This is by far one of the greatest Bugs Bunnies ever made. Directed by Bob Clampett, and mostly animated by Rod Scribner, this film is animated ecstacy. This cartoon always makes me proud to be a cartoonist, mainly because it's the kind of film I'd love to make: pure wackiness, incredible acting, amazing jokes, and wonderful charcters.
This the famous scene in the film, amazingly animated by Rod Scribner. When you look at it frame by frame, it looks almost disconected, but when you see it move, it flows by so smoothly.
When I first saw this cartoon, it was a revolation. The fact that it moved different than the other director's cartoons. The extreme wrinkles, perfect construction, wonderful wackiness, the feeling this gave me was different, but exilerating.
Scribner always drew realistic teeth on his characters.
Somehow, it adds to the fun of it all.
Also, kudos to Mel Blanc for probably the best Bugs Bunny performance he ever did.
The rhythm of his voice is wonderful to hear. It's extreme and and almost violent, yet still retains it's fun appeal and that kinduv thing. This, and his Sylvester in "Birds Anoynimous" are probably his greatest performances ever.
God, Scribner draws beautiful hands!
And tons of goofy expressions!
The zanniness grows.
Nice use of carrot chunks.
On an artist level, this pose is brilliant. Great expression, flowing line of action, and the weight on Bugs is magnificent.
More carrot chunks!
Scribner always drew great, big eyes - a big influence on me.
Nice lip action here.
Boy does Bugs have tons of manic expressions here! They're all filled with those big eyes and teeth!
Bugs looks like an insane murderer!
Nice close-up on Bugs' toes - Note 4 on the the clode-up and 3 on the other foot.
These wrinkles just crack me up!
These faces just get weirder and weirder!
MORE TEETH!
These two expressions (above and below) are two delightfully odd faces.
Clampett had an bizare habit: he'd frequently switch animators in the middle of a scene, mostly between Scribner and McKimson, like above. Maybe Clampett liked to see the difference between two great animatiors (and directors).
This cartoon isinspirational, and you can find this and other Clampett classics on these:
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