This is a hilarious cartoon. It is an anomaly for a Chuck Jones short in that it is mean-spirited to the core...with absolutely no 'justice' served to the protagonist; but like the vast majority of his WB cartoons, the timing is to a T. And if you like the more well-known classic Warner shorts, you will most certainly relish this forgotten gem. At the same time, you'll likely understand why it vanished. This was clearly Jones finding his voice; after directing various 'Disneyish' cartoons like the Sniffles series, Tom Thumb in Trouble, etc (all great by the way), he got a little nasty. Had he not, though, he may never have found his way to the extraordinary ones that were to follow.
Review of Fresh Airedale
