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Author: Steve CarrasSteve Carras Date: Nov 16, 2007 18:37
For all the criticism that which Chuck Jones levelled against Bob
Clampett (who put together the film of 1940s WB cartoons) for
slighting him, with no-credit Blue Ribbon prints (as ANIMATION SHOW
and GAC FORUMS regular Jim Engel said in the latter) for "all but
Clampett" (not verbatim) there IS all credited prints for Clampett,
true, as Jones rightly said and it seems like no credits due to Blue
Ribbon reissue selection for the others but WAIT-
What's that I see--"Hare Raising Hare'---with credits..and Bugs Bunny,
whose films almost always (with two exceptions elsewhere in "Bugs
Bunny Superstar") being such top drawer so as not to have Blue Ribbon
rereleases till credits were given after the studio began reissuing
them with credits (the ones released after July 1948),and the director
IS NOT...
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Author: Frank J. LhotaFrank J. Lhota Date: Nov 18, 2007 17:33
I have heard both Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones on the college lecture
circuit. Both of them correctly placed the blame for the Blue Ribbon
prints, with the original credits and title cards cut, on Warner
Brothers. Neither director made a secret of their dislike of the Blue
Ribbon reissues.
When Chuck Jones complained about Bob Clampett being a credit hog, he
was not referring to on-screen credits. For most of Jones and Clampett's
tenure at WB, the on-screen credits were sparse and inadequate. The
complaint that Jones as well as Tex Avery and Mel Blanc had with Bob
Clampett was that he was taking credit for the creations of others. A
particular point of contention was the issue of who created Bugs Bunny.
To be fair, there is no one answer to this question; Bugs evolved over
time with good ideas coming from various directors, writers, Mel Blanc
and animators. If I were to chose one person responsible for Bugs as we
know him, I would have to go with Tex Avery, the director of the first
film with Bugs as we now know him: "A Wild Hare" (1940).
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Author: Steve CarrasSteve Carras Date: Nov 18, 2007 20:47
On Nov 18, 5:33 pm, "Frank J. Lhota" rcn.com> wrote:> I have heard both Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones on the college lecture
> circuit. Both of them correctly placed the blame for the Blue Ribbon
> prints, with the original credits and title cards cut, on Warner
> Brothers. Neither director made a secret of their dislike of the Blue
> Ribbon reissues.
>
> When Chuck Jones complained about Bob Clampett being a credit hog, he
> was not referring to on-screen credits. For most of Jones and Clampett's
> tenure at WB, the on-screen credits were sparse and inadequate. The
> complaint that Jones as well as Tex Avery and Mel Blanc had with Bob
> Clampett was that he was taking credit for the creations of others. A
> particular point of contention was the issue of who created Bugs Bunny.
> To be fair, there is no one answer to this question; Bugs evolved over
> time with good ideas coming from various directors, writers, Mel Blanc
> and animators. If I were to chose one person responsible for Bugs as we
> know him, I would have to go with Tex Avery, the director of the first
> film with Bugs as we now know him: "A Wild Hare" (1940).
>
> Bob Clampett's claim to be the "creator" of Bugs Bunny simply is not ...
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Author: Terrence BriggsTerrence Briggs Date: Nov 20, 2007 17:35
On Nov 18, 8:33 pm, "Frank J. Lhota" rcn.com> wrote:
> Bob Clampett's claim to be the "creator" of Bugs Bunny simply is not
> credible, and I can understand how this claim would rub people the wrong
> way. But Chuck Jones's decision to omit any reference to Bob Clampett's
> contributions in "The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie" seemed like a
> petty response.
>
> The feud between Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett is a difficult topic for
> WB cartoon fans like me. Both men were brilliant directors, but IMO the
> fight tarnished the reputations of all of them.
Am I nuts, or was Bob Clampett mentioned as a Warner Bros director in
one of the Bugs Bunny movies?
When I first saw Beany & Cecil around age 8, I recognized the name as
one previously mentioned in a Bugs Bunny movie (along with Friz
Freleng, and writer Mike Maltese).
In other words, how the heck would I know who Clampett was at that
age, without having seen a Bugs Bunny movie first?
For the record, I saw the Bugs Bunny movies on Betamax.
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Author: Ted Nolan Ted Nolan Date: Nov 20, 2007 18:34
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>On Nov 18, 8:33 pm, "Frank J. Lhota" rcn.com> wrote:
>
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>>> Bob Clampett's claim to be the "creator" of Bugs Bunny simply is not
>> credible, and I can understand how this claim would rub people the wrong
>> way. But Chuck Jones's decision to omit any reference to Bob Clampett's
>> contributions in "The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie" seemed like a
>> petty response.
>>
>> The feud between Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett is a difficult topic for
>> WB cartoon fans like me. Both men were brilliant directors, but IMO the
>> fight tarnished the reputations of all of them.
>
>Am I nuts, or was Bob Clampett mentioned as a Warner Bros director in
>one of the Bugs Bunny movies? ...
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Author: Steve CarrasSteve Carras Date: Nov 20, 2007 19:04
>>On Nov 18, 8:33 pm, "Frank J. Lhota" rcn.com> wrote:>
>>
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>>> Bob Clampett's claim to be the "creator" of Bugs Bunny simply is not
>>> credible, and I can understand how this claim would rub people the wrong
>>> way. But Chuck Jones's decision to omit any reference to Bob Clampett's
>>> contributions in "The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie" seemed like a
>>> petty response.
> ...
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