Tweekums As a child I always liked the Tasmanian Devil but now he seems less interesting as all he does is eat his way through everything in sight. It was nice to see his introductory cartoon though. It opens with Bugs Bunny being disturbed by a stampede of animals running past his hole, he tries to ask them what is happening but they are all going to fast, he eventually stops a tortoise and is told that a Tasmanian Devil is on the way. Having no idea what a Tasmanian devil is Bugs consults his books and reads off a list of animals that the it eats, when he is finished a gruff voice adds "and rabbits". Bugs points out that he doesn't have much meat on him but offers to help catch him something tasty. This being Bugs though all that happens is the poor Tasmanian Devil gets tricked into eating a chicken made of bubble-gum and then getting flattened by a giant catapult when Bugs saws through it, at least Bug's final trick brings the Tasmanian devil happiness... of sorts.

tavm Robert McKimson's Devil May Hare marks the first appearance of the Tasmanian Devil, an ugly little monster who constantly spins around that will eat any animal especially rabbits. When he comes upon Bugs Bunny, however, he's in for a surprise! First, he eats a pig that's actually an inflatable raft, then chicken made of bubble gum. Taz is on to Bugs, however, when the rabbit tries to pass a barrel with sticks as a deer even as Mr. Bunny tries to warn a real deer of the monster. He finally gets the Devil a bride as he hilariously marries them in their language! Those grunts alone make this one of the funniest moments in a McKimson short. So once again, like I've done before commenting on cartoons included on The Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD, Vol. 1, I highly recommend Devil May Hare.

bob the moo When Bugs is disturbed by a stampede of forest animals, Bugs comes out of the hole to find out what's going on. Stopping a speeding turtle, Bugs finds out that a Tasmanian Devil has escaped and is heading his way. With no time to run Bugs is forced to try and outsmart the forever-hungry beast.Many of the Taz and Bugs cartoons are about as bad as I've seen Bugs Bunny in, but this appears to be an exception. The jokes here are actually pretty funny and I found myself laughing most of the way through the cartoon.A big, big reason for this is that Taz is given a voice and a character whereas usually he is just a fairly meaningless spinning creature that Bugs easily tricks. Here he is still that but the voice really helps him deliver the laughs instead of just being the brunt of each joke. Bugs rises to this well; together they make a good team here and the cartoon is very funny and imaginative. Even the addition of another devil near the end doesn't spoil it!Overall, as someone who has pretty much hated every Bugs & Taz cartoon that I have seen, this was a very pleasant surprise. Taz is actually a very good character here and the end result is a very funny cartoon where Bugs is able to actually use Taz as a good partner for once.

Robert Reynolds This is the first of four (or five, if you include a cartoon done in 1979 as part of a special half-hour Christmas cartoon) battles between Bugs and the Tasmanian Devil and in many ways it's the best of them. While Taz is really a one-note character in these and was only in five cartoons between 1954 and 1964, the cartoons are all very good. The ones with Bugs pretty much all revolve around Taz's efforts to have rabbit added to his diet. Mostly sight gags, mainly revolving around food, but Taz has some good lines, particularly in the effort. The ending on this one is very funny. Recommended.