Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.
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- Writer
- Stars
Mel Blanc
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- …
Bea Benaderet
- Various
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIncluded as a bonus on the 2003 Warner 2 disc DVD set of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
- GoofsIn the cartoon version of Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, he claims to have "discovered electricity". This was neither the intent or result of the exercise, which was to demonstrate that lightning was electrical in nature, which led to the invention of the lightning rod. It is not actually known whether Franklin actually performed the kite experiment, but he did write up a proposal for it. Prof. Georg Wilhelm Richmann of Saint Petersburg, Russia was electrocuted trying to duplicate the feat.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bugs Bunny: All American Hero (1981)
- SoundtracksYankee Doodle
(uncredited)
Traditional
[Plays over the title cards. Also plays repeatedly throughout the short.]
Featured review
American history with Bugs Bunny
The Looney Tunes cartoons were a big part of my childhood and still really like to love a vast majority of them, though a lot of the 60s efforts were sloppy. While there is a preference for Bob Clampett and especially Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng made some great Looney Tunes cartoons and a lot of the classic characters were handled beautifully with him, if more distinctively with particularly Jones. Have always adored Bugs Bunny and there is a reason as to why he is so iconic a character.
'Yankee Doodle Bugs' is not Freleng at his best, nor is it among the best of Bugs, but it doesn't disgrace either in any way and its best assets are brilliantly done. Even if the cartoon itself as an overall whole falls short of greatness. It is an interesting and hugely entertaining take on American history, and while it is not one of the funniest or wildest Bugs Bunny cartoons there is a lot to be entertained by. Is it accurate to history? No, but strictly speaking that was the point of the cartoon.
Did think that the character of Bugs' nephew Clyde was the weak link of 'Yankee Doodle Bugs'. The rest of the characters are far more compelling than him in personality, and while he is not cutesy or annoying he is slightly bland.
Some of the drawing lacks finesse but the animation on the whole is actually not a problem.
Pretty great actually on the whole. Especially the backgrounds, everything with the American folk is very inventively rendered, while the colours are vibrant and the attention to detail is rich. Milt Franklyn's scoring is just as good as Carl Stalling's at being lovely and clever in orchestration, having a lot of character and adding so much to the action and every gesture and expression. The dialogue is as witty as one would expect and doesn't get preachy or tired.
While there isn't anything hilarious here strictly speaking, the different sequences are funny and how Bugs inserts himself into them is very cleverly done. The lively energy in the pace is constant. Mel Blanc's voice work is exemplary as always, again voicing almost every character and giving each character individuality and different personalities and traits. Something that he was an unparallelled master at, and that is a distinction that is still the case now and we have had some fine voice actors in the past 30 years or so.
All in all, a lot of fun. 8/10
'Yankee Doodle Bugs' is not Freleng at his best, nor is it among the best of Bugs, but it doesn't disgrace either in any way and its best assets are brilliantly done. Even if the cartoon itself as an overall whole falls short of greatness. It is an interesting and hugely entertaining take on American history, and while it is not one of the funniest or wildest Bugs Bunny cartoons there is a lot to be entertained by. Is it accurate to history? No, but strictly speaking that was the point of the cartoon.
Did think that the character of Bugs' nephew Clyde was the weak link of 'Yankee Doodle Bugs'. The rest of the characters are far more compelling than him in personality, and while he is not cutesy or annoying he is slightly bland.
Some of the drawing lacks finesse but the animation on the whole is actually not a problem.
Pretty great actually on the whole. Especially the backgrounds, everything with the American folk is very inventively rendered, while the colours are vibrant and the attention to detail is rich. Milt Franklyn's scoring is just as good as Carl Stalling's at being lovely and clever in orchestration, having a lot of character and adding so much to the action and every gesture and expression. The dialogue is as witty as one would expect and doesn't get preachy or tired.
While there isn't anything hilarious here strictly speaking, the different sequences are funny and how Bugs inserts himself into them is very cleverly done. The lively energy in the pace is constant. Mel Blanc's voice work is exemplary as always, again voicing almost every character and giving each character individuality and different personalities and traits. Something that he was an unparallelled master at, and that is a distinction that is still the case now and we have had some fine voice actors in the past 30 years or so.
All in all, a lot of fun. 8/10
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- May 22, 2020
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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