Harm Wrestling
Harm Wrestling is the 3rd short of the animated web series Looney Tunes Cartoons and the 48th short produced for the series.
| "Harm Wrestling" | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes Cartoons episode | |
 Title card for the short | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | David Gemmill |
| Written by | David Gemmill Ryan Khatam Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher |
| Story by | Ryan Khatam |
| Produced by | Pete Browngardt (executive) Alex Kirwan (supervising) |
| Featured music | Carl Johnson |
| Production code | 048 |
| Original air date | May 27th, 2020 (HBO max) |
| Running time | 4 minutes and 30 seconds |
Title
The title itself is a play on "Arm Wrestling".
Plot
In a desert town, Yosemite Sam challenges Bugs Bunny to an arm wrestling contest after beating the rest of the townsfolk. Before the match begins, Bugs criticizes Sam’s fingernails and advises him to wash them in a bowl of water, which is full of piranhas that instantly feast on Sam’s right hand. Sam is then tickled by Bugs’ right index finger and then further angered when Bugs tricks him into smashing an egg, in which he is able to fry.
Before Sam can say “Go!”, Bugs continually forces his arm onto the table, leaving Sam with no other choice but to tear off his own shirt to reveal his secret muscular physique, thus giving him an advantage against Bugs, who then proceeds to inflate his own arm in return. Alas, Sam points it out as cheating, so Bugs gives him his muscles, which Sam inadvertently transfers to his own buttocks, embarrassing himself and deflating them afterward. Now in a blind fury, Sam chains his and Bugs’ arms together, stating that they will arm wrestle for real this time, and thus the match truly begins. Somehow, Bugs manages to break free from his chains and asks Sam if he should bet on him or not, to which Sam accepts before realizing that both Bugs and his right arm have turned into dynamite sticks, which then explode in his face and destroy the entire saloon.
The real Bugs then breaks the fourth wall by revealing to the audience that this wasn’t his first ever rodeo (signified by his blue ribbon certificate of his arm wrestling days), but not before tipping Sam’s arm over, causing him to drop unconscious in an instant.
Cast
Production
It was animated in Toon Boom Harmony.[1]
Release
It was released on May 27, 2020, on HBO Max.
Reception
Philip Sledge of CinemaBlend puts it on Number 20 on the list of "The Best Looney Tunes Cartoons You Can Stream on HBO Max".[2]
References
- https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/looney-tunes-cartoons-hbo-max-1202234267/
- Sledge, Philip (June 18, 2020). "The Best Looney Tunes Cartoons You Can Stream On HBO Max". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
External links
- Harm Wrestling on the Internet Animation Database