The Plot Sickens

I could not believe how dispicable this cartoon was the other night when I watched it. Without a trace of satire, this cartoon shows a man cold-heartedly attempting to murder his wife. Why would Paramount Studios find the death of an elephant or a croc (alligator?) funny? Why is watching the man throw the limp carcass of the croc in the trash can funny to anyone? Simply pointing a machine gun in his wife's face is without humor. It is one thing to have Bugs Bunny act non-chilant when Elmer Fudd points a rifle in his direction. Such confidence from Bugs defuses the situation and lets us know there will be no real violence. This cartoon shows death as a real possibility and we are expected to find it funny. This kind of cartoon shows that this studio took very little time and effort to create stories and characters that have redeeming features. This is a terrible cartoon. And one last thing- UPA had modern designs in their cartoons for the sake of telling different kinds of stories with a different feel. Paramount Studios uses modern design in these cartoons simply as a ploy for attention and for television-style cheapness.