"Bingo Crobyana" is the second Looney Tunes cartoon to negatively portray a Bing Crosby-like character. It was so bad that Crosby actually sued the studio after this second one (the first was the extremely unflattering "Let It Be Me"). It makes you wonder why. Was it because he worked for rival Paramount or was there something more to this?
In this full color cartoon, the characters are all cute bugs...and is at least the second or third time during this era that their cartoons featured bugs...and I'm not talking about the bunny! There is a Crosby-like bug who impresses the girl bugs. The guy bugs aren't thrilled by this and it's soon obvious he's a jerk. Then, the girl bugs start singing....and I HATE singing in 1930s cartoons and wanted more comedy.
The best thing about this cartoon is that it's animation and use of full-color...something only occasionally done in 1930s cartoon shorts by Looney Tunes and most of their rivals (except for Disney who switched to all color cartoons a few years earlier). The story is okay but could have used a bit more humor.
I could see how Crosby would be more upset about this second negative portrayal, as the character sounds MUCH more like him....whereas in the first the studio could claim the similarities were accidental.