoon of the '60s, is so good with such a strong story, why quibble about two brief scenes?

[@glowworm2]

I actually recently watched this short online again. I was actually crying by the end of it when the male giraffe joins her song. It's a short that is surprisingly adult with the infidelity plot between the married giraffe at the zoo NOT being played for laughs. It's a really great short that touches me a lot more as an adult than as a child as the cheating scandal went completely over my head as a kid.

[@jonathanadair6847]

Unpopular opinion: The next 100 shorts are actually not that bad

[@glowworm2]

To be honest, as a kid, I really didn't mind the Merlin the Magic Mouse, Cool Cat or even the Wile E. Coyote and Roadruner (I didn't really know the difference as a child between those and the obviously more superior Chuck Jones' ones.) shorts that much. However, it was definitely those Speedy and Daffy shorts that were the worst of the bunch. There are a few shorts that actually were pretty good, such as "Chimp and Zee" and Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too" and the Bunny and Claude shorts had a GREAT opening theme song.

[@BenildaChiucinco]

4:31 it have the taz only against daffy

[@Edalgm]

I'm expecting some 0/10s next part

[@dbanimators]

I'm personally not a huge fan of What's Opera, Doc?, in fact I quite regard it as overestimated. -Layouts look stunning, Maurice Noble is one of Jones' main men so no wonder here. -The beginning up to Elmer chasing Bugs with some tremendous key animation by Dick Thompson... that is top notch. Bugs being unimpressed by Elmer's magic helmet sounds really funny. -Unfortunately, once Bugs dresses up as Brunnhilde, this is where the short goes downhill - in spite of a few nice ballet moves by Ken Harris - because Jones and Maltese commit a quite serious sin, "taking themselves way too seriously", and unfortunately they took the story way too harshly, from Maltese's song to the overdramatic finale. (Birds Anonymous represented addictions seriously, as well, but in a way it feels both realistic and entertaining) Besides, Bugs and Elmer barely do nothing while they're singing, unlike in Rabbit of Seville - for example - in which they were still completing their respective actions. The song scene narrowly feels like filler. -I may sound harsh, but this isn't even the best of Milt Franklin as a composer. Hare Brush and Show Biz Bugs have more compelling music. Bottom line, I don't consider it either the best short ever made, or the best musical short released in 1957. I see your points, but I still think Rabbit of Seville is superior, it's even got twice the number of the animators of WOD.

[@jayminyoel7911]

Epic

[@felixleidig8307]

i dont know about you but i am a freleng fan ...and it says a lot if the looney tunes that did actually win oscars were mostly from freleng. Looney tunes managed to win the oscar 5 Times and 4 of these 5 times Friz was the director .....if you ask me this says enough ... besides ..... Jones kept claiming that he did invent yosemit sam ... which is BS......

[@el_mismisimo_sr.x]

19:22

[@joannatrojanowska7504]

Part 10

[@jaymorrison8419]

rofl, still super-racist in 1960