Big Top Bunny

Sorry if I find it a little hokey when they make Eastern Europeans the antagonists in movies; they do that in "Big Top Bunny", as Bugs Bunny ends up in the circus and gets paired with a jealous Slovak bear. Bugs plays some funny tricks on the big guy - hell, with this big doofus, it's a cinch - but I would like to see a movie or cartoon in which Eastern Europeans are not the antagonists. I know that this cartoon was produced only a few years into the Cold War, when we were supposed to view the Soviet bloc as the evilest place of all time, but it just seems dated (particularly to someone like me, a student of Russian). Otherwise, it's a pretty funny cartoon, especially the diving scene.

Bugs Bunny always works best when he has a suitably obnoxious opponent and he has one here in Bruno the Magnificent, a vain and egotistical bear who most definitely wants the spotlight all to himself. Enter our hero, stage left, and a series of standard sight gags and some good lines. I loved this cartoon growing up and I'm glad it's in print. Cute short that's worth looking for. Recommended.

It is Colonel Korny's World Famous Circus. Bruno is the star Slobokian Acrobatic Bear. The Colonel is offered a performing rabbit and decides to combine the rabbit with Bruno's act. Bruno is not happy. The rabbit is Bugs Bunny. During their act, Bruno starts playing tricks on Bugs, but Bugs smells the rat right away.

I really like this battle under the big top. I would like a bigger name for the Colonel Korny role. The best gag is the high dive platform. I love that they have to ratchet up the platform in such a hilariously non-sensical way. It is great in so many ways especially visually. This is great.

A lot of people don't seem to like this short, which I'm ok with(after all it's just their opinion) but me. I actually really like this short, the jokes/gags were pretty funny, the animation's great, and the voice acting sounded good. The only thing I didn't like about this short is on how annoying Bruno was, I didn't really liked him. But overall great short so it is a 8/10

Big Top Bunny (1951)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Minor Looney Tunes has Bugs Bunny becoming partners with Bruno, the Slobokian Bear who isn't happy about having to share the spotlight. During their carnival act Bruno tries to destroy Bugs but things end up working out the opposite. This isn't a classic short or even a very good one but it does manage to get a few laughs, which make it worth watching. The best joke is during the finale where the two argue as to which one will jump hundreds of feet into some cement. One of the biggest problems with this short is the bear, which just comes off as a rather weak character. I really didn't care too much for his look, talk or any of his actions. Bugs is his typical classic self though.