Am going to disagree respectfully with the previous reviewer regarding "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny". It is a long way from being one of the best 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episodes, but is not one of the worst either. The premise sounded absolutely great and it was wonderful to see two of animation's greatest characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (my two favourite Looney Tunes characters) playing prominent roles and always welcome.
"Who Bopped Bugs Bunny", parodying 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (one of my favourite films), did a very good job with its premise and made the most of it. It is not a classic or perfect, but as a big fan of animation and Looney Tunes (as well as of course 'Tiny Toon Adventures' itself) the episode has always come over to me as a delight on the most part. Have always liked it very much and regardless of any imperfections it is to me the best 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episode since "Best o Plucky Duck" (the episodes in between were between average and good).
Jeff Bergman takes some getting used to. It is a massively tall order following on from the incomparable Mel Blanc, but Bergman's voice acting was a bit mixed for me in this episode. He's fine as Daffy and he nails the character's manic personality, but he sounds on the odd and somewhat bland side as Bugs (who doesn't make the most massive of impressions in the episode).
Did think that the ending was not that inspired and a bit on the too neat side.
There is a lot to like about "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny" though. The animation is vibrantly coloured and beautifully rich in detail, not just the backgrounds but also the expressions and reactions of the characters which are wonderfully loony. The music is dynamic and characterful as always and the theme song has always brought a smile to my face. Something that was the case when a child and still is now. The writing is on the most part just great, the dialogue has plenty of razor sharp wit with some very fun and nostalgic references to Looney Tunes cartoons (1958's 'Knighty Knight Bugs' especially) and characters (Plucky even references Foghorn Leghorn after the failed prison break attempt).
Story-wise, "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny" has endless fun, an endearing silliness (Sappy Stanley's plan is amusingly absurd) and some tension as one roots for Daffy being successful in clearing his name. The wacky energy that the show and Looney Tunes are known for is here throughout and the episode is true in spirit to classic Looney Tunes, a big compliment. Daffy is very well characterised here, his treatment here is actually true to how he was treated in some of his cartoons, and Buster and Plucky especially shine of the Tiny Toons. Sappy Stanley, a parody of the not very well remembered now Terrytoons character Sidney the Elephant (or Silly Sidney), is deliciously villainous. Some reservations of Bergman aside, the voice acting is fine with Jonathan Winters being an inspired choice for Stanley and is a lot of fun.
Altogether, very well done. 8/10
"Who Bopped Bugs Bunny", parodying 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (one of my favourite films), did a very good job with its premise and made the most of it. It is not a classic or perfect, but as a big fan of animation and Looney Tunes (as well as of course 'Tiny Toon Adventures' itself) the episode has always come over to me as a delight on the most part. Have always liked it very much and regardless of any imperfections it is to me the best 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episode since "Best o Plucky Duck" (the episodes in between were between average and good).
Jeff Bergman takes some getting used to. It is a massively tall order following on from the incomparable Mel Blanc, but Bergman's voice acting was a bit mixed for me in this episode. He's fine as Daffy and he nails the character's manic personality, but he sounds on the odd and somewhat bland side as Bugs (who doesn't make the most massive of impressions in the episode).
Did think that the ending was not that inspired and a bit on the too neat side.
There is a lot to like about "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny" though. The animation is vibrantly coloured and beautifully rich in detail, not just the backgrounds but also the expressions and reactions of the characters which are wonderfully loony. The music is dynamic and characterful as always and the theme song has always brought a smile to my face. Something that was the case when a child and still is now. The writing is on the most part just great, the dialogue has plenty of razor sharp wit with some very fun and nostalgic references to Looney Tunes cartoons (1958's 'Knighty Knight Bugs' especially) and characters (Plucky even references Foghorn Leghorn after the failed prison break attempt).
Story-wise, "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny" has endless fun, an endearing silliness (Sappy Stanley's plan is amusingly absurd) and some tension as one roots for Daffy being successful in clearing his name. The wacky energy that the show and Looney Tunes are known for is here throughout and the episode is true in spirit to classic Looney Tunes, a big compliment. Daffy is very well characterised here, his treatment here is actually true to how he was treated in some of his cartoons, and Buster and Plucky especially shine of the Tiny Toons. Sappy Stanley, a parody of the not very well remembered now Terrytoons character Sidney the Elephant (or Silly Sidney), is deliciously villainous. Some reservations of Bergman aside, the voice acting is fine with Jonathan Winters being an inspired choice for Stanley and is a lot of fun.
Altogether, very well done. 8/10
