“Bugs Vs. Mickey”
I love cartoons.From what I can see, a whole lot of other people do too. When I was growing up in Juliette, we could usually pick up three television stations - WMAZ out of Macon, WSB out of Atlanta, and WAGA out of Atlanta. If the weather was cloudy or rainy, we might get lucky and pick up Georgia Public Television as well. That was pretty much it - we watched three stations most of the time, four part of the time.
Whatever channels we watched, cartoons made up a large part of the programming. I believe I’ve watched ‘em all - Popeye cartoons on Officer Don and the Popeye Club, Bullwinkle the Moose, Yogi Bear, Precious Pup, and Quick Draw McGraw. Out of them all, though, the cartoons I watched the most were produced by either Warner Brothers or Walt Disney. The quality of their cartoons made them clearly stand out among all the rest.
And that’s what intrigues me today - Walt Disney vs. Warner Brothers. If it came down to it, which cartoons are the best of all? There’s only one fair way to decide - line up the top three cartoon characters for Warner Brothers vs. the top three for Walt Disney, and let the chips fall where they may. And, without further ado, let’s take a look at these match-ups:
Bugs Bunny vs. Mickey Mouse
Believe it or not, this one’s not very close. Bugs Bunny is fifty times funnier than Mickey Mouse. Even on his worst day. His catch phrases like “What’s up, doc?” or “I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque” or “Ahhhhhh! Pismo Beach at last!” are all-time classics. On top of that, he had such a great cast of supporting characters - Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Marvin Martian, Porky Pig, the Tasmanian Devil, and Daffy Duck, just to name a few. I’ve spent countless hours enjoying their escapades. Now, pit them up against Mickey Mouse. To be honest, Mickey always got on my nerves. His “Hiiiiiiiiiii, I’m Mickey Mouse,” was grating, and he was never still, always jumping and bouncing around all over the place. Plus, those britches he wore were a tad sweet. So, to sum it up, Bugs came across like the kind of guy you’d like to have a beer with, Mickey made you wonder if he was a guy. Daffy Duck vs. Donald Duck
Another slam dunk for Warner Brothers. Daffy was incredibly funny - I remember one cartoon where he kept being placed in weird situations, and right before it ended they backed the whole scene up and revealed that Bugs had been drawing the cartoon the entire time. It was hysterical. Daffy also played Robin Hood one time opposite Porky Pig’s Little John, and it was yet another classic. Donald Duck, on the other hand, was the hardest cartoon character to understand that I’ve ever watched. I never knew what he was saying, and he seemed to be mad all the time, but not in a cute sort of way. With Donald, you just wanted to pop him and say, “Shut up!”Foghorn Leghorn vs. ???
A total shutout for Warner Brothers. Foghorn Leghorn, in my opinion, was the funniest cartoon character of them all. Some of his lines are classics, witness these about the Widow Hen,“Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice.” “That woman’s as cold as a nudist on an iceberg.” “Gal reminds me of the highway between Fort Worth and Dallas - no curves.” See what I mean? I could’ve written down fifty more that were just as funny. On the other hand, I don’t know if Walt Disney even had a strong number three character. Pluto? Goofy? Minnie Mouse? Any of them come up way short when you pit them against Foghorn Leghorn.
And there you have it. A totally objective analysis that settles who made the best short subject cartoons of all time - it’s Warner Brothers, and by a mile. But, don’t get me wrong, this is certainly no slam on Disney. Disney, in my opinion, made the best feature length cartoon movies ever made - many of them are classics, and deservedly so. So they get their moment here in the sun, too. And now, for the ending to our article, I’m offering the following quote from Mr. Leghorn,
“This is gonna cause more confusion than a mouse at a burlesque show.” He’s probably right, you know...
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