The Birth of Bugs Bunny | THE MERRIE HISTORY OF LOONEY TUNES

[@paulcolbourne9112]

I think that Bugs Bunny is a much funnier, more interesting and engaging character than Mickey Mouse ever was.

[@danacoleman4007]

absolutely!!!!

[@walkerphillips2818]

If Mickey was a cereal, he’d be plain Cheerios. If Bugs was a cereal, he’d be Frosted Cheerios.

[@shadowking1380]

Oh yeah. Mickey is to me equal in boring to a show like the waltons and little house on the prairie. Whereas my boy bugs is like the Simpsons and Sanford and son with a touch of chaos 😂

[@doddsino]

I'm glad that they're going back to Mickey's origins in the recent outings because for the majority of my life, Mickey was the lamest leading cartoon mascot. Disney himself was responsible for that by making Mickey a child's role model. This made it practically impossible to write for him anymore.

[@Khawkins614]

Yeah I like Mickey much more than I did some years ago but still has nothing on bugs

[@hatednyc]

Wow, 1940 was THE Year! Woody Woodpecker, Pinocchio, Tom & Jerry, Fantasia AND Bugs Bunny?! That’s quite a year. This is quite a series! Loving these videos

[@zimtak6418]

36:12 RIP Kent Rogers. That's so unfortunate, what a bright future he had. Imagine what could have been.

[@JoeG_420]

I felt like he could’ve been the next Mel Blanc

[@NicoAnimation]

I would argue that this series is SO thorough and informative so far, that once you've finished (sounds like it'll be around 7-8 hours total in length) it'll be THE quintessential history lesson on WB classic animation, and pretty much all one would need to learn everything about it! You don't just discuss information about the characters, but also the directors, their units, voice actors besides Mel Blanc... even budgets and contract drama! So well done, and a fantastic job so far. My only complaint is that these can't come out fast enough! Can't wait for the rest.

[@KaiserBeamz]

Oh I'm sure their are far more quintessential histories out there about this subject. Where do you think I'm getting all this information from?

[@papachillothezappey4050]

Yeah. Much better then Animat's shit show.

[@NicoAnimation]

@@KaiserBeamz But you're compiling it all into one place! :) Either way just wanted to say how much I enjoy this series, and great work so far!

@@KaiserBeamz I wish I could know all of these histories

[@stefanschleps8758]

@@KaiserBeamz From the "Angel Dust Fairy?" But Nico's right. Your gift is, so far, the best we've seen. Now I can clearly expalin to my therapists why I am. Clampett, Avery, Jones, and Schlesinger. RILTP. Take your pick. Sixty years just melted away. Peace.

[@toaster9922]

So you’re telling me that the entire reason why we associate rabbits with eating carrots is because of Bugs Bunny parodying some actor who ate carrots? Holy fuck. Imagine being that influential.

[@Rozdlc]

I saw a dvd of that movie at a store a bit ago. The cover had the actor chomping away at the carrot, because of course. Guess it really was that iconic XD

[@Khawkins614]

Forreal

[@TheAlexSchmidt]

I imagine that rabbits were always associated with vegetables in some capacity but surely that helped.

[@FabrisFanatic]

It Happened One Night was one of the biggest hits of that era and absolutely crushed the Academy Awards that year with 5 Oscars total in the all categories it was nominated for (even while being the first screwball road comedy): Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adaptation. For perspective, the only other 2 films to do this are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Silence of the Lambs. It is impossible to overstate how popular this movie was.

[@samiam619]

I think that Clark Gable qualifies as more than just “some actor”.

[@Richardofdanbury]

Actually, Mel Blanc said in an interview that the accent was a combo of Flatbush and da Bronx; largely da Bronx. Having grown up in the Bronx I can verify that most of my neighbors had the Bugs' accent.

[@enviousshade1770]

Imagine living next to bugs bunnied

[@mikefisher4834]

I just watched that interview with David Letterman That interview happened the year I was born 1981💯😎

[@tanktank9924]

Fun Fact: The copyright date for the cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt" (the first Prototype-Bugs Bunny cartoon that was released theatrically in 1938) confirmed that that cartoon was produced in 1937.

[@ItsThatRetro]

23:05 Because I know someone was waiting for it.

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

I knew someone was going to point that out

[@JasmynJayBritton95]

Such a simp for Big Chungus.

[@joeymartinez5814]

Actually, I talked to animation historian (and mega-Looney Tunes fan) Jerry Beck and he told me this: "The [Bugs Bunny] prototype cartoons were popular... but the character himself wasn't as popular until they crystalized the character into Bugs Bunny in A WILD HARE."

[@jamespfitz]

I did my senior directed study course in film school on how Warner Bros' cartoons supported the war effort. You've done a masterful job. Well done.

[@Rhomega]

It's really in the '40s that the quality of cartoons starts to get good, especially when we get The Dover Boys and Bugs gets his final more modern design.

[@Germania9]

Had it not been for Dover Boys, we would never have "limited animation" which lay the groundwork for TV animation by the likes Hanna Barbera & Jay Ward as well as anime itself.

[@KaiserBeamz]

I've heard a better term for limited animation is "planned animation". Which I think is a better descriptor for what Jones and company we're going for in The Dover Boys.

[@Germania9]

@@KaiserBeamz That's great to know. I still stand by that Dover Boys is the prototype to modern anime.

[@marianagivens9991]

Mr. Beamz is misformed. Consult a true animation historian like Tom Sito or Jerry Beck. They know what they’re talking about.

[@VEE0034]

@@Germania9 how?

[@Darvoth]

@@marianagivens9991 can you provide an example of something he got wrong?

[@AtomicAus]

I came across the Dover boys by chance when watching some of the collections on 8thmandvds channel. Fell in love with it straight away. It’s just different in a way that allows it to keep being funny even without having the context of the original series it’s spoofing

[@bliglum]

"Sadly, his career ended, when he was killed in a training flight crash".. Shows footage of perhaps his most famous voiced character, as a skeleton, then violently crashing into the earth.. Brutal editing there! LOL!

[@carlozabbia1157]

"What's Opera, Doc" is my favorite.

[@SteveCarras]

Too fey for me..CLampett, who l;aqrgely created Bugs, is still underrated

[@MultiPetercool]

Kill da Wabbit.. Kill da Wabbit!!!

[@ajsisters5416]

mine to

[@seamusmchooligan9212]

I love "Rabbits kin" Pete Puma is hilarious to me. "Ohh..I don't like tea, it gives me a headache!"

[@seamusmchooligan9212]

I love "Rabbits kin" Pete Puma is hilarious to me. "Ohh..I don't like tea, it gives me a headache!"

[@goodiesguy]

A fantastically edited, well presented history lesson AND a Big Chungus? I'm In!

[@PeacefulAutistic]

This series when it’s all finished needs to be shown in animation history classes. It could also be shown in bits and pieces in a domestic history class about the 20th century. Like highlights of the series you’re creating. To find out what was popular during the time and what people enjoyed in their free time. I enjoy learning about domestic history of the late 19th to mid 20th centuries especially. The media of the time is important to learning about the domestic life of the time. What people did to entertain themselves when they had down time.

[@bridgetschlaefer5249]

I know! I like to study Warner Bros. History. Much more than I do Disney. As a kid I loved Bugs... I think my first one was 'The Wabbit Who Came to Supper.' Isadore Freleng. But I used to see them on Cartoon Network. I'm glad they're on Metv.

[@bobf9749]

Excellent history of Warner Bothers animation and animation in general. Constant exposure to WB cartoons was a large force in shaping my childhood. I saw Mel Blanc in college in a huge auditorium that was standing room only. It was amazing to hear those characters come to life and equally amazing to realize how deeply they had penetrated my being.

[@pancake8853]

About The Heckling Hare: There's also a speculation that when watching the original uncut print, Jack Warner either quarreled at the idea of Bugs just falling down 3 times or the wascally wabbit yelling "Hold on to your hats folks, here we go again!" and Leon (again, believing that holding grudges was bad for his studio) didn't take chances arguing with him. So he forced Avery into altering the ending, having Treg Brown trim down the last 40 feet of the short which made him furious, resulting in him quitting. Even at his studio's peak, Jack Warner was an asshole. (special thanks to tvtropes for the tip, you know who you are.)

[@bethanyauble7934]

0:00: It's 1940 1:45: Opening Sequence 2:17: We Need a Star! 5:08: Welcome Back Freleng 6:44: When Bugs Met Fudd 10:50: A Bunny Named Bugs 13:40: The Early Hare 15:14: The Directors 17:40: Some Problems 20:05: Avery Leaves 20:54: The New Termites 22:07: Clampett, the Director 25:20: Jones, the Director 27:18: The Dover Boys and its Influence 30:59: World War II 35:01: Color and Other Changes 37:41: Bugs, the Star

[@MarcusPearl]

Yes folks, Woody Woodpecker’s laugh was from here and Mel Blanc was the one who developed it

[@coffeejunkie7954]

Mel Blanc also voiced woody woodpecker

[@mitchmichalec7619]

@@coffeejunkie7954 I thought Walter Lantz’ wife voiced Woody.

[@ssjup81]

@@mitchmichalec7619 Later on she did.

[@VEE0034]

From where?

[@stephenholloway6893]

1950's Destination Moon film onwards. Or 1951's Puny Express far the shorts goes.

[@RMoribayashi]

Much of the animation in The Dover Boys simply stretches an object from one extreme pose to another. It's as if the object takes up the entire space between extremes before the animation catches up with the next pose, yet somehow the eye sees the smooth motion of an arm or automobile. Freeze frame Dora riding past the saloon and you'll see her face stretch fo take up almost the whole width of the screen. Dan Backslide's movement is especially rife with examples from his quick costume change to his rapid fire downing of shots. Other cartoons ocassionally use the technique but I've never seen another cartoon that meticulously applied it to so much of the movement.

[@RMoribayashi]

@@mechajay3358 I wasn't aware of that back in the 1980's when I paused my VCR just as Dan Backslide was stretched beyod all reason. I wonder how many have stumbled on the amazing animation of this cartoon like I did.

[@fredblonder7850]

I once heard Chuck Jones speak at the Smithsonian. He had some sharp comments about a WB exec that he would not name, but after seeing this it HAS to be Leon Schlesinger.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Then again Eddie Setzer wasn't a fan about Chuck either.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

You remember what exactly those "sharp comments" were?

[@WasatchWind]

This is a fantastic documentary, and the music is just so well suited - I love me my Jazz, and especially from the 40s. You earned yourself a sub good sir.

[@edryba4867]

It should be pointed out that in the first appearance of Egghead (the boob who would be Elmer Fudd) it took TWO Voice Actors to create his first line. Of course, the first voice you hear is that of Mel Blanc. But the second voice (that REALLY deep one) is none other than Billy Bletcher, who for many years was the voice for every incarnation of Mickey Mouse’s nemesis at Disney, Pete, Peg Leg Pete, and about half a dozen other names that all ended with “Pete”. Bletcher actually started in SILENT films, where that huge voice did him no good whatsoever. But it’s interesting to see him standing toe-to-toe with Walt Disney… Bletcher was 5’2” tall, and Uncle Walt stood easily a full human head taller than Billy, while Walt was doing the voice of Mickey, and diminutive Billy was doing the voice of Pete!

[@MaxToon_Official]

Elmer was his brother not him

[@Dinobolt1]

28:44 The Case of the Missing Hare was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon I ever saw. I had it as the cover feature on one of those classic cartoon VHS compilations and I knew even back then that it was everything I could ask for in a pre-television animation cartoon. While there are definitely even better episodes, there are also much worse ones so I am sure that it fits comfortably in the better half of the original Looney Tunes shorts. Excellent job on this entire retrospective series, this part just really got to me as I was admittedly surprised that my introduction to this series was significant enough to warrant a mention.

[@doddsino]

I'm glad there has been mention of Rod Scribner, he is so incredibly underrated. Frank Tashlin was always incredibly talented as well, and it would be interesting to see what history would have been like if he had stuck around long enough. I do wish more detail was provided to Clampett, especially since he and McKimson fleshed out face of Bugs Bunny today. I like Chuck Jones and all, but I spent most of my childhood being told he and Freleng were the ones mostly responsible for the success of LT, with a mention of Avery in there at times, sometimes Chuck is always painted as someone who provided more value than he actually did (something he accused Clampett of). I'm just glad there are videos showing the rich history and value that so many people put into these cartoons.

[@thesteelshow433]

Oh for sure, Clampett needs to definitely mentioned in this period. During the 40s, it's easy to say that Clampett was the main director during this period. I guess to be fair, Beanz made Chuck the main character as the vehicle to drive home the evolution of the Termite Terrace group - as he not only encapsulates the thesis of the WB cartoons, had the most development in his cartoons, and was arguably the best director. I prefer Clampett's cartoons for sure, but I would say that Chuck's would be the best.

[@jessehcreative]

The 40’s was the start of something great, as evidenced by the fact that the Bugs Bunny introduction was the first time that I laughed HARD during these videos. This series is amazing. So in depth, and objective. That’s what we’re missing. Straight facts. Thanks KB.

[@JesseSlater]

You can really tell how much passion you have for this series!

[@objectjon9015]

The work of Chuck Jones, especially on Bugs Bunny has had an incredibly lasting impact on animation history and on my childhood without doubt

[@AlbertHamik2]

One thing of historical note, albeit bigger in retrospect than at the time, is that a year after the release of The Dover Boys, an animator named John Hubley was inspired by that short to go ahead with his own production for the low budget studio Screen Gems, creating The Rocky Road to Ruin. Though it actually had the involvement of Dover Boys narrator John McLeish, who reprised his narration duties from the prior short, the most noteworthy thing about Rocky Road was how shameless it was in attempting to replicate the Dover Boys formula, albeit with a way less cartoony plot. However, mildly noteworthy was it's own experimentation with limited animation contrasted against dynamic character designs, something John Hubley would build upon in his later work with a small studio known as United Productions of America, or UPA. Before eventually leaving that studio, Hubley would help to create the diminutive and shortsighted old man by the name of Mr. Magoo. It should be stated that The Dover Boys was massively influential to numerous animators at UPA, but Hubley is the most noteworthy example with his literal Original Characters Do Not Steal, not even a year after the short that "inspired" it.

[@KaiserBeamz]

Don't worry. This series will get to the rise of UPA and how that influenced a lot of the animators at Warners. Specifically, a colleague of Hubely's by the name of Jones.

[@AlbertHamik2]

@@KaiserBeamz I had researched the topic of Hubley the past year hence my interest in bringing it up. Bit of a tragic case that John is not better known, though he did always work on the sidelines. His last major work was aborted work on the movie adaptation of Watership Down, for which the intro was the only work he ended up doing on the movie before retiring from the industry and passing away not long after. It is very true that UPA would have a profound impact on the work of this "Jones" and his colleagues back at Warners in the 50s and onward.

[@robvangessel3766]

As the Termite Terrace team was honing itself around 1940, one of the conspicuous departures from the formula all the other animation studios had been following for years was the risque humor. Spoofs on Warners' stable of hot curvaceous movie actresses, Elmer walking into the bathroom while Bugs was supposedly "naked", Mama Bear in Chuck Jones' The Three Bears wearing a sexy nightie to seduce Bugs, and, of course, the obligatory big wet kiss to torment an adversary. They were notifying the Old School that this was NOT Disney.

[@nightisright1873]

Yep the rise of the humor that helped Warner’s stand out .

[@yosefdemby8792]

With Thorson's model sheet the rabbit was christened Bugs Bunny in marketing and publicity by the studio in 1938. He was also referred to as Bugs Bunny in at least two newspaper reviews of "Hare-Um Scare-Um." Also, Blanc tried to take credit for "What's up doc?" so he's not as accurate a source.

[@pauldefillippo8490]

43:05 Big chungus One of the few memes that involves Looney Tune characters

[@dumontpictures7303]

4:02 Ugh, that's most creepy proto design of a Looney Tunes character if I ever saw one. Could you imaging Bugs Bunny looking like that for his final design.

[@pumpkinmaryam5500]

Dot icon :D

[@lilmisschrystyle3140]

He looks okay to me. Maybe I watch too much horror stuff...

[@Poever]

Can you imagine this design of Bugs playing basketball with Lebron?

[@SD-py7fl]

These are so good. Would be great to see one on Tom and Jerry.

[@KTChamberlain]

Bugs Bunny's first three misfires and then final success on the fourth attempt reminds me of the iconic line about Swamp Castle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "All the kings said I daft to build a castle in the swamp, but I built all the same just to show them. It sank into the swamp, so I built a second one that sank into a swamp, so I built a third one that burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up!"

[@Raptorman0909]

Bugs always reminded me of a cartoon Groucho Marx -- the wise guy that would, usually, outsmart you and who'd talk directly to the camera, breaking the fourth wall.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Funny enough, his humor was actually modeled after Groucho. Whenever he stated "OF COURSE YOU REALIZE THIS MEANS WAR", that was a direct line lifted from The Marx Brothers! 😎🇵🇷🇺🇸📽🗽🦂🤣

[@206Vin]

Marx.

[@Raptorman0909]

@@206Vin Thanks, corrected!

[@ZenQuagga]

I absolutely adore this series! I don’t want to say too much because I would just fill the comments section with praise, but I think a fun post script to this series would be to discuss the meme culture appropriation of mid-20th century animation like ‘Chungus’ (23:06) and the single-frame squinty-eyed Jerry (from Tom & Jerry).

[@ilang.8436]

Fun Fact: Bugs Hardaway served in the army in WWI, with Harry Truman as his commander.

[@gabe_s_videos]

I was a little leery at first of people referring to The Dover Boys as "a shitpost," it just felt like the wrong name for what it is. But if your research is correct, then that IS more or less what it was. It was Chuck Jones going "Oh, you want FAST?? I'll give you FAST!!"

[@hadinasrallah8928]

These are so well made i always look forward to them

[@ReiDuran]

27:16 God, I could recite this whole cartoon from memory. It's so, so good.

[@ItsThatRetro]

"Dear, rich Dora Standpipe, how I love her... fathersmoney."

[@JoeG_420]

“I’ll steal it, NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!!!!”

[@JoeG_420]

23:07 BIG CHUNGUSSSSSSS

[@OhKayEl]

Holy shit, this is VERY underrated. You certainly need more subs.

[@shadowking1380]

“Uh come here…. Now don’t let this get around…. But….. confidently….. I AM A WABBIT!!” 😂

[@RMoribayashi]

Years ago I read somewhere that Leon's problem with "The Heckling Hare" was the tag line. After several times falling off the cliff they would iris out after Bugs said "Well, here we go again" which also happened to be the punch line to a particularly raunchy joke going around at the time. (I wish I knew that joke!) This offended Sclessinger but Avery felt that it would go over the heads of anyone unfamiliar with the joke and not be a problen for those that were. Leon insisted he change it but Tex refused and was "suspended".

[@Musicradio77Network]

Interesting story. I have “The Heckling Hare” on 16mm and it was my first 16mm print I’ve owned off of eBay a few years ago.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

@@Musicradio77Network does it have the original ending or is it the edited (current) version?

[@pipperolosmilzo]

The original joke was something like this: The mountaineer and his wife and their three little boys all sleep in the same bed together, the boys wearing their coon-skin hats to keep warm. During the parents’ intercourse, the bed collapses several times, the boys’ hats flying in all directions. The parents wait till the children are asleep and try again. Just as their orgasm is approaching a tiny voice shouts, “Hold onto your hats, boys! Here we go again!” Now you wish it was better, don't you? :)

[@Musicradio77Network]

@@freakfoxvevo7915 No! Just the edited one like you see today, same as on 16mm.

[@RMoribayashi]

@@pipperolosmilzo Yeah, but it just proves what an idiot Sclessinger was to believe that anyone in the audience who knew the joke would even care. Maybe Tex was really just looking for an excuse to leave (do ya think?)

[@arcturus8896]

Dover Boys is still funny to this day.

[@yourpalazraelyt]

CONFOUND THOSE DOVER BOYS!!

[@has2236]

@@yourpalazraelytA runabout! *I’LL STEAL IT! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!*

[@gilition]

These are fucking amazing. Easily the best documentary series about Looney Tunes thus far.

[@brockpifer9929]

I also recommend the Looney Tunes Animation Lookback series by Animat (ElectricDragon505)

[@Papa_Doug_Taylor]

Wow, this outfit is a treasure! You know these guys love animation and understand their subject and hit just the right buttons to evoke the very heart and soul of the cartoons they love. Congratulations on a terrific show. Keep it up, I'll be around!

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thank the Gods I accepted the algorhythms offering. Thoroughly researched, edited well, and polished to produced perfection. I have waited for this little tidbit of history for animation ages. Hit save and repeat. Look forward to part two. I can't say thank you nearly enough, so once will have to do. Bugs has been my roll model since....well a long time. Now I have an answer for when people ask me, "Why are you this way?" (It's Bob's fault!) Outstanding!!

[@xqqqme]

"...and polished to produced perfection." Except for the mispronunciations in both this and the first episode.

[@garyginther6742]

I know it's only been 4 months since this installment, but I'm still waiting for the next one. This is fascinating. I didn't know Bea Benaderet did voice overs for these characters. Looked her up, and I see she did even MORE famous cartoon characters!! Thanks, KaiserBeamz!! So, we are waiting for the next part...

[@timothykristman946]

Bob clampett was one of the best animators of all times.

[@Dtoons]

I hope we don't have to wait long for the next installment!

[@dadoctah]

And to think we still haven't gotten to Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian, Pepe le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, or Wile E Coyote.

[@sandrasanders706]

@@dadoctah LONG LIVE PEPE AND SPEEDY!!!!

[@oldfan4049]

tell me when it'll come out, pls^^

[@mrdkiscool1407]

Quality over quantity

[@jacobsamorodin9937]

Dadadadada dat dat dat that's all folks.

[@Lazrael32]

These are amazingly good. Thank you for sharing all your hardwork and showing us these amazing documentaries.

[@otaking3582]

As a Texan, I've honestly never heard anyone say "What's up, doc?" without intentionally referencing Bugs.

[@mevb]

Maybe it's because the line have been accossiated with Bugs ever since.

[@scoopishere7881]

I love how only the Big Chungus clip was sped up because it apparently needed to be seen.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Incredible work. This is so informative and thorough! I grew up watching almost all of these cartoons and learning the context around their creation is really special. Thank you!

[@tanktank9924]

6:39-7:37 For a Reminder: Egghead was always named "Egghead" and Elmer Fudd was always named "Elmer Fudd", they are two co-existing and rotating separate characters created by Fred "Tex" Avery in 1937. Egghead only appears in 4 cartoons from 1937 to 1938 and Elmer appears in 71 cartoons from 1937 to 1962. Evidence is in Tex Avery's "A Feud There Was" (1938) and in Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's "Count Me Out" (1938).

[@cookiesshorts6118]

Amazing series, thank you so much! One suggestion would be to put the part # in the titles, so there's no ambiguity to the chronology. And maybe put links to the other parts in the description. I found it a little challenging to find them.

[@Jimmy_Johns]

I’m definetely donating to your Patreon. This is a work that should be saved for generations to come!

[@jasonhunter2819]

The Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor (or military to be general), saying it was their army would definitely get you in a fight with one of their naval officers as they were FIERCELY antagonistic toward each other 😂

[@dustyrose-tr3cs]

These cartoons, are way more funnier then the ones today and they covered everything !

[@ExkupidsMom]

Absolutely fascinating look at the things that I remember from my childhood in the 1960s. Watching the development of Bugs, Elmer, and Porky was such a trip into nostalgia.

[@davidduffy9806]

Brilliant work! You're documenting a history that's of tremendous social value & importance

[@stevebrowning4293]

I have always been amazed at the output of these studios. So much groundwork was done in a few short years.

[@LMS5935]

The second he mentions Tom and Jerry or puss gets the boot my cat she looks exactly like Tom walks in

[@JonathanLit]

This might be the best documentary series I've ever seen.

[@williamhild1793]

An amazing series. Thank you for producing these documentaries!

[@patrickirby9825]

I just discovered you today. Thank you. So enjoyable and so well researched and well written.

[@RetroCrunch]

Phenomenal history lesson, well done man. Great job in flow and presentation!

[@gristlevonraben]

this is an awesome documentary series. And you make their lives like movie stories. Very fascinating.

[@thedwdawson]

Really great work. A thorough and enjoyable documentary series. Disappointed that only the first three are completed but I hope you are able to keep up the level of quality. Thanks for these!

[@johnny6171]

Thank you for your exhaustive research! I have learned so much about they industry in the early years! I recommend that we all appreciate the really years! And especially all the joy that the animation Has given us

[@jakeprimak]

Lmao “‘Wabbit Twouble’ Dir. Bob Cwampett”

[@michaeltnewyorknights8413]

This was an excellent documentary. I wish it was longer, truth be told.

[@teddyfurstman1997]

I am already loving this series a lot!

[@KaiserBeamz]

Good to know

[@teddyfurstman1997]

@@KaiserBeamz Thanks Doc.

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Bugs Bunny is my favorite Looney Tunes character. He is so funny

[@sophiawilson8696]

Daffy Duck is mine.

[@sunwentai1]

Amazingly detailed and informative. Well done!

[@oldgringo2001]

31:13 The Japanese Army did not attack Pearl Harbor; it was the Japanese Navy. The army had its own air force but no aircraft carriers and no bombers which could reach Hawaii.

[@NeoKokoro20]

Bugs Bunny is quite possibly the greatest cartoon character of all time.

[@deniseg9210]

In my opinion I think Daffy Duck and Slappy Squirrel are better.

[@deniseg9210]

JalilSN hey the Slappy and Skippy Squirrel segments were the 2nd best in the Animaniacs.

[@alwayzzootedgaming4334]

He is

[@sandrasanders706]

I agree!!

[@zombwars7749]

To bad all the looney tune characters have been getting ruined in the recent years. Not like you can bring the original artist and writers back from the dead.

[@photomitch]

Thank you for doing this. I'm learning about how and why of the cartoon I watched when I was a kid and especially why I didn't like some of them and your video explained why. But I'm courious about with screen ratio innovations of the 50's, why didn't Warner Animation follow and created their later shorts in wide screen instead of 1:33? Were they preparing for them to be dumped to TV after their theatrical run?

[@Brodensson]

My uneducated guess is that widescreen video (even today in cinema) is actually generally shot in what we today call 4:3 (or "full frame") and then cropped after. This is because camera lenses are round, and to capture in widescreen you are actually actively cropping the footage. You can even see this in modern smartphone cameras, the highest resolution is always a more square aspect ratio. In widescreen films, this is generally used to strategically frame and crop footage, and give the filmmakers some leeway when filming. In animation, however, the animators don't have this problem; they draw exactly what's required in each frame. The animation was still filmed using standard cameras, so why not draw to fill the whole frame/lens, rather than waste roughly 1/4 of each cel in a film reel? (This is how much image is lost when cropping 4:3 to 16:9). Again, this is just my guess, but I think it sounds plausible.

[@brilton1]

Again, I can’t tell you how grateful I am. It’s like I’ve waited all my life for something like this, pretty much like the Beatles doco by Peter Jackson

[@jestsamm]

Your back,I've been waiting for part 3

[@viennapalace]

"Everyone thinks they're just like Bugs Bunny but we all end up looking like Daffy Duck at some point." - Friz Freeling Thanks for all the work you must have put into this. This is like learning secret family history or something equally profound for so many of us who grew up with Bugs & co.

[@fennecwolfox]

The birth of a trickster god, documented for all

[@nicoleknight9412]

Tex Avery became a legend at MGM. Bob Clampett years later have the world "Beany and Cecil". In the "Private Snafu" cartoons, light profanity (mainly"damn" and "hell") was used.

[@wmbrown6]

Some of Avery's gags were appropriated in two British TV comedy shows, "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and "The Benny Hill Show."

[@Malibu1515]

Funny how there was a difference between the two with Merry Melodies being in color and Looney Tunes being B&W. Growing up in the 1950s on television they were all black and white

[@NelsonStJames]

Kent Rogers had an incredible talent for voice acting for a 17 year old. His early passing was a great loss.

[@susanaltman5134]

Enjoyed this video, and the preceding ones. Intrigued to learn that Bea Benaderet was one of voice actors. I loved her little red riding hood.

[@domingodeanda233]

April 19-2021 that was pretty damn good, thanks.

[@robbiewalker2831]

26:22: I'm surprised you didn't go all the way with this clip, because my favorite part of it is when he said "Shriek Shriek, Scream Scream".

[@lookoutforchris]

Coming out in 1940 makes Pinocchio’s dark themes make a lot of sense…

[@satanofficial3902]

I like bunnies. I like to hug them and pet them and squeeze them and call them George.

[@satanofficial3902]

Fact checkers say..."Correct!"

[@JoeG_420]

4:19 - Imagine Bugs singing this song

[@nightisright1873]

What’s made these cartoons great was that the artists where in charge no interference .These guys where the story department the directors and animators .

[@neoasura]

Whats even better is kids today have all the tools to do the same thing. Im surprised we dont see more independant cartoons on youtube.

[@cloudtx]

@@neoasura There are some out there. I think newgrounds has been used for that a lot as well.

[@lostjack157]

@@neoasura I think independent cartoons struggle being on KZbin. There are few better places for animations like Newgrounds.

[@nightisright1873]

@@lostjack157 Animation is to expensive

[@yelloweyeball]

@@nightisright1873 It depends. You can make animation much cheaper if you allocate your funds properly.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

23:07 it’s him! He has come! Big Chungus!

[@arthursergio11]

Man,i've been watching this mini documentary for the thousandth time,congrats for these videos.

[@plestj]

Thanks for your series of very interesting videos about the WB cartoon unit. I grew up watching all the Merry Melody and Looney Tunes cartoons when it was a staple on free TV in the 1960s and 1970s. Loved the behind the scenes info! You guys did a great job. 👍😊

[@Miglohara]

I was literally just watching the last part of this retrospective and then this video drops lmao

[@KaiserBeamz]

Perfect timing

[@teddyfurstman1997]

This is gold!