Cheese Chasers (1951)

 

I have discussed about Chuck Jones Looney Tunes cartoons in the past, like Chow Hound, Drip-Along Daffy and recently Haredevil Hare. I would love to discuss more of his cartoons since he's becoming my favorite of the Looney Tunes directors. 

This cartoon is titled Cheese Chasers (1951). It's a very cruel but enjoyable short. It starts off with Hubie and Bertie sick after eating a huge chunk of cheese. Seriously guys, you should've noticed about this sudden change even sooner. 

Anyways, these guys are hilarious. They are the perfect pair. These miserable faces their making are insanely well-drawn. I love all of Chuck Jones's animation staff back in the early 50s, Ben Washam, Phil Monroe, are just great. 

The story gets more depressing as Hubie and Bertie end their lives by going into Claude's mouth. Man, this is some dark stuff. Whenever I watch Clampett or Art Davis cartoons, they just stick to those average normal routes of having fun and engaging with jerks and loud wacky characters, it's OK but I tend to like more relatable characters like Claude and the two mice. 

Anyways, look as these glorious and menacing facial expressions of Claude Cat! This is some stellar stuff. I remember my first time watching this and being shocked at these scenes, but I still loved the cartoon. 

You can really tell how infuriated Claude looks in this scene. I kinda relate to him not because he's going mad, but if anyone was trying to do something that seems awfully immoral and saddening in front of me, I seriously need them to stay away from me at all cost. 

Throughout the cartoon, Claude still makes some very funny faces.  

Easily my favorite moment is when the bulldog tries handling the situation, just like Claude, he makes some very relatable and funny faces, and says his most iconic line.

"IT JUST DON'T ADD UP!"

I downloaded the final three minutes of this cartoon so you can experience it yourself. 

Want to see my review on Chow Hound (1951)? Click the link.

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