Hot 888 Mama . . . upon the butt of THE BIG BAD WOLF in this eponymous cartoon outing. Observant viewers will remember that THE THREE LITTLE PIGS reached a climax suggesting some sort of turpentine enema for the titular lupine predator. The Disney folks try to top themselves in the Anals of Sexual Perversion by converting Mr. Wolf's Annal Area into a popcorn popper to close out THE BIG BAD WOLF! No doubt this incident gave rise to the infamous JOANIE-THE-JIFFY-POPPER scene during WILD HOUSEWIVES #14. Though Socrates once said that pornography is the sincerest form of flattery, I'm not sure that we would want HIM influencing our kids any more than we would the sexually perverse Disney Bozos. Even Harry Potter knew enough to let sleeping dogs lie, but those clowns at Disney would no doubt be squeezing all three of Fluffy's butts as if they were Charmin'! Expose your own little ones to such vintage filth at your own peril, as the statute of limitations has run out on THE BIG BAD WOLF (unlike its copyright!).

Michael_Elliott The Big Bad Wolf (1934) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Sequel to THREE LITTLE PIGS isn't quite as good but this is certainly still a charmer. The hard working pig is building a bigger brick house while the two lazier ones just play around. Little Red Riding Hood stops by to ask for directions and she decides to take the short cut through the woods even though she was warned. We all know what happens next. This is certainly a charming little gem from Disney who certainly knew how to handle these subjects without any problem. I thought the way the two stories were combined were quite clever and this was especially true during the introduction scene where we see that the two lazy pigs didn't learn their lesson. The animation is certainly some of the best that you're going to see from this period and I will also add that popcorn has never had a better impact in any film than it does right here.

Robert Reynolds This is a color cartoon in the Silly Symphonies series done by Disney studio. There will be mild spoilers ahead:This short is a loose sequel of sorts to the extraordinarily popular cartoon, The Three Little Pigs. The song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" is reprised twice in this short and the pigs and the wolf return as characters.The short also includes Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma as characters, which is interesting, because it's a ready made plot which would be immediately familiar to the audience. The short begins with Red coming up on the brick house the pigs now share. Two pigs are dancing and playing while the other is at work laying bricks. The two playing pigs suggest Red take a shortcut through the woods, which their wiser brother advises against, because the wolf lurks there. Foolishness prevails and Red and the two pigs go off to Grandma's house.The wolf, wearing an obvious disguise, nonetheless fools them because, in truth, the pigs and Red are morons. It's surprising that they haven't been turned into pork byproducts long since. Once it becomes clear that it's the wolf, Red is left to her own devices when the pigs run like the wind in the direction of home.Red gets away and the wolf heads to Grandma's and changes places with her. While the Red storyline plays out as expected, the practical pig, on hearing from his brothers that they left Red on her own, rushes to her aid.Instead of the woodsman, the pig is the hero here and there's a happy ending for everyone but the wolf. Some nice animation and gags in an average short.This short is available on the Disney Treasures Silly Symphonies DVD set. The set is worth having and this short is worth seeing.

Foreverisacastironmess I can't believe the beloved yet to me horribly childish Three Little Pigs got a sequel. At least I wasn't subjugated to that horrific giddy tune, much! Well just who the hell am I to slag off beloved cartoon shorts? I have ones that are beloved to me also, and this ain't one of 'em. So I'll just say it's just not my cup of tea, okay? I liked this a little better than the first one because there was a little bit more going on. I really liked the way they brought two different fairy tales together' I thought that was a very clever and well done idea. I found Little Red Riding Hood herself kinda creepy. She didn't look like a little girl, she looked like a little dolly. Anyone else notice that? Brrr... It was a really beautifully animated little cartoon, I just loved a lot of the little details and rich backgrounds-but I digress, the whole thing once again just wasn't my type of short. It wasn't funny enough, and it was too sweet. I'd call it a step up from Three Little Pigs. Exactly one step up.