Bunny Hugged (1951)

Masterful Cinema

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Bugs Bunny has been enjoying a cushy job as the mascot for flamboyant wrestler Ravishing Ronald. But when Ronald is demolished by bald brawler The Crusher, Bugs realizes his meal ticket is in trouble. So he slaps on a mask and enters the ring to challenge Crusher as the Masked Terror. Hilarious Chuck Jones short that pokes fun at pro wrestling. Wonderful animation, lively music, and terrific voicework. One of the things I like most about it is that Bugs doesn't have the upper hand the whole time. Very funny stuff with some great gags and lines ("It's about time for me to employ a little stragedy"). The character of Crusher is a hoot. Love that ending.

Directed by Chuck Jones, "Bunny Hugged" places Bugs Bunny in the boxing ring against the mean, muscular Crusher. Actually, Bugs starts out merely as a mascot for the wimpy Ravishing Ronald, but when Crusher easily overpowers him, Bugs is forced to take his place.Here are my favorite sequences from "Bunny Hugged". Ravishing Ronald trots toward Crusher to a humorously frolicsome musical accompaniment; when Crusher stuffs Ronald's body inside his own hairnet and uses him as a punching bag, Ronald extends a few signs from the net that read "HELP!", "FOUL!", and "S.O.S.!" Bugs tricks Crusher into believing he split his shorts, so Bugs masquerades as a tailor and stabs Crusher's ass with a needle. Bugs struggles in giving Crusher a headlock; Crusher goes into a "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" dance and "bowls" Bugs right into a canvas pole, with an appropriate sound effect."Bunny Hugged" is a funny cartoon! Catch it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 Disc 1.

It is a wrestling championships and it is the fearsome, muscle packed Crusher versus the dainty, light and silly Ravishing Ronald. An assemble of people come to announce the arrival of Ravishing Ronald, including Bugs Bunny, who, not that surprisingly, is scoffing carrots in a large carrot dish. Ravishing Ronald is having a huge amount of trouble a minute later in the contest and Bugs Bunny decides to take his place, having quite a lot of heart. Madcap intelligence and slapstick follow...I like this episode because, it has good animation of the audience and the slapstick, the episode has a clever plot outline, there are clever twists of the plot, the slapstick is good (animation- wise of course - and entertainment wise) and the "Masked Terror" is a good character and believable.I recommend this episode to people who like slapsticky Bugs Bunny episodes + wrestling. Enjoy "Bunny Hugged"! :-)

Bugs Bunny has to go Mano-a-rabbito as "the Masked Terror" for a wrestling bout with the Crusher after he easily pummels his former opponent and Bug's source of income, Ravashing Ronald. The rascally rabbit is also outmatched physically, so he has to pull some cunninggly clever yet somewhat devious tricks from his sleeves. I liked this cartoon a lot and it makes me chuckle every single time I see it. This animated short can be seen on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2. It also features an optional music and effects only track.My Grade: A