Prince Violent

While its not one of my favourite cartoons, I have a soft spot for the hot tempered little Texan/Viking. In the cartoon's opening sequence, it stands to Yosemite Sam's credit that he can send an entire village into a panic by his mere presence.

As the little sword waving warrior drives the entire village inside the castle for refuge,the country's defender Prince Violent(Bugs) comes to the rescue in his own inimitable way.

Good gags and an ingenious use of a large pachyderm pepper the cartoon's plot(Whoops! almost gave that away) and you're left with an otherwise entertaining little cartoon which just might inspire you to watch the classic film "Prince Valiant" on whom Bugs was supposedly based.

Once again, Bugs Bunny gets pitted against Yosemite Sam. Sam is a Viking attempting to raid a village but Bugs foils his plans at every step. I recall reading that Friz Freleng created Sam because he didn't consider Elmer Fudd a formidable opponent for Bugs, so he created the hot-headed cowboy. Sure enough, Sam proved just as incompetent. It was clear that by the time that "Prince Violent" got released, the Looney Tunes had passed their prime, but it's still a hoot to watch Sam's repeated misfortunes (occasionally, they even set up what's about to happen).

So, while it's far from the best cartoon, it's still fun to watch. I suspect that they had fun recording the voices and animating the cartoon.

Not one of my favourite Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoons. It is a very entertaining one, but not as good as From Hare to Heir, Bugs Bunny Rides Again, Sahara Hare, Mutiny on the Bunny and Roman-Legion Hare. I didn't care for the animation here, generally the Looney Tunes shorts weren't as fluid or as luscious as the ones from the 40s and 50s and sadly Prince Violent was no exception with some colours that looked rather flat to me and while Sam is well animated Bugs is somewhat scratchy compared to normal. Excepting the hilarious scene at the end and when he is used as a boat, the pachyderm doesn't have that much of an interesting role here. However, the music is rousing and energetic yet lush and beautiful as well. The writing is as witty as you would expect, Bugs and Sam both have their fair share of great lines but Sam's final line is an absolute gem, possibly one of his best ever. The gags are not the most imaginative of their outings, but especially when Sam is flattened trying to knock the castle down and the bit with the dynamite it is still funny. I have also loved seeing the cleverness of arrogant yet likable Bugs and the stupidity of greedy and abrasive Sam, and both are used well and are great characters commanding the screen right from their first entrances. Mel Blanc is as outstanding as ever. All in all, a very good short but not one of my favourites. 8/10 Bethany Cox

This is still a pretty, entertaining cartoon, what was the usual antics between Bugs and Sam. However, you could see a decline in quality compared to the earlier Sam's shorts. During this time period, Warner Bros. Animation unit was going through some major changes, which included budget cuts, and thanks to that, this causes shorts like this to feature less detailed animation compared to earlier shorts. It could be seen in a few moments of the short here and there, but overall they're not too distracting. But the short is still pretty funny, and I recommend it. Overall, it doesn't feel too ambitious compared to the earlier shorts, let alone as good, but it's still a pretty good short in its own right.