Looney Sunday

I discovered last night that a cable station is having a Looney Toons - Merrie Melodies marathon this weekend. Man, I had almost forgotten how laugh out loud hilarious all those old Warner Brothers shorts could be.

First there was The Old Grey Hare, where Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd were transported all the way to the year 2000 - 2000, showing how old the old toons were - for them to see how their relationship ended. No spoiler here, but dynamite was involved.

Ever see Duck Amuck? If you haven't you need to. The animator puts Daffy Duck through all kinds of bizarre situations which you have to see to believe. And who, it turns out, was that artist? 

There was stone age Elmer who sounded like Jack Benny. I saw the Three Little Bops, narrated in jazz style by Stan Freberg. Hilarious. Foghorn Leghorn painted a dog's tongue green. Uh, you had to see it. But it was the sort of thing which leaves the viewer asking, 'People got paid to write that?'.

Of course, there was What's Opera, Doc?, one of the few where Elmer got the best of Bugs. It's classic.

The marathon lasts until 6 tomorrow, Monday, morning. Don't bother me the rest of the day.