CEoTFK is, IMO, the peak of Bubsy's characterisation. I like that he's a little more of a vulnerable wimp than your regular scrimblo and has that right balance of self-deprication without coming off like he's trying to excluse the poor quality of the game.
The cartoon pilot has my least favourite take on Bubsy, an overconfident narcissist who would be better fit for a villain role, and that unfortunately because the standard for the series in the reboot - though they toned down the narcissism well enough for him to not become as obnoxious as in the cartoon. Bubsy 3D is a bit of an outlier because that take on him feels like another character all together, more of a curious if snarky kitten than a smug megastar bobcat.
Should I write a serious, long essay about Bubsy? I earnestly love this franchise even though it's objectively garbage.