Boyhood Daze (1957) 3.5/5 - Cute little Looney Tunes short which spins a yarn about a young boy and his creative imagination. The boy's name is Ralph Johnson, and he has just broken a window in his home, and is sent to his room by his mother. While awaiting his father's return from work, he daydreams about life as a world famous explorer who saves his parents from cannibals, and a world famous jet pilot who saves the world from invading martians. As Looney Tunes cartoons go, this is typical Chuck Jones fare, with the emphasis more on cute than chaotic. What makes this short rather interesting is that you can see the groundwork being laid for Jones' seminal Christmas offering, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Each time Ralph smiles slyly, you can envision the Grinch emitting that same emotion, and when Ralph is flying his jet aircraft, it's almost a shot for shot rendering of the Grinch's sleigh ride down to Whoville.
