Wabbit Twouble

LUV it!! Everything is outstanding in these cartoons! Does anyone know the song that is featured at the beginning and throughout! Usually the songs used had a 'double meaning' in that their title & subject became a comment on the action where they were used. In those days, songwriters were not always given credit. Also a beautiful song when Elmer is resting (or trying to). I've often wondered if Harold Arlen wrote one or both songs. The musical score, with orchestra playing 'comments' accompanying the characters, is incredible, as in all the WB cartoons. Just incredible, talented, wacky people involved in creating these gems.

Elmer Fudd has changed all of a sudden into this chubby man! I really liked the fat Elmer Fudd. Too bad there's only 4 Fat-Elmer cartoons. My favorite thing in this is either the conga car, fat Elmer, Bugs Bunny imitating Elmer, or Bugs pretending to be a grizzly bear. One of my favorite cartoons of all time, highly recommend it to anyone.

One thing about Elmer that is noticed right away is that he's put on a little weight in this cartoon. That's the result of an experiment Clampett was trying at the time. He thought Elmer would look funnier if he resembled the body shape of his voice provider, Arthur Q. Bryan. But, as incredibly funny and masterfully executed as this cartoon is, it represents a shift in the wrong direction. Not just because of Fudd with the added weight, the Bugs and Elmer dynamic was regressively incorrect. Here, Clampett went back to the Elmer's Candid Camera scenario of Bugs causing trouble for no reason and therefore bypassing the improvements made in A Wild Hare. Thankfully, this would be corrected quite soon.

When I was little I used to think that Yellowstone National Park was really called Jellystone National Park because of this cartoon. The animation in this production is top notch. I really like the scene where Elmer puts on his glasses and we are treated to a rare and relaxing shot of the sky, something hardly seen in a Loony Tunes show. The clouds are moving and the trees that tower to all sides are painted with great care. Then Bugs paints the glasses black and we see the same view, only darker like at night. This is equally relaxing, although short. I have often wanted to fall asleep looking at that same sky that Elmer fell asleep under. There is a bear and we are treated to a common joke in Loony Tunes about playing dead when confronted by a grizzley bear. The way the bear's nose glides over Elmer's body is funny to watch and his reaction is equally funny. The ending is good, too. Overall, the scenery is gorgeous and some of the stuff that Bugs does to Elmer is original, not seen in any other cartoon.