Bump “Unga Bunga Bunga” This Halloween

There’s nothing more worthy of a listen today than this 10-year-old Flavor Flav ode to animation and absurdity.

John Maher
The Dot and Line
1 min readOct 31, 2016

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Normally, a timely reference or jokey intro would go here. ButI think we’ve aptly covered Halloween, and the following needs, frankly, no jokey introduction. It’s ridiculous enough as it is.

Today’s episode of Dotting the Line: Required Listening for Animation Appreciators is brought to you by Flavor Flav, whose “Unga Bunga Bunga” (yes, that is its name, and also its chorus, so DON’T CHANGE THE CHANNEL) came out ten years ago today. It refers to this Bugs Bunny sketch—which relies on an uncomfortable Aboriginal caricature and has aged poorly, so fair warning—and namedrops Magilla Gorilla, The Jetsons, the animated Tarzan, and Speed Racer. Also, the video is even better than the song. Enjoy.

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John Maher
The Dot and Line

Senior news editor at Publishers Weekly. Founding editor at the Dot and Line. Work in Vulture, Polygon, the Lost Angeles Times, and more.