I LOVED Bugs Bunny as a child. If I catch a Bugs Bunny cartoon on TV these days, I find myself still remembering much of the dialog. Looking back, I think some of Bugs' appeal to me was the fact that he was just a little bit "gay".
I never even thought of this, but how true!! A great laugh to start my day. I always loved the He Man cartoons too. Prince Adam in his pink shirt . . . hmmmm . . .
Never forget, he and Elmer's cross-dressing love operatic love story, "Kill De Wabbit." True, it did have an unhappy ending, but it was great to see a same sex, interspecies couple in the 50s.
To this day, that is my absolute favorite cartoon. Did you know that big orange monster's name is Gossamer? I actually found a stuffed one several years ago and gave it to Cousin Shane for Christmas. I think he still has it! Hugs, Beth
Bugs always dress up himself as a slut just to escape from his problems...(hmmmmmm that's really interesting... where else have I seen this?) and sometimes he made out with Lucas...
I loved Bugs too!!!! Esp. when he would dress up as a woman bunny....with the red lipstick. Those cartoons were the best....
ReplyDeleteA LITTLE BIT GAY? Girl, Bugs was an all out, ears to the wall flamer! And everyone loved him, so he made it "cool" to be gay before it was "cool"!
ReplyDeleteI never even thought of this, but how true!! A great laugh to start my day. I always loved the He Man cartoons too. Prince Adam in his pink shirt . . . hmmmm . . .
ReplyDeleteThe people who put together Bugs and all his friends were geniuses! Test of time and they still pass it.
ReplyDeleteNever forget, he and Elmer's cross-dressing love operatic love story, "Kill De Wabbit." True, it did have an unhappy ending, but it was great to see a same sex, interspecies couple in the 50s.
ReplyDeleteTo this day, that is my absolute favorite cartoon. Did you know that big orange monster's name is Gossamer? I actually found a stuffed one several years ago and gave it to Cousin Shane for Christmas. I think he still has it! Hugs, Beth
ReplyDeleteOops, after I commented, I watched the clip, and saw that it mentions Gossamer at the very beginning. Sorry for being Mistress of the Obvious!
ReplyDeleteFor a hoot... check out the 1975 documentary, "Bugs Bunny Superstar"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny:_Superstar
ReplyDeleteI loved Bug Bunny cartoons, too! Also Huckleberry Hound, Bullwinkle, and Yogi Bear.
ReplyDeleteBugs always dress up himself as a slut just to escape from his problems...(hmmmmmm that's really interesting... where else have I seen this?)
ReplyDeleteand sometimes he made out with Lucas...
Aaaah, Beth, the cross-dressing episodes were my favorite too! I loved the one with Gossamer...one of my favorites as a kid!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, But witch hazel use to give me fits. Ho was always losing bobbie pins
ReplyDeleteTotally! Bugs was a cool gay.
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