The Schlesinger studio had produced a number of satirical takes on well known fairy tales. Little Red Riding Hood being the most frequently parodied. This time Bugs Bunny is inserted in the formula.Like many WB cartoons released during the early 40's, this short has many wartime references that contemporary audiences related to and made a timeless fairy tale timely. The chief reference is Grandma's absence from the short, due to her working swing shift at Lockheed.Red Riding Hood is portrayed as a loudmouthed teenage bobbysoxer, whose voice was patterned on comedienne Cass Daley. She becomes more of an annoyance to the wolf and becomes a running gag, making most of the comedy between Bugs and the Wolf. Some of the gags echoed Avery's THE HECKLING HARE (1941), such as the back and forth exchange between the wolf, followed by Bugs' sign "Silly Isn't He". Except the timing on that was a little off.Friz Freleng did not have an expressive nor distinct directing style like Clampett or Avery did; In fact his timing was more mechanical and unimaginative, but his comedy was gold.

Little Red Riding Hood is depicted as a typical teenage girl from the 1940s, a "bobby soxer" with an extremely loud and grating voice (inspired by screen/radio comedienne.After she sings the first verse in the opening to establish this fact, Bugs Bunny pops out of her basket to ask where she's going. She replies that she's going to "bring a little bunny rabbit to my grandma's. Ta HAVE, see?"With this part of the story set up, the wolf is now introduced. The wolf switches a "Shortcut to Grandma's" sign, so that Red has to go through a long mountain path, while the wolf uses the real shortcut---a few short steps to the house. Seeing a note on the door that Grandma isn't home, the wolf sneaks inside and dresses like Grandma---only to find that a bunch of other wolves are similarly dressed and waiting in the bed for Red! The wolf growls for the others to "COME ON! COME ON! take a powder---this is ''MY'' racket!" and the other wolves leave muttering to themselves, and then a small wolf leaves from under the pillow.Once in bed, the wolf waits for Red to come to the door. But in a twist, the wolf isn't interested in eating Red, but rather the rabbit she brought with her. The wolf quickly shuffles Red out the door and tries looking for Bugs. Bugs, however, gets the better of the wolf and runs around the house, being 'chased' by the wolf. Along the way, Bugs subjects the wolf to the famous lots-of-doors in-and-out routine. The wolf, however, is constantly interrupted by Red, who continues asking the questions from the story, such as "That's an awfully big nose for you – ta HAVE." Towards the end of the cartoon, the wolf finally corners Bugs, but Bugs imitates the wolf's every action even when the wolf keeps telling Bugs to stop. After eluding the wolf by distracting him into singing ''Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet (With the Blue Ribbons on It)'', Bugs manages to get a glowing coal from the fireplace and sends the wolf to the ceiling by scorching his backside. When the wolf comes down, Bugs has a large shovelful of coals waiting to scorch the wolf.However, the wolf manages to catch his feet on the ends of two benches just in time, doing the "splits", facing the camera. Instead of simply kicking one of the benches away, Bugs proceeds to dump heavy weights into the wolf's arms. After clearing out just about everything in the house (except the kitchen sink), Bugs is about to apply the coup de grace on the wolf---by placing an olive branch on top of the mass of junk and furniture the wolf is holding---when Red comes back in, bellowing "Hey, GRANDMA!" (by now, Red had already commented on the wolf's big eyes, ears and nose, and his sharp teeth, one wonders what she was planning to ask next).By now, even Bugs has gotten sick of Red's interruptions, prompting himself to say, "I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning." He descends the ladder, out of frame, there's a shuffling of the furniture... and now RED is the one desperately trying to avoid getting scorched (doing the "splits" in her dress, but modestly facing ''away'' from the camera), while Bugs and the wolf, arms around each other's shoulders, share a carrot and self-satisfied looks, and await the inevitable.This was ranked 39/50 greatest cartoons by Jerry Beck in 1994. 10/10Highly recommended!

In 'Little Red Riding Rabbit' we follow Little Red Riding Hood on her way to grandma. She brings him a bunny rabbit, Bugs Bunny of course. This time the wolf, hiding in grandmas bed, is not interested in the little girl (presented slightly more mature than you might expect), but in the rabbit. While the wolf is chasing Bugs, the girl interrupts them from time to time.This cartoon, the first to credit Mel Blanc for his voice work, has a great start and ending, both good for some great laughs. The middle part is pretty standard with the chasing moments, although I liked it when they were interrupted by a very annoying Little Red Riding Hood. Maybe this cartoon does not belong to the greatest, it is entertaining nonetheless.

Bugs Bunny is in Little Reds wicker picnic basket as a present for her Grandma. But when they get there a wolf is in the house and no grandma in sight. Bugs and the wolf naturally go at it, but are constantly interrupted by an obnoxious Little Red who really wants to get her lines in. This is one of my all time favorite Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny shorts and the scene where the wolf is singing and dancing only to be interrupted by Little Red which he just casually slams the door in her face and goes right back to singing and dancing. That gets me laughing every single time I see it. GREAT stuff. This animated short can be seen on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.My Grade: A+