A couple of months ago we were in Louisville with Jacob and Alison. At the hotel, there was a big poster of Bugs Bunny in the lobby. To Ben and Will they said, "Hey look, there's Bugs Bunny!" Ben and Will said, "Yep, that's a bunny..." They had no idea who that was. We all laughed about it because obviously I have done a terrible job educating my children about American pop culture (she says sarcastically). We don't watch much tv, and it is entirely on purpose. We don't even have cable. We just pick up channels with rabbit ears. (A few months ago, Will came outside to tell me that we shouldn't let our tv become just a box. But that's another story...). We also watch a lot of tv on the internet.
Anyway, I'm not even sure they would know Bugs Bunny if we did have cable. Does that even come on any more?? Well, it came up in conversation again today, and I decided I was going to find Bugs on You Tube and relive my own childhood a bit. We found this old clip of "Bully for Bugs". My kids laughed their heads off and then asked when we could watch more.
Now, let me just say that it was just as violent as I remembered it. Guns, explosions. (At one point Will said, "Now that had to hurt!" when the bull ran head first into the anvil.) Not to mention all of the smart aleck comments from Bugs himself. But it was fun to watch something together that all three of us enjoyed. It turns out that Bugs stands the test of time for entertainment, even if he isn't very PC.
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