After taking a year off, I decided that it was time to resurrect one of my most popular features entitled Retro Saturday Morning, As you can probably guess, this series features many of the classic cartoons that were once shown almost exclusively on network television between 6 and 12 in the morning on Saturdays. Most of us from that generation woke up with eager anticipation knowing that we were about to enjoy several hours of programing aimed solely for kids. For many these are some of our most treasured memories.
I thought that it would be great to start off this reboot with everyone's favorite wascally wabbit Bugs Bunny in the 1942 classic Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid. This animated short was the product of the famous Warner Bros team of director Bob Clampett and producer Leon Schlesinger. This cartoon is notable because it marks the first appearance of Bugs' goofy nemesis Beaky Buzzard (aka Killer) who would go on to star in three more cartoons along with dozens of cameos all the way up to the early 2000s.
So without further ado, here is Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid:
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From Warner Bros:
A mother buzzard instructs her children to go out and catch something for dinner, horse, steer, moose, pig and cow, respectively. Three out of four agree to their mom's food choices and take off right away. Then Mother notices one of her kids remaining with his back turned. Beaky (called "Killer" here) is painfully shy, easily embarrassed, and a little on the slow side. Annoyed, his mother kicks him out of the nest with instructions to catch a rabbit. Beaky spots Bugs Bunny and soars down to catch him. Bugs makes like an air-traffic controller and "guides" Beaky to the ground with a crash. Upon getting up, he is greeted with the familiar "Eh, what's up Doc?" A chase ensues ending with Bugs crashing into the ground underneath the skeleton of a dead animal. He cries because he thinks he's dead, then laughs it off when he realizes otherwise. Beaky ends up the same way, and just as he begins to call for his mother in panic, she shows up. At first the mother buzzard thinks Bugs did something to her son. Bugs pulls Beaky out of the ground; at which time the mother buzzard kisses Bugs, causing him to blush and say "Nope, nope, nope," just like Beaky.Check Out:
Hair-Raising Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, released on May 25, 1946. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. It stars Bugs Bunny and features the first appearance of Chuck Jones' imposing orange monster character, unnamed here, but in later cartoons named "Rudolph" and then "Gossamer".
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