Okay, no one would ever claim that CRUSADER Rabbit (or any made for TV animation) was anything to compare to SNOW WHITE or FANTASIA. The economics of the situation wouldn't allow for that. The animation on these TV cartoons was as good as it had to be, not any better. Someone once dubbed them "Illustrated Radio".
CRUSADER RABBIT did set a high standard, though for the story line and format.One can see how a blueprint for future series emerged from the first story. Take colorful "funny animal" characters with memorable names. Put them into a serialized adventure story. Add plenty of humorous situations and other characters, often with names which are a play on well known people or places in the real world. Finally, use a lot of "in" jokes and humor to please older folks, not off color you understand, but on a level that the kids won't usually understand.
With CRUSADER as with so many characters since, the kids follow the story line and the adults appreciate the humor.
I'm still a fan after over a half a century.
CRUSADER RABBIT did set a high standard, though for the story line and format.One can see how a blueprint for future series emerged from the first story. Take colorful "funny animal" characters with memorable names. Put them into a serialized adventure story. Add plenty of humorous situations and other characters, often with names which are a play on well known people or places in the real world. Finally, use a lot of "in" jokes and humor to please older folks, not off color you understand, but on a level that the kids won't usually understand.
With CRUSADER as with so many characters since, the kids follow the story line and the adults appreciate the humor.
I'm still a fan after over a half a century.