On the most part, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises' output was very interesting and enjoyable to watch, with their best period being the 60s. Their various theatrical series were mixed, are a few were very good, a few were average at best or below and a few were in between. The Blue Racer theatrical series was one of the average at best ones and on the most part was actually not a particularly not series of cartoons at all regrettably.
'Support Your Local Serpent' is one of the better Blue Racer cartoons, while still not being particularly good. While having the same problems pretty much as 'Hiss and Hers', and that cartoon had plenty of them, it does improve in the animation department. While it is one of the better looking cartoons in the series, 'Support Your Local Serpent' doesn't really improve in any other area that was a problem previously. It is a small step up but only small.
Again, the best aspects are the music and opening credits. The music has a nice upbeat charm with a main theme that is another catchy Doug Goodwin-penned theme tune. The opening credits are quite creative. As said, 'Support Your Local Serpent' is one of the best looking Blue Racer cartoons, with it looking as if more time and care had gone into it.
The character animation is particularly well done, especially in the more physical moments. There are a few amusing moments, the parts with the fly traps and the climax faring best.
However, pretty much the same problems are still here. The story is only merely a slight variation of that in 'Hiss and Hers', as a result it feels repetitive on top of being very thin and predictable. The pacing could have had a lot more energy because there wasn't really very much, pretty routine actually. Bob Holt voices both Blue Racer and the beetle and manages to grate as both characters, the beetle sounds just as outrageously caricaturish as with Tom Holland but with a higher pitched voice.
Blue Racer himself is rather bland and one-note and always did get a sense that in his series he would have fared better in support. The beetle is supremely annoying and offensively stereotypical once again and there is very little connection or spark between the two. The jokes are too few and most are neither original or funny. The dialogue is again at best perfunctory, with the beetle's inducing cringing, shining only in the fly traps exchange.
Concluding, watchable but pretty average. 5/10.
'Support Your Local Serpent' is one of the better Blue Racer cartoons, while still not being particularly good. While having the same problems pretty much as 'Hiss and Hers', and that cartoon had plenty of them, it does improve in the animation department. While it is one of the better looking cartoons in the series, 'Support Your Local Serpent' doesn't really improve in any other area that was a problem previously. It is a small step up but only small.
Again, the best aspects are the music and opening credits. The music has a nice upbeat charm with a main theme that is another catchy Doug Goodwin-penned theme tune. The opening credits are quite creative. As said, 'Support Your Local Serpent' is one of the best looking Blue Racer cartoons, with it looking as if more time and care had gone into it.
The character animation is particularly well done, especially in the more physical moments. There are a few amusing moments, the parts with the fly traps and the climax faring best.
However, pretty much the same problems are still here. The story is only merely a slight variation of that in 'Hiss and Hers', as a result it feels repetitive on top of being very thin and predictable. The pacing could have had a lot more energy because there wasn't really very much, pretty routine actually. Bob Holt voices both Blue Racer and the beetle and manages to grate as both characters, the beetle sounds just as outrageously caricaturish as with Tom Holland but with a higher pitched voice.
Blue Racer himself is rather bland and one-note and always did get a sense that in his series he would have fared better in support. The beetle is supremely annoying and offensively stereotypical once again and there is very little connection or spark between the two. The jokes are too few and most are neither original or funny. The dialogue is again at best perfunctory, with the beetle's inducing cringing, shining only in the fly traps exchange.
Concluding, watchable but pretty average. 5/10.
