Buckaroo Bugs
No MovieRatingWestern, Animation, Comedy
The film is set in a small town of the "San Fernando Alley" (San Fernando Valley).<ref name="Shull">Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 165</ref><ref name="Young">Young, Young (2010), p. 746</ref> According to the narration, "Our story begins when American frontier, and early American pioneer settled down to never more roam, and made the San Fernando Alley their home." <ref name=imdb></ref> Despite its Western (genre) setting, the short makes references to World War II rationing. A pretend train robbery, lists as "valuable cargo": butter, gasoline, sugar, shoes, and tires – all of them items for which there was a shortage in the War due to rationing.<ref name="Shull"/> The short also has Bugs stealing all the carrots from a victory garden, which is another World War II reference.<ref name="Young"/>
The film is set in a small town of the "San Fernando Alley" (San Fernando Valley).<ref name="Shull">Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 165</ref><ref name="Young">Young, Young (2010), p. 746</ref> According to the narration, "Our story begins when American frontier, and early American pioneer settled down to never more roam, and made the San Fernando Alley their home." <ref name=imdb></ref> Despite its Western (genre) setting, the short makes references to World War II rationing. A pretend train robbery, lists as "valuable cargo": butter, gasoline, sugar, shoes, and tires – all of them items for which there was a shortage in the War due to rationing.<ref name="Shull"/> The short also has Bugs stealing all the carrots from a victory garden, which is another World War II reference.<ref name="Young"/>
