There's trouble in the San Fernando Alley! The Masked Marauder has stolen an entire supply of carrots from the townspeople's victory garden! Who is the Masked Marauder, you ask? Why, it's "Buckaroo Bugs"! And who will stop this pesky wabbit?! Red Hot Ryder, that's who! (Uh, yeah. Right.)
Highlights from this cartoon: Upon his initial appearance (to the accompaniment of the famous William Tell Overture), Red Hot Ryder tries desperately to whoa his horse, but to no avail, until he whips out a gigantic club. Later on, he thinks he's riding his horse until he discovers he's merely riding a hitch rail, and the audience discovers that the horse has fingers. AND, with the generous aid of Carl Stalling's music score, Bugs applies a horseshoe magnet to Ryder's bullets, badge, coins, belt buckle, etc.
Directed by Bob Clampett, "Buckaroo Bugs" is one of the wildest, funniest Bugs Bunny cartoons ever made. Is it any wonder that Bugs unashamedly laughs at the extremely dopey Red Hot Ryder when he first sees him? This cartoon can be found on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 3, featuring two additional audio commentaries. One is a scholarly commentary by animation historian Michael Barrier, and the other one just elicits a lot of hysterical laughter.
Highlights from this cartoon: Upon his initial appearance (to the accompaniment of the famous William Tell Overture), Red Hot Ryder tries desperately to whoa his horse, but to no avail, until he whips out a gigantic club. Later on, he thinks he's riding his horse until he discovers he's merely riding a hitch rail, and the audience discovers that the horse has fingers. AND, with the generous aid of Carl Stalling's music score, Bugs applies a horseshoe magnet to Ryder's bullets, badge, coins, belt buckle, etc.
Directed by Bob Clampett, "Buckaroo Bugs" is one of the wildest, funniest Bugs Bunny cartoons ever made. Is it any wonder that Bugs unashamedly laughs at the extremely dopey Red Hot Ryder when he first sees him? This cartoon can be found on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 3, featuring two additional audio commentaries. One is a scholarly commentary by animation historian Michael Barrier, and the other one just elicits a lot of hysterical laughter.