As a reward for rescuing a fairy, Oswald is made small enough to enter the Bugs' Nightclub and join in with the frolicking..

Victor McLeod, Walter Lantz
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If you have eight minutes to spare today, yes, Night Life of the Bugs is absolutely worth a quick watch. It is perfect for anyone who loves the weird, rubbery energy of 1930s cartoons, though modern kids raised on clean 3D animation will probably find it creepy as hell. The setup is incredibly fast. Oswald the Lucky R...


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"If you have eight minutes to spare today, yes, Night Life of the Bugs is absolutely worth a quick watch. It is perfect for anyone who loves the weird, rubbery energy of 1930s cartoons, though modern kids raised on clean 3D animation will probably find it creepy as hell. The setup is incredibly fast. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit saves a fairy—who honestly looks more like a tiny, winged human doll than anything magical—and gets shrunk down as a thank you. Next thing you know, he is hanging out at a l..."


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