{"id":41691,"date":"2023-11-07T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=41691"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:41:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:41:54","slug":"every-bugs-bunny-ever-baseball-bugs-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/07\/every-bugs-bunny-ever-baseball-bugs-1946\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Baseball Bugs (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 marks the 85th<\/sup> Anniversary of Bug Bunny\u2019s first animated appearance in 1938’s \u201cPorky\u2019s Hare Hunt.\u201d Debuting originally as Happy Rabbit, Bugs eventually became one of the most iconic animated characters of all time. In honor of the landmark anniversary, we\u2019re discussing every animated appearance by Bugs Bunny. We\u2019re big fans of Bugsy and we hope that you are, too. <\/em><\/p>\n

Follow us on this massive journey where we discover and re-discover Every Bugs Bunny Ever.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Baseball Bugs (1946)
\n<\/strong>Directed by Chuck Jones
\nWritten by Tedd Pierce
\nMusic by Carl W. Stalling
\nAnimation by Ken Harris<\/p>\n

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The Gas House Gorillas are a bunch of no neck bullies and probably one of best from Bugs bunny\u2019s villain gallery. Before Michael Jordan turned them in to basketball players, for years the Looney Tunes were associated with baseball and the Gashouse Gorillas were typically their enemies. The Gas House Gorillas were basically the Monstars before the Monstars ever arrived, except they didn\u2019t get by with goofy sports steroids, they were huge lugs with the tendency to cheat and use their size to bully others.<\/p>\n

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Seemingly being played in New York City, the Gas house Gorillas are pitted against the weakling Tea Totallers, where they not only mop the floor with them but also proceed to bully the umpires and officials in to ruling the game In their favor. In spite of that Bugs bunny sits in his rabbit hole jeering the Gas House Gorillas and jeers them relentlessly until they take it upon themselves to confront him. Finding no other option, he\u2019s put on the field to take them on single handedly.<\/p>\n

As with a lot of the more unconventional Bugs Bunny shorts where he\u2019s out of his element, \u201cBaseball Bugs\u201d manages to be one of the great shorts from the library. That\u2019s because the writers are able to go to town with this new setting having a blast taking the baseball environment and turning it in to a madhouse. Normally Bugs often works very well when confined to the woods and his rabbit hole, but here they\u2019re able to show his dexterity by proving he works in almost any setting.<\/p>\n

The cast are also just wonderful here, as Mel Blanc voices many characters including Bugs, while Frank Graham is hilarious as the sportscaster. Tedd Pierce is also very entertaining as the leader of the Gas House Gorillas who garners a furious rivalry with our furry hero. I\u2019m frankly surprised that the Gas House Gorillas weren\u2019t in many more shorts from Bugs or other Looney Tunes characters, as they really are the perfect villain, especially for the smaller characters.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite gags involves the Gorillas in a konga line hitting the ball with ease from the Tea Totallers, Bugs Bunny throwing his super duper slow ball, and the classic sight gag of Bugs calling the \u201cBat Boy\u201d to which we\u2019re met with a young man carrying bats while flying with a pair of bat wings. There\u2019s even a great moment involving the scoreboard that becomes a pinball score screen, even flashing \u201cTilt\u201d for the audience. I\u2019m not even a Baseball fan and I love the whole spirit and general humor behind \u201cBaseball Bugs.”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s accessible, it\u2019s hysterical, and you don\u2019t even have to know the rules of the game to understand he coejio It stands as one of his all time best; the writers build its entire premise on Bugs goes to a baseball game and successfully launch a barrage of hilarious gags, great switch up an infinitely quotable moments.<\/p>\n

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