Bowery Bugs

Bowery Bugs is a thoroughly enjoyable Looney Tunes cartoon, without it being the best. The music is as usual energetic and quirky, the sight gags are clever, the pacing is brisk and the dialogue a vast majority of the time is hilarious("that's you fathead"). The best part of Bowery Bugs though is the animation, it is brilliant with the colours especially impressive. Bugs is still rascally, arrogant yet likable, while Brodie is a good adversary who takes Bug's wisecracks well. And then there is the voice work from Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher, which is nothing short of superb, then again that didn't surprise me as such as the voice work is always good in the Looney Tunes cartoons. Overall, hugely enjoyable and excellent cartoon, making the most of a slightly unexceptional story. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Arthur Davis directed a humorous Bugs Bunny cartoon with the talents of Billy Bletcher (Steve Brody). It is worth noting that this is the only Bugs Bunny short directed by Arthur Davis.

I enjoy the scene in the cartoon where Steve believes everyone in town is turning into rabbits and jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge. This marks the end of the flashback portion and is quite humorous. Another favorite scene is when Steve seeks help from "Swami Rabbitina" to improve his luck streak after receiving the business card from Bugs. Then we heard a voice saying, "Enter, Oh seeker of knowledge." A punching-bag pendulum hits Brody across the head and... *WHOMP!* "THAT'S YOU, FATHEAD!"

In conclusion, this Bugs Bunny cartoon is another favorite of mine.

Director Arthur Davis's solitary Bugs Bunny outing has the rascally rabbit telling an elderly man that he's giving a tour of the Brooklyn Bridge to the story of an Irish gambler who wanted the foot of his because he hopes for it to bring him good luck. The rabbit who kind of likes to keep his foot, attempts to con the simpleton. Amazing that Davis with ONE Bugs short under his belt, what Robert McKimson couldn't do in years, which is of course make a really good cartoon starring the famous rabbit. This is never laugh out loud funny but is very humorous and has a good story to boot. This animated short can be found on Disk 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3 and includes an optional commentary by Micheal Barrier.

My Grade: A

Steve Brody jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886. Bugs Bunny is talking to an elderly man and describes how he made Steve do it. Steve was hunting for a lucky rabbit's foot and Bugs turned it around on him.

There was a real Steve Brodie with a different spelling. Apparently, it was a dare and he survived. I do remember this cartoon especially the last minute or so. The middle part does not necessarily make sense to me. I would do different tricks to give Brody a Kafkaesque experience. Maybe, I would go too surreal for the regular audience. I'm just not in love with that part of the cartoon.

At least to me. I loved this one as a kid, seeing it air on TV, and This cartoon is surely going to give you some laughs all around, It is the Definitive Bugs bunny Costume persona Short. The animation is Fast, Witty, and Needs to be, because with such a complex story of why someone jumped off a bridge, the story that gets you to that point needs to grab your attention with comedy and good animation, especially when its Bugs bunny. This is a pretty unique setting for him as well, a City isn't always the spot you'll see bugs in. The Villain Character for this one is also quite funny, and must have been fun to animate, and Mel blancs voice acting is absolutely perfect, No kidding.

All in All, Well done Davis, you've made a Classic In My book.

9.8/10.