Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Baseball Bugs" is an American cartoon from almost 70 years ago and tells us the basics about baseball in slightly over 7 minutes. Goofy explained some sports for Disney and Here Bugs does it for Warner Bros. Freleng, Maltese and of Course Blanc worked on really many films together back in the day and they knew exactly what they were doing. I myself do almost know nothing about baseball and yet I managed to enjoy this watch. if you have an interest in the sport, you will probably really love it. In any case, Bugs seems to be really good at the game as he beats the enemy team on his own. Babe Ruth would have been jealous. The enemy team, by the way, is named Gashouse Gorillas, which, in retrospective, is a really unlucky choice for a film that came out in the 1940s. Anyway, apart from baseball, this movie still has smart off-topic references, for example about about gangster movies ("follow that ball"), and some more interesting moments. My favorite funny moment was the Batboy scene. The ending could have been slightly better, but I guess they wanted to give it an American touch with the Statue of Liberty inclusion. Good watch. Recommended.
TheLittleSongbird
Baseball Bugs is perhaps not Bugs's best, or quite classic status, as the beginning is a little slow, but it is a zany and original Looney Tunes cartoon with a lot to recommend. While there are a lot of memorable characters, it is Bugs who steals the show in the way only he can, with his quick wit and all. The animation is also good, colourful and solid-looking, while Carl Stalling's music is superb. The dialogue is furious and witty, and the visual gags are right on the money, especially the catch which was so outrageous it was funny! The story is very simple, but it is great too. And of course, the one and only Mel Blanc voices multiple characters to perfection. Overall, not quite a Looney Tunes cartoon, but it is very funny and original elevated even more by Bugs. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Lee Eisenberg
Belligerent baseball team Gashouse Gorillas are truly a mean bunch. And they have no trouble making 96 points while the other team still has nothing. That is, until Bugs Bunny as the opposing team is playing every position. Then, it's really time to play ball! You'll never forget the final sequence."Baseball Bugs" was one of the many classic Looney Tunes cartoons on which Mel Blanc and that whole crowd collaborated. Seeing how great this cartoon is (no to mention how great the other classic Looney Tunes cartoons were), I gotta wonder what it must have been like actually creating the cartoons. They must have really had fun!
Shawn Watson
The cheapness of this cartoon is evident from the beginning. Much of the animation is clearly recycled. Some of Bugs Bunny's jokes fall flat too but there's still plenty of zany, wackiness surrounding him to make up for it.The story is this. Bug's baseball team (made up of very old men) is losing to a bunch of brutish, thug-types. He makes them a bet he can beat them all on his own. And, as usual, it's Bugs' wits and brain against the stupid, easily manipulated opponents. This is also an earlier cartoon too. So Bugs' personality is not as honed and developed as later outings and the design of the character is a bit off. Still funny with lots of laughs tho.
AD
