The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
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The Golden Age of Looney Tunes is an out-of-print series of 5-disc laserdisc
and 10-tape VHS
box sets released by MGM/UA Home Video, as part of a deal with Turner Entertainment
Co., a division of Turner Broadcasting System
. Five volumes were released on laserdisc, but only the first volume was issued on VHS. The VHS tapes were also available for individual sale.
Some of the shorts in this collection have been re-released by Warner Home Video
on DVD
in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
- unlike Golden Age, the cartoons are restored and remastered to, for the most part, look like when they were originally released. The Golden Age sets used faded 16 mm television prints as MGM/UA and Turner did not have access to the original negatives, which were being stored at the Warner Bros.
Studios. In fact, a few of these cartoons had a.a.p.
logos intact.
Every cartoon that Turner owned the rights to was eventually released as part of one of these sets, with the exception of 11 cartoons not seen since 1968 due to racial stereotypes - these are often called the Censored Eleven
.
. The final box set in the series contains bonus material such as an alternate version of Hare Ribbin and two live-action film segments with cameos by Bugs Bunny: My Dream Is Yours
and Two Guys from Texas
. The set also includes three World War II
-era cartoon shorts featuring the sailor Hook that were made specially for the U.S. Armed Forces. The shorts are The Good Egg (not to be confused with the regular Warner Bros. short with the same name), The Return of Mr. Hook and Tokyo Woes. The fifth volume's categories are as follows:
' Looney Tunes
and Merrie Melodies
series currently available on the The Golden Age of Looney Tunes set. See the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
for a more detailed list of all the shorts.
Laserdisc
LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
and 10-tape VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
box sets released by MGM/UA Home Video, as part of a deal with Turner Entertainment
Turner Entertainment
Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. is an American media company founded by Ted Turner. Now owned by Time Warner, the company is largely responsible for overseeing its library for worldwide distribution Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. (commonly known as Turner Entertainment Co.) is an American...
Co., a division of Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...
. Five volumes were released on laserdisc, but only the first volume was issued on VHS. The VHS tapes were also available for individual sale.
Some of the shorts in this collection have been re-released by Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
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...
- unlike Golden Age, the cartoons are restored and remastered to, for the most part, look like when they were originally released. The Golden Age sets used faded 16 mm television prints as MGM/UA and Turner did not have access to the original negatives, which were being stored at the 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,...
Studios. In fact, a few of these cartoons had a.a.p.
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...
logos intact.
Every cartoon that Turner owned the rights to was eventually released as part of one of these sets, with the exception of 11 cartoons not seen since 1968 due to racial stereotypes - these are often called the Censored Eleven
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...
.
Volume 1
The first volume of the set, The Golden Age of Looney Tunes was released on December 11, 1991 on laserdisc. Due to potentially-offensive material in the cartoon Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, later sets were released with that short replaced by Racketeer Rabbit, which was also released on Volume 3. The first volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948 (1933-1948 on the cover). Each side of the first volume's discs contains animated shorts fitting a particular theme or category - this arrangement is used in all five volumes of The Golden Age of Looney Tunes.- Side 1, 1930's Musicals, featured several early entries in the 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,...
series. Music played an integral part in each cartoon on this side. - Side 2, Firsts, featured debut cartoons for several major characters. One featured cartoon, Daffy Duck and EggheadDaffy Duck and EggheadDaffy 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...
, technically, was the first Daffy Duck cartoon in color, and the first where the character actually has that name. This was used because Turner did not own the rights to Porky's Duck HuntPorky's Duck HuntPorky'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....
. - Sides 3 through 6 were each dedicated to cartoons from one of the following directors: Tex AveryTex AveryFrederick 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...
(side 3), Bob ClampettBob ClampettRobert 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...
(side 4), Chuck JonesChuck JonesCharles 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...
(side 5) and Friz FrelengFriz FrelengIsadore "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....
(side 6) - Side 7, Bugs BunnyBugs BunnyBugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
by Each Director, was one of two Bugs-centric sides on the first volume. It featured at least one Bugs Bunny cartoon from each director that did at least one between 1940 through July 1948. Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimsonRobert McKimsonRobert "Bob" Porter McKimson, Sr. was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros., and later DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
and Frank TashlinFrank TashlinFrank Tashlin, born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, also known as Tish Tash or Frank Tash was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director.-Animator:...
each contributed one entry, while Friz Freleng contributed two. - Side 8, 1940's Zanies, featured several character-driven cartoons from the 1940s.
- Side 9, Hooray For Hollywood, was dedicated to cartoons in which show-business itself played a major part. Many cartoons on this side featured caricatures of notable celebrities of the time.
- Side 10, The Art of Bugs, was the other Bugs-centric side on the first volume. All three Cecil Turtle encounters are on this side, as are the debuts of Beaky Buzzard and Marvin the MartianMarvin the MartianMarvin the Martian is a fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons. Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on the Spirit rover on Mars.-Conception and creation:...
. Another notable cartoon is The Old Grey HareThe Old Grey HareThe Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett, written by Michael Sasanoff, music by Carl W. Stalling. Starring an older and young Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd The Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series,...
, which is famous for its end gag involving the title card.
Volume 2
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 2 was released on July 1, 1992 on laserdisc. The second volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948. The second volume's categories are as follows:- Side 1, Musical Madness, features several musical cartoons from the 1930s, including several Harman and IsingHarman and IsingHugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
-era cartoons, and two early color entries (before the switch to three-strip Technicolor). - Side 2, Early Wabbits, features all the color cartoons starring the Bugs Bunny prototype, and some early cartoons with Bugs himself.
- Sides 3 through 6 are again dedicated to cartoons from a single (or in one case, a pair of) director(s), in the following order: Frank Tashlin, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett and McKimsonRobert McKimsonRobert "Bob" Porter McKimson, Sr. was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros., and later DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
/Davis - Side 7, Fables & Fairy Tales, featured cartoons which parodied famous fairy tales.
- Side 8, The Art of Daffy, is dedicated to Daffy DuckDaffy DuckDaffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
. All four color 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...
released in 1943 are on this side. - Side 9, Best Supporting Players, featured cartoons starring several lesser-known characters, and also some entries featuring more famous characters who had few entries sold to a.a.p. since they debuted later in the package.
- Side 10, Variations on a Theme, was centered on sleepSleepSleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...
.
Volume 3
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 3 was released on December 23, 1992 on laserdisc. The third volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948. The third volume's categories are as follows:- Side 1, Harman-IsingHarman and IsingHugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
, exclusively featured cartoons from the era they headed the WB cartoon studio. - Side 2, Bugs Bunny, features cartoons starring the titular character
- Sides 3 through 6, as with previous volumes, are each dedicated to cartoons from a particular director, in the following order: Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Early Avery, Tashlin/Clampett
- Side 7, SportSportA Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s, featured cartoons dealing with the world of sport - Side 8, The Evolution of Egghead, covers the evolution of Egghead to Elmer FuddElmer FuddElmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...
- Side 9, Porky and Daffy, featured cartoons starring either character (with one pairing)
- Side 10, Politically IncorrectPolitical correctnessPolitical correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
, had cartoons that featured stereotypes of Africans or Native Americans
Volume 4
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 4 was released on July 14, 1993 on laserdisc. The fourth volume contains 73 animated shorts from 1932 through 1948. The fourth volume's categories are as follows:- Side 1, Bugs Bunny, was dedicated to the titular rabbit
- Side 2, Early Chuck Jones, featured early entries from that director
- Side 3, Friz Freleng, featured cartoons from that director
- Side 4, Cartoon All-Stars, had several character-driven cartoons and two one-shots
- Side 5, Radio Daze, featured cartoons centered around old-time radioOld-time radioOld-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...
or its stars - Side 6, Frantic Forties, featured several one-shots from the 1940s
- Side 7, Wacky Blackouts, featured cartoons centered around sight gags
- Side 8, Ben Hardaway & Cal Dalton (and Private Snafu), featured cartoons from the Hardaway-Dalton team along with two Private SnafuPrivate SnafuPrivate Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most were written by...
cartoons - Side 9, SnifflesSnifflesSniffles is an animated cartoon and comic-book character in the Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series of cartoons and comics.-Character biography:...
, was dedicated to the titular mouse - Side 10, Merrie Melodies, featured several early entries in that series.
Volume 5
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 5 was released on April 2, 1997 on laserdisc. The fifth volume contains 55 animated shorts from 1932 through 1948 (1932-1949 on the cover). The fifth volume came out over three and a half years after The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 4 was released - by this point, Turner had been bought out by Time WarnerTime Warner
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. The final box set in the series contains bonus material such as an alternate version of Hare Ribbin and two live-action film segments with cameos by Bugs Bunny: My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours is a 1949 musical romantic comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson and Lee Bowman.The film is perhaps best remembered today for an extended dream sequence combining animation and live action which featured a cameo appearance by Bugs Bunny, dancing with Jack Carson and Doris...
and Two Guys from Texas
Two Guys from Texas
Two Guys from Texas is a 1948 musical comedy film starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Dorothy Malone. The movie was directed by David Butler, written by Allen Boretz and I.A.L. Diamond, produced by Alex Gottlieb, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 4, 1948...
. The set also includes three World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
-era cartoon shorts featuring the sailor Hook that were made specially for the U.S. Armed Forces. The shorts are The Good Egg (not to be confused with the regular Warner Bros. short with the same name), The Return of Mr. Hook and Tokyo Woes. The fifth volume's categories are as follows:
- Side 1, Black and White Classics, features several cartoons from the Harman-Ising era
- Side 2, Early Avery, features early cartoons from Tex Avery
- Side 3, Freleng Follies, has a number of cartoons from Friz Freleng
- Side 4, Musical Madness, has several musical cartoons from the 1930s
- Side 5, Pesky Pets, features cartoons centered around animals normally kept as pets, including several Curious Puppies cartoons
- Side 6, Objects d'Art, features "objects come to life" cartoons
- Side 7, Animal Antics, features cartoons driven by all-animal casts
- Side 8, Supplement Material, features the bonus content
Available shorts
This is a listing of the shorts in the Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
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' 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,...
series currently available on the The Golden Age of Looney Tunes set. See the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
This is a listing of the shorts, feature films, television programs, and television specials in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series, extending from 1929 through the present. Altogether, 1,003 animated theatrical shorts alone were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies...
for a more detailed list of all the shorts.
Key
= Looney Tunes = Merrie Melodies = was reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodie- NT = Non-Theatrical Shorts
- X:Y = Volume X, Side Y
- 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...
(Harman and Ising/Sep 5/1:1) - 1931 - One More TimeOne 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...
(Harman and Ising/Oct 3/3:1) - 1931 - You Don't Know What You're Doin'!You Don't Know What You're Doin'!You Don't Know What You're Doin'! is a 1931 animated short subject directed by Rudy Ising and produced by Leon Schlesinger as part of the Merrie Melodies series from the Harman-Ising studios and distributed by Warner Brothers...
(Harman and Ising/Oct 31/2:1) - 1931 - Red-Headed Baby (Harman and Ising/Dec 26/3:1) - 1931
- Pagan Moon (Harman and Ising/Jan 23/3:1) - 1932
- Freddy the FreshmanFreddy the FreshmanFreddy 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:...
(Harman and Ising/Feb 20/3:7) - 1932 - Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (Harman and Ising/Mar 19/4:5) - 1932
- Goopy Geer (Harman and Ising/Apr 16/2:1) - 1932
- 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...
(Freleng/May 14/5:1) - 1932 - Moonlight For Two (Harman and Ising/Jun 11/5:1) - 1932
- The Queen Was in the Parlor (Harman and Ising/Jul 9/4:10) - 1932
- I Love a Parade (Harman and Ising/Aug 6/4:10) - 1932
- You're Too Careless With Your Kisses! (Harman and Ising/Sep 10/5:1) - 1932
- I Wish I Had Wings (Harman and Ising/Oct 15/5:1) - 1932
- A Great Big Bunch of You (Harman and Ising/Nov 12/3:1,5:1) - 1932
- Three's a CrowdThree's a CrowdThree's a Crowd is an American television sitcom spinoff of Three's Company...
(Harman and Ising/Dec 10/2:1) - 1932 - The Shanty Where Santy Claus LivesThe Shanty Where Santy Claus LivesThe Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives was a Christmas-themed Merrie Melodies cartoon short, originally released in 1933, about a Great Depression setting of Christmas where Santa Claus was seeking shelter. The short takes place at a shantytown hence the name "The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives"....
(Harman and Ising/Jan 7/3:1) - 1933 - One Step Ahead of My Shadow (Harman and Ising/Feb 4/3:1) - 1933
- Young and Healthy (Harman and Ising/Mar 4/5:1) - 1933
- The Organ Grinder (Harman and Ising/Apr 8/4:10) - 1933
- Wake Up the Gypsy in MeWake Up the Gypsy in MeWake 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...
(Harman and Ising/May 13/3:10) - 1933 - I Like Mountain Music (Harman and Ising/Jun 10/5:1) - 1933
- Shuffle Off to Buffalo (Harman and Ising/Jul 8/1:1) - 1933
- The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon (Harman and Ising/Aug 5/3:1) - 1933
- We're in the Money (Harman and Ising/Aug 26/2:1) - 1933
- Honeymoon HotelHoneymoon HotelHoneymoon Hotel is an animated cartoon short subject in the Leon Schlesinger/Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series, released February 17, 1934....
(Duvall/Feb 17/2:1) - 1934 - Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
(Freleng/Apr 14/2:7) - 1934 - Those Beautiful Dames (Freleng/Nov 10/5:6) - 1934
- Pop Goes Your Heart (Freleng/Dec 8/5:7) - 1934
- Mr. and Mrs. is the NameMr. and Mrs. Is the NameMr. 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:...
(Freleng/Jan 19/5:4) - 1935 - Country Boy (Freleng/Feb 9/5:5) - 1935
- I Haven't Got a HatI Haven't Got a HatI 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...
(Freleng/Mar 2/1:2) - 1935 - Along Flirtation Walk (Freleng/Apr 6/3:7) - 1935
- My Green Fedora (Freleng/Apr 6/5:6) - 1935
- Into Your Dance (Freleng/Jun 8/5:4) - 1935
- Country MouseCountry MouseThe Country Mouse also known as the Pebble-Mound Mouse or Eastern Pebble Mound Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Australia...
(Freleng/Jul 13/5:4) - 1935 - The Merry Old Soul (Freleng/Aug 17/5:4) - 1935
- The Lady in Red (Freleng/Sep 7/2:1) - 1935
- Little Dutch Plate (Freleng/Oct 19/5:6) - 1935
- Billboard FrolicsBillboard FrolicsBillboard Frolics is a one of the Merry Melodies series of animated theatrical shorts, showcasing the song Merrily We Roll Along ....
(Freleng/Nov 9/4:10) - 1935 - Flowers For Madame (Freleng/Nov 30/4:10) - 1935
- I Wanna Play House (Freleng/Jan 11/5:7) - 1936
- The Cat Came Back (Freleng/Feb 8/5:5) - 1936
- Page Miss GloryPage Miss Glory (1936 film)Page Miss Glory is a 1936 cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions. The voices in this cartoon were provided by members of the Our Gang series...
(Avery/Mar 7/1:1) - 1936 - I'm a Big Shot NowI'm a Big Shot NowI'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...
(Freleng/Apr 11/5:7) - 1936 - Let It Be MeLet 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...
(Freleng/May 9/4:5) - 1936 - I'd Love to Take Orders From You (Avery/May 16/5:6) - 1936
- Bingo CrosbyanaBingo CrosbyanaBingo 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:...
(Freleng/May 30/5:4) - 1936 - When I Yoo Hoo (Freleng/Jun 27/5:7) - 1936
- I Love to SingaI Love to SingaI 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...
(Avery/Jul 18/1:1) - 1936 - At Your Service Madame (Freleng/Aug 29/5:7) - 1936
- Toy Town HallToy 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...
(Freleng/Sep 19/5:6) - 1936 - Boulevardier From the BronxBoulevardier from the BronxBoulevardier 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...
(Freleng/Oct 10/3:7) - 1936 - Don't Look NowDon't Look NowDon't Look Now is a 1973 thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland star as a married couple whose lives become complicated after meeting two elderly sisters in Venice, one of whom claims to be clairvoyant and informs them that their recently deceased daughter is...
(Avery/Nov 7/5:2) - 1936 - The Coo-Coo Nut GroveThe Coo-Coo Nut GroveThe Coo-Coo Nut Grove is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies short animated film, set in the famed Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles...
(Freleng/Nov 28/1:9) - 1936 - He Was Her Man (Freleng/Jan 2/3:10) - 1937
- Pigs is PigsPigs is PigsPigs Is Pigs is a story written by Ellis Parker Butler. First published as a short story in The American Magazine in September 1905, "Pigs is Pigs" went on to dozens of printings as a book and in anthologies over the next several decades.-Plot:...
(Freleng/Jan 30/3:4) - 1937 - I Only Have Eyes For YouI 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....
(Avery/Mar 6/5:2) - 1937 - The Fella with a Fiddle (Freleng/Mar 27/5:4) - 1937
- She Was an Acrobat's DaughterShe Was an Acrobat's DaughterShe 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:...
(Freleng/Apr 10/5:3) - 1937 - Ain't We Got Fun (Avery/May 1/5:2) - 1937
- Streamlined Greta Green (Freleng/Jun 19/5:6) - 1937
- Sweet Sioux (Freleng/Jul 3/5:3) - 1937
- Egghead Rides AgainEgghead Rides AgainEgghead 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...
(Avery/Jul 17/3:8) - 1937 - Plenty of Money and You (Freleng/Jul 31/5:7) - 1937
- A Sunbonnet Blue (Avery/Aug 21/5:2) - 1937
- Speaking of the Weather (Tashlin/Sep 4/1:1) - 1937
- Dog DazeDog DazeDog Daze is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 181st Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
(Freleng/Sep 18/5:5) - 1937 - I Wanna Be a Sailor (Avery/Sep 25/3:5) - 1937
- The Lyin' Mouse (Freleng/Oct 16/5:3) - 1937
- Little Red Walking HoodLittle Red Walking HoodLittle 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...
(Avery/Nov 6/2:7) - 1937 - The Woods are Full of CuckoosThe Woods Are Full Of CuckoosThe 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...
(Tashlin/Dec 4/4:5) - 1937 - September in the RainSeptember in the Rain"September in the Rain" is a popular song by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, published in 1937. The song was introduced by James Melton in the film Melody for Two...
(Freleng/Dec 18/4:10) - 1937 - Daffy Duck and EggheadDaffy Duck and EggheadDaffy 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...
(Avery/Jan 1/1:2) - 1938 - My Little Buckeroo (Freleng/Jan 29/5:3) - 1938
- The Sneezing Weasel (Avery/Mar 12/5:2) - 1938
- A Star is Hatched (Freleng/Apr 2/5:7) - 1938
- Now That Summer is GoneNow That Summer is GoneNow 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....
(Tashlin/May 14/5:4) - 1938 - Katnip KollegeKatnip KollegeKatnip 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:...
(Dalton and Howard/Jun 11/1:1) - 1938 - 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...
(Tashlin/Jun 25/1:1) - 1938 - Love and Curses (Hardaway and Dalton/Jul 9/4:8) - 1938
- Cinderella Meets Fella (Avery/Jul 23/1:3) - 1938
- The Penguin Parade (Avery/Jul 23/2:1) - 1938
- The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (Tashlin/Aug 13/2:3) - 1938
- A-Lad-in Bagdad (Dalton and Howard/Aug 27/2:7) - 1938
- Cracked IceCracked IceCracked Ice is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon. It is included in Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 and was made in Technicolor.-Plot:...
(Tashlin/Sep 10/2:3) - 1938 - A Feud There WasA Feud There WasA 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...
(Avery/Sep 24/3:8) - 1938 - Little Pancho Vanilla (Tashlin/Oct 8/3:6) - 1938
- Johnny Smith and Poker-HuntasJohnny Smith and Poker-HuntasJohnny 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...
(Avery/Oct 22/3:8) - 1938 - You're an EducationYou're an EducationYou'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...
(Tashlin/Nov 5/4:10) - 1938 - The Night WatchmanThe Night WatchmanThe 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...
(Jones/Nov 19/1:5) - 1938 - Daffy Duck in HollywoodDaffy Duck in HollywoodDaffy 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:...
(Avery/Dec 12/1:9) - 1938 - Count Me OutCount Me OutCount Me Out was an American straight edge hardcore punk band formed in 1997 in Richmond, Virginia. They released one album on Ambassador Records and two on Indecision Records. The band toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe...
(Hardaway and Dalton/Dec 17/3:8) - 1938 - The Mice Will Play (Avery/Dec 31/5:2) - 1938
- Dog Gone Modern (Jones/Jan 14/5:5) - 1939
- Hamateur Night (Avery/Jan 28/1:3) - 1939
- Robin Hood Makes GoodRobin Hood Makes GoodRobin 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:...
(Jones/Feb 11/2:7) - 1939 - Gold Rush DazeGold Rush DazeGold 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,...
(Hardaway and Dalton/Feb 25/4:8) - 1939 - A Day at the ZooA Day at the ZooA 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...
(Avery/Mar 11/3:8) - 1939 - Prest-O Change-OPrest-O Change-OPrest-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...
(Jones/Mar 25/2:2) - 1939 - Bars and Stripes Forever (Hardaway and Dalton/Apr 8/4:8) - 1939
- Daffy Duck and the DinosaurDaffy Duck and the DinosaurDaffy 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...
(Jones/Apr 22/3:9) - 1939 - Thugs with Dirty MugsThugs with Dirty MugsThugs 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...
(Avery/May 6/1:3) - 1939 - Naughty But MiceNaughty But MiceNaughty 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....
(Jones/May 20/4:9) - 1939 - Hobo Gadget Band (Hardaway and Dalton/May 27/4:8) - 1939
- Believe It Or Else (Avery/Jun 3/3:8) - 1939
- Old GloryOld Glory (1939 film)Old Glory is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation...
(Jones/Jul 1/1:5) - 1939 - Dangerous Dan McFooDangerous Dan McFooDangerous 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...
(Avery/Jul 15/1:3) - 1939 - Snow Man's Land (Jones/Jul 29/5:5) - 1939
- Hare-um Scare-umHare-um Scare-umHare-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...
(Hardaway and Dalton/Aug 12/2:2) - 1939 - Detouring America (Avery/Aug 26/5:2) - 1939
- Little Brother Rat (Jones/Sep 2/4:9) - 1939
- Sioux Me (Hardaway and Dalton/Sep 9/3:10) - 1939
- Land of the Midnight FunLand of the Midnight FunLand 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...
(Avery/Sep 23/4:7) - 1939 - Little Lion Hunter (Jones/Oct 7/2:4) - 1939
- The Good Egg (Jones/Oct 21/4:2) - 1939
- Fresh FishFresh FishFresh 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....
(Avery/Nov 4/4:7) - 1939 - Fagin's Freshman (Hardaway and Dalton/Nov 18/4:8) - 1939
- Sniffles and the BookwormSniffles and the BookwormSniffles 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...
(Jones/Dec 2/4:9) - 1939 - Screwball Football (Avery/Dec 16/3:7) - 1939
- The Curious Puppy (Jones/Dec 30/5:5) - 1939
- The Early Worm Gets the Bird (Avery/Jan 13/3:10) - 1940
- Mighty Hunters (Jones/Jan 27/3:10) - 1940
- Busy Bakers (Hardaway and Dalton/Feb 10/4:8) - 1940
- Elmer's Candid CameraElmer's Candid CameraElmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by Warner Bros.. It marks the first appearance of Elmer Fudd Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by...
(Jones/Mar 2/2:2) - 1940 - Cross-Country Detours (Avery/Mar 16/1:3) - 1940
- Confederate HoneyConfederate HoneyConfederate Honey is a 1940 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and produced by Leon Schlesinger. It is a sendup of Gone with the Wind, and features an early appearance by Elmer Fudd in his most familiar form....
(Freleng/Mar 30/3:8) - 1940 - The Bear's Tale (Avery/Apr 13/1:3) - 1940
- The Hardship of Miles Standish (Freleng/Apr 27/2:9) - 1940
- Sniffles Takes a Trip (Jones/May 11/1:5) - 1940
- A Gander at Mother Goose (Avery/May 25/2:7) - 1940
- Tom Thumb in Trouble (Jones/Jun 8/2:7) - 1940
- Circus Today (Avery/Jun 22/3:5) - 1940
- Little Blabbermouse (Freleng/Jul 6/4:5) - 1940
- The Egg Collector (Jones/Jul 20/4:9) - 1940
- A Wild HareA Wild HareA Wild Hare is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, directed by Tex Avery, and written by Rich Hogan. It was originally released on July 27, 1940...
(Avery/Jul 27/1:2, 4:1) - 1940 - Ghost WantedGhost WantedGhost Wanted is Merrie Melodies animated short released in 1940. It features a little ghost who is inexperienced at haunting houses & whose "suit/sheets" resemble the typical footy pajamas with the "trap door" that were popular in the era...
(Jones/Aug 10/4:2) - 1940 - Ceiling Hero (Avery/Aug 24/4:7) - 1940
- Malibu Beach Party (Freleng/Sep 14/4:5) - 1940
- Stage FrightStage frightStage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially . In the context of public speaking, this fear is termed glossophobia, one of the most common...
(Jones/Sep 28/5:5) - 1940 - Holiday Highlights (Avery/Oct 12/3:5) - 1940
- Good Night, ElmerGood Night, ElmerGood Night, Elmer is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short released by Warner Bros. on October 26, 1940, directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Philip Monroe and written by Rich Hogan...
(Jones/Oct 26/2:10) - 1940 - Wacky Wildlife (Avery/Nov 9/4:7) - 1940
- Bedtime For Sniffles (Jones/Nov 23/2:10) - 1940
- Of Fox and HoundsOf Fox and HoundsOf Fox and Hounds is an 8-minute 1940 Tex Avery film which introduced Willoughby the Dog.Tex Avery did the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc did the George the Fox.-Plot:...
(Avery/Dec 7/2:9) - 1940 - Shop, Look & Listen (Freleng/Dec 21/5:6) - 1940
- Elmer's Pet RabbitElmer's Pet RabbitElmer's Pet Rabbit is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Elmer Fudd and, ostensibly, Bugs Bunny. The short was released on January 4, 1941...
(Jones/Jan 4/2:2) - 1941 - The Fighting 69½th (Freleng/Jan 18/5:3) - 1941
- Sniffles Bells the Cat (Jones/Feb 1/4:9) - 1941
- The Crackpot Quail (Avery/Feb 15/1:3) - 1941
- The Cat's Tale (Freleng/Mar 1/3:4) - 1941
- Tortoise Beats HareTortoise Beats HareTortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Tex Avery. The short stars Bugs Bunny and, in his first appearance, Cecil Turtle.-Plot:...
(Avery/Mar 15/1:10) - 1941 - Goofy Groceries (Clampett/Mar 29/2:5) - 1941
- Toy Trouble (Jones/Apr 12/4:9) - 1941
- The Trial of Mr. Wolf (Freleng/Apr 26/4:3) - 1941
- Farm FrolicsFarm FrolicsFarm Frolics is a 1941 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Bob Clampett, animation by Rob Scribner, and musical direction by Carl Stalling. The vocal group heard at the beginning is The Sportsmen Quartet, who often harmonized in Warner Bros...
(Clampett/May 10/3:6) - 1941 - Hollywood Steps OutHollywood steps outHollywood Steps Out is a 1941 short Merrie Melodies cartoon by Warner Brothers, directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon features caricatures of Hollywood celebrities from the 1930s and early 1940s.- Plot :...
(Avery/May 24/1:9) - 1941 - Hiawatha's Rabbit HuntHiawatha's Rabbit HuntHiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, starring Bugs Bunny and Hiawatha, first released on June 7, 1941. The short makes several direct references to The Song of Hiawatha, an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
(Freleng/Jun 7/2:2) - 1941 - The Wacky Worm (Freleng/Jun 21/3:4) - 1941
- The Heckling HareThe Heckling HareThe Heckling Hare is a Merrie Melodies cartoon, released on July 12, 1941 and featuring Bugs Bunny and a dopey dog named Willoughby. The cartoon was directed by Tex Avery, written by Michael Maltese, animated by soon-to-be director Bob McKimson, and with musical direction by Carl Stalling...
(Avery/Jul 5/1:7) - 1941 - Inki and the Lion (Jones/Jul 19/3:10) - 1941
- Aviation VacationAviation VacationAviation Vacation is a 1941 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Tex Avery, story by Bob Monahan, musical direction by Carl Stalling.-Synopsis:...
(Avery/Aug 2/3:5) - 1941 - Sport Chumpions (Freleng/Aug 16/3:7) - 1941
- Snow Time For Comedy (Jones/Aug 30/4:2) - 1941
- The Brave Little Bat (Jones/Sep 27/4:9) - 1941
- The Bug Parade (Avery/Oct 11/4:7) - 1941
- Rookie Revue (Freleng/Oct 25/5:3) - 1941
- Saddle Silly (Jones/Nov 8/4:7) - 1941
- The Cagey Canary (Avery and Clampett/Nov 22/3:5) - 1941
- Rhapsody in RivetsRhapsody in RivetsRhapsody in Rivets is a 7-minute Academy Award-nominated animated film created in 1941 by Friz Freleng, featuring the "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt as "performed" by a team of animals constructing a skyscraper. The construction foreman conducts their efforts. There is no dialogue...
(Freleng/Dec 6/1:6) - 1941
- Wabbit TwoubleWabbit TwoubleWabbit Twouble is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures...
(Clampett/Dec 20/1:4) - 1941
- Any Bonds Today?Any Bonds Today?"Any Bonds Today?" is a song written by Irving Berlin, featured in a 1942 animated propaganda film starring Bugs Bunny. Both were used to sell war bonds during World War II.-The song:...
(Clampett/4:1) - 1942
- Hop, Skip, and a Chump (Freleng/Jan 13/4:6) - 1942
- The Bird Came C.O.D. (Jones/Jan 17/4:2) - 1942
- Aloha Hooey (Avery/Jan 31/3:5) - 1942
- Conrad the SailorConrad the SailorConrad the Sailor is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Chuck Jones. The title character, a.k.a. Conrad the Cat, is voiced by Pinto Colvig...
(Jones/Feb 28/4:4) - 1942
- Crazy CruiseCrazy CruiseCrazy Cruise is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett, whose names do not appear on the surviving print of the cartoon. Because Tex left the studio in September 1941 before production was completed , Clampett finished it, and both...
(Avery and Clampett/Mar 14/3:5) - 1942
- The Wabbit Who Came to SupperThe Wabbit Who Came to SupperThe Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 American Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring early appearances by Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd...
(Freleng/Mar 14/4:1) - 1942
- Horton Hatches the EggHorton Hatches the EggHorton Hatches the Egg is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1940. The character Horton appeared again in Horton Hears a Who!, published in 1954...
(Clampett/Apr 11/1:4) - 1942
- Dog Tired (Jones/Apr 25/4:2) - 1942
- The Wacky WabbitThe Wacky WabbitThe Wacky Wabbit is a Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was released on May 2, 1942. It was directed by Robert Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd The Wacky Wabbit is a Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was released on May 2, 1942. It was directed...
(Clampett/May 2/2:5) - 1942
- The Draft HorseThe Draft HorseThe Draft Horse is a Warner Bros. cartoon released in 1942, directed by Chuck Jones. Mel Blanc provided the voices. Robert Cannon is the animator, Tedd Pierce is the screenwriter and the music of this cartoon was done by Carl Stalling....
(Jones/May 9/2:4) - 1942
- Lights Fantastic (Freleng/May 23/3:4) - 1942
- Hold the Lion, PleaseHold the Lion, PleaseHold the Lion, Please is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon, first released on June 13, 1942, distributed by the Vitaphone Corporation and Warner Bros.. This skit is Bugs Bunny's tenth appearance and Chuck Jones' 39th Warner Bros...
(Jones/Jun 13/2:2) - 1942
- Double Chaser (Freleng/Jun 20/4:3) - 1942
- Bugs Bunny Gets the BoidBugs Bunny Gets the BoidBugs Bunny Gets The Boid is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures. It marks the first appearance of Beaky Buzzard in a Warner Bros...
(Clampett/Jul 11/1:10) - 1942
- Foney Fables (Freleng/Aug 1/4:7) - 1942
- The Squawkin' HawkThe Squawkin' HawkThe Squawkin' Hawk was an American animated cartoon short in the Merrie Melodies series, first released to theatres in 8 October 1942. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger, directed by Chuck Jones, music by Carl Stalling and released to theatres by Warner Bros. It features the first appearance of...
(Jones/Aug 8/3:3) - 1942
- Fresh HareFresh HareFresh Hare is a Warner Bros. theatrical Merrie Melodies cartoon. It was directed by Isadore "Friz" Freleng, written by Michael Maltese, and produced by Leon Schlesinger...
(Freleng/Aug 22/2:2) - 1942
- Fox Pop (Jones/Sep 5/4:2) - 1942
- The Dover Boys at Pimento University (Jones/Sep 19/1:5) - 1942
- The Hep CatThe Hep CatThe Hep Cat is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, animated primarily by Robert McKimson, and set to a musical score composed by Carl Stalling. This cartoon is notable as the first color Looney Tunes short, but was re-released in the "Blue Ribbon...
(Clampett/Oct 3/1:4) - 1942
- The Sheepish Wolf (Freleng/Oct 17/4:3) - 1942
- The Hare-Brained HypnotistThe Hare-Brained HypnotistThe Hare-Brained Hypnotist is a Bugs Bunny cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, released on October 31, 1942. The cartoon stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd...
(Freleng/Oct 31/4:1) - 1942
- A Tale of Two KittiesA Tale of Two KittiesA Tale of Two Kitties is an American cartoon, released in 1942, notable for the first appearance of A yellow canary, who would come to be known as Tweety. It was directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. It was also the first appearance of Babbit...
(Clampett/Nov 21/1:2) - 1942
- Ding Dog DaddyDing Dog DaddyDing Dog Daddy was a 1942 color Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce, about a dim-witted dog , who falls in love with a metal statue of a female dog in a garden, failing to realize that "Daisy" is indeed a sculpture...
(Freleng/Dec 5/3:4) - 1942
- My Favorite DuckMy Favorite DuckMy Favorite Duck is a 1942 color Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck . It was the second color entry in the Looney Tunes series, and the first pairing of Porky and Daffy produced in Technicolor...
(Jones/Dec 5/1:5) - 1942
- Case of the Missing HareCase of the Missing HareCase of the Missing Hare is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. The title is a typical play on words, and although it suggests a Mystery story, it bears no apparent relationship to the plotline.It is also one of the few...
(Jones/Dec 12/4:1) - 1942
- Pigs in a PolkaPigs in a PolkaPigs in a Polka is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Merrie Melodies series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on February 6, 1943 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Friz Freleng, with musical supervision by Carl W. Stalling...
(Freleng/Feb 6/1:6) - 1943
- Tortoise Wins By a HareTortoise Wins by a HareTortoise Wins by a Hare is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released on February 20, 1943 and directed by Bob Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle. Bob Clampett took Tex Avery's scenario from Tortoise Beats Hare and altered it for this film. The title is an appropriate pun on "hair"...
(Clampett/Feb 20/1:10) - 1943
- The Fifth-Column MouseThe Fifth-Column MouseThe Fifth-Column Mouse is an animated cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series from 1943. Directed by Friz Freleng, the cartoon features a band of humble mice who engage in war against a cat.-Synopsis:...
(Freleng/Mar 6/5:3) - 1943
- To Duck... or Not to Duck (Jones/Mar 6/2:8) - 1943
- Flop Goes the Weasel (Jones/Mar 20/2:4) - 1943
- Super RabbitSuper RabbitSuper Rabbit is a fictional, funny-animal superhero in comic books published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930s and '40s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. Created by cartoonist Ernie Hart, he first appeared in Comedy Comics #14 Super...
(Jones/Apr 3/3:2) - 1943
- The Unbearable Bear (Jones/Apr 17/2:10) - 1943
- The Wise Quacking DuckThe Wise Quacking DuckThe Wise Quacking Duck is a 1943 Looney Tunes cartoon in Technicolor, Released by Warner Bros. on May 1, 1943. It stars Daffy Duck.-Plot Summary:...
(Clampett/May 1/2:8) - 1943
- Greetings BaitGreetings BaitGreetings Bait is a seven-minute Academy Award-nominated Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng.It features a split-screen view of a crab's view of the underwater world in which his independently moving eyes see the world completely differently from each other....
(Freleng/May 15/3:7) - 1943
- Yankee Doodle DaffyYankee Doodle DaffyYankee Doodle Daffy is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1943, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce...
(Freleng/Jun 5/2:8) - 1943
- Jack-Wabbit and the BeanstalkJack-Wabbit and the BeanstalkJack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk is a 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny. Voices are provided by Mel Blanc.-Synopsis:...
(Freleng/Jun 12/2:7) - 1943
- The Aristo-Cat (Jones/Jun 19/1:5) - 1943
- Wackiki WabbitWackiki WabbitWackiki Wabbit is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, starring Bugs Bunny. It was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Chuck Jones. Voices were provided by Mel Blanc , Tedd Pierce , and Michael Maltese...
(Jones/Jul 3/3:2) - 1943
- SpiesSpies (Private Snafu)Spies is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Released in 1943, the cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones and features the vocal talents of Mel Blanc.-Plot:...
(Jones/Aug/4:8) - 1943
- Hiss and Make Up (Freleng/Sep 11/4:3) - 1943
- A Corny ConcertoA Corny ConcertoA Corny Concerto is an American animated cartoon short produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by Bob Clampett, written by Frank Tashlin, animated by Robert McKimson and released as part of the Merrie Melodies series on September 25, 1943...
(Clampett/Sep 25/1:4) - 1943
- Fin 'N Catty (Jones/Oct 23/3:3) - 1943
- Inki and the Minah Bird (Jones/Nov 13/3:3) - 1943
- Daffy-The Commando (Freleng/Nov 20/2:8) - 1943
- Falling HareFalling HareFalling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny. The title is another play on words. The word "hair" and "hare". As "falling hair" refers to impending baldness, while in this cartoon's climax, the title turns out to be descriptive of Bugs' situation....
(Clampett/Nov 30/3:6) - 1943
- An Itch in TimeAn Itch in TimeAn Itch in Time is a 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Elmer Fudd and a dog which looks very similar to, if not a modified Willoughby the Dog....
(Clampett/Dec 4/2:5) - 1943
- Little Red Riding RabbitLittle Red Riding RabbitLittle Red Riding Rabbit is a 1944 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny. It is a sendup of the Little Red Riding Hood story, and is the first time in which Mel Blanc receives a voice credit...
(Freleng/Jan 1/1:6) - 1944
- What's Cookin' Doc?What's Cookin' Doc?What's Cookin' Doc? is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Bugs Bunny. The title is a variant on Bugs' catch-phrase "What's up Doc?". It also hints at one of the scenes in the picture....
(Clampett/Jan 8/1:9) - 1944
- Meatless FlydayMeatless FlydayMeatless Flyday is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Warner Bros., and released on January 29, 1944. The cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese and animated by Jack Bradbury...
(Freleng/Jan 29/4:6) - 1944
- Tom Turk and Daffy (Jones/Feb 12/4:4) - 1944
- Bugs Bunny and the Three BearsBugs Bunny and the Three BearsBugs Bunny and the Three Bears is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1944, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce...
(Jones/Feb 26/3:2) - 1944
- I Got Plenty of Mutton (Tashlin/Mar 11/3:6) - 1944
- The Weakly ReporterThe Weakly ReporterThe Weakly Reporter is a Warner Bros. cartoon released on March 25, 1944. Directed by Chuck Jones, written by Michael Maltese, and with music directed by Carl Stalling, this cartoon is a spoof of sacrifices made by those on the homefront during World War II....
(Jones/Mar 25/4:2) - 1944
- SnafupermanSnafupermanSnafuperman is a 1944 animated short comedy produced by Warner Brothers Pictures and directed by Friz Freleng. It is one of a series of black and white "Private Snafu" cartoons created for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine and shown only to American soldiers...
(Freleng/Mar/4:8) - 1944
- Tick Tock TuckeredTick Tock TuckeredTick Tock Tuckered is a 1944 Looney Tunes cartoon. A color remake of the cartoon Porky's Badtime Story featuring Porky Pig and Gabby Goat, it was directed by the same director of the previous film: Bob Clampett.-Plot:...
(Clampett/Apr 8/2:10) - 1944
- Bugs Bunny Nips the NipsBugs Bunny Nips the NipsBugs Bunny Nips the Nips is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theaters on April 22, 1944 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation....
(Freleng/Apr 22/1:7) - 1944
- The Swooner Crooner (Tashlin/May 6/1:9) - 1944
- Russian Rhapsody (Clampett/May 20/3:6) - 1944
- Duck Soup to NutsDuck Soup to NutsDuck Soup to Nuts is a 1944 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Porky is a hunter looking to shoot Daffy, but Daffy keeps outwitting Porky....
(Freleng/May 27/1:6) - 1944
- Slightly Daffy (Freleng/Jun 17/3:9) - 1944
- Hare Ribbin'Hare Ribbin'Hare Ribbin' is a 1944 animated short film in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Robert Clampett and featuring Bugs Bunny. The plot features Bugs' conflict with a red-haired hound dog, whom the rabbit sets out to evade and make a fool of using one-liners, reverse psychology, disguises and...
(Clampett/Jun 24/1:7, 5:8) - 1944
- Brother BratBrother BratBrother Brat is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short, starring Porky Pig and directed by Frank Tashlin. It runs for about seven minutes, and is in color with a mono sound mix. It is also one of the few cartoons where Porky wears pants.-Plot:When a mother goes to work in a factory ,...
(Tashlin/Jul 15/2:3) - 1944
- Hare ForceHare ForceHare Force is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny and an old lady. Although the title is an obvious play on Air Force, the cartoon's plot has nothing to do with the military. The unit of Friz Freleng was the first unit besides...
(Freleng/Jul 22/3:2) - 1944
- From Hand to Mouse (Jones/Aug 5/3:3) - 1944
- Birdy and the BeastBirdy and the BeastBirdy and the Beast is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies and Tweety series. It was directed by Bob Clampett, animated by Thomas McKimson, and musical direction by Carl Stalling. This is the second Tweety cartoon directed by Clampett, as Tweety is set upon a fat cat...
(Clampett/Aug 19/3:6) - 1944
- Buckaroo BugsBuckaroo BugsBuckaroo Bugs is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in August 1944, introducing Bugs Bunny to Looney Tunes and directed by Robert Clampett.-Plot:Unlike in most shorts, Bugs Bunny serves as an antagonist...
(Clampett/Aug 26/2:5) - 1944
- Plane DaffyPlane Daffy- Synopsis :One after another of a company of carrier pigeons fall prey to the seductive wiles of "Queen of the Spies" Hatta Mari. The alarm is raised at pigeon headquarters when Pigeon 13 goes AWOL with the female Nazi spy bird, to whom he reveals all his secrets...
(Tashlin/Sep 16/2:3) - 1944
- Lost and Foundling (Jones/Sep 30/2:4) - 1944
- Booby Hatched (Tashlin/Oct 14/3:6) - 1944
- The Old Grey HareThe Old Grey HareThe Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett, written by Michael Sasanoff, music by Carl W. Stalling. Starring an older and young Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd The Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series,...
(Clampett/Oct 28/1:10) - 1944
- The Stupid CupidThe Stupid CupidThe Stupid Cupid is a short Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin and released in 1944.-Plot:Elmer Fudd plays a cupid shooting arrows at animals so they fall in love with their female species...
(Tashlin/Nov 25/2:8) - 1944
- Stage Door CartoonStage Door CartoonStage Door Cartoon is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and a predecessor to Yosemite Sam...
(Freleng/Dec 30/3:2) - 1944
- Odor-Able Kitty (Jones/Jan 6/1:2) - 1945
- Herr Meets HareHerr Meets HareHerr Meets Hare is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. This short, coming a few months before the collapse of the Third Reich, was one of the last major wartime cartoons from Warner Brothers...
(Freleng/Jan 13/3:2) - 1945
- Draftee DaffyDraftee DaffyDraftee Daffy is a 1945 Looney Tunes Daffy Duck cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett.- Plot :Having read about the U.S. fighting forces pushing the Nazi troops back during World War II , Daffy is in a patriotic mood...
(Clampett/Jan 27/2:5) - 1945
- The Unruly HareThe Unruly HareThe Unruly Hare is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Frank Tashlin . It stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd...
(Tashlin/Feb 10/1:7) - 1945
- Trap Happy Porky (Jones/Feb 24/2:10) - 1945
- Life With FeathersLife With FeathersLife with Feathers is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film...
(Freleng/Mar 24/1:2) - 1945
- Behind the Meat-Ball (Tashlin/Apr 7/2:3) - 1945
- Hare TriggerHare TriggerHare Trigger is a 1945 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny directed by Friz Freleng. It marks the first appearance of Yosemite Sam, who appears as a train robber...
(Freleng/May 5/1:6) - 1945
- Ain't That DuckyAin't That DuckyAin't That Ducky is a 1945 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Daffy Duck. Daffy has to outwit a hunter after him - and find out what's in the briefcase another duck is carrying around. While Mel Blanc did the voices for the ducks in this cartoon, the hunter...
(Freleng/May 19/3:9) - 1945
- A Gruesome TwosomeA Gruesome TwosomeA Gruesome Twosome is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and released on June 9, 1945. it stars Tweety, and two cats.- Plot :...
(Clampett/Jun 9/2:5) - 1945
- A Tale of Two MiceA Tale of Two MiceTale of Two Mice is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Frank Tashlin. It is a sequel to 1942's A Tale of Two Kitties, with the Abbott and Costello characterizations now cast as mice...
(Tashlin/Jun 30/2:3) - 1945
- Wagon HeelsWagon HeelsWagon Heels is a 1945 Merrie Melodies short directed by Bob Clampett, a color remake of the 1938 Looney Tunes black-and-white short Injun Trouble. Because of its wildly stereotypical depiction of the Native American, it is seldom shown on television. All voices except narration are performed by Mel...
(Clampett/Jul 28/3:9) - 1945
- Hare ConditionedHare ConditionedHare Conditioned is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series. It was directed by Chuck Jones. It stars Bugs Bunny, who was voiced by Mel Blanc.The Stacey's manager was done by Dick Nelson....
(Jones/Aug 11/4:1) - 1945
- Fresh Airedale (Jones/Aug 25/3:3) - 1945
- The Bashful BuzzardThe Bashful BuzzardThe Bashful Buzzard is a 1945 7-minute animated cartoon directed by Robert Clampett. Beaky Buzzard is featured in this cartoon.-Plot:Beaky Buzzard is sent to bring home something to eat...
(Clampett/Sep 15/1:8) - 1945
- Peck Up Your TroublesPeck Up Your TroublesPeck Up Your Troubles is a 1945 animated short featuring Sylvester directed by Friz Freleng.-Plot:Sylvester is determined to get a woodpecker that just moved in, high in a tree. He climbs, but the bird greases the tree; he starts to cut it down, but a mean dog stops him...
(Freleng/Oct 20/3:4) - 1945
- Hare TonicHare TonicHare Tonic is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. It stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd making this the second cartoon directed by Jones to co-star the two . Voice characterizations are by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q...
(Jones/Nov 10/1:7) - 1945
- Nasty QuacksNasty QuacksNasty Quacks is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was the final Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin, who is not credited as he had already left the studio for the second time...
(Tashlin/Dec 1/1:8) - 1945
- The Good Egg (Jones/5:8) - 1945
- The Return of Mr. Hook (McKimson/5:8) - 1945
- Tokyo Woes (Clampett/5:8) - 1945
- Book RevueBook RevueBook Revue is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon short featuring Daffy Duck, released in 1946, with a plotline essentially similar to 1938's Have You Got Any Castles?. It is directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster and scored by Carl Stalling. An uncredited Mel Blanc and Sara Berner provided...
(Clampett/Jan 5/1:8) - 1946
- Baseball BugsBaseball BugsBaseball Bugs is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on February 2, 1946 starring Bugs Bunny. It had a similar theme to MGM's 1944 Batty Baseball, which was directed by former WB cartoon director Tex Avery.-Overview:...
(Freleng/Feb 2/3:7) - 1946
- Holiday for ShoestringsHoliday for ShoestringsHoliday for Shoestrings is a 1946 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The plot concerns a pack of elves who help a shoemaker, Jake, who has advertised for help. The cartoon is set to a number of classical music pieces, some of which are used as running gags, especially from "The...
(Freleng/Feb 23/4:3) - 1946
- Quentin QuailQuentin QuailQuentin Quail is a screwball animated cartoon, part of the Merrie Melodies series. It presents a tale about a quail who goes through various trials and tribulations to try to get a worm for his baby, Toots , only to be rebuffed by her because the worm looks like Frank Sinatra.-External links:*Big...
(Jones/Mar 2/4:5) - 1946
- Baby BottleneckBaby BottleneckBaby Bottleneck is a 1945 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1946 and directed by Robert Clampett and written by Warren Foster.-Plot:...
(Clampett/Mar 16/1:8) - 1946
- Hare RemoverHare RemoverHare Remover is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, released in 1946. The film was the last cartoon to be directed by Frank Tashlin at Warner Bros....
(Tashlin/Mar 23/2:3) - 1946
- Daffy DoodlesDaffy DoodlesDaffy Doodles is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Daffy is the notorious "mustache fiend", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a policeman intent on capturing Daffy....
(McKimson/Apr 6/1:8) - 1946
- Hollywood Canine Canteen (McKimson/Apr 20/2:6) - 1946
- Hush My Mouse (Jones/May 4/4:5) - 1946
- Hair-Raising HareHair-Raising HareHair-Raising Hare is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, released in 1946. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce...
(Jones/May 25/1:8) - 1946
- Kitty KorneredKitty KorneredKitty Kornered is a 1946 Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Robert Clampett and produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Considered among Clampett's best and wackiest films, Kitty Kornered was Clampett's final cartoon starring his longtime star Porky Pig , and marks the...
(Clampett/Jun 8/1:4) - 1946
- Hollywood DaffyHollywood DaffyHollywood Daffy is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by an uncredited Friz Freleng , written by Michael Maltese, and starring Daffy Duck.-Plot:...
(Freleng/Jun 22/1:9) - 1946
- Acrobatty BunnyAcrobatty BunnyAcrobatty Bunny is a Warner Bros. cartoon released in 1946 as part of the Looney Tunes series, directed by Robert McKimson , and starring Bugs Bunny and Nero the Lion....
(McKimson/Jun 29/2:6) - 1946
- The Eager Beaver (Jones/Jul 13/3:3) - 1946
- The Great Piggy Bank RobberyThe Great Piggy Bank RobberyThe Great Piggy Bank Robbery is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short, produced in early 1945, and released in 1946. It was directed by Robert Clampett, and features Daffy Duck in Clampett's penultimate Warner cartoon and final Daffy Duck cartoon, produced shortly before he left...
(Clampett/Jul 20/1:4) - 1946
- Bacall to ArmsBacall to ArmsBacall to Arms is a 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett, in his second-to-last cartoon at Warner Bros. . Neither Clampett nor voice characterizations are credited...
(Clampett/Aug 3/2:5) - 1946
- Of Thee I StingOf Thee I StingOf Thee I Sting is a 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese and narrated by Robert C. Bruce that is a parody of World War II documentaries and the title Of Thee I Sing...
(Freleng/Aug 17/4:3) - 1946
- Walky Talky HawkyWalky Talky HawkyWalky Talky Hawky is a Henery Hawk/Foghorn Leghorn animated short film from Warner Bros. released in 1946 and directed by Robert McKimson. All voice characterizations are performed by Mel Blanc.-Plot:...
(McKimson/Aug 31/1:2) - 1946
- Racketeer RabbitRacketeer RabbitRacketeer Rabbit is a 1946 animated short film in the Looney Tunes series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. It stars Bugs Bunny, who duels with a pair of racketeers or gangsters, Rocky and Hugo forerunners who resemble Edward G. Robinson and Peter Lorre...
(Freleng/Sep 14/1:7, 3:4) - 1946
- Fair and Worm-erFair and Worm-erFair and Worm-er is a 1946 cartoon short created by Warner Brothers. The cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones and featured what might be a brief cameo by Pepe Le Pew. The cartoon is considered one of Warner Brothers' greatest chase sequence shorts, done largely in silent slapstick Only a few of the...
(Jones/Sep 28/2:4) - 1946
- The Big SnoozeThe Big SnoozeThe Big Snooze is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by an uncredited Bob Clampett, his final cartoon for Warner. Its title was inspired by the 1939 book The Big Sleep, and its 1946 film adaptation, also a Warner release. The Big Snooze features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, voiced as...
(Clampett/Oct 5/1:4) - 1946
- The Mouse-Merized Cat (McKimson/Oct 19/2:6) - 1946
- Mouse MenaceMouse Menace-Plot:There is a mouse invading Porky Pig's house, but so far Porky's attempts to rid the mouse have failed. Porky gets a cat to catch the mouse, only for the cat to get bound and launched out of the house. Next Porky borrows a Mountain Lion, but the mouse has petrified and stuffed the lion...
(Davis/Nov 2/2:6) - 1946
- Rhapsody RabbitRhapsody RabbitRhapsody Rabbit is a 1946 Merrie Melodies animated short subject, featuring Bugs Bunny and directed by Friz Freleng. The short was originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 9, 1946. This short is a follow-up of sorts to Freleng's 1941 Academy Award-nominated short...
(Freleng/Nov 9/4:1) - 1946
- Roughly Squeaking (Jones/Nov 23/2:9) - 1946
- One Meat BrawlOne Meat Brawl-Plot:In a forest dwells Grover Groundhog and today is Groundhog Day. Grover Groundhog does a dance with his shadow saying that his shadow means nothing in relation to the weather forecast. A radio broadcast prompts Grover to leave his burrow for photographers to see if his shadow appears or not...
(McKimson/Jan 18/2:6) - 1947
- The Goofy GophersThe Goofy GophersThe Goofy Gophers is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon released on January 25, 1947. It stars the Goofy Gophers with a cameo by Bugs Bunny at the end...
(Davis/Jan 25/2:9) - 1947
- The Gay AntiesThe Gay AntiesThe Gay Anties is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short, produced by Warner Bros., directed by Friz Freleng and written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce, and released February 15, 1947.-Plot:...
(Freleng/Feb 15/4:3) - 1947
- Scent-imental Over YouScent-imental Over YouScent-imental Over You is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short film featuring Pepé Le Pew . It was produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., directed by Chuck Jones, and written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce...
(Jones/Mar 8/2:9) - 1947
- A Hare Grows in ManhattanA Hare Grows In ManhattanA Hare Grows In Manhattan is a 1947 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny and a pack a of bulldogs...
(Freleng/Mar 22/1:7) - 1947
- Birth of a Notion (McKimson/Apr 12/2:8) - 1947
- Tweetie PieTweetie PieTweetie Pie is a 1947 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, depicting the first pairing of Tweety and Sylvester.When Tweety's creator, director Bob Clampett, left the Warner Bros...
(Freleng/May 3/1:6) - 1947
- Rabbit Transit (Freleng/May 10/1:10) - 1947
- Hobo BoboHobo BoboHobo Bobo is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short released by Warner Bros. on May 17, 1947, written by Warren Foster and directed by Robert McKimson, with narration by Robert C. Bruce, and Bobo's only line delivered by Mel Blanc.-Plot:...
(McKimson/May 17/4:4) - 1947
- Along Came DaffyAlong Came DaffyAlong Came Daffy is a 1947 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, featuring Daffy Duck and two characters resembling Yosemite Sam. It was directed by Friz Freleng and written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce. All voices are performed by Mel Blanc. Along Came Daffy is one of only two...
(Freleng/Jun 14/3:9) - 1947
- Inki at the Circus (Jones/Jun 21/1:5) - 1947
- Easter YeggsEaster YeggsEaster Yeggs is a 1947 Looney Tunes animated short originally released theatrically on June 28, 1947. The title is a play on "Easter eggs" and on "yegg", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker....
(McKimson/Jun 28/3:2) - 1947
- Crowing PainsCrowing PainsCrowing Pains is a cartoon in the Looney Tunes series that was released in 1947. The cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson, stars Henery Hawk, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn and The Barnyard Dawg, all of whom are voiced by Mel Blanc. It is also the first cartoon to feature more than two Looney Tunes...
(McKimson/Jul 12/2:9) - 1947
- A Pest in the HouseA Pest in the HouseA Pest in the House is a 1947 animated short film directed by Chuck Jones starring the characters of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The title is an appropriate play on "a guest in the house." Voices are performed by Mel Blanc...
(Jones/Aug 2/2:10) - 1947
- The Foxy Duckling (Davis/Aug 23/4:6) - 1947
- House-Hunting Mice (Jones/Sep 6/3:3) - 1947
- Little Orphan AiredaleLittle Orphan AiredaleLittle Orphan Airedale is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Charles M. Jones and released on October 4, 1947. It was later reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies short...
(Jones/Oct 4/1:8) - 1947
- Doggone CatsDoggone CatsDoggone Cats , is a 1947-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series.It stars Sylvester and a dog named Wellington and a Cat . It was officially released in Cinecolor, but was reissued in Technicolor....
(Davis/Oct 25/4:4) - 1947
- Slick HareSlick Hare"Slick Hare" is a 1947 Merrie Melodies Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. It parodies the Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles—in the cartoon referred to as "The Mocrumbo". Mel Blanc voices Bugs and an impression of Humphrey Bogart, while Arthur Q. Bryan voices Elmer Fudd...
(Freleng/Nov 1/1:9) - 1947
- Mexican JoyrideMexican JoyrideMexican Joyride is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Daffy Duck. It was directed by Arthur Davis. It was only one of three non-Bugs Bunny cartoons from 1947 not to be reissued...
(Davis/Nov 29/2:6) - 1947
- Catch as Cats CanCatch as Cats CanCatch as Cats Can is a 1947 animated cartoon featuring caricatures of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby as birds, and a cat that resembles Sylvester the Cat.It was only one of three non-Bugs Bunny cartoons from 1947 not to be reissued...
(Davis/Dec 6/2:6) - 1947
- A Horsefly FleasA Horsefly FleasA Horsefly Fleas is an animated cartoon short released by Warner Bros. in 1947. It was written by Warren Foster and directed by Robert McKimson.The short stars A. Flea, the nearly-microscopic protagonist of An Itch in Time from two years earlier...
(Davis/Dec 13/4:4) - 1947
- Gorilla My DreamsGorilla My DreamsGorilla My Dreams is a 1947 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, released in 1948, starring Bugs Bunny. The story is a parody of the many 'jungle' movies that were prominent in the 1930s and 40s, including the Tarzan movies. The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My...
(McKimson/Jan 3/1:7) - 1948
- Two Gophers from TexasTwo Gophers from TexasTwo Gophers from Texas is a 1948 Merrie Melodies short starring the Goofy Gophers directed by Arthur Davis and produced by Eddie Selzer. Mel Blanc voiced the unnamed dog and Mac, while an uncredited Stan Freberg voiced Tosh. The title is a pun on Two Guys from Texas, a comedy released earlier that...
(Davis/Jan 17/4:4) - 1948
- A Feather in His HareA Feather in His HareA Feather in His Hare is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes animated short, directed by Chuck Jones. It was originally released on February 7, 1948...
(Jones/Feb 7/3:10) - 1948
- What Makes Daffy Duck?What Makes Daffy Duck?What Makes Daffy Duck is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by the short-time director Arthur Davis, and starring Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and a fox, whom Daffy addresses as "Fortescue." The film is notable as the fourth pairing of Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck, their first pairing being To...
(Davis/Feb 14/2:8) - 1948
- What's Brewin', Bruin? (Jones/Feb 28/2:4) - 1948
- Daffy Duck Slept HereDaffy Duck Slept HereDaffy Duck Slept Here is a 1948 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Robert McKimson, starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. All voices are by Mel Blanc...
(McKimson/Mar 6/2:10) - 1948
- A Hick, a Slick, and a Chick (Davis/Mar 13/4:6) - 1948
- Back Alley OproarBack Alley OproarBack Alley Oproar is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short originally released in theaters on March 27, 1948. The short features Sylvester and Elmer Fudd as its main characters, voiced by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan respectively...
(Freleng/Mar 27/1:6) - 1948
- I Taw a Putty TatI Taw a Putty TatI Taw a Putty Tat is a 1947 short animated cartoon, released in 1948, directed by Friz Freleng. It stars Tweety and Sylvester, both voiced by Mel Blanc...
(Freleng/Apr 3/4:4) - 1948
- Rabbit PunchRabbit Punch- Plot :The World's Championship Fight is about to begin in a gigantic boxing stadium near Bugs Bunny's hole. Tonight's fight features the battle between the Champ, "Battling McGook" , and his challenger "Dyspectic McPlaster". During the fight, Crusher does not even give his challenger a sporting...
(Jones/Apr 10/2:4) - 1948
- Hop, Look, and Listen (McKimson/Apr 17/2:9) - 1948
- Nothing But the Tooth (Davis/May 1/3:9) - 1948
- Buccaneer BunnyBuccaneer BunnyBuccaneer Bunny is a 1947 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, released in 1948, directed by Friz Freleng. It features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, the latter known in this picture as "Sea-Goin' Sam", a pirate. All voice characterizations in this cartoon are by Mel Blanc...
(Freleng/May 8/4:1) - 1948
- Bone Sweet Bone (Davis/May 22/4:6) - 1948
- Bugs Bunny Rides AgainBugs Bunny Rides AgainBugs Bunny Rides Again is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short, released in 1948, directed by Friz Freleng, and written by Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese. Voice characterizations are performed by Mel Blanc. The cartoon features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. This is a sequel, of sorts, to the...
(Freleng/Jun 12/1:10) - 1948
- The Rattled Rooster (Davis/Jun 26/4:6) - 1948
- The Up-Standing SitterThe Up-Standing SitterThe Up-Standing Sitter is a 1948 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Robert McKimson, starring Daffy Duck. All voices are by Mel Blanc...
(McKimson/Jul 3/3:9) - 1948
- The Shell-Shocked Egg (McKimson/Jul 10/4:6) - 1948
- Haredevil HareHaredevil HareHaredevil Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It stars Bugs Bunny and it is the debut for Marvin the Martian — although he is unnamed in this film — along with his Martian dog, K-9. All the voices are done by Mel Blanc...
(Jones/Jul 24/1:10) - 1948