A-Haunting We Will Go

When I was really young, part of what I always liked about the classic Looney Tunes cartoons was the beginning, when the Warner Bros. shield would zoom towards the audience through the concentric circles. For some reason, later on they made up a less creative intro, like the one seen in "A-Haunting We Will Go".

Oh well. I guess that it's not really fair to criticize the intro. I read that this cartoon was basically a clone of an earlier one with Bugs Bunny. This one has Daffy Duck's nephew scared of Witch Hazel, and so Daffy tries to prove that there's no such thing as witches. Meanwhile, Hazel turns Speedy Gonzalez into a witch, and Daffy meets him in that form. I could tell that some scenes were lifted out of "Duck Amuck", so that weakened the cartoon somewhat. But otherwise, it's still good for a few laughs. Not bad, but not the best.

Crummy Speedy & Daffy short made during the waning years of the Looney Tunes classic era. This one features Witch Hazel in her last appearance in the same era. She's Caucasian colored in this one instead of green. The cartoon starts off with Daffy's nephew Scrappy Daffy visiting Witch Hazel on Halloween in the exact same costume Bugs wore in the classic Broom-Stick Bunny. He gets scared and runs home to Daffy, who doesn't believe in witches and decides to go check it out. But by then Speedy Gonzales is at Witch Hazel's house and looks like her because she wanted to go on vacation, so....sigh, you know what, who cares? This is really a stupid cartoon made during a low point for all of these characters. The animation is poor, the music is canned, and it reuses stock footage from Duck Amuck and the aforementioned Broom-Stick Bunny, both far superior cartoons to this. The only remotely good thing about it is the voice work of legends Mel Blanc and June Foray.

What's With all the horrible reviews? I quite liked It. Reused animation is always a stinker, and while this has a bit of it, Its still really funny, And the Animation and setting is so much fun, perfect to watch on halloween. I wasn't going to review this one originally, thinking my reviews would be too similar to other ones already given on this page, but What? I watched this with a much younger individual, and she absolutely loved it. I am a looney tunes fan, and I love a lot of their cartoons, and this one isn't so bad. Not perfect, No, but Definitely gives off that perfect halloween vibe.

6.9/10.

When Daffy's nephew returns from trick or treating with tales of a witch in a neighbouring house, Daffy takes him round to prove him wrong. Meanwhile the witch, desperate for a holiday, casts a spell on Speedy Gonzales to make him in her image so she can slip away.

I have seen quite a few Daffy/Speedy Gonzales cartoons and didn't believe that I could see them get worse than I'd seen already. However this must surely be the absolute nadir of the partnership - I refuse to believe that a more pointless cartoon was created for them.

The plot is an elaborate (laboured) set up, which only really serves to create one joke - that of Daffy being transformed into some sort of creature by magic. Suffice to say that this one joke is NOT funny but is really stupid and made worse for the 3 or 4 minutes spent cooking it up. I honestly am at a loss to work out what the makers were thinking with such a convoluted mess without a laugh to show for it.

The animation is poor. The witch is very blocky and the general state of animation is nearly as average. Daffy has no character to speak of and Speedy is even more bland and pointless than he often is.

Overall, I cannot describe how I feel adequately - I nearly had my mouth hanging open with shock at the end of this. Maybe I have an unfair memory of Warner Brothers cartoons, but I didn't think that they could possibly make them this bad.

This cartoon is really nothing more than a reworking of Broomstick Bunny with Daffy replacing Bugs and Speedy Gonzales worked into things as well. There's a great visual gag lifted from Duck Amuck as well that fits perfectly and is the best thing about this one, which isn't terribly original, save for how they use Speedy, which is quite hilarious. Worth watching for Speedy fans and the best Chuck Jones cartoon Bob McKimson ever made. Recommended for Speedy fans.