Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
Tags: psychedelic

Plot synopsis:
Scrooge (played by Yosemite Sam) is counting money in the counting house of his firm when Bob Cratchit (Porky) comes in, wanting to borrow a lump of coal as he is freezing. Scrooge refuses ("I gave you one last Tuesday," he says; "You should've made it last.") and tells him to just work faster so he'll keep warm. Then Scrooge's nephew Fred (Bugs) comes in with Christmas decorations and mistletoe. He is tossed out, and decides that "somebody oughta teach that little humbug some Christmas spirit". Fred then borrows a piece of coal and places it in the office of Cratchit, who graciously thanks him.
However, Scrooge's cat Sylvester notices this and warns him. Scrooge takes back the coal and fires Cratchit...throwing him out along with carolers (Elmer Fudd, Pepé Le Pew and Foghorn Leghorn) whom Fred let into the office. Cratchit invites Fred to dinner and introduces him to his youngest son Tiny Tim (Tweety Bird). "Kinda puny, isn't he?" Bugs notes. "If you had to live on birdseed, you'd be puny too!" Tim retorts. Scrooge sends the light company to take the last candle (as Cratchit is past due) and a notice that the house is being foreclosed, forcing Cratchit to move out by midnight. Fred decides this is the last straw, remarking Bugs's catchphrase "Of course, you realise this means war."
First, Fred annoys Scrooge with more carolers. When Scrooge goes out to deal with this, he slips into a pile of snow. Next, he puts snow into Scrooge's hot bath, turning it ice-cold as Scrooge jumps in. Fred then dresses up as a ghost - specifically, Scrooge's late business partner Jacob Marley. As Marley, he drags around chains and beats a drum. Investigating, Scrooge accidentally slips down the stairs and into the cold along with Sylvester. When they return to bed, Marley reappears. Sylvester promptly flees, slamming the door behind him and cutting off Scrooge. Marley threatens to take Scrooge to see "the man in the red suit" (the Devil, though Scrooge first guesses Santa Claus).
Scrooge is promptly "scared straight" and promptly changes his ways for the better. To prove himself reformed, he dresses up as Santa Claus and runs through the streets at night - giving money to the poor, widows, orphans, and the like. He also makes Bob Cratchit his new partner in the firm, succeeding Marley. Tweety raises a toast to him, and Fred kisses him. Scrooge (now going by the name of Sam) still hates kissing, though.
This story is the first part of Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales. As the second one featuring Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner (Freeze Frame) begins, Sam asks Cratchit and his family to give all his money back to him.

Review: Looney Christmas Carol.
'A Christmas Carol' from Charles Dickens spoofed by the Looney Tunes.
Yosemite Sam is Scrooge, Porky Pig is his employee and Bugs Bunny is the guy who makes everything alright.
There are some funny moments although I think it could have been hilarious.
Still, it is entertaining enough..
Great one!.
I thought that the characters were really funny and all had great personalities.
The animation in My opinion was crisp, clean, and really clear.
Not to mention beautiful!
Most of the characters in this show are hilarious Looney Tunes characters that we all love.
in My opinion these characters are the funnies and talented ever seen.
In fact, The things that goes on in this series' cartoons are in My opinion nuts which that is what makes them hilarious!
There are so many to like and laugh at and the silly things they do!
If you like the original Looney Tunes and animated films then I strongly recommend that you watch this movie today!.
"I give ya a piece of coal last Tuesday!
Ya shoulda made it last!".
A Looney Tunes version of A Christmas Carol with Yosemite Sam as Scrooge, Porky as Bob Cratchit, and Bugs as the guy who decides to dress up like a ghost to teach Scrooge a lesson.
Sylvester is Scrooge's cat, though he has no lines.
Tweety plays Tiny Tim. Elmer Fudd, Pepe Le Pew, and Foghorn Leghorn appear as carolers.
It's a rush job that tries to tell the Dickens story in 8 minutes while also giving plenty of 'Bugs torments Sam' gags.
The animation is sloppy but I've seen worse, especially made-for-TV.
Most of the characters are wasted and, like I said, the whole thing feels rushed.
Still, the likability of the characters goes a long way.
It's a watchable way to pass the time but not particularly impressive.
Originally part of the "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" TV special..
Fun if rather rushed Looney Tunes take on the classic Dickens story.
Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is one of the all-time great Christmas stories and has been adapted numerous times with variable success.'Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol' is neither among the best or worst Christmas Carol adaptations, instead it's somewhere around low middle.
Adaptation-wise, the story is told in 8 minutes which means it's very condensed and it's only the basic gist here really.
But 'Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol' is going to be judged as a standalone right now, and it's quite fun though Looney Tunes' best days, ideas and execution were long gone, having gone into decline around the mid-60s and apart from some decent efforts around and after this period it hasn't been the same since.There is a made-for-TV feel in the animation sometimes, which does see some movement stiffness and lack of finesse, but much of it is colourful with some nice fluid and detailed backgrounds and a good sense of the festive season with the wintry setting.
The music is good and works well within the cartoon but it isn't outstanding, it's no Carl Stalling or Milt Franklyn who composed with more character and more of an ability to enhance the action, but it doesn't sound cheap, it has energy and at least it fits.In terms of laughs, 'Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol' is fun but not laugh-a-minute or completely hilarious.
Yosemite Sam as Scrooge has some of the best moments, though Bugs is also a sheer delight and his personality is not sanitised one bit.
The script is witty and very entertaining, getting Sam's and Bugs' personalities dead on.
The story is a fun take on the story, and does a good job maintaining the fun while having some emotion too and a believable change in character, but eight minutes really does feel too short and the cartoon does feel rushed a lot of the time and could have been wilder and loonier.Characters are true to personality and likable, but in an attempt to cram in as many familiar faces as possible there is the feeling of too many characters and only about three of them (Sam, Bugs and Porky) have proper screen time which was disappointing.
Sam however is perfectly cast as Scrooge, while Bugs similarly delights as his usual smart and funny self and Porky is touchingly humble and timid.
Mel Blanc is characteristically brilliant, once again showing an unparalleled ability to give multiple characters their own identity and such.
Overall, fun if rather rushed.
6/10 Bethany Cox. Return to the quality days.
"Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol" is an 8-minute cartoon from 1979, so this one will have its 40th anniversary soon.
The names of Freleng and Blanc, but also Dunne make it obvious that this is another Warner Bros Looney Toons short film and the title gives away that this one is for the holidays.
The Christmas Carol is a classic of course and here we have WB's take on the subject.
They used Yosemite Sam for the central character, which is fine and the other inclusions (Bugs, Porky mostly) are okay too The one thing that did not impress me was Tweety as Tiny Tim. Sorry but as Porky's son, they really had to use a pig there.
Oh well, lets just say he was adopted.
Then again, I am not a great Tweety fan, so maybe this played in too for me.
But this is one part that was rushed and Tiny Tim really deserves better.
But perhaps they wanted the fun to still be in the center of it all and not make a tearjerker or anything.
Still I believe that a half-hour television special at 21-24 minutes could have been the better choice doing more justice to the story as it was all incredibly rushed to fit in this minimal running time, also the part with the ghost(s) that was basically just Bugs pranking Sam here and the supernatural element is missing entirely.
Maybe they realized this themselves and already made it a minute longer than these cartoons usually are.
Despite some criticisms here, this was nicely done and it is definitely among Warner Bros's better efforts bringing back the spirit of the Golden Age of Animation a couple decades later.
Especially worth seeing in the month before Christmas.
I give it a thumbs-up..
This is about the 20th film version of Charles Dickens' .
. A CHR!STMAS CAROL that I've seen, along with reading the original novella many times.
Though this might not be the worst treatment of CAROL, I cannot think of a lesser effort at the moment.
BUGS BUNNY'S CHR!STMAS CAROL certainly takes the cake for being the briefest rendering of Dicken's tale, clocking in at about 7 minutes, 47 seconds.
Though Tweety Bird makes a fleeting cameo appearance as "Tiny Tim" (and Sylvester Cat destroys Scrooge's frightful isolation as his bed mate), the only semblance to the actual characters of Dickens are Yosemite Sam as "Sam Scrooge" (!!) and Porky Pig as his browbeaten clerk, "Bob Crachit." Bugs Bunny takes a whirl as all four Dickens ghosts rolled into one "Christmas Ghost," and he serves to narrate what few story elements there are (as well as representing Christmas Cheer and conducting the Looney Tunes Christmas Carolers quintet).
Perhaps the only memorable bit is the part where Bugs emphasizes that "Santa" and "Satan" are spelled with the exact same letters, and both of these individuals wear "red suits."