. . . warns We Americans of the (Then) Far Future 21st Century of Our Impending Disaster with this brief cartoon, BUDDY'S GARAGE. Somewhere near the juncture of String Theory with Quantum Physics, Warner's Animated Shorts Seers division (aka, The Looney Tuners) stumbled into a Wormhole of Prophecy allowing them to wittingly (in the case of director Chuck Jones) or more unconsciously warn us of America's impending Calamities, Catastrophes, Cataclysms, and Apocalypti. BUDDY'S GARAGE begins by ambling along as a fairly pedestrian Warner warning of America's Job-Killing Culture of Corrupt Corporate Capitalism, as the small businessman title character tries to skimp on hiring home-grown legal-resident adequately-skilled labor by turning some tire repair functions over to his mutt. However, all Hell breaks loose when Buddy's gal Cookie waltzes in with a picnic lunch for them to share. Seconds later the Scary Rump of all the recent magazine covers barges in on their repast under the pretext of desiring garage services. As America has learned to her great Shame & Hardship since the Inaugural Fiasco a few days ago, this self-confessed serial finger-raping ruffian Rump CANNOT be trusted within sniffing distance of any female under 90. The Terrorist Bozo with the big car first grabs Cookie's cookies, and then kidnaps her, brazenly driving away with what he wants because "I could shoot someone at High Noon in the Middle of Broadway, and all of my Dittoheads STILL would support me!" How should America handle such an self-proclaimed Constitutional Nay-Sayer and Pretender to Power? Warner suggests that a Texas Tow Job might be the best way to put Rump behind us, as he hooks the bellicose bully and winches him behind his service truck for a painfully dragged-out ending.
2 Reviews
Once again, Warner Bros.' crack team of prognosticators . . .
oscaralbert30 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
More 'Buddy's Rescue' than 'Buddy's Garage'
TheLittleSongbird6 September 2017
Now a fairly obscure character, Buddy was the second Warner Brothers Looney Tunes character, after Bosko and followed by Beans the Cat. Buddy didn't last long, being retired in 1935 after 23 cartoons starting in 1933.
The title is somewhat of a misleading one, seeing as most of 'Buddy's Garage' is more a standard rescue-chase sequence, perhaps in giving more plot than the plot-less gags-driven-around-music formula adopted at the beginning of the cartoon (the one and only section of the cartoon that resembles anything to do with a garage). Not that that is a reason for putting down 'Buddy's Garage', because it is a decent cartoon but a long way from a great one. Up to this point, none of the Buddy cartoons were awful but the highest standard it reached was pretty good, serving as historical interest mainly.
'Buddy's Garage' certainly has good things. The animation is nicely drawn and detailed. Music played a big part in the Buddy cartoons and it was essential for it to work. Luckily it has the liveliness and energy, as well as the lush and vibrant orchestration. Some of the gags once the story kicks in are amusing and well timed, if never hilarious and there is certainly a lot of energy.
Of the characters, the most colourful is the villain. Archetypal but formidable and fun, a good opponent for Buddy. Liked the more heroic than usual Buddy, the sweet relationship between him and Cookie and how he cares for her. Voice acting is solid.
However, while 'Buddy's Garage' is not as plot-less as other Buddy cartoons, the story is still thin and basically a standard, formulaic rescue-chase sequences with variable gags. While some of the gags are amusing, others are over-familiar.
Cookie has some charm but she is mostly bland and has little to do other than be a damsel-in-distress plot device. The dog was useless and the tone of the beginning of the cartoon was cloyingly cutesy with little funny or little interesting in characterisation. It's when the villain appears really when things pick up.
In summary, decent but not great. 6/10 Bethany Cox
The title is somewhat of a misleading one, seeing as most of 'Buddy's Garage' is more a standard rescue-chase sequence, perhaps in giving more plot than the plot-less gags-driven-around-music formula adopted at the beginning of the cartoon (the one and only section of the cartoon that resembles anything to do with a garage). Not that that is a reason for putting down 'Buddy's Garage', because it is a decent cartoon but a long way from a great one. Up to this point, none of the Buddy cartoons were awful but the highest standard it reached was pretty good, serving as historical interest mainly.
'Buddy's Garage' certainly has good things. The animation is nicely drawn and detailed. Music played a big part in the Buddy cartoons and it was essential for it to work. Luckily it has the liveliness and energy, as well as the lush and vibrant orchestration. Some of the gags once the story kicks in are amusing and well timed, if never hilarious and there is certainly a lot of energy.
Of the characters, the most colourful is the villain. Archetypal but formidable and fun, a good opponent for Buddy. Liked the more heroic than usual Buddy, the sweet relationship between him and Cookie and how he cares for her. Voice acting is solid.
However, while 'Buddy's Garage' is not as plot-less as other Buddy cartoons, the story is still thin and basically a standard, formulaic rescue-chase sequences with variable gags. While some of the gags are amusing, others are over-familiar.
Cookie has some charm but she is mostly bland and has little to do other than be a damsel-in-distress plot device. The dog was useless and the tone of the beginning of the cartoon was cloyingly cutesy with little funny or little interesting in characterisation. It's when the villain appears really when things pick up.
In summary, decent but not great. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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