Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929-1939)
Encyclopedia
This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros.
under the Looney Tunes
and Merrie Melodies
banners between 1930 and 1939, plus the 1929 pilot film which was used to sell the Looney Tunes series to Leon Schlesinger
and Warner Bros.
. A total of 272 shorts were released during the 1930s.
's television special Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons. The film was produced in May 1929, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
. In the film, a cartoonist (portrayed in live action by Rudolph Ising) draws Bosko, who comes to life. Bosko speaks, sings, dances and plays the piano before the cartoonist sucks him into his ink pen and pours him back into the inkwell. Bosko pops out of the bottle and promises to return.
It can be seen on disc 4 of the first volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
as a special feature, which is part of the Toonheads: Lost Cartoons program.
starring Bosko
and are all directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
.
. All Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, and all Looney Tunes cartoons after The Tree's Knees are directed by Hugh Harman. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
.
. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
.
.
This year, the Merrie Melodies series adopts "Merrily We Roll Along
" as its theme (the first cartoon to use this theme is Boulevardier from the Bronx
). The Merrie Melodies series also begins using "target
" opening and closing titles this year (starting with I Wanna Play House, minus the "zooming" WB shield).
Beginning this year, the Merrie Melodies "target" title sequences change colors, with a different color (or color blend) each year. the first new ring colors are a yellow-orange blend, which is first seen on I Wanna Be a Sailor.
Also beginning this year, the Looney Tunes series adopts "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
" as its theme (beginning with Rover's Rival).
Features fully developed "Elmer Fudd" voice (voiced by Dan McFoo)
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|Porky's Picnic
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|Bob Clampett
|Petunia, Porky
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|Snowman's Land
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|Chuck Jones
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|1939-07-29
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|Wise Quacks
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|Bob Clampett
|Daffy, Porky
|1939-08-05
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|Hare-um Scare-um
|MM
|Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton
|Proto-Bugs
|1939-08-12
|DVD release of Invisible Stripes
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|Detouring America
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|Tex Avery
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|1939-08-26
|DVD release of Each Dawn I Die
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|Little Brother Rat
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|Chuck Jones
|Sniffles
|1939-09-02
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|Porky's Hotel
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|Bob Clampett
|Porky
|1939-09-02
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|Sioux Me
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|Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton
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|1939-09-09
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|Jeepers Creepers
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|Bob Clampett
|Porky
|1939-09-23
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|Land of the Midnight Fun
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|Tex Avery
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|1939-09-23
|DVD release of Allegheny Uprising
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|Little Lion Hunter
|MM
|Chuck Jones
|Inki
|1939-10-07
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|Naughty Neighbors
|LT
|Bob Clampett
|Proto-Bugs (cameo), Petunia, Porky
|1939-10-07
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|Good Egg, The
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|Chuck Jones
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|1939-10-21
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|Fresh Fish
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|Tex Avery
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|1939-11-04
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|Pied Piper Porky
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|Bob Clampett
|Porky
|1939-11-04
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|Fagin's Freshman
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|Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton
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|1939-11-18
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|Porky the Giant Killer
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|Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton
|Porky
|1939-11-18
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|Sniffles and the Bookworm
|MM
|Chuck Jones
|Sniffles
|1939-12-02
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|Screwball Football
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|Tex Avery
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|1939-12-16
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|Film Fan, The
|LT
|Bob Clampett
|Porky
|1939-12-16
|LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
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|Curious Puppy, The
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|Chuck Jones
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Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
under the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
and Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
banners between 1930 and 1939, plus the 1929 pilot film which was used to sell the Looney Tunes series to Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
and Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
. A total of 272 shorts were released during the 1930s.
1929 — 1 title
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid, a 1929 live-action short film produced to sell a series of Bosko cartoons, was never released to theaters, and therefore not seen by a wide audience until 71 years later on Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
's television special Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons. The film was produced in May 1929, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
Harman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
. In the film, a cartoonist (portrayed in live action by Rudolph Ising) draws Bosko, who comes to life. Bosko speaks, sings, dances and plays the piano before the cartoonist sucks him into his ink pen and pours him back into the inkwell. Bosko pops out of the bottle and promises to return.
It can be seen on disc 4 of the first volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on October 28, 2003. It contains 56 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements...
as a special feature, which is part of the Toonheads: Lost Cartoons program.
1930 — 5 titles
All cartoons are Looney TunesLooney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
starring Bosko
Bosko
Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko is the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series, and is the star of over three dozen Looney Tunes shorts released by Warner Bros...
and are all directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
Harman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
Frank Marsales
Frank Alfred Marsales was a Canadian-born musician and composer best known for his work scoring many classic Warner Brothers cartoons in the 1930s...
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Sinkin' in the Bathtub Sinkin' in the Bathtub Sinkin' in the Bathtub was the very first Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon short as well as the very first of the Looney Tunes series.The short was produced and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, with animation by a very young Friz Freleng... |
Honey | 1930-04-19 | LTGC Looney Tunes Golden Collection The Looney Tunes Golden Collection was an annual series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros.' home video unit Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts... Volume 3, Disc 2 (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Congo Jazz Congo Jazz Congo Jazz is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Warner Bros.' first cartoon star, Bosko. The cartoon was released on September 1930. It was distributed by Warner Brothers and the Vitaphone Corporation... |
1930-09-XX | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Hold Anything Hold Anything Hold Anything is a short in the Looney Tunes series from Warner Bros. Loosely based on the lost film Hold Everything, it was the third film in the series and, like all Looney Tunes shorts of the time, starred Bosko... |
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1930-11-XX | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Box Car Blues Box Car Blues Box Car Blues, released in 1930, is the fifth title in the Looney Tunes series. It features Bosko and a pig travelling as hobos in a boxcar.-Plot:... |
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1931 — 17 titles
All cartoons before Lady, Play Your Mandolin! are directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf IsingHarman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
. All Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, and all Looney Tunes cartoons after The Tree's Knees are directed by Hugh Harman. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
Frank Marsales
Frank Alfred Marsales was a Canadian-born musician and composer best known for his work scoring many classic Warner Brothers cartoons in the 1930s...
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Title | Series | Characters | Release date | DVD availability | Blu-Ray availability | Notes |
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Big Man from the North | LT | Bosko, Honey | ||||
Ain't Nature Grand! | LT | Bosko | 1931-03-XX | |||
Ups 'n Downs | LT | Bosko, | 1931-03-XX | |||
Dumb Patrol | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1931-05-XX |
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Yodeling Yokels | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1931-06-XX | |||
Bosko's Holiday | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1931-07-XX | |||
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Lady, Play Your Mandolin! Lady, Play Your Mandolin! Lady, Play Your Mandolin! was the first Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Rudolf Ising of Harman and Ising. It was originally released in August 1931.-Overview:... |
MM | Animals, Foxy Foxy (cartoon character) Foxy is an animated cartoon character featured in three 1931 animated shorts in the Merrie Melodies series distributed by Warner Bros. He was the creation of animator Rudolf Ising, who had worked for Walt Disney in the 1920s.-Concept and creation:... , Roxy |
1931-08-XX | LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on October 28, 2003. It contains 56 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements... (edited as part of special feature) DVD release of Little Caesar Little Caesar (film) Little Caesar is a 1931 Warner Bros. Pre-Code crime film. It tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film stars Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. The story was adapted by Francis Edward... (unedited;unrestored) |
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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short , and also the title of the song performed in the cartoon. This is one of the only three Merrie Melodies cartoons to star Foxy; the other two are Lady, Play Your Mandolin! and One More Time... |
MM | Foxy, Radio, Roxy | 1931-09-05 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... DVD release of The Public Enemy The Public Enemy The Public Enemy is a 1931 American Pre-Code crime film starring James Cagney and directed by William A. Wellman. The film relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in prohibition-era urban America... (unedited; unrestored) |
Associated Artists Productions Associated Artists Productions was a distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television. It existed from 1953 to 1958. It was later folded into United Artists. The former a.a.p. library was later owned by MGM/UA Entertainment and then Turner Entertainment. Turner continues... television package |
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Bosko Shipwrecked | LT | Bosko | 1931-09-19 | |||
One More Time One More Time (cartoon) One More Time is a 1931 black-and-white Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising and animated by Friz Freleng and Paul J. Smith. It stars Foxy as a Prohibition-era cop dealing with various miscreants. This was the last Foxy cartoon... |
MM | Foxy, Mugs, Roxy | 1931-10-03 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Bosko the Doughboy Bosko the Doughboy Bosko the Doughboy is a one-reel 1931 short subject animated cartoon, part of the Bosko series. It was directed by Hugh Harman, and first released on October 17, 1931 as part of the Looney Tunes series from the Leon Schlesinger animation studio and distributed by Warner Brothers... |
LT | Bosko | 1931-10-17 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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You Don't Know What You're Doin' | MM | Fluffy, Piggy, The Car | 1931-10-31 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Bosko's Soda Fountain | LT | Bosko, | 1931-11-14 | |||
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Rudy Ising , produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on November 28, 1931 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation... |
MM | Banjo Player, Fluffy, Piggy | 1931-11-28 |
Censored Eleven The Censored Eleven is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists in 1968... . |
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Bosko's Fox Hunt | LT | Bosko, Bruno | 1931-12-12 | ' | ||
Red-Headed Baby | MM | Piggy, Red-Headed Baby, Toymaker | 1931-12-26 | |||
1932 — 26 titles
All cartoons are directed by Hugh Harman or Rudolf IsingHarman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales
Frank Marsales
Frank Alfred Marsales was a Canadian-born musician and composer best known for his work scoring many classic Warner Brothers cartoons in the 1930s...
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Title | Series | Characters | Release date | DVD availability | Blu-Ray availability | Notes |
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Bosko at the Zoo | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1932-01-09 | |||
Pagan Moon | MM | 1932-01-31 | ||||
Battling Bosko | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1932-02-06 | |||
Freddy the Freshman Freddy the Freshman Freddy the Freshman is a 1932 animated short film, directed by Rudolph Ising for Harman-Ising Pictures as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series.-Synopsis:... |
MM | Freddy the Freshman | 1932-02-20 | |||
Big-Hearted Bosko | LT | Baby, Bosko, Bruno | 1932-03-05 | |||
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee | MM | 1932-03-19 | ||||
Bosko's Party | LT | Bosko, Honey, Kitten, Wilbur | 1932-04-02 | |||
Goopy Geer Goopy Geer (1932 cartoon) Goopy Geer is a 1932 Merrie Melodies cartoon short, featuring the first appearance of the title character.-Synopsis:The customers in a nightclub clamor for Goopy Geer, who then comes out on the stage and entertains them by playing the piano, first with his fingers and his ears, later with his... |
MM | Goopy Geer, | 1932-04-16 |
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Bosko and Bruno | LT | Bosko, Bruno | 1932-04-30 | |||
It's Got Me Again! It's Got Me Again! It's Got Me Again! is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film. It was originally released on May 13, 1932. It is one of the first films released under the Merrie Melodies brand and it was nominated for the Academy Award for animation in 1932... |
MM | 1932-05-14 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2, (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Bosko and Honey | LT | Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur |
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Moonlight for Two | MM | Goopy Geer, | 1932-06-11 | Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3, Disc 1 (unrestored) | ||
Bosko's Dog Race | LT | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1932-06-25 | |||
MM | Goopy Geer | 1932-07-09 | ||||
Bosko at the Beach | LT | Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur | 1932-07-23 | |||
I Love a Parade | MM | 1932-08-06 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3, (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Bosko's Store | LT | Bosko, Honey, Mouse, Wilbur | 1932-08-13 | |||
Bosko the Lumberjack | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1932-09-03 | |||
You're too Careless With Your Kisses! | MM | 1932-09-10 | ||||
Ride Him, Bosko! Ride Him, Bosko! Ride Him, Bosko! released in 1932, is a title in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes series. It features Bosko, Warner Bros. first cartoon character and his sweetheart Honey in the Old West.-Plot:... |
LT | Bosko, First Cartoonist, Honey, Second Cartoonist | 1932-09-17 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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I Wish I Had Wings | MM | 1932-10-15 | ||||
Bosko the Drawback | LT | Bosko, Honey | 1932-10-22 | |||
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Bosko's Dizzy Date | LT | Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur | 1932-11-19 | |||
Three's a Crowd | MM | 1932-12-10 | ||||
Bosko's Woodland Daze | LT | Bosko, Bruno | 1932-12-17 | |||
1933 — 23 titles
All, cartoons up until "Buddy's Day Out", are scored by Frank MarsalesFrank Marsales
Frank Alfred Marsales was a Canadian-born musician and composer best known for his work scoring many classic Warner Brothers cartoons in the 1930s...
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MM | Rudolf Ising | DVD release of Lady Killer Lady Killer (1933 film) Lady Killer is a 1933 film starring James Cagney, Mae Clarke, and Margaret Lindsay, based on the story "The Finger Man" by Rosalind Keating Shaffer.-Cast:*James Cagney as Dan Quigley*Mae Clarke as Myra Gale*Margaret Lindsay as Lois Underwood... (unrestored) |
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Bosko in Dutch | LT | Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng | Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur | 1933-01-14 |
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One Step Ahead of My Shadow | MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-02-04 | Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3, Disc 3 (unrestored) |
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Bosko in Person | LT | Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros.... |
Bosko, Honey, Ted Lewis | 1933-02-11 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Young and Healthy | MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-03-04 | DVD release of Footlight Parade Footlight Parade -Cast:*James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues*Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, his secretary*Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer*Dick Powell as Scott 'Scotty' Blair, juvenile lead, former protege of Mrs... (unrestored) |
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Bosko the Speed King | LT | Hugh Harman | Bosko, Honey | 1933-03-11 | |||
MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-04-08 | DVD release of Mayor of Hell (unrestored) | ||||
Bosko's Knight-Mare | LT | Hugh Harman | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1933-04-29 | |||
Wake Up the Gypsy in Me Wake Up the Gypsy in Me Wake Up the Gypsy in Me was a 1933 black-and-white Merrie Melodies cartoon short, based on the title song written by Lew Lehr, Harry Miller and Lew Pollack and directed by Rudolf Ising... |
MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-05-13 | DVD release of Picture Snatcher Picture Snatcher Picture Snatcher is a 1933 Pre-Code drama film starring James Cagney as a gangster who decides to quit to pursue his dream.-Plot:After getting out of prison, Danny Kean shocks the gang he leads by quitting. He wants his first stint in jail to be his last, and he has always dreamed of becoming a... (unrestored) |
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Bosko the Sheep-Herder | LT | Hugh Harman | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1933-06-03 | |||
I Like Mountain Music | MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-06-10 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Beau Bosko | LT | Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng | Bosko, Honey | 1933-07-01 | |||
Shuffle Off to Buffalo | MM | Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng | Little Boy, Old Man, Singing Babies | 1933-07-08 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Bosko's Mechanical Man | LT | Hugh Harman | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1933-07-29 | DVD release of Morning Glory | ||
MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-08-05 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Bosko the Musketeer | LT | Hugh Harman | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1933-08-12 | |||
Bosko's Picture Show Bosko's Picture Show Bosko's Picture Show, released in 1933, was the last Looney Tunes Bosko cartoon produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising for Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros... |
LT | Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng | Bosko, Bruno, Honey | 1933-08-26 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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We're in the Money | MM | Rudolf Ising | 1933-08-26 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Buddy's Day Out Buddy's Day Out Buddy's Day Out is an American animated short film released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 1933. It is the first Looney Tune cartoon to feature Buddy, the second star of the series. It was directed by former Disney animator Tom Palmer, who created Buddy as a star character to replace Harman and... |
LT | Tom Palmer Tom Palmer (animator) Anthony "Tony" Pipolo, known professionally as Tom Palmer was an Italian-American animator who was active in the 1930s and worked at several animation studios. He was born with the surname of "Pipolo" but changed his name to Palmer... |
Buddy Buddy (Looney Tunes) Buddy is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons.-Looney Tunes:Buddy has his origins in the chaos that followed the severing of relations between animators Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising from producer Leon Schlesinger... , Cookie |
1933-09-09 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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I've Got to Sing a Torch Song | MM | Tom Palmer | 1933-09-30 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Buddy's Beer Garden Buddy's Beer Garden Buddy's Beer Garden is an American animated short film, released November 18, 1933 It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was supervised by Earl Duvall, here credited as "Duval," was one of only five Warner Bros. cartoons directed by him, and one of only... |
LT | Earl Duvall Earl Duvall Earl Duvall was an artist best known for his work on Walt Disney comic strips in the early 1930s and for a handful of animated cartoon short subjects he directed at Leon Schlesinger Productions for Warner Bros.-Career:... |
Buddy, Cookie | 1933-11-18 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Buddy's Show Boat Buddy's Show Boat Buddy's Show Boat is an American animated short film released by Warner Bros. on December 9, 1933. It is a Looney Tune featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was directed by Earl Duvall, here credited as "Duval," and was one of only five Warner Bros. cartoons that he directed... |
LT | Earl Duvall | Buddy, Cookie | 1933-12-09 | |||
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence | MM | Earl Duvall | 1933-12-16 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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1934 — 25 titles
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Buddy the Gob Buddy the Gob Buddy The Gob is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on January 13, 1934. It was animated by Jack King and Ben Clopton. The musical score was by Bernard Brown.... |
LT | Friz Freleng Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros.... |
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Pettin' in the Park Pettin' in the Park Pettin’ In The Park was released on 27 January 1934 by Warner Bros. Studio. It was directed by Bernard Brown and animated by Jack King and Bob Clampett . The musical score was by Norman Spencer. It was a Merrie Melodies cartoon.... |
MM | Bernard Brown | 1934-01-27 | DVD release of Gold Diggers of 1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 is a pre-code Warner Bros. musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin , staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley... (unrestored) |
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Honeymoon Hotel Honeymoon Hotel Honeymoon Hotel is an animated cartoon short subject in the Leon Schlesinger/Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series, released February 17, 1934.... |
MM | Earl Duvall | 1934-02-17 | DVD release of Footlight Parade Footlight Parade -Cast:*James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues*Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, his secretary*Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer*Dick Powell as Scott 'Scotty' Blair, juvenile lead, former protege of Mrs... (unrestored) |
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Buddy and Towser Buddy and Towser Buddy and Towser is an American animated short film released on 24 February 1934 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Friz Freleng and animated by Jack King and Robert McKimson. The musical score was by Norman Spencer. It was a Looney Tunes cartoon, featuring Buddy.-Summary:Buddy enlists... |
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Buddy's Garage Buddy's Garage Buddy's Garage is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series, & released on April 14, 1934. It was the last Warner Bros... |
LT | Earl Duvall | Buddy, Cookie | 1934-04-14 | |||
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast (Merrie Melodies) Beauty and The Beast is a 1934 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner bros. Merrie Melodies series. released on April 14, 1934, the short is notably the second Merrie Melodie in Color... |
MM | Friz Freleng | Girl, Jester, Sandman, Toy Soldier | 1934-04-14 |
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Those Were Wonderful Days Those Were Wonderful Days Those Were Wonderful Days is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released in theaters on April 26, 1934 by Warner Bros. Studios. It was animated by Paul Smith and Don Williams. The musical score was by Norman Spencer... |
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Buddy's Trolley Troubles Buddy's Trolley Troubles Buddy's Trolley Troubles is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was released on May 5, 1934 & is the third cartoon supervised by Friz Freleng... |
LT | Friz Freleng | Buddy, Cookie | 1934-05-05 | |||
Goin' to Heaven on a Mule | MM | Friz Freleng | 1934-05-19 | ||||
Buddy of the Apes Buddy of the Apes Buddy of the Apes is an American animated short film, released May 26, 1934 It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series... |
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Buddy, Cookie, Tribal Chief | 1934-05-26 | First cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway | ||
How Do I Know It's Sunday | MM | Friz Freleng | Various | 1934-06-09 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Buddy's Bearcats Buddy's Bearcats Buddy's Bearcats is an American animated short film, released 23 June 1934. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was supervised by Jack King; musical direction was by Norman Spencer.-Summary:... |
LT | Jack King Jack King (animator) James Patton "Jack" King was an American comics artist and animator best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions.Born in Alabama, King began his animation career in the silent era in 1920 working at Bray Productions animation studio... |
Buddy, Cookie | 1934-06-23 | *First cartoon directed by Jack King | ||
Why Do I Dream Those Dreams | MM | Friz Freleng | 1934-06-30 | ||||
Buddy's Circus Buddy's Circus Buddy's Circus is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was released on 25 August 1934, although one source suggests as a date November 8 of the same year.-Summary:... |
LT | Jack King | Buddy | 1934-08-25 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Buddy the Detective Buddy the Detective Buddy the Detective is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. The short was released on 15 September 1934, though the date would seem to be in dispute, as one source gives as a date October 17. The short was supervised by Jack... |
LT | Jack King | Buddy, Cookie, The Mad Musician | 1934-09-15 | |||
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Viva Buddy | LT | Jack King | Buddy, Cookie, Pancho | 1934-09-29 | |||
Shake Your Powder Puff | MM | Friz Freleng | 1934-09-29 | DVD release of The Gay Divorcee The Gay Divorcee The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American film based on the musical play Gay Divorce written by Dwight Taylor, Kenneth S. Webb, Samuel Hoffenstein, with screenplay by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost and Edward Kaufman, from an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners... (no MM opening or closing titles; unrestored) |
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Buddy the Woodsman | LT | Jack King | Buddy, Cookie | 1934-10-20 | |||
Rhythm in the Bow | MM | Ben Hardaway | 1934-10-20 |
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Those Beautiful Dames | MM | Friz Freleng | 1934-11-10 | DVD release of Dames Dames Dames is a 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright with dance numbers created by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, ZaSu Pitts, and Hugh Herbert... (unrestored) |
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Buddy's Adventures | LT | Ben Hardaway | Bearded Old Man, Buddy, Cookie, Policeman | 1934-11-17 | |||
Pop Goes Your Heart | MM | Friz Freleng | 1934-12-08 |
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Buddy the Dentist | LT | Ben Hardaway | Buddy, Cookie | 1934-12-15 | |||
1935 — 23 titles
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Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name is a 1935 animated Merrie Melodies cartoon, starring Buddy and Cookie , and is noted to be the only Buddy cartoon in Technicolor. This is directed by Friz Freleng.-Plot:... |
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Buddy's Theatre | LT | Ben Hardaway | Buddy, Cookie | 1935-02-16 | |||
I Haven't Got a Hat I Haven't Got a Hat I Haven't Got a Hat is a 1935 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series. Released by Warner Bros. on March 9, 1935, the short is notable for featuring the first appearance of several Warner Bros. cartoon... |
MM | Friz Freleng | Beans, Ex, Ham, Little Kitty, Miss Cud, Porky Pig Porky Pig Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts using the fat little pig... |
1935-03-09 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Buddy's Pony Express | LT | Ben Hardaway | Buddy, Cookie, Dog Buying Whiskey, Villain | 1935-03-09 | |||
Along Flirtation Walk | MM | Friz Freleng | 1935-04-06 | ||||
Buddy of the Legion | LT | Ben Hardaway | Buddy | 1935-04-06 | |||
My Green Fedora | MM | Friz Freleng | 1935-05-04 | ||||
Buddy's Lost World | LT | Jack King | Buddy | 1935-05-18 | |||
Into Your Dance | MM | Friz Freleng | Singing Dog | 1935-06-08 | DVD release of Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (film) Annie Oakley is a 1935 biographical film about the life of Annie Oakley. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster.-Plot:In late 1800s Ohio, a backwoods gal, Annie Oakley delivers six dozen quail she has shot to the owner of the general store... (unrestored) |
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Buddy's Bug Hunt | LT | Jack King | Buddy, Butterfly, Spider | 1935-06-22 | |||
Buddy in Africa | LT | Ben Hardaway | Buddy | 1935-07-06 | |||
MM | Friz Freleng | Beans, Porky Pig | 1935-07-13 | First cartoon to be reissued. | |||
Buddy Steps Out | LT | Jack King | Buddy, Cookie | 1935-07-20 | |||
MM | Friz Freleng | Babies, Lambs, Mary, Woman in the Shoe | 1935-08-17 | ||||
Buddy the Gee Man | LT | Jack King | Buddy, MachineGun Mike, Prisoners, Warden | 1935-08-24 | DVD release of G Men G Men G Men is a 1935 Warner Bros. crime film starring James Cagney and Ann Dvorak. It also marked Lloyd Nolan's film debut. According to Variety Magazine, it was one of the top-grossing films of 1935.... (unrestored) |
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LT | Jack King | Beans, Demon Beast, Villains | 1935-09-21 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Hollywood Capers Hollywood Capers Hollywood Capers is a short animated film of the Looney Tunes series. It stars Beans the Cat in another solo cartoon of the character. The film is also among those of the series that have fallen into the public domain.-Plot:... |
LT | Jack King | Beans, Little Kitty | 1935-10-19 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Little Dutch Plate | MM | Friz Freleng | Vinegar Bottle | 1935-10-19 | |||
Gold Diggers of '49 Gold Diggers of '49 Gold Diggers of '49 is a 1935 Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon short in the Looney Tunes series. This film is the very first cartoon directed by Tex Avery for Warner Brothers., and is the second Warners cartoon to feature the character Porky Pig. The star is Beans the Cat, with Porky Pig as the... |
LT | Tex Avery Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros... |
Beans, Little Kitty, Porky Pig | 1935-11-02 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Billboard Frolics Billboard Frolics Billboard Frolics is a one of the Merry Melodies series of animated theatrical shorts, showcasing the song Merrily We Roll Along .... |
MM | Friz Freleng | Dave Rub-Em-Off, Eddie Camphor, Worm | 1935-11-09 | DVD release of Captain Blood (MM end title removed; unrestored) |
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Flowers for Madame | MM | Friz Freleng | 1935-11-20 | 3-strip Technicolor |
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All Merrie Melodies are in 3-strip Technicolor, except where noted.This year, the Merrie Melodies series adopts "Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along (song)
"Merrily We Roll Along" is a song loosely based on the 1847 song "Goodnight, Ladies" by E. P. Christy. Written by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor in 1935, and used in the Warner Bros cartoon Billboard Frolics that same year, it is best known as the theme of Warner Bros.' Merrie...
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Boulevardier from the Bronx
Boulevardier from the Bronx is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. It is notable as the first Merrie Melodies cartoon to feature the signature theme song, Merrily We Roll Along, which continued to be used for the Merrie Melodies series through to 1964.-Plot:Big city-chicken...
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Bullseye (target)
The bullseye, or bull's-eye, is the centre of a target , and by extension the name given to any shot that hits the bullseye...
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Alpine Antics Alpine Antics (1936 cartoon) Alpine Antics is a short animated film of the Looney Tunes series and stars Beans the Cat. The film was shot in black and white but was later reissued in color.-Plot:... |
LT | Jack King | Beans, Kitty | 1936-01-25 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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The Cat Came Back The Cat Came Back (1936 film) The Cat Came Back is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. It is the final Warner Bros. cartoon to be produced in two-strip Technicolor... |
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The Phantom Ship The Phantom Ship (cartoon) The Phantom Ship is an animated short film and is part of the Looney Tunes series. It stars Beans the Cat, along with the St. Bernard pups Ham and Ex.-Plot:... |
LT | Jack King | Beans, Ham and Ex | 1936-02-24 | ||
Boom Boom Boom Boom (1936 cartoon) Boom Boom is a theatrical cartoon of the Looney Tunes series. It features Beans the Cat and Porky Pig. The film is in the public domain.-Plot:... |
LT | Jack King | Beans, Porky | 1936-02-29 | DVD release of The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film) The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 historical film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Samuel Bischoff, with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer, from a screenplay by Michael Jacoby and Rowland Leigh, from a story by Michael Jacoby based on the poem The... (unrestored) |
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The Fire Alarm The Fire Alarm The Fire Alarm is an animated short subject of the Looney Tunes films. It features Ham and Ex in their first and only film as star characters.-Storyline:... |
LT | Jack King | Ham and Ex | 1935-03-09 | ||
I'm a Big Shot Now I'm a Big Shot Now I'm a Big Shot Now is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng.-Synopsis:The plot concerns a gangster bird, who sings the title song and likes to prove his toughness by beating up on cops without provocation... |
MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-04-11 | DVD release of Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang.-Cast:*Edward G... (unrestored) |
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The Blow Out The Blow Out The Blow Out is a 1936 Looney Tunes animated short film starring Porky Pig. It was directed by Tex Avery.-Plot:While a mad bomber is terrorizing the city, Porky Pig is searching for money in order to buy an ice cream soda... |
LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1936-04-24 | ||
Westward Whoa Westward Whoa Westward Whoa is an animated short film of the Looney Tunes series. It marks the final appearance of Ham and Ex, and the penultimate for Beans and Little Kitty. The film is also in the public domain.-Plot:... |
LT | Jack King | Beans, Ham & Ex, Kitty, Porky | 1936-04-25 |
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Plane Dippy | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1936-04-30 |
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Let It Be Me Let It Be Me (cartoon) Let It Be Me is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng.-Synopsis:The plot revolves around an anthropomorphic hen named Emily, whose boyfriend rooster is just about to propose marriage to her when she gets infatuated with a passing rooster motorist, the radio crooner Mr. Bingo... |
MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-05-09 | DVD release of Follow the Fleet Follow the Fleet Follow the Fleet is a 1936 Hollywood musical comedy film with a nautical theme and stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear, in small supporting roles... (unrestored) |
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Fish Tales | LT | Jack King | Porky | 1936-05-23 | ||
I'd Love to Take Orders From You | MM | Tex Avery | 1936-05-25 | |||
Bingo Crosbyana Bingo Crosbyana Bingo Crosbyana is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng, and notable for its title song, composed by Sanford Green and with lyrics by Irving Kahal.-Plot:... |
MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-05-30 | DVD release of Swing Time (unrestored) | ||
Page Miss Glory | MM | Tex Avery (uncredited) | 1936-06-09 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
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Shanghaied Shipmates | LT | Jack King | Porky | 1936-06-20 | ||
When I Yoo Hoo | MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-06-27 | |||
Porky's Pet Porky's Pet Porky's Pet is a 1936 Looney Tune cartoon released on July 11, 1936. It was directed by Jack King, animated by Cal Dalton and Sandy Walker, and its music was directed by Norman Spencer. Its main star is Porky Pig.- Storyline :... |
LT | Jack King | Porky | 1936-07-11 | ||
I Love to Singa I Love to Singa I Love to Singa is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and released to theatres on July 18, 1936 by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone. I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owlet who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his... |
MM | Tex Avery | 1936-07-18 | LTPC Volume 1, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 is a Blu-ray box set announced by Warner Home Video. It was released on November 15, 2011. It contains 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Disc 1:-Behind the Tunes:... , LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on November 2, 2004. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Related releases:... & DVD release of Happy Feet Happy Feet Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released... (2-Disc DVD release) |
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Porky the Rain-Maker | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1936-08-01 | ||
Sunday Go to Meetin' Time Sunday Go to Meetin' Time Sunday Go to Meetin' Time is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on August 8, 1936 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation. The plot follows the misadventures of a black man in the... |
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Porky's Poultry Plant Porky's Poultry Plant Porky's Poultry Plant is a 1936 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The music was composed by Carl Stalling. It was released on August 22, 1936... |
LT | Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin, born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, also known as Tish Tash or Frank Tash was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director.-Animator:... |
Porky | 1936-08-22 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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At Your Service Madame | MM | Friz Freleng | Piggy | 1936-08-29 |
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Porky's Moving Day | LT | Jack King | Porky | 1936-09-12 |
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Toy Town Hall Toy Town Hall -Plot:A young tot is put to bed in the middle of listening to the Ben Bernie Orchestra on the radio. He falls asleep and dreams that his toys in the room become movie and radio stars who put on a variety show, with a bunch of musical acts... |
MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-09-19 | DVD release of Shall We Dance (unrestored) | ||
Boulevardier from the Bronx Boulevardier from the Bronx Boulevardier from the Bronx is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. It is notable as the first Merrie Melodies cartoon to feature the signature theme song, Merrily We Roll Along, which continued to be used for the Merrie Melodies series through to 1964.-Plot:Big city-chicken... |
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Little Beau Porky Little Beau Porky Little Beau Porky is a Looney Tunes cartoon short produced by Leon Schlesinger and released in 1936. Porky is in the French Foreign Legion as a camel scrubber, but after fighting off the enemy, ends up as Commandant.-Story:... |
LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1936-10-14 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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The Coo Coo Nut Grove | MM | Friz Freleng | 1936-11-28 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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The Village Smithy | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1936-12-05 | ||
Porky in the North Woods | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1936-12-19 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Milk and Money Milk and Money (cartoon) Milk and Money is a 1936 Looney Tunes animated short film directed by Tex Avery.... |
LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1936-12-28 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Don't Look Now Don't Look Now (cartoon) Don't Look Now is a 1936 Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Tex Avery. It portrays Valentine's Day. Cupid is making people fall in love, while Satan is doing everything possible to undermine the relationships.... |
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1937 — 36 titles
From now on, all Merrie Melodies are in 3-strip Technicolor.Beginning this year, the Merrie Melodies "target" title sequences change colors, with a different color (or color blend) each year. the first new ring colors are a yellow-orange blend, which is first seen on I Wanna Be a Sailor.
Also beginning this year, the Looney Tunes series adopts "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" is a song written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin. It is best known as the theme tune for the Looney Tunes cartoon series produced by Warner Bros...
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Porky the Wrestler | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1937-01-09 | ||
Pigs Is Pigs Pigs Is Pigs (1937 film) Not to be confused with Pigs Is Pigs .Pigs Is Pigs, is a 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon that featured Piggy and the Hamhock family, in what would be Piggy's final appearance in the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes repertory in the Golden Age of American animation.- Synopsis :Piggy Hamhock is always... |
MM | Friz Freleng | Piggy | 1937-01-09 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Porky's Road Race | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1937-02-07 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Picador Porky | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1937-02-27 |
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Fella with the Fiddle, The The Fella with the Fiddle The Fella with the Fiddle is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short released in 1937, with a theme song written by Charlie Abbott.-Plot summary:J. Field Mouse tells his grandchildren the story of a mouse whose greed and dishonesty became his undoing. Feigning blindness and playing the fiddle, he collects... |
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Porky's Romance Porky's Romance Porky's Romance is a 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon that stars Porky Pig and for the first time, Petunia Pig. It is also siginficant in that it is the last cartoon that had Joe Dougherty as the voice of Porky Pig before Mel Blanc got the job and exclusive voice credit contract. The cartoon deals... |
LT | Frank Tashlin | Petunia, Porky | 1937-04-03 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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She Was an Acrobat's Daughter She Was an Acrobat's Daughter She Was an Acrobat's Daughter is an animated short in the Merrie Melodies series, released by Warner Brothers in April 1937 and directed by Friz Freleng.-Plot:... |
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Porky's Duck Hunt Porky's Duck Hunt Porky's Duck Hunt is an animated short film produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, directed by Tex Avery, and released on April 17, 1937 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Porky's Hare Hunt was the sequel to this one.... |
LT | Tex Avery | Daffy, Porky | 1937-04-17 | The Essential Daffy Duck The Essential Daffy Duck The Essential Daffy Duck is a DVD set featuring cartoons focusing on Daffy Duck. It was released on November 1, 2011.-Contents:The contents are split over two discs... |
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Porky and Gabby Porky and Gabby Porky and Gabby is a 1937 animated cartoon short film, featuring Porky Pig and the first appearance of Gabby Goat. The cartoon was directed by Ub Iwerks, the creator of Mickey Mouse.-Plot:... |
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Gabby, Porky | 1937-05-15 | DVD release of Black Legion Black Legion (film) Black Legion is a 1937 melodrama film, directed by Archie Mayo, with a script by Abem Finkel and William Wister Haines based on an original story by producer Robert Lord. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore and Ann Sheridan and is a fictionalized story about the... (unrestored) |
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I Only Have Eyes For You I Only Have Eyes for You "I Only Have Eyes for You" is a popular song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film Dames where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler.... |
MM | Tex Avery | 1937-05-18 | DVD release of Dames Dames Dames is a 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright with dance numbers created by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, ZaSu Pitts, and Hugh Herbert... (unrestored) |
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Clean Pastures Clean Pastures Clean Pastures is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by I. Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and released to theatres on May 22, 1937 by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone. The cartoon is a parody of Warner Bros.' 1936 film, The Green Pastures... |
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Porky's Building | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1937-06-19 | ||
Streamlined Greta Green | MM | Friz Freleng | 1937-06-19 | |||
Sweet Sioux | MM | Friz Freleng | 1937-06-26 |
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Porky's Super Service | LT | Ub Iwerks | Porky | 1937-07-03 | DVD release of Kid Galahad Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad is a 1937 prizefighter film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz.... (unrestored) |
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Uncle Tom's Bungalow Uncle Tom's Bungalow Uncle Tom's Bungalow is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, and released to theatres on July 12, 1937 by Warner Bros. The short cartoon is a parody of the 1852 novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin and the “plantation melodrama” genre of the 1930s. It contains many stereotypical portrayals... |
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Porky's Badtime Story Porky's Badtime Story Porky's Badtime Story is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig and Gabby Goat. The cartoon was directed by Robert Clampett.-Plot:Porky and Gabby always show up late to work. Their boss warns them that they will be fired if they continue being late... |
LT | Bob Clampett Bob Clampett Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil... |
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Plenty of Money and You | MM | Friz Freleng | 1937-07-31 | DVD release of Gold Diggers of 1937 Gold Diggers of 1937 Gold Diggers of 1937 is a 1936 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, and starring Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, who were married at the time, and Victor Moore. The film features songs by the teams of Harold Arlen and E.Y... (unrestored) |
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Ain't We Got Fun Ain't We Got Fun (cartoon) -Synopsis:Ain't We Got Fun is a 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon short, directed by Tex Avery and based on the popular song of that name. The plotline concerns a cat who is tricked by a group of fun-loving mice into taking the blame for the mess they created and thrown out of the house into the snow by... |
MM | Tex Avery | 1937-08-02 | DVD release of The Life of Emile Zola The Life of Emile Zola The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about French author Émile Zola. Set in the mid through late 19th century, it depicts his friendship with noted painter Paul Cézanne, and his rise to fame through his prolific writing, with particular focus on his involvement in the Dreyfus... (unrestored) |
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Porky's Railroad Porky's Railroad - Plot :Porky is informed that his beloved Train the 13 named 'Toots' is to be replaced by a steamline train by the name of 'The Silver Fish'. After the driver of 'The Silver Fish' insults 'Toots', Porky mutters that his train could easily take on the steamline train... |
LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1937-08-07 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Get Rich Quick Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Gabby, Porky | 1937-08-28 | *Second film directed by Bob Clampett.
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Speaking of the Weather | MM | Frank Tashlin | 1937-09-04 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Porky's Garden | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 1937-09-11 | ||
Dog Daze Dog Daze Dog Daze is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 181st Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:... |
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I Wanna Be a Sailor | MM | Tex Avery | 1937-09-25 | DVD release of Kid Galahad Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad is a 1937 prizefighter film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz.... |
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Rover's Rival | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1937-10-09 |
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Lyin' Mouse, The | MM | Friz Freleng | 1937-10-16 |
Tedd Pierce Tedd Pierce , was an American animated cartoon writer, animator and artist. Pierce spent the majority of his career as a writer for the Warner Bros. "Termite Terrace" animation studio, working alongside fellow luminaries such as Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese. Pierce also worked as a writer at... |
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Case of the Stuttering Pig, The The Case Of The Stuttering Pig The Case of the Stuttering Pig was a Looney Tunes animated cartoon, starring Porky Pig and Petunia Pig, released to theaters on October 30, 1937... |
LT | Frank Tashlin | Petunia, Porky | 1937-10-30 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Porky's Double Trouble | LT | Frank Tashlin | Petunia, Porky | 1937-11-13 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Egghead Rides Again Egghead Rides Again Egghead Rides Again is a 1937 Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. film directed by Tex Avery.- Plot :Energenic Egghead is bouncing around pretending to be a cowboy until his obnoxious cadence gets him kicked out of the apartment complex he's living in. While on the street he finds an ad for a wanted... |
MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1937-11-29 | DVD release of Kid Galahad Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad is a 1937 prizefighter film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz.... (unrestored) |
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Sunbonnet Blue, A | MM | Tex Avery | 1937-12-01 | |||
Porky's Hero Agency | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1937-12-04 | DVD release of Marked Woman Marked Woman Marked Woman is a crime melodrama film released by Warner Bros. in 1937. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon, and stars Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannelli and Allen Jenkins... (unrestored) |
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Woods Are Full Of Cuckoos, The The Woods Are Full Of Cuckoos The Woods Are Full Of Cuckoos is a Merrie Melodie cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin, and released in December 1937. Author and critic Alexander Woollcott is parodied as Owl Kott in the cartoon, a parody that Tashlin would revisit the next year as well in Have You Got Any Castles?.-Plot:The cartoon... |
MM | Frank Tashlin | 1937-12-04 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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September in the Rain | MM | Friz Freleng | 1937-12-18 | DVD release of Carefree Carefree (film) Carefree is a 1938 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. With a plot similar to screwball comedies of the period, Carefree is the shortest of the Astaire-Rogers films, featuring only four musical numbers... (Edited;unrestored) |
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Little Red Walking Hood Little Red Walking Hood Little Red Walking Hood is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short, released in 1937 by Warner Bros. and directed by Tex Avery.-Plot:The cartoon features the basic plot of Little Red Riding Hood, with a few twists and oddball Tex Avery-like gags, such as Red displaying a Katharine Hepburn persona, or... |
MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1937-12-23 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Daffy Duck and Egghead Daffy Duck and Egghead Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It features the early, zany version of Daffy Duck, who spends the film harassing Egghead , marking the second appearance of Daffy Duck , his first in color, and first... |
MM | Tex Avery | Daffy, Egghead | 1938-01-01 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Porky's Poppa | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
Acme Corporation The Acme Corporation is a fictional corporation that features prominently in the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons as a running gag featuring outlandish products that fail catastrophically at the worst possible times... " is mentioned in a WB cartoon |
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My Little Buckeroo | MM | Friz Freleng | 1938-01-29 | |||
Porky at the Crocadero | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1938-02-05 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Jungle Jitters Jungle Jitters Jungle Jitters is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on February 19, 1938 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Friz Freleng, with musical... |
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What Price Porky What Price Porky What Price Porky is a 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.-Plot:When Porky goes to feed his hens and chickens, a group of ducks steal the corn he sets out. After sending a document filled with insults from The Ducktators" , war erupts between the chickens and the ducks... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy, Porky | 1938-02-26 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Sneezing Weasel, The | MM | Tex Avery | 1938-03-12 | |||
Porky's Phoney Express | LT | Cal Howard, Cal Dalton Cal Dalton Cal Dalton was a cartoon director at Warner Brothers. Dalton's first commercial animation work was on an animated short version of The Wizard of Oz that was produced by Ted Eshbaugh's independent animation studio in 1933. Afterwards, Dalton left to work at the Warner Brothers animation studio,... |
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Star Is Hatched, A | MM | Friz Freleng | 1938-04-02 | DVD release of Bringing Up Baby Bringing up Baby Bringing Up Baby is an American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.... (unrestored) |
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Porky's Five and Ten | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-04-16 | DVD release of Hollywood Hotel Hollywood Hotel (film) Hollywood Hotel is a 1937 American film, directed by Busby Berkeley. It stars Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, and Ted Healy. Ronald Reagan, Benny Goodman and Harry James also appear.... (unrestored) |
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Penguin Parade, The | MM | Tex Avery | 1938-04-23 | |||
Porky's Hare Hunt Porky's Hare Hunt Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Porky Pig as a hunter whose prey is an unnamed rabbit - a prototype of Bugs Bunny, Warner's biggest star and the second most popular character at that time behind Disney's Mickey Mouse... |
LT | Ben Hardaway | Porky, Proto-Bugs | 1938-04-30 |
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Now That Summer Is Gone Now That Summer is Gone Now That Summer is Gone is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon short about a lazy squirrel who gambles for winter nuts against the other squirrels instead of gathering them himself.... |
MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-05-14 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Injun Trouble | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-05-21 | ||
Isle of Pingo-Pongo, The | MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1938-05-28 |
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Porky the Fireman | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1938-06-04 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Katnip Kollege Katnip Kollege Katnip Kollege is a 1938 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short produced by Leon Schlesinger Studios for Warner Brothers. It features the characters of Johnny Cat and Kitty Bright playing college students.-Plot synopsis:... |
MM | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | 1938-06-11 | LTPC Volume 1, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 is a Blu-ray box set announced by Warner Home Video. It was released on November 15, 2011. It contains 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Disc 1:-Behind the Tunes:... and LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on November 2, 2004. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Related releases:... |
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Have You Got Any Castles? Have You Got Any Castles? Have You Got Any Castles? is a seven minute animated short film that premiered in theaters on June 25, 1938. It was a part of the Merrie Melodies series produced by Leon Schlesinger, and distributed by Vitaphone... |
MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-06-25 | LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on November 2, 2004. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Related releases:... |
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Porky's Party Porky's Party Porky's Party is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Bob Clampett, which starred Porky Pig and his dog, "Black Fury", as well as two characters named Penguin And Goosey, and an unnamed silkworm. In this short, Porky prepares for his birthday party, but antics ensue.-Plot:Porky is getting ready... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-06-25 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Love and Curses | MM | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | 1938-07-09 | DVD release of Gold Diggers in Paris Gold Diggers in Paris Gold Diggers in Paris is a 1938 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Ray Enright with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins.-Plot:... (unrestored) |
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Porky's Spring Planting Porky's Spring Planting Porky's Spring Planting was a seven minute Looney Tunes short film starring Porky Pig, released in July 1938. Like all Looney Tune cartoons of the time, it was produced by Leon Schlesinger and distributed by Vitaphone.-Plot synopsis:... |
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Cinderella Meets Fella | MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1938-07-23 | DVD release of The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 American crime film starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based on the first play written by short-story writer Barré Lyndon, which ran for... (unrestored) |
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Porky & Daffy Porky & Daffy -Plot:It all starts at the home of Daffy & Porky. Porky's relationship with Daffy is strained, as he is a lazy sloth. Porky has found an ad inviting all comers to take on a wrestling rooster named The Champ. Porky has trouble waking Daffy up, but eventually does so by clanging a dinner platter over... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy, Porky | 1938-08-06 | DVD release of Angels with Dirty Faces Angels with Dirty Faces Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart, along with Ann Sheridan and George Bancroft... (unrestored) |
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Major Lied Till Dawn, The | MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-08-13 | |||
A-Lad-In Bagdad | MM | Cal Howard, Cal Dalton | Egghead | 1938-08-27 | ||
Wholly Smoke Wholly Smoke Wholly Smoke is a 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig and written by Frank Tashlin. The run time is 7 minutes 14 seconds . This episode teaches the dangers about smoking.-Synopsis:... |
LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 1938-08-27 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Cracked Ice Cracked Ice Cracked Ice is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon. It is included in Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 and was made in Technicolor.-Plot:... |
MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-09-10 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Feud There Was, A A Feud There Was A Feud There Was was a 1938 Warner Bros. cartoon short in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Tex Avery and written by Melvin Millar, and notable for being the first cartoon in which the name Elmer Fudd was used, seen inscribed on the side of the scooter driven by the protagonist, otherwise... |
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Porky in Wackyland Porky in Wackyland Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 animated short film, directed by Robert Clampett for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes series.... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-09-24 | LTGC Volume 2, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on November 2, 2004. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Related releases:... |
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Little Pancho Vanilla | MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-10-08 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Porky's Naughty Nephew | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-10-15 | ||
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas was a cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan, and released by Warner Bros. on October 22, 1938... |
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Porky in Egypt Porky in Egypt -Introduction:Porky in Egypt is a 1937 cartoon in the Looney Tunes series that stars Porky Pig. It deals with Porky trying to take a tour in Egypt to visit the pyramids there.-Plot:... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1938-11-05 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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You're an Education You're an Education You're An Education is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin.-Trivia:This was Frank Tashlin's last cartoon with Warner Brothers for five years; he left the studio to become a gag writer with Disney, then moved to Screen Gems to direct. He would return in 1943.The Blue Ribbon... |
MM | Frank Tashlin | 1938-11-05 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Night Watchman, The The Night Watchman The Night Watchman is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released to theaters on November 19, 1938. This short was the very first film directed by a then-credited Charles Jones after he was promoted from an animator .For the so called "dubbed version" created by Turner, recreated Blue Ribbon title cards... |
MM | Chuck Jones Chuck Jones Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio... |
1938-11-19 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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Daffy Doc, The The Daffy Doc The Daffy Doc is a 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. This cartoon was producedby Leon Schlesinger, and released by Vitaphone and Warner Bros.- Plot :... |
LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy, Porky | 1938-11-26 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Daffy Duck in Hollywood Daffy Duck in Hollywood Daffy Duck in Hollywood is a Merrie Melodies 1938 animated short starring Daffy Duck. This was the final Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Tex Avery.-Plot:... |
MM | Tex Avery | Daffy | 1938-12-03 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Count Me Out | MM | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | Egghead | 1938-12-17 | DVD release of The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 American crime film starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based on the first play written by short-story writer Barré Lyndon, which ran for... (unrestored) |
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Porky the Gob | LT | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | Porky | 1938-12-17 | ||
Mice Will Play, The | MM | Tex Avery | 1938-12-31 | DVD release of Jezebel (unrestored) | ||
1939 — 44 titles
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Lone Stranger and Porky, The | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | |||
Dog Gone Modern | MM | Chuck Jones | 1939-01-14 | |||
Hamateur Night | MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1939-01-28 | ||
It's an Ill Wind | LT | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | Porky, Dizzy Duck | 1939-01-28 | ||
Robin Hood Makes Good Robin Hood Makes Good Robin Hood Makes Good is a Merrie Melodies color cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Dave Monahan, and released by Warner Bros. on February 11, 1939.-Plot:... |
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Porky's Tire Trouble | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1939-02-18 | ||
Gold Rush Daze Gold Rush Daze Gold Rush Daze is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released on February 25, 1939. The cartoon was directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, animated by Gil Turner, and written by Melvin "Tubby" Millar. The music for the cartoon was composed by Carl Stalling. Recorded on January 19, 1996 and January 31,... |
MM | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | 1939-02-25 | |||
Day at the Zoo A Day at the Zoo A Day at the Zoo is a 1939 Warner Bros. animated cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Tex Avery, with musical direction by Carl Stalling. It was written by Melvin Millar. No voice credits are given. Mel Blanc provides most of the incidental voices. The narrator is Robert C... |
MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1939-03-11 | ||
Porky's Movie Mystery | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1939-03-11 | ||
Prest-O Change-O Prest-O Change-O Prest-O Change-O is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 25, 1939 by Warner Bros. It marks the second appearance of the prototype of Bugs Bunny, the only such cartoon where the prototype loses, and the prototype's only cartoon to fall into the public... |
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Chicken Jitters | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1939-04-01 | ||
Bars and Stripes Forever | MM | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | 1939-04-08 | DVD release of Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film about a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay by Warren Duff was based on the novel of the same name by Warden... (unrestored) |
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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur is a 1939 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions for Warner Bros. Pictures. The cartoon is notable as being the first Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Jones... |
MM | Chuck Jones | Daffy | 1939-04-22 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
Final cartoon to open up with "Vitaphone Presents" |
Porky and Teabiscuit | LT | Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | Porky | 1939-04-22 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
First cartoon to open up with "Warner Bros. Presents" |
Thugs with Dirty Mugs Thugs with Dirty Mugs Thugs with Dirty Mugs is a 1939 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series.-Synopsis:Its subject matter is a parody of Warner's famous cycle of crime films starring such actors as James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, George Raft, and Edward G. Robinson... |
MM | Tex Avery | 1939-05-06 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from... |
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Kristopher Kolumbus, Jr. | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1939-05-13 | DVD release of The Old Maid The Old Maid The Old Maid is a 1939 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1935 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title by Zoë Akins, which was adapted from the 1924 Edith Wharton novella The Old Maid: the fifties .-Plot:Set during the American... (unrestored) |
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Naughty But Mice Naughty But Mice Naughty but Mice is a 1939 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and starring Sniffles in his cartoon debut. In the cartoon, Sniffles has a cold and is looking for a cold remedy.... |
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Polar Pals | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 1939-06-03 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007.... |
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Believe It or Else | MM | Tex Avery | Egghead | 1939-06-25 |
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is a 1988 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. It is the final Looney Tunes project in which Mel Blanc provided the voices of the characters. The film was released to theaters by... |
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Old Glory | MM | Chuck Jones | Porky | 1939-07-01 | LTPC Volume 1, Disc 1 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 is a Blu-ray box set announced by Warner Home Video. It was released on November 15, 2011. It contains 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Disc 1:-Behind the Tunes:... and LTGC Volume 2, Disc 3 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on November 2, 2004. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.-Related releases:... |
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Dangerous Dan McFoo Dangerous Dan McFoo Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Merrie Melodies/Vitaphone animated short directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, written by Rich Hogan and based on a poem by Robert W. Service entitled The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Carl Stalling wrote and produced the musical score... |
MM | Tex Avery | 1939-07-15 | DVD release of Dodge City Dodge City (1939 film) Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Bruce Cabot. Directed by Hungarian-turned-Hollywood filmmaker Michael Curtiz and based on a story by Robert Buckner, it was filmed in early Technicolor... (unrestored) |
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Wise Quacks is a 1939 Looney Tunes animated short film featuring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.-Plot:A flock of ducks are migrating south, but Daffy is unable to keep up with them. As Daffy falls down, Elmer Fudd lures him to crash land on his farm...
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007....
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Hare-um Scare-um
Hare-um Scare-um is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, and first released on August 12, 1939 by Warner Bros. It marks the third appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype and the first time he, thanks to a redesign by Charlie Thorson, appears as a grey rabbit...
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Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film about a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay by Warren Duff was based on the novel of the same name by Warden...
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Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die is a 1939 gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together as leads, although Raft had made an unbilled appearance in a 1932 Cagney vehicle called Taxi! in which he won a dance contest against Cagney, after which he and Cagney brawl...
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Land of the Midnight Fun
Land of the Midnight Fun is a Merrie Melodies cartoon directed in 1939 by the famous Fred Avery, better known as Tex Avery. Robert C. Bruce's well-known voice narrates this cartoon and Melvin Millar wrote the story...
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Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising is a 1939 film produced by RKO Pictures, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne as pioneers of early American expansion in south central Pennsylvania. Clad in buckskin and a coonskin cap , Wayne plays real-life James Smith, an American coping with British rule in colonial America...
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Fresh Fish
Fresh Fish is a concept which aims at unestablished creators in different sectors. Its goal is to work as a platform for interaction between different actors in the culture and business world....
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Sniffles and the Bookworm
Sniffles and the Bookworm is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon from Warner Bros. Studios. Directed by Chuck Jones, this was the third cartoon with Sniffles the mouse...
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on October 25, 2005. It contains 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from...
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Further reading
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt, ISBN 0-8050-0894-2
- Chuck Amuck : the Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0-374-12348-9
- That's Not All, Folks! by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover) ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)
- Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Leonard Maltin, Revised Edition 1987, Plume ISBN 0-452-25993-2 (Softcover) ISBN 0-613-64753-X (Hardcover)
See also
- Looney TunesLooney TunesLooney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
- Merrie MelodiesMerrie MelodiesMerrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
- Censored ElevenCensored ElevenThe Censored Eleven is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists in 1968...
- Looney Tunes Golden CollectionLooney Tunes Golden CollectionThe Looney Tunes Golden Collection was an annual series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros.' home video unit Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts...
External links
- the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....
entry for Merrie Melodies Cartoons and for Looney Tunes Cartoons - Golden Age Cartoons' The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website by Jon Cooke
- "Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion", a wealth of trivia about the Warner cartoons
- Official site
- Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid available for viewing at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....