Cartoons - Pogo - Bugs Bunny

I watched the Bugs Bunny and The Road Runner Movie on Sunday afternoon, on Pogo and boy!, Did I enjoy it! :) Here is a sample of what I enjoyed the most:

A Martian aiming an explosive at Earth (because it blocks his view of Venus as he declares to Bugs Bunny) ignites the explosive and closes his eyes and ears waiting for the explosion. Bugs Bunny gets down to work and pulls out the burning 'cracker' and runs away with it. The Martian opens his eyes and looks around and says in surprise "I was expecting an earth-shattering explosion!" :)

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck land in Arabia and walk up to the cave where Alibaba has all his treasures. Before which, the scene is depicts a strong man who guards the treasures. Alibaba says to the guard as he leaves, "Take care of the treasures, or the Jackals will grow fat on thy carcass" :). Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck dig their way into the ground and 'underpass' the guard into the cave. The guard forgets the password (Open sesame) and says everything you can think of before he gets to the right one! He says "Open Sepagunga", "Open Seasorole", and even "Open septuagenarian" ! :) Haa Haaa

There was, what I thought, a very innovative story in the movie (which was nothing but a collection of short stories revolving around Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the Road Runner). In this one, Daffy interacts with the cartoonists. The cartoonists (who don't make an appearance but indicate their presence with their pencils, colors and erasers) do all the wrong things like changing the scenery to Daffy's chagrin, applying the wrong colors, changing Daffy's costume without notice, erasing part of the scenery et al. Finally, we get to a scene when the background is completely blank and white. For Daffy, that is the last straw! He angrily announces to the cartoonists - "You may be surprised to know that this is an animated cartoon!" :)

Another intriguing and amusing story is one where Elfer, the Rabbit and Duck Hunter is out to shoot Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Bugs and Daffy keep pointing each other to Elfer and try convincing him that it is Duck Season and Rabbit Season respectively. It is a rollicking story that can make your stomach hurt. :) Finally, the mighty argument ends near a tree. Bugs and Daffy keep peeling off posters (one below the other) on a tree trunk that says "Duck Season" and "Rabbit Season" respectively. They do it at the rate of 100 per minute is my guess. They find themselves looking at the last poster on the tree and it says "Elfer Season"! That does it! The hunter (Elfer) gulps and starts tip-toeing backwards! The hunter is hunted! Just see what a written poster can do! The guy who was chasing the rabbit and duck with a gun now starts backing despite having the gun in his hands all because there is a poster declaring that he is to be hunted! Psychology! The mind can fool you into doing unbelievable things - both stupid and intelligent. And words are the mind's weapon.