TheLittleSongbird I love the Bugs vs. Cecil cartoons, but I think Tortoise Wins by a Hare is the best of the three. It is hilarious, and moves along really quickly. I also think Mel Blanc supplied simply phenomenal voice work here, it was not only hysterical but also very moving as Bugs despairs over Cecil always beating him and that he is the butt of the joke. At first when watching Rabbit Transit, I found it unusual that Bugs was outsmarted rather than outwitting his co-stars but I think it worked here, instead of the arrogant persona you sometimes see, you do see a cunning Bugs but also a Bugs you feel for. Cecil is wonderful as well, his asides are just as funny as Bugs's shrill cries of despair and he is definitely a worthy opponent.The animation is great here, colourful and lively, and the orchestral music is a delight. Also delightful are the witty and hilarious dialogue, some fun visual gags and a fun ending. Overall, hugely enjoyable, while not Bugs's very best cartoon, it is his most enjoyable with Cecil. 10/10 Bethany Cox

tavm When I was a kid, I watched a lot of Bugs Bunny cartoons on television. And he usually won in those. But in the shorts he made with Cecil Turtle, he lost both races in them and I remember being a little annoyed when that happened since I was always used to him as a winner even though the Aesop stories they were based on always had the Tortoise winning. Now, though, I can appreciate the way Bugs loses here since he's so arrogant and so blind-sided he sorta deserves his comeuppance here. And what a comeuppance it is since he dresses up like Cecil with an engine shell while Cecil dresses as a rabbit! Guess which one the rabbit gangsters try to keep from winning! Anyway, with Bob Clameptt at the helm, I highly recommended Tortoise Wins by a Hare.

wermuth601 This was the first cartoon with Cecil Turtle that I have seen, and it's instantly been one of my favorite Looney Tunes shorts. It's also my favorite of the three Cecil Turtle cartoons.When I first saw this cartoon, I thought it was weird that Bugs was basically a bad guy (like in Falling Hare) and actually lost. However, I thought it was funny and clever that Bugs dressed like a turtle while Cecil dressed like a rabbit.I first saw this on TV, and due to censorship I didn't get to see the ending until this carton was shown uncut on The Bob Clampett Show. I won't spoil the ending here, but the ending is very funny (this cartoon is available uncut on the first Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD, as well as all previous video and laserdisc releases).All in all, this is my favorite of the three Cecil Turtle cartoons.

Daniel Persons Hilarious triple inversion not only of the original fable, but the previous Looney Tunes lampoons, this effort is a little more grounded than such Clampett monuments as "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" and "The Big Snooze." As a result, it shows how the director, restrained from throwing out all the surrealistic stops, could channel his energy into a dizzyingly twisty plot.Above and beyond that, this cartoon is worth tracking down for Mel Blanc's masterful and startlingly moving voice performance. From Bugs' near-hysterical outburst as he realizes he's winning to his heartbreaking chastisement of his so-called supporters ("You FOOLS! You FOOLS! I'm the RABBIT!"), this cartoon, all on its own, demonstrates that Blanc's talent reached far deeper than a mere capacity for silly voices.