14 Carrot Rabbit

As is the case with many of the classic Warner Bros. cartoons that I've seen recently, it's a good thing that I saw "14 Carrot Rabbit" now, when I'm old enough to understand what it portrays. Of course, even if I didn't know about the Gold Rush, the cartoon would still be a riot, with Yosemite Sam being his usual blow-hard self and Bugs Bunny pretending to get hoodwinked but actually seeing through Sam's deception. With the Yosemite Sam cartoons, I mostly like how Sam's loose cannon personality always causes him bad luck.

Anyway, there are some really funny scenes here. If you know Sam's cartoons, all that you have to do is imagine him looking for gold and trying to steal it from Bugs. Pretty cool.

14 Carrot Rabbit was hugely enjoyable, it was hilarious and fast-moving like the very best of Looney Tunes is. I don't consider it an absolute favourite, but it does work really well on re-watches and has never lost its magic. The animation is really good, very crisp and smooth and the music is rousing and dramatic. The dialogue constantly sparkles with wit and zest, the story is fast-moving and the sight gags are hilarious and delivered thick and fast. I love Bugs and Sam here, Bugs is sadistic, arrogant and funny here and Sam is greedy, ambitious and fiery. And Mel Blanc's vocals are, how should I put it, 14 carat gold. Overall, wonderfully funny and brisk Looney Tunes cartoon. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Who doesn't love a good Bugs and Yosemite Sam cartoon? Well this is certainly a fun one, taking place during the Yukon gold rush, with Sam as a robber who holds up panhandlers at gunpoint and takes their gold. The problem is lately there hasn't been much gold so "it's getting so a man can't earn a dishonest living no more!" When Bugs starts showing up with huge gold rocks and exchanging them for carrots, Sam decides to rob him. I'll let you guess how that works out. Lots of funny gags and lines in this one. The twist at the end is terrific. Wonderful voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Beautiful animation with lovely colors and well-drawn backgrounds. The music is lively and rousing. I just can't see how you can watch this cartoon and not smile. It's fun from start to finish.

This is one of those Bugs Bunny versus Yosemite Sam cartoons except Sam, in this story, is called "Chilacott Sam." However, it's the same loud-and-obnoxious two-gun sawed-off, red-haired and greedy "varmint." In this cartoon, he's a "claim jumper," a guy trying to steal other's gold discoveries up in Alaska. By the way, there is some beautiful artwork in here with all the mountain scenery.

When he finds out Bugs has a green thumb-type magic touch for finding gold, Sam follows him and offers to be his partner. "All you have to do," says Sam, "is find all the gold and I'll share it with you 50-50."

"Honest and for true?" responds Bug sarcastically while giving us - the audience - a look. "Well, what are we waiting for? There's gold in them thar hills."

One of Bugs Bunny's favorite things had to be making an idiot of those who think they are putting something over on him. He likes to play dumb and then totally ruin the person. He's very sadistic at times and very funny!

I loved some of Sam's exclamations in here, such as the one you see in the subject head here. It was just one of many Sam used in this cartoon.

Slightly above average Bugs/Sam short that starts in Alaska, and finishes with an ending that, to this day, makes me wonder 'why did they do that?'

All in all, worth watching. 7/10.