(Blooper) Bunny! (1991) User Reviews

Hey Time-Warner, we wanna see this cartoon!!!

[planktonrules · 8/10 · 11 October 2006]

This was a very, very edgy cartoon that should have been more widely seen that it was. Apparently, shortly after it was made, some kill-joys at Time-Warner decided it was too edgy and harmed the bland reputation they've created for their characters in recent years. Yet back in the early 90s, somehow, the writers and animators at Warner Brothers were given a lot of leeway to create a modern version of Bugs Bunny. It begins with a sappy '51st and 1/2 birthday' celebration, but the cartoon then became a parody of the 'making of,...." video where the cartoon characters let down their hair (hare) and you see who they REALLY are! This was a great idea and I loved seeing the characters acting edgy and funny instead of the insipid SPACE JAM-type Warner cartoon characters. For very little kids, this cartoon isn't too appropriate, but for older kids and teens, they'll probably think it's great when they bleep out comments made by jealous Daffy Duck!! About the only thing that doesn't work is the section where they show fake take after take of the same dancing number--it really got repetitive and a bit annoying! But, this cartoon is a great way to both celebrate the past and keep the edginess that made Bugs, Daffy and the rest popular.

"Maybe we can fix it in the editing."

[utgard14 · 6/10 · 26 September 2015]

Cartoon mockumentary about the behind-the-scenes of a Bugs Bunny retrospective special with Daffy, Elmer, and Yosemite Sam causing problems. It's mostly made up of blooper clips, a few of which are actually funny. Points for creativity, particularly since the post-classic era Looney Tunes shorts were all-too-often pointless exercises in nostalgia copying old gags instead of coming up with new material. At least they were trying here. I've made no secret in my other reviews of modern Looney Tunes cartoons that they almost all suck. The degree to which they suck certainly varies but I've yet to see one that I watch and go "yeah, that deserves to be talked about in the same breath as the classics." This one doesn't hold up to the greats either but it doesn't completely suck so that's something. There's no doubt this was made by people who love the characters and wanted to bring them to a new generation. The animation is quite nice and I have no problems with the music or Jeff Bergman's voice work. As far as newer Looney Tunes goes, you can't do better than this. Which is kind of sad if you think about it too long.

just trying to recapture a little of the glory years

[movieman_kev · 7/10 · 23 November 2004]

While not without it's flaws, this short is still one of the most entertaining Looney Tunes shorts in recent years. I've resigned myself to the fact that the golden age of Looney Tunes is long in the past and it'll never get as good as it was back then again in the future. But I still enjoyed this cartoon that plays out like a blooper reel taking place on Bugs Bunny's fifty first and a half birthday special. Even if the Looney Tune's gang acted a tad off-kilter. This cartoon can be found as an extra on disk 1 of the 'Looney Tunes Golden Collection' and has optional commentary.

My Grade: C+

The only really great BB 'toon since the '60s!!!

[PeachHamBeach · 8 September 2003]

Although he is no replacement for the late Mel Blanc, Rick Bergman does the voice recreations a lot of justice, and this short, Blooper Bunny, is the funniest and best cartoon since the Golden Age ended back in the mid-60s. Honestly funny and reminiscent of the wacky show-biz humor of the classic "Show Biz Bugs", Blooper Bunny displays the decades long good humored rivalry between Bugs and Daffy Duck.

I liked it.

Hugely funny and well worth watching

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 26 June 2011]

I love Looney Tunes, and I love all four characters featured here, so this seemed like a winner. And it was. Not only are Bugs, Daffy, Elmer and Yosemite Sam all great, but when it comes to the voice work Jeff Bergman manages to be both dynamic and stick to the characters' characteristics very well. The animation is absolutely great, very lively and colourful, and the music has a lot of energy and doesn't get annoying no matter how many times we hear the main theme. The outtakes are hugely funny, not just in the fresh writing but also in the sight gags. While I loved the business with the cane, the Eh What's Up Doc to uproarious laughter and Daffy stepping on a floorboard and it hits him, it was the outtake where Elmer's gun goes off and it's real ammunition narrowly missing Bugs and hitting Daffy that really amused me. All in all, a hugely funny cartoon. 10/10 Bethany Cox

It might take a village to raise a child . . .

[oscaralbert · 7/10 · 4 January 2016]

. . . but nowadays it pretty near takes a metropolis to produce an animated short (or brief cartoon) running less than 10 minutes. While an average of 10 guys were credited for each Golden Age Looney Tune (at least, those that Warner Bros. released between 1930 and 1960), BLOOPER BUNNY's end credits list 57 people (a conglomeration that's only gotten longer since BLOOPER's release in 1991). BLOOPER's roster is surely truncated from what it could have been, as the chefs and craft service people serving what would have otherwise been a very hungry cast and crew are missing in action from BLOOPER's roll call. Likewise, unless they labored in conditions of total squalor, their janitorial assistants are absolutely unsung here. Nor is anything said about child care (though many present-day films with 100% adult casts credit multiple "studio teachers" for educating cast and\or crew kids). One would think that the top dozen BLOOPER honchos would deem themselves important enough to merit personal or production assistants, drivers, and security people, though not a name of this is breathed in the credits. It's likely that Bugs Bunny has been a meal ticket for thousands over his career.

(Blooper) Bunny! brings Bugs and his "friends" back to basics

[tavm · 10/10 · 30 December 2007]

This short begins with Bugs and his "friends", Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam coming on stage, dancing, and wishing the wabbit a "Happy 51st and a 1/2 anniversary" cheerfully. Then, with intentionally scratched film, we see the behind the scenes footage with those same three characters as we usually know them: Daffy acting hostile toward Bugs, Elmer trying to really kill the wabbit, and Sam really roaring into the varmint. Then there are the "bloopers" that mostly involve the Duck with various "accidents" like the loose board that hits him. That was the funniest scene for me. Quite a throwback to the Bugs/Daffy/Elmer hunting shorts made by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese. Too bad the folks at Time Warner thought this was too "edgy" to be shown in theaters but it's good to know that the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD has permanently made this available in their extra features section. Kudos to Greg Ford, Terry Lennon, and new voice actor Jeff Bergman for continuing the Looney Tunes tradition.

Original, fresh and funny

[TheOtherFool · 9/10 · 10 June 2004]

This is such a funny cartoon! Bugs Bunny is turning 51 and a half and has his 'friends' Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam to celebrate it with him. They do a little dance, but then we get to see what 'happened before that very same day'.

So we see the gang rehearsing their little song. This is done so funny... it had me rolling on the floor. As the camera goes 'backstage' the scenes are shot from hand, sometimes the focus isn't right, things like that. Such a funny and original way to make this.

It sure is one of the best cartoons I've ever witnessed. I would like to recommend this one to everybody! 9/10.

OUCH!

[nickerz-01633 · 1/10 · 28 July 2021]

Apparently this came out in 1991 but was never shown until 1997 on TV and now I know why. Just annoying. Not to mention, Jeff Burgman who did Bugs Bunny's voice, didn't sound that great.

One another note, Joe Alaskey who did Bugs' voice (in the 2004 Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas) sounded spot on!

Best Warners short in last 30 Years

[Popeye-8 · 10/10 · 22 June 2001]

At last, Bugs Bunny tackles the tired "blooper reel" scenario that has been driven into the ground. Based around filming a "51 1/2 Birthday Special", it actually proves what many have thought but few dared say--that Daffy Duck may be the funniest fictional creation in American art/cultural history.

A laugh riot

[Op_Prime · 5 May 2000]

This was a very original short for the Looney Tunes gang. The actual short was shown in like the first minute. The rest of it shows out takes from the short and how much 'effort' went into filming 'The Bugs Bunny 51st and a Half Anniversary Spectacular'. It was a laugh riot.

One of the best I've seen in a while

[griffin84 · 29 October 2003]

This has got to be one of the best Bugs Bunny shorts to come out in the last few years. Everyone knows that the funniest part of any movie is the bloopers, and Warner Bros. brings it out all the way with this "gag reel" of Bugs, Daffy, Elmer and Yosemite Sam messing up their lines and cues while filming a tribute to Bugs Bunny's 51 & 1/2 birthday. It's only further proof that humor is all about timing, and the best stuff comes out when you don't expect it.

Raw footage and funny outtakes!

[slymusic · 7 April 2009]

Made several decades after the heyday of the theatrical Warner Bros. cartoons, "(Blooper) Bunny!" is a rather hilarious Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd/Yosemite Sam cartoon that celebrates Bugs' 51 1/2th birthday. After we see a briefly choreographed performance by the four principal characters, we then see a minute and a half of unedited footage behind the scenes while the characters rehearse and the stagehands move props (while the camera ASTONISHINGLY moves around the set in computerized animation), after which we see outtake after outtake. Believe me, this is one hell of a funny cartoon!

My favorite outtakes in "(Blooper) Bunny!": On the first take, Bugs tries to dance to a skipping record, which prompts him to simply ask, "Eh, what's UP, Doc?", thus emitting hysterical laughter from the crew. Daffy is late for his entrance because he had to use the latrine. Elmer uses a real rifle instead of a prop and fires a shot, which misses Bugs and lands as a tiny flame on Daffy's head; Daffy then reprimands Elmer and steps on a loose board, which pops up and smacks him in the bill.

"(Blooper) Bunny!" was directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon, with Jeff Bergman doing a masterful job in supplying the voices for all four of these famous Warner Bros. characters. Bravo to everyone who worked so hard on this cartoon to make it SO GOOD! Producer/director Greg Ford can be heard supplying audio commentary for many of the classic Warner Bros. cartoons in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD series, and he provides a commentary for "(Blooper) Bunny!" as well (Volume 1 Disc 1).

This short was squelched by Warner Bros. for years

[ChungMo · 15 February 2004]

After giving the go ahead for this film, Warner Bros. squelched it. Apparently in reaction to Daffy's comment that "Warner Bros. doesn't have single creative bone in it's body". This "short" was never shown theatrically. Only after Cartoon Network found it languishing in the library was it finally given the exposure it deserves.

The Looney Tunes gang are back again, they're still funny but in an unnatural way.

[rapt0r_claw-1 · 30 December 2003]

Warner Bros. reopened their theatrical shorts department shortly before this cartoon was released, and the new blood (very new; not a single Golden Age animator is credited) does a pretty good job of it. The gags are mostly comments on the filmmakers, plus demonstrations of the shortcomings of filmmaking equipment. The rest is well-timed slapstick, but it doesn't feel like those wacky, hilarious characters are back again. They're funny in a different way. The DVD commentary on this (on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: get it now!) by either Stan Freberg or Greg Ford, mentions that the animators tried to bring back those classic arguments the stars had; they were trying to override the advertisements and merchandise that broadcast the fact that the characters always had bright smiles at all times and were close friends, a bunch often referred to as "Bugs Bunny and Friends." That betrays the Looney Tunes cast. The animators tried. "Blooper Bunny" is a fictitious behind-the-scenes look at the eventful everyday life of our beloved characters, focusing on the making of the "Bugs Bunny 51st and 1/2 Anniversary Spectacular." The "Spectacular" is only about a minute long, but it seems to have a negative effect on the funny cartoon that is "Blooper Bunny." It seems to unnerve the audience and alienate the characters, not in spite of - but because - the Looney Tunes characters are flashing their most winning smiles. It made me, personally, feel like they were the fake characters from the earlier "Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers," because they almost seemed to have an eerie air about them. It was a bad beginning and climax to an otherwise funny cartoon. But I still think the world is going to miss Mike Maltese. Seriously. "Blooper Bunny" is a fine effort by an inexperienced crew, and keeping that factor in mind I believe this cartoon to be a worthy addition to the Looney Tunes library. But I don't think that unless Chuck Jones Film Productions can keep the classic-style stuff coming without its late founder (Chuck Jones, obviously) that we will never witness the Golden Age cartoons' like again. Stephen Fossati shows great promise. He's been taught amazingly by the master. Let's hope he can go on without his mentor's supervision. Or the Looney Tunes are done. Finished. And I know we're all hoping that doesn't happen.