Yankee Doodle Bugs

Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)

*** (out of 4)

Fun Looney Tunes short has Bugs Bunny having to explain American history to his nephew because he has a quiz at school. In his own way Bugs explains Manhattan Island being sold, Ben Franklin finding electricity, the Boston Tea Part, George Washington going to war and Betsy Ross coming up with the American flag. Of course, many of these historic things really happened with Bugs there. I really wouldn't call this one of the best films in the Bugs Bunny series but it does have a certain amount of charm that makes it worth viewing. There's nothing too funny here but I don't think the film was really going for laughs like a usual short nor was it going for big action scenes. Instead it was just giving a history lesson with Bugs taking part in many of them. The bit with Betsy Ross and how they came up with the idea for stars was quite clever. Fans of Bugs will certainly want to check it out but those new to him will probably want to watch one of the classics before getting to this.