Concerto do Pernalonga

Bugs Bunny is conducting an orchastra while contending with a pesky fly. That's the whole plot right there. And compared to other music-based Looney Tunes cartoons, this one can't help to come up quite a bit short.Pardon the pun, of course. But as I said in ealier review even mediocre Looney Tunes is still great compared to the slop we get in the present days. And as such I did still enjoy it, just not as much as usual. Hey, I just call them like I see them. Would you really want me any other way? I think not.This cartoon is on Disk 3 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1" It also has a music-only track

My Grade: C-

After the Termite Terrace crowd had used classical music to great effect in "A Corny Concerto", "Rhapsody Rabbit", "Back Alley Oproar", "Long-Haired Hare", "Rabbit of Seville" and "What's Opera, Doc?", it came out a little flat in "Baton Bunny". This short has Bugs Bunny conducting an orchestra while his suit keeps going awry and a fly keeps getting in his way. The cartoon's not terrible, but it seems like they should have had accomplished more; then again, maybe they'd done everything that they could with classical music by this point. OK in a pinch. Available on Disc 3 of the Golden Collection, where it's placed among far better cartoons.

So who exactly is this Suppe guy?

The main reason I like this cartoon so much is that this is one of the most unique Bugs Bunny cartoons I've seen in quite some time. It finally takes a step away from the classic "Bugs gets chased" or also popular "Bugs in Hollywood" frames for this new idea, in which Bugs conducts a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl. Bugs gives a hilarious performance in the first place (the cuffs falling off his jacket has got to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen), but add to it a fly that keeps bugging him, and you get comedy in its finest.

Also, and this may not make much sense, but one of my favorite parts is when we see Bugs conducting and his coat-tails and ears start doing the work for him. I don't know why, but I just love seeing his ears do that, it makes me smile and giggle all the time. The music is great, and the animation truly follows it, proving once again that a cartoon is only as good as the music that supports it.

Bugs is the guest conductor of the Warner Brothers Symphony Orchestra, playing "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna by Franz Von Suppe."

The whole cartoon is a spoof of overly-dramatic conductors. Bugs exaggerates most of his moves with the orchestra delivering what he's doing. Some of it is funny, some too far- fetched, but that was the idea. Also, the music cleverly also was in sync with little things happening to Bugs' apparel as it fell off here and there, giving him problems.

In all, this short is more clever than it is funny. It's definitely a unique one for Bugs Money and I give them an "A" for originality but a "D" for laughs. Since most of us watch these animations for laughs, clever-or-not this was not up to par.

This is an interesting and unique Bugs Bunny short, with nothing but visual gags throughout. However, despite my Looney Tunes bias, I shall admit that Cat Concerto, a Tom and Jerry cartoon, used a similar premise about thirteen years prior. You could be wondering whether Bugs could be funny without words, but this proves all the sceptics wrong! The hilarious methods that Bugs uses to convey the notes to his musicians (who obviously and miraculously know how to interpret the antics of this mad rabbit, since the musical score is very good) never get old. The cartoon illustrates a surreal Western story when Bugs conducts in a flurry, and the fly that annoys him is fantastic! Bugs finally cracks in the end, and you see he can be just as hot-headed as Daffy Duck. This sets the standard for how a conductor/musician cartoon should be. Good to see on VHS and DVD. Highly Recommended.