Comments on: Today’s Funnies: ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’

By: Joe C

Joe C — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:38:05 +0000

I just realized that I quoted from the Rabbit of Seville instead of WHat’s Opera, Doc? Ah, the Looney Tunes, I loved them. Question: Did anybody else out there hate Tweety Bird as much as I did? I always wanted Sylvester to eat him!

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:06:42 +0000

I know it’s a term that gets bandied about a lot, but in case you were wondering how much brilliance you can fit in six and a half minutes, there’s your answer.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:05:04 +0000

Chalk me up for preferring Rabbit of Seville, although this too is great. My other favorites are “Rabbit Seasoning” [part 2 of the duck season-rabbit season trilogy] and Bully for Bugs. Bugs actually takes a few lumps in that one, which makes victory sweeter. Also check out “Cheese Chasers”, Chuck Jones masterpiece about the perils of getting too much of a good thing.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:53:57 +0000

Oh thanks so much for that little piece of my childhood!! “Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit!!” I haven’t seen this clip in years.

By: Meier

Meier — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:34:27 +0000

“Typhoons! Hurwacanes! Uthquakes!… SMOG!!!” Brilliant!
Chuck Jones is one of my all-time heroes. Once I’m able to ignore The WB’s excessive use of Michigan J. Frog (or for that matter, Dave Chappelle’s tagging of how racist a character he is), “One Froggy Evening” has me barrelling over with laughter every time.
… It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen “Knighty-Knight Bugs.” I got some YouTube searching to do.

By: Cranky

Cranky — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:37:41 +0000

Go to YouTube and check out “Bully For Bugs” and “Hillbilly Hare”. Those are two of my other favorites. I watched them just now and noticed that they are full of guns and explosions, so you don’t see them on TV. I watched Bugs every Saturday morning of my entire childhood and have never had the urge to blow anything up. Do they think kids are really going to construct an elaborate setup involving axle grease, matches, sandpaper, glue and a barrel of TNT??

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:28:20 +0000

Absolutely the best cartoon ever. I think it’s even better than the “Figaro” lampoon because Wagner lends himself so well to caricature. So many great quotes…and Bugs’final line (“Whadja expect in an opera? A happy ending?”) is priceless. Thanks for the afternoon pick-me-up.

By: GT

GT — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:22:53 +0000

I agree with you on that one Cranky. It is really too bad they don’t show these much any more. While the cartoon violence is hilarious it is the stories, the dialogue and the comic timing that really make these cartoons great.

By: cranky

cranky — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:13:41 +0000

They really truly don’t make them like this any more. A lot of BB cartoons are terribly un-PC and don’t get shown any more, which is a shame. They are so hilarious and timeless. I agree that the unbelievably fat horse is a highlight of this one. Probably a subtle dig at the traditionally massive opera divas singing ingenue roles.

By: AA

AA — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:31:13 +0000

Sorry, Quite the culture spectrum, not Quote.