Friz Freleng's 'Little Red Riding Rabbit' is a much admired gem of a cartoon and another strong retort to those who accuse Freleng of being a dull director. Taking liberties with the original Red Riding Hood story, 'Little Red Riding Rabbit' deletes Grandma from the story entirely and features a wolf who is actually more interested in the contents of Red's picnic basket than the girl herself. These contents turn out to be Bugs Bunny, who sets about having enormous fun with the dumb wolf in a series of beautifully orchestrated routines including a truly inspired vocal sparring match in which Bugs repeats everything the wolf says and slyly switches places so that he controls the dialogue. As great as the battle between Bugs and the wolf is, however, the cartoon is completely stolen by the loud-mouthed Red who persistently bursts in on the action to try and get the traditional version of the story back on track. By the end even Bugs has had enough of her and teams up with the wolf to deal with the little annoyance. In 'Little Red Riding Rabbit', Bugs is neither the good-hearted moral crusader or the aggressively anarchic lunatic, he's simply a mischievous manipulator having a great time with the latest dupes he's been presented with. This lends 'Little Red Riding Rabbit' an enjoyable sense of ethical ambiguity which makes the cruel finale seem entirely appropriate. It's a perfectly paced, beautifully written and hilariously executed classic.
19 Reviews
One of Warner Brothers' Best...
chconnol20 June 2003
Warner Brothers' made some of the greatest cartoons of all time and this is one of them. Absolutely hilarious and the quotes are classic like "HEY GRANDMA!..." or "...I'll do it. But I'll probably hate myself in the morning." Or the scene where Bugs gets the wolf singing "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet". God, it's great stuff!!! Anyone who knows this cartoon doesn't need any explanation of the above. Another great one from this era is "Hold The Lion".
Can't Gush Over This, But I Did LOVE That Ending!
ccthemovieman-123 April 2007
I wish I could say how much I loved this cartoon, as others seem to here. Overall, except for the last minute - which I loved - it wasn't entertaining, just grating. Of course, that "grating" was on purpose and led the final scene which was a pleasant surprise.
Until, then, the first thing that hits you is, "This isn't the 'Little Red Riding Hood' I know! It's some bobby-soxer Judy Garland-with glasses and-an-attitude .....and a voice that makes you wince more than hearing nails on a blackboard. Anyway, with Bugs along for the ride in her lunch basket, the two travel on their way to Granny's. The big bad wolf beats them here, thanks to a false "short cut" signs he plants to fool Red.
The wild stuff starts at Grandma's. beginning with the note Granny leaves on the door. Bugs and the wolf get into a long and silly chase that isn't really funny.
Now that last part, beginning with the wolf trying save his.....umm....well....valuable parts, shall we say, from being burned off is hilarious. The last scene was almost too good to be true, but I loved it. Now there is some JUSTICE!
Until, then, the first thing that hits you is, "This isn't the 'Little Red Riding Hood' I know! It's some bobby-soxer Judy Garland-with glasses and-an-attitude .....and a voice that makes you wince more than hearing nails on a blackboard. Anyway, with Bugs along for the ride in her lunch basket, the two travel on their way to Granny's. The big bad wolf beats them here, thanks to a false "short cut" signs he plants to fool Red.
The wild stuff starts at Grandma's. beginning with the note Granny leaves on the door. Bugs and the wolf get into a long and silly chase that isn't really funny.
Now that last part, beginning with the wolf trying save his.....umm....well....valuable parts, shall we say, from being burned off is hilarious. The last scene was almost too good to be true, but I loved it. Now there is some JUSTICE!
"The Five O'Clock Whistle's on the blink..."
slymusic31 May 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Directed by Friz Freleng, "Little Red Riding Rabbit" is an excellent Bugs Bunny cartoon that spoofs the famous Little Red Riding Hood tale. In this particular film, Red Riding Hood is an annoying little brat with a stentorian voice who constantly interrupts the Big Bad Wolf as he chases Bugs around Granny's house. Whenever she does interrupt the wolf, trying to make some comment about his odd facial features, he is quite funny in his attempts to simply get rid of her. Her best moment occurs at the opening of this short as she skips down the road and, with her overbearing voice, sings "Five O'Clock Whistle."
There are two especially memorable gags as the wolf chases Bugs around the house. One is a typical Friz Freleng gag in which Bugs runs through one doorway and exits through a different doorway, frustrating the wolf to no end. The other gag, reminiscent of "The Heckling Hare" (1941), has Bugs repeating everything the wolf says. Then Bugs gets the wolf to repeat some silly things HE says, and before the wolf knows it, he ends up singing "Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet."
"Little Red Riding Rabbit" is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon. Friz Freleng loved to do parodies of the various fairy tales, and this film succeeds by a landslide.
There are two especially memorable gags as the wolf chases Bugs around the house. One is a typical Friz Freleng gag in which Bugs runs through one doorway and exits through a different doorway, frustrating the wolf to no end. The other gag, reminiscent of "The Heckling Hare" (1941), has Bugs repeating everything the wolf says. Then Bugs gets the wolf to repeat some silly things HE says, and before the wolf knows it, he ends up singing "Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet."
"Little Red Riding Rabbit" is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon. Friz Freleng loved to do parodies of the various fairy tales, and this film succeeds by a landslide.
Absolute Classic!
jake14521 July 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Easily one of the top 10 Looney Tunes cartoons ever made! It's got it all - great characters, quotable lines, zany action, and a belly laugh every 10 seconds or so!
Highlights: Red's perfectly annoying singing (and scatting) of "Five O'Clock Whistle"; the Wolf chasing the group of smaller wolves from Grandma's bed with an admonishing "Take a powder", and the grumbling of the wolves as they leave; and last but certainly not least, Bugs getting the Wolf to join him in singing "Old Grey Bonnet", then the Wolf getting distracted and looking away, Bugs running off, and the Wolf turning back to continue singing the song BY HIMSELF: "Put on your old grey bonnet with the BLU-"!!
Priceless...
Highlights: Red's perfectly annoying singing (and scatting) of "Five O'Clock Whistle"; the Wolf chasing the group of smaller wolves from Grandma's bed with an admonishing "Take a powder", and the grumbling of the wolves as they leave; and last but certainly not least, Bugs getting the Wolf to join him in singing "Old Grey Bonnet", then the Wolf getting distracted and looking away, Bugs running off, and the Wolf turning back to continue singing the song BY HIMSELF: "Put on your old grey bonnet with the BLU-"!!
Priceless...
Little Red Riding Nuisance
Hitchcoc31 December 2015
I thought this was hilarious. It is tongue in cheek, so clever, that it works all the way. It begins with a truly obnoxious Little Red Riding Hood whose voice has the same quality as Elmer Fudd. She has Bugs Bunny in her basket and she is taking him to Grandma's house as a food offering. Bugs is along for the ride but isn't going to go quietly. Meanwhile, the obligatory wolf gets into the act. Of course, he heads for Grannie's house. When he gets there, he puts on her nightgown, but when he pulls back the covers, there are already four wolves in the bed. Bugs then goes to work on the wolf, leading to a great conclusion. This is one of the most satisfying of all the Warner Brothers cartoons.
"I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning"
ackstasis29 June 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Everybody knows how the story of Little Red Riding Hood should go. The titular character should be an innocent, precocious and trusting little girl, and her ultimate adversary, the Wolf, should be a ugly and contemptible villain – but all this is forgotten when Bugs Bunny comes around! 'Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944),' directed by Friz Freleng and released on January 4, 1944, is a pretty average Merrie Melody for the most part, but the ending is one of the most audacious and satisfying conclusions to a Warner Bros. cartoon that I've ever seen; I was almost tempted to rise from my chair and offer a standing ovation. Mel Blanc, in his first credited voice role, provides the voice for the rascally Bugs, Billy Bletcher plays the gruff Wolf, and Bea Benaderet – whom I can't decide whether to praise or chastise – offers a voice to one of the most annoying cartoon characters ever conceived.
Fortunately, though this isn't always the case, the filmmakers here were quite aware that the character of Little Red Riding Hood was immediately irritating, and they make this known from the very beginning, provoking the audience with a grating rendition of "The Five O'Clock Whistle." Little Red is strutting through the forest, basket-in-hand, when a familiar head pops itself out of the basket and politely asks where she is heading: "Ta bring a little bunny rabbit to my grandma's. Ta HAVE, see?" Meanwhile, the irritable Wolf cunningly switches the "short cut" sign, leading Red onto a lengthy path over the mountains instead of three steps to Grandma's doorstep, and uses the additional time to disguise himself in the old lady's bed. When Little Red finally gets to Grandma's house, and begins to notice curious peculiarities about her elderly relative, the Wolf surprises everybody by kicking the annoying little girl out of the house and going for her rabbit instead.
From here, Bugs goes about getting the best of the Wolf, and there's a dynamite sequence of running in and out of random doorways (vaguely reminiscent of the sinister shenanigans in George Méliès' 'The Cook in Trouble (1904)'). It's all a nice bit of fun, but hardly groundbreaking, and Little Red returns on occasion to continue the version of the story with which she's most familiar. The cartoon's ending is the moment that ranks among Merrie Melodies' finest hours, and it achieves the impossible by making the preceding appearances of Little Red Riding Hood tolerable, and even enjoyable. Bugs' decision to roast the irksome little girl over the hot ashes may lead him to hate himself in the morning, but, for his audience, it provides yet another explanation for why he's one of cinema's most beloved cartoon characters.
Fortunately, though this isn't always the case, the filmmakers here were quite aware that the character of Little Red Riding Hood was immediately irritating, and they make this known from the very beginning, provoking the audience with a grating rendition of "The Five O'Clock Whistle." Little Red is strutting through the forest, basket-in-hand, when a familiar head pops itself out of the basket and politely asks where she is heading: "Ta bring a little bunny rabbit to my grandma's. Ta HAVE, see?" Meanwhile, the irritable Wolf cunningly switches the "short cut" sign, leading Red onto a lengthy path over the mountains instead of three steps to Grandma's doorstep, and uses the additional time to disguise himself in the old lady's bed. When Little Red finally gets to Grandma's house, and begins to notice curious peculiarities about her elderly relative, the Wolf surprises everybody by kicking the annoying little girl out of the house and going for her rabbit instead.
From here, Bugs goes about getting the best of the Wolf, and there's a dynamite sequence of running in and out of random doorways (vaguely reminiscent of the sinister shenanigans in George Méliès' 'The Cook in Trouble (1904)'). It's all a nice bit of fun, but hardly groundbreaking, and Little Red returns on occasion to continue the version of the story with which she's most familiar. The cartoon's ending is the moment that ranks among Merrie Melodies' finest hours, and it achieves the impossible by making the preceding appearances of Little Red Riding Hood tolerable, and even enjoyable. Bugs' decision to roast the irksome little girl over the hot ashes may lead him to hate himself in the morning, but, for his audience, it provides yet another explanation for why he's one of cinema's most beloved cartoon characters.
Absolute classic spin on "Little Red Riding Hood" through the eyes of Looney Tunes.
bochoa83565 June 2009
My favorite cartoon of all time, Bugs Bunny or otherwise. An absolutely hilarious spin on Little Red Riding Hood, during the war years, and with Bugs Bunny to put the exclamation point on it. I've actually had friends call me up to tell me, "Turn your TV to channel 'x'", because this cartoon was on, and I was known for it. While there's lots of Bugs cartoons that have me in stitches, this one hit me so hard, I know it verbatim. Before that was known to my friends, most of whom are also Bugs junkies, while playing poker 1 night I said to the guy w/ the winning hand, "That's a pretty good hand for you...TO HAVE!" And the table busted out laughing knowingly, leading to talk of our fave Bugs episodes. Actually, my fave cartoon character ever is Foghorn Leghorn. Everything about that character and his episodes is timeless and hilarious. But this Bugs cartoon has everything that could possibly make you laugh. It was years before I realized Red's voice was that of Bea Benaderet of Petticoat Junction fame. Though once I learned that, the cartoon is even funnier in what all it includes- the little twists played on the classic "Red Riding Hood" story line during the war years. To this day, I still use the line, "....TO HAVE!" when complimenting someone for whatever reason, and am not at all surprised to hear reactions in the unlikeliest of places, including when ordering a beer at a Cubs game- "That's a pretty big case of beer for you... TO HAVE!" Instant chuckles. I'm not at all surprised this ranked 39th in cartoon fame as voted by animators and such. But it does make me wonder how much funnier the first 38 are.
Fine Bugs Bunny cartoon
rbverhoef9 January 2007
In 'Little Red Riding Rabbit' we follow Little Red Riding Hood on her way to grandma. She brings him a bunny rabbit, Bugs Bunny of course. This time the wolf, hiding in grandmas bed, is not interested in the little girl (presented slightly more mature than you might expect), but in the rabbit. While the wolf is chasing Bugs, the girl interrupts them from time to time.
This cartoon, the first to credit Mel Blanc for his voice work, has a great start and ending, both good for some great laughs. The middle part is pretty standard with the chasing moments, although I liked it when they were interrupted by a very annoying Little Red Riding Hood. Maybe this cartoon does not belong to the greatest, it is entertaining nonetheless.
This cartoon, the first to credit Mel Blanc for his voice work, has a great start and ending, both good for some great laughs. The middle part is pretty standard with the chasing moments, although I liked it when they were interrupted by a very annoying Little Red Riding Hood. Maybe this cartoon does not belong to the greatest, it is entertaining nonetheless.
Funny cartoon with a great ending
Horst_In_Translation10 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers
"Little Red Riding Rabbit" is a 7-minute Warner Bros. cartoon from over 70 years ago, made during the dark days of World War II. Friz Freleng and Michael Maltese worked on this one and both are legends in their own right. So is Mel Blanc and it is quite a rarity that he only voice 1/3 of the characters in one of these cartoons. Anyway, the title is a bit misleading as Bugs does not play Red Riding Hood here, but instead he is an additional character in the story. Grandma is absent and there is a little WWII reference about her absence. This is probably the most annoying Red Riding Hood I have ever seen, so I believe Bugs made the right decision in the end. Funny twist actually (and also some funny scenes before that like the other wolves in Grandma's bed) and I also felt that the girl was the real antagonist here and not the wolf with how annoying she was. Good watch. Recommended.
Great cartoon, with a hilarious ending!
TheLittleSongbird11 February 2010
I cannot tell you how much I loved "Little Red Riding Rabbit". It is absolutely great; the animation is wonderful and the music is great. There are many priceless bits, the dialogue was mighty fine especially the repeated "Hey granma", "come on, come on! Take a powder. This is my racket" and "Put on your ol' gray favourite and a blue..." And the ending was hilarious. The voice characterisations are excellent, Mel Blanc as always is brilliant as Bugs, Bea Beanderet is deliberately annoying as the obnoxious Red and Billy Bletcher(who voiced Pete in the early Silly Symphony cartoons) is raspacious enough as the wolf. All in all, this cartoon is a great favourite of mine. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Try to imagine a Virginal Teenaged Girl . . .
pixrox114 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
. . . precariously Spread-Eagled between two wooden benches (balanced on the heels of her feet) tearing apart under the mass of a 500-pound dumb bell, a 950-pound weight, a brown trunk (no doubt filled with rocks), a lavender refrigerator, a stove, a kitchen cabinet, a blue-upholstered easy chair, a solid wood bedstead, a blue wash tub (complete with wringer), a whitewall tire, a white bath tub, a wooden chaise lounge, a white wardrobe, a wooden table, a green trunk, a huge gilded picture frame, a white ironing board, a lamp with a white shade, a brown sofa cushion, a large green metal safe, a green chest, a white hot water heater, and a blue pot-bellied stove as her butt sags within inches of a coal scuttle full of golden (!!) hot embers, as two guys stand staring at her a couple feet away, munching snacks and leering in gleeful anticipation of her inevitable genital immolation moments away. How much humor would YOU see in this situation? To find out, just view LITTLE RED RIDING RABBIT, the Bugs Bunny cartoon Anthony Burgess had in mind when he invented the concept of a Pervert Detector (a.k.a., the "Peter Meter") for his classic book, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
Smart mouth and very funny
bob the moo7 March 2004
Little red riding hood is on her to her grandma's house with a little rabbit for her to stew. When she gets there she finds a wolf in her grandma's bed but one who is unwilling to play the usual game and is only interested in getting a bit of rabbit. Bugs is trapped in the house and has to try and outsmart the wolf.
All the Warner Brother cartoon characters have gone through changes throughout the years and Bugs is no different. Here his smart mouthed persona has an element of the sheer wacky about it, in fact all the characters do. This attitude that the characters have feeds through the whole cartoon and infects the humour to good effect. The gags are very knowing - eg the wolf gets into bed as grandma to find that four other wolves have already stolen his racket! This type of mocking humour is really good and it makes the cartoon funny in a wacky way.
It is the characters where it shows through most noticeably. Bugs is as close to a wise-ass New Yorker here as he ever is and it works well for me as I like that side of him. Riding Hood herself is nice and annoying with good voice work for her! The wolf is really funny and he suits the style of humour of the cartoon.
Overall this is a very funny Bugs cartoon if you like him in smartass mode! The humour, animation and characters all feel rough and ready and all totally suit each other and it is very easy to spend the whole short laughing, right up till the typically Bugs ending.
All the Warner Brother cartoon characters have gone through changes throughout the years and Bugs is no different. Here his smart mouthed persona has an element of the sheer wacky about it, in fact all the characters do. This attitude that the characters have feeds through the whole cartoon and infects the humour to good effect. The gags are very knowing - eg the wolf gets into bed as grandma to find that four other wolves have already stolen his racket! This type of mocking humour is really good and it makes the cartoon funny in a wacky way.
It is the characters where it shows through most noticeably. Bugs is as close to a wise-ass New Yorker here as he ever is and it works well for me as I like that side of him. Riding Hood herself is nice and annoying with good voice work for her! The wolf is really funny and he suits the style of humour of the cartoon.
Overall this is a very funny Bugs cartoon if you like him in smartass mode! The humour, animation and characters all feel rough and ready and all totally suit each other and it is very easy to spend the whole short laughing, right up till the typically Bugs ending.
That Ending!
cartoonnewsCP30 August 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Little Red Riding Hood is depicted as a typical teenage girl from the 1940s, a "bobby soxer" with an extremely loud and grating voice (inspired by screen/radio comedienne.
After she sings the first verse in the opening to establish this fact, Bugs Bunny pops out of her basket to ask where she's going. She replies that she's going to "bring a little bunny rabbit to my grandma's. Ta HAVE, see?
"With this part of the story set up, the wolf is now introduced. The wolf switches a "Shortcut to Grandma's" sign, so that Red has to go through a long mountain path, while the wolf uses the real shortcut---a few short steps to the house. Seeing a note on the door that Grandma isn't home, the wolf sneaks inside and dresses like Grandma---only to find that a bunch of other wolves are similarly dressed and waiting in the bed for Red! The wolf growls for the others to "COME ON! COME ON! take a powder---this is ''MY'' racket!" and the other wolves leave muttering to themselves, and then a small wolf leaves from under the pillow.
Once in bed, the wolf waits for Red to come to the door. But in a twist, the wolf isn't interested in eating Red, but rather the rabbit she brought with her. The wolf quickly shuffles Red out the door and tries looking for Bugs. Bugs, however, gets the better of the wolf and runs around the house, being 'chased' by the wolf. Along the way, Bugs subjects the wolf to the famous lots-of-doors in-and-out routine. The wolf, however, is constantly interrupted by Red, who continues asking the questions from the story, such as "That's an awfully big nose for you – ta HAVE." Towards the end of the cartoon, the wolf finally corners Bugs, but Bugs imitates the wolf's every action even when the wolf keeps telling Bugs to stop. After eluding the wolf by distracting him into singing ''Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet (With the Blue Ribbons on It)'', Bugs manages to get a glowing coal from the fireplace and sends the wolf to the ceiling by scorching his backside. When the wolf comes down, Bugs has a large shovelful of coals waiting to scorch the wolf.
However, the wolf manages to catch his feet on the ends of two benches just in time, doing the "splits", facing the camera. Instead of simply kicking one of the benches away, Bugs proceeds to dump heavy weights into the wolf's arms. After clearing out just about everything in the house (except the kitchen sink), Bugs is about to apply the coup de grace on the wolf---by placing an olive branch on top of the mass of junk and furniture the wolf is holding---when Red comes back in, bellowing "Hey, GRANDMA!" (by now, Red had already commented on the wolf's big eyes, ears and nose, and his sharp teeth, one wonders what she was planning to ask next).
By now, even Bugs has gotten sick of Red's interruptions, prompting himself to say, "I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning." He descends the ladder, out of frame, there's a shuffling of the furniture... and now RED is the one desperately trying to avoid getting scorched (doing the "splits" in her dress, but modestly facing ''away'' from the camera), while Bugs and the wolf, arms around each other's shoulders, share a carrot and self-satisfied looks, and await the inevitable.
This was ranked 39/50 greatest cartoons by Jerry Beck in 1994. 10/10
Highly recommended!
After she sings the first verse in the opening to establish this fact, Bugs Bunny pops out of her basket to ask where she's going. She replies that she's going to "bring a little bunny rabbit to my grandma's. Ta HAVE, see?
"With this part of the story set up, the wolf is now introduced. The wolf switches a "Shortcut to Grandma's" sign, so that Red has to go through a long mountain path, while the wolf uses the real shortcut---a few short steps to the house. Seeing a note on the door that Grandma isn't home, the wolf sneaks inside and dresses like Grandma---only to find that a bunch of other wolves are similarly dressed and waiting in the bed for Red! The wolf growls for the others to "COME ON! COME ON! take a powder---this is ''MY'' racket!" and the other wolves leave muttering to themselves, and then a small wolf leaves from under the pillow.
Once in bed, the wolf waits for Red to come to the door. But in a twist, the wolf isn't interested in eating Red, but rather the rabbit she brought with her. The wolf quickly shuffles Red out the door and tries looking for Bugs. Bugs, however, gets the better of the wolf and runs around the house, being 'chased' by the wolf. Along the way, Bugs subjects the wolf to the famous lots-of-doors in-and-out routine. The wolf, however, is constantly interrupted by Red, who continues asking the questions from the story, such as "That's an awfully big nose for you – ta HAVE." Towards the end of the cartoon, the wolf finally corners Bugs, but Bugs imitates the wolf's every action even when the wolf keeps telling Bugs to stop. After eluding the wolf by distracting him into singing ''Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet (With the Blue Ribbons on It)'', Bugs manages to get a glowing coal from the fireplace and sends the wolf to the ceiling by scorching his backside. When the wolf comes down, Bugs has a large shovelful of coals waiting to scorch the wolf.
However, the wolf manages to catch his feet on the ends of two benches just in time, doing the "splits", facing the camera. Instead of simply kicking one of the benches away, Bugs proceeds to dump heavy weights into the wolf's arms. After clearing out just about everything in the house (except the kitchen sink), Bugs is about to apply the coup de grace on the wolf---by placing an olive branch on top of the mass of junk and furniture the wolf is holding---when Red comes back in, bellowing "Hey, GRANDMA!" (by now, Red had already commented on the wolf's big eyes, ears and nose, and his sharp teeth, one wonders what she was planning to ask next).
By now, even Bugs has gotten sick of Red's interruptions, prompting himself to say, "I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning." He descends the ladder, out of frame, there's a shuffling of the furniture... and now RED is the one desperately trying to avoid getting scorched (doing the "splits" in her dress, but modestly facing ''away'' from the camera), while Bugs and the wolf, arms around each other's shoulders, share a carrot and self-satisfied looks, and await the inevitable.
This was ranked 39/50 greatest cartoons by Jerry Beck in 1994. 10/10
Highly recommended!
one of my favorites
movieman_kev30 October 2005
Bugs Bunny is in Little Reds wicker picnic basket as a present for her Grandma. But when they get there a wolf is in the house and no grandma in sight. Bugs and the wolf naturally go at it, but are constantly interrupted by an obnoxious Little Red who really wants to get her lines in. This is one of my all time favorite Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny shorts and the scene where the wolf is singing and dancing only to be interrupted by Little Red which he just casually slams the door in her face and goes right back to singing and dancing. That gets me laughing every single time I see it. GREAT stuff. This animated short can be seen on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.
My Grade: A+
My Grade: A+
Mel Blanc's first credited performance
lee_eisenberg9 October 2006
Everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but Bugs Bunny has his own version, natch. This one is mostly more of Bugs's irreverence, but I liked how they gave the wolf a slightly different role than we usually know. A previous reviewer noted how they used sounds created by Bob Clampett (although Clampett didn't direct this one). Whether or not you notice that, this is still a great cartoon. It just goes to show why the Looney Tunes were truly the gold standard of their day (I can't say the same for their more recent cartoons). You're sure to like "Little Red Riding Rabbit". And that's certainly not all, folks.
Might I hate myself for this review?
Might I hate myself for this review?
Clampett didn't direct it, but you know he's in it
paskuniag23 May 2002
This cartoon is one of my favorites for a lot of reasons, one of them being that it's a showcase for the sound F/X that were created by Robert Clampett and used throughout in the WB cartoons, even the ones that he didn't direct, such as this one. There is the "bee-whup," the singular "boit," and the most famous one, the "yada-yada-yada." There may even be a couple more I can't think of, but those three are instantly recognizable to long-time Bugs Watchers as Clampett's own.
Fun Bugs
Michael_Elliott2 May 2009
Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Classic Merrie Melodies short is a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story except here we have Bugs Bunny being what the wolf is wanting. A lot of people seem to be rather hit and miss on this short but I've always found it to be quite funny from start to finish. Some put down the granddaughter as being too annoying but I think that's the entire point and it does pay off well in the ending where things get mixed up a little. The action between the wolf and Bugs is pure classic with a number of great scenes including the wonderful one where Bugs puts a hot coal inside the wolf's pants. The animation is extremely well done and there's enough action for two movies.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Classic Merrie Melodies short is a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story except here we have Bugs Bunny being what the wolf is wanting. A lot of people seem to be rather hit and miss on this short but I've always found it to be quite funny from start to finish. Some put down the granddaughter as being too annoying but I think that's the entire point and it does pay off well in the ending where things get mixed up a little. The action between the wolf and Bugs is pure classic with a number of great scenes including the wonderful one where Bugs puts a hot coal inside the wolf's pants. The animation is extremely well done and there's enough action for two movies.
A Review...TO HAVE....SEE?
Puck-2030 March 2001
Of all the Little Red Riding Hood spoofs, this has to be my favorite. The sight gags from this short are cliche now, but they were new back then...the chase up and down the stairs and through the doors, etc.
The best part about this one was the totally obnoxious Red Riding Hood, the bobby-socked, puberty-challenged brat singing "Five O'clock Whistle". I'm sure she was modeled after someone's kid..I just wish I knew who!
The best part about this one was the totally obnoxious Red Riding Hood, the bobby-socked, puberty-challenged brat singing "Five O'clock Whistle". I'm sure she was modeled after someone's kid..I just wish I knew who!
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