Definitely the best of any of the Bugs-and-Sam cartoons made after the early 50s. Time this cartoon with your watch sometime (even if it means not being able to SEE the cartoon). Although the traditional opening titles display Bugs munching on his carrot, the star himself doesn't appear till a good minute-and-a-half into the film......this is taken up with Sam's struggles with Dopey Dick, the shark (flowingly animated by Gerry Chiniquy). Then, when Bugs finally enters the picture, it's WHAM-BAM-BOOM!! Actually, as in most of these Sam episodes, Bugs has to do little or nothing to vanquish his adversary. One-and-a-half minutes--in a cartoon totaling six-and-a-half minutes--is quite a dare in terms of timing, but director Freleng pulls it off with verve and virtuosity.
Review of Rabbitson Crusoe
