Comments on: Monsters are iNNNtersting

By: Sarcastro

Sarcastro — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:35:21 +0000

I don’t like Chuck Jones being on that list of greats. Later on when he gained actual control he just went back and remade a lot of Avery’s comics for a new decade.

Really? I find Chuck’s stuff to be more based on Clampett and McKimson than Avery, although Chuck was an animator for Tex before starting to direct. Originality of story aside, Chuck belongs on the list for his character designs (Wile E Coyote for instance) and the amazing expressions he created for his characters.

By: Mathias R.

Mathias R. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:39:15 +0000

Now I’ve watched a tad too much Battlestar Galactica recently, but all I could think of at the end was ‘Bugs loves Cylons?’..

oh my. [/nerd]

By: TechyDad

TechyDad — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:33:04 +0000

@gypkap,

Animaniacs were hilarious. I believe they’re out on DVD. A quick search of Amazon shows volumes 1, 2 and 3 with a volume 4 on the way. I might have to put those on my Netflix queue and introduce them to my sons also.

By: TechyDad

TechyDad — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:28:51 +0000

Love that (and pretty much any) Bugs Bunny cartoon. I’ve been doing my part and have introduced Bugs and friends to my kids. My oldest son (6) loves seeing what Bugs will do to beat the “chaser.” My youngest son (2) just likes laughing along taking his cues from my oldest and from me.

And, like David D.G. (#6), I prefer “Water, Water, Every Hare” if only for the scene where Bugs almost falls down the trap door, walks backward praying, stops by Gossamer and whispers “Think fast, rabbit!” That pretty much sums up Bugs. No matter what happens, he always thinks his way out of the situation. Using your brain to get out of tight jams. Who knew Looney Tunes had moral lessons?!!

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:09:58 +0000

DArn that wascally wabbit!

Happy halloween and may all your candy be at its most chocolaty.(and low sugar).

Gary 7

By: gypkap

gypkap — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:48:20 +0000

Almost any of the old Warner Brothers cartoons were terrific, but Bugs and Gosssamer were in one of the best!

Now if Warner Brothers would re-release the Animaniacs cartoons of the 90s, which were as funny as the Warner classics, we could laugh our A**es off again.

By: Sean McCorkle

Sean McCorkle — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:44:40 +0000

John Paradox: 1945!! wow never realized it was that old! thanks for the info!

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:23:37 +0000

27. Sean McCorkle Says:

One of my favorite cartoons! I always thought that monster was a parody of the Monster from the Id in “Forbidden Planet”

Extremely unlikely, the copyright date (MCMXLV) is 1945 CE, Forbidden Planet was 1956 CE.

Now, if the animator (from Disney) who did the Id Monster had watched the cartoon…..

J/P=?

By: Sean McCorkle

Sean McCorkle — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:14:20 +0000

One of my favorite cartoons! I always thought that monster was a parody of the Monster from the Id in "Forbidden Planet"

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:42:10 +0000

15. I’d rather be fishin’ Says:

A classic and full of memories. Bugs Bunny was my introduction to classical music. Everytime I hear “The Barber of Seville” images of Elmer Fudd and that wabbit come back to me.

Ki-ill the wa-bbit, ki-ill the wa-bbit.. great, now that will be running through my head (as if there’s anything in there to stop it) all day.

@Mike Burkhart:
Can’t remember where, but someone DID do an examination of ‘cartoon physics’… should use The Google (with their halloween pumpkin) to find it.
J/P=?

By: mike burkhart

mike burkhart — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:45 +0000

One more thing the science in looney toons is confusing maybe Phill can figure out.I from the iludum Q 30 space modulator with the power to destory the Earth and is the size of a firecraker to Duck Dogers disentagrateing pistol that disentagratesnot a good wepon to a solar system where the planets are convently labeled AtoZsould make it easy when this system is dicoverd and how can people hang in the air for 5 seconds before falling if they run off a cliff with out realizing it? Phill figure it out and drop us line on the blog

By: mike burkhart

mike burkhart — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:22:05 +0000

I like Bugs Bunny he knows how to get even and pull one over on hunters he was the frist rabbit on the moon and mars served his country in ww2 and has saved the Earth from marvin the martians numerious attempts to blow it up with his iludum q 30 space modulator because it obstucts his view of venus yes Bugs Bunny is a real hero

By: artbot

artbot — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:58:00 +0000

I, too, prefer the later version. Much more subtlety and better gag lines.

“If you only had a living brain….”

By: nomuse

nomuse — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:45:28 +0000

How old do you have to be to recognize that Groucho walk?

By: Papa Surf

Papa Surf — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:41:34 +0000

Wow, I think it’s been at least 30 years since I’ve seen that. It came back into my brain like open floodgates as I watched it. The human mind is amazing. Thanks Phil.

By: TheMadLibrarian

TheMadLibrarian — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:15:02 +0000

Now I need a “Transylvania 6-500″ chaser.

“I am a Vampire!!!”

“Oh yeah? Well, I am an Umpire!”

Hocus-Cadabra!

By: Tree Lobsters

Tree Lobsters — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:20:52 +0000

I need to stock up on electroluminescent wire so I can make a blinking “Evil Scientist” sign for next Halloween.

By: Tensor

Tensor — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:01:46 +0000

BJN, if you have to be a certain age to recognize Peter Lorre, I unfortunately fall into that certain age. But isn’t it a great caricature?

By: Buzz Parsec

Buzz Parsec — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:02:49 +0000

Kevin, my brother’s birthday is on Halloween, and there’s no question in his case…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:51:51 +0000

My Halloween Eve ritual is to listen to the Mercury Theater’s “War of the Worlds” at 8pm on the 30th. I’ve always loved that radio show.

My brother’s birthday is on Halloween, and after all these years I still don’t know if he is a trick or treat.

By: I'd rather be fishin'

I'd rather be fishin' — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:23:46 +0000

A classic and full of memories. Bugs Bunny was my introduction to classical music. Everytime I hear “The Barber of Seville” images of Elmer Fudd and that wabbit come back to me.

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:08:09 +0000

And the monster’s lair, with the words painted on the door in huge letters: MONSTER

Like it needed that!

By: Woof

Woof — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:45:33 +0000

You have to appreciate the blinking “Evil Scientist” sign. It pays to advertise.

For a moment there I thought it was Phil’s place…

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:50:47 +0000

Gossamer!

By: MichaelL

MichaelL — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:20:51 +0000

I’m appalled at the violence in these cartoons! Kids watching these will almost certainly be tomorrows mass murderers!

Oh wait… we was the kids watching those…