In the mid-1930s, Looney Tunes was facing a big problem. While the animation quality of their shorts was very nice and comparable to their better competitors, their characters were bland and had little identity of their own. And, for several years, the studio tried out several potential stars....all to no effect until they eventually created Porky Pig. One of the bland stars that didn't succeed was Beans the Cat. He was cute but that was about it....and he often was dealing with his bizarro nephews, Ham and Ex....bizarre because they were dogs!
In this film, Beans is working at the fire station when his nephews are dropped off for a visit. Nor surprisingly, they are in the way and are brats. What's next? See the cartoon.
Because Ham and Ex are brats, they are much more entertaining than most of their other appearances. Still, Beans is about as interesting as boiled tofu! It really leaves you wanting to see more of the pups and less of the cat! I think injecting a bit of Samuel L. Jackson into Beans would have helped!!
Overall, a gorgeously animated film which is more entertaining than usual...especially since it ends with a good old fashioned beat down!
