Looney Tunes Gambling Bug Early To Bet

Released - 1951

Early to Bet (S) is a film directed by Robert McKimson with Animation. Original title: Looney Tunes: Early to Bet (S). Synopsis: The Gambling Bug causes gambling fever in anyone he bites. He bites a cat, who becomes eager to play gin-rummy with a bulldog for penalties. Even though he keeps losing and has to endure more and more. /1986 - Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special.mkv /1988 - Bugs Vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars.mkv /1989 - Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports.mkv /1990 - Happy Birthday Bugs!: 50 Looney Years.mkv /1991 - Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster.mkv /1992 - Bugs Bunny's Creature Features.mkv. Here's a character from Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies called 'The Gambling Bug' from a cartoon short film called 'Early To Bet', he's just a gambling bug, he wants to the gamble is gonna watch out. The Gambling Bug was made and copyrighted by Warner Bros. Early to Bet: The Gambling Bug causes gambling fever in anyone he bites. Early to Bet is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released on May 12, 1951 starring The Gambling Bug. The Gambling Bug is a small character who infects others with the desire to gamble. He wears a green tie, a red jacket, a brown hat and a white tuxedo. Early to Bet is the only appearance of this character.

Looney Tunes Gambling Bug Early To Bet Winners

'Better watch out, folks, or the Gambling Bug will get you!' Might sound like a simple enough warning to stay away from gambling, but in Early to Bet, it's actually a warning about a real-life Gambling Bug, whose bites cause the victim to start compusively gambling (geez, Gamblers Anonymous would have a field day with this episode).

Anyway, the focus of the short is actually McKimson's nameless cat (who appeared in multiple other shorts, including A Fractured Leghorn), who is bitten by the Gambling Bug and continually plays cards with a bulldog. Sadly, the bite doesn't bring luck with the cards, as the cat loses every time. And, for some reason, when the cat loses he has to be the victim of random penalties, which to me seem like a precursor to the Physical Challenges of Double Dare.

Looney Tunes Gambling Bug Early To Bet Play

It's probably worth pointing out that the idea of the penalties being inflicted by the dog to the cat was previously used by McKimson in 1950s It's Hummer Time. However, in my opinion, Early to Bet works out as the better of the two, if for no other reason than the extra humor the Gambling Bug brings to the screen.