Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
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This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1950 and 1959.
A total of 278 shorts were released during the 1950s.
Series overview
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| 1950 | 31 | January 14, 1950 | December 30, 1950 | |
| 1951 | 29 | January 6, 1951 | December 22, 1951 | |
| 1952 | 30 | January 5, 1952 | December 20, 1952 | |
| 1953 | 31 | January 3, 1953 | December 19, 1953 | |
| 1954 | 29 | January 2, 1954 | December 19, 1954 | |
| 1955 | 31 | January 1, 1955 | December 31, 1955 | |
| 1956 | 29 | January 14, 1956 | December 15, 1956 | |
| 1957 | 25 | January 5, 1957 | December 14, 1957 | |
| 1958 | 20 | January 4, 1958 | December 20, 1958 | |
| 1959 | 23 | January 10, 1959 | December 19, 1959 | |
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[edit]1951
[edit]1952
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[edit]1956
[edit]| No. overall | No. in year | Title | Series | Directed by | Story by | Animated by | Recurring Characters | Original release date [7] | Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability | |
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| 759 | 1 | Bugs' Bonnets | MM | Chuck Jones | Tedd Pierce | Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd | January 14, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 | |
| 760 | 2 | Too Hop To Handle | LT | Robert McKimson | Warren Foster | Robert McKimson Keith Darling | Hippety Hopper Sylvester Sylvester Jr. | January 28, 1956 | DVD: Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper | |
| 761 | 3 | Weasel Stop | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Keith Darling Ted Bonnicksen Russ Dyson | Foghorn Leghorn | February 11, 1956 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 762 | 4 | The High and the Flighty | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Russ Dyson Keith Darling | Daffy Duck Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard Dawg | February 18, 1956 | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
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Note: Only pairing of Daffy Duck and Foghorn Leghorn. | ||||||||||
| 763 | 5 | Broom-Stick Bunny | LT | Chuck Jones | Tedd Pierce | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam Abe Levitow | Bugs Bunny Witch Hazel | February 28, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
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| 764 | 6 | Rocket Squad | MM | Chuck Jones | Tedd Pierce | Ken Harris Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | March 10, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
| 765 | 7 | Tweet and Sour | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy | Tweety Sylvester Granny Sam Cat | March 24, 1956 | N/A | |
| 766 | 8 | Heaven Scent | MM | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam | Pepé Le Pew Penelope Pussycat | March 31, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 DVD: Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew | |
| 767 | 9 | Mixed Master | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Russ Dyson Keith Darling Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 14, 1956 | N/A | |
| 768 | 10 | Rabbitson Crusoe | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross | Bugs Bunny Yosemite Sam | April 28, 1956 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 769 | 11 | Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | May 5, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
| 770 | 12 | Tree Cornered Tweety | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross | Tweety Sylvester | May 19, 1956 | N/A | |
| 771 | 13 | The Unexpected Pest | MM | Robert McKimson | Warren Foster | Keith Darling Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Russ Dyson | Sylvester | June 2, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
| 772 | 14 | Napoleon Bunny-Part | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis | Bugs Bunny | June 16, 1956 | DVD: Super Stars' Bugs Bunny (cropped to 16:9 widescreen) Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection (original 4:3 aspect ratio) | |
| 773 | 15 | Tugboat Granny | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy | Tweety Sylvester Granny | June 23, 1956 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
| 774 | 16 | Stupor Duck | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Russ Dyson Keith Darling | Daffy Duck | July 7, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 | |
| 775 | 17 | Barbary Coast Bunny | LT | Chuck Jones | Tedd Pierce | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris | Bugs Bunny Nasty Canasta | July 21, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
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Note: Final appearance of Nasty Canasta. | ||||||||||
| 776 | 18 | Rocket-Bye Baby | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Ben Washam | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 4, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 777 | 19 | Half-Fare Hare | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Russ Dyson Keith Darling Ted Bonnicksen | Bugs Bunny | August 18, 1956 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 778 | 20 | Raw! Raw! Rooster! | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Russ Dyson Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Keith Darling | Foghorn Leghorn | August 25, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
| 779 | 21 | The Slap-Hoppy Mouse | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Keith Darling Russ Dyson | Hippety Hopper Sylvester Sylvester Jr. | September 1, 1956 | DVD: Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper | |
| 780 | 22 | A Star Is Bored | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross | Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Elmer Fudd Yosemite Sam | September 15, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck | |
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| 781 | 23 | Deduce, You Say! | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | September 29, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 1 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 782 | 24 | Yankee Dood It | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis | Elmer Fudd Sylvester | October 13, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
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| 783 | 25 | Wideo Wabbit | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Keith Darling Russ Dyson | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd | October 27, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
| 784 | 26 | There They Go-Go-Go! | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow Ben Washam Harry Love (effects) | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | November 10, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 785 | 27 | Two Crows from Tacos | MM | Friz Freleng | Tedd Pierce | Virgil Ross Arthur Davis | José and Manuel | November 24, 1956 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: First appearance of José and Manuel. | ||||||||||
| 786 | 28 | The Honey-Mousers | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Keith Darling Russ Dyson | Ralph Crumden Ned Morton Alice Crumden Sam Cat | December 8, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
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Note: First appearance of Ralph Crumden, Ned Morton, and Alice Crumden. | ||||||||||
| 787 | 29 | To Hare Is Human | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ben Washam | Bugs Bunny Wile E. Coyote | December 15, 1956 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
1957
[edit]| No. overall | No. in year | Title | Series | Directed by | Story by | Animated by | Recurring Characters | Original release date [8] | Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability | |
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| 788 | 1 | Three Little Bops | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Bob Matz | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | January 5, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
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| 789 | 2 | Tweet Zoo | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | Tweety Sylvester | January 12, 1957 | N/A | |
| 790 | 3 | Scrambled Aches | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | January 26, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 791 | 4 | Ali Baba Bunny | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow Ben Washam Harry Love (effects) | Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck | February 9, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 792 | 5 | Go Fly a Kit | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Richard Thompson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 23, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
| 793 | 6 | Tweety and the Beanstalk | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Tweety Sylvester | March 10, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 | |
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Note: Despite being released under the Merrie Melodies series, both the opening and closing of this short use "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" as the theme music. | ||||||||||
| 794 | 7 | Bedevilled Rabbit | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Keith Darling | Bugs Bunny Tasmanian Devil | April 13, 1957 | DVD: Super Stars' Bugs Bunny (cropped to 16:9 widescreen) Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 (original 4:3 aspect ratio) | |
| 795 | 8 | Boyhood Daze | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Harry Love (effects) | Ralph Phillips | April 20, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 (restored) | |
| 796 | 9 | Cheese It, the Cat! | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Keith Darling George Grandpré | Ralph Crumden Ned Morton Alice Crumden Sam Cat | May 4, 1957 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 797 | 10 | Fox-Terror | MM | Robert McKimson | Michael Maltese | Keith Darling George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard Dawg | May 11, 1957 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 798 | 11 | Piker's Peak | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Bugs Bunny Yosemite Sam | May 25, 1957 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 799 | 12 | Steal Wool | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow | Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog | June 8, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 3 | |
| 800 | 13 | Boston Quackie | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Keith Darling Russ Dyson | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | June 22, 1957 | N/A | |
| 801 | 14 | What's Opera, Doc? | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Richard Thompson | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd | July 6, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Essential Bugs Bunny Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
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| 802 | 15 | Tabasco Road | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré | Speedy Gonzales | July 20, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
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Note: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. | ||||||||||
| 803 | 16 | Birds Anonymous | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | Tweety Sylvester | August 10, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD: Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 3 | |
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Note: Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. | ||||||||||
| 804 | 17 | Ducking the Devil | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Daffy Duck Tasmanian Devil | August 17, 1957 | DVD: Super Stars' Daffy Duck (cropped to 16:9 widescreen) Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 (original 4:3 aspect ratio) | |
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Note: Only pairing of Daffy Duck and the Tasmanian Devil. | ||||||||||
| 805 | 18 | Bugsy and Mugsy | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Bugs Bunny Rocky and Mugsy | August 31, 1957 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 806 | 19 | Zoom and Bored | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | September 14, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
| 807 | 20 | Greedy for Tweety | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Tweety Sylvester Granny Hector the Bulldog | September 28, 1957 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 1 | |
| 808 | 21 | Touché and Go | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow | Pepé Le Pew Penelope Pussycat | October 12, 1957 | DVD: Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew | |
| 809 | 22 | Show Biz Bugs | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck | November 2, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Essential Bugs Bunny Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 810 | 23 | Mouse-Taken Identity | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Hippety Hopper Sylvester Sylvester Jr. | November 16, 1957 | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored) DVD: Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper (restored) | |
| 811 | 24 | Gonzales' Tamales | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | Speedy Gonzales Sylvester | November 30, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
| 812 | 25 | Rabbit Romeo | MM | Robert McKimson | Michael Maltese | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd | December 14, 1957 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
1958
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| 813 | 1 | Don't Axe Me | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen George Grandpré Tom Ray | Daffy Duck Elmer Fudd Barnyard Dawg | January 4, 1958 | N/A | |
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Note: Only pairing of Elmer Fudd and the Barnyard Dawg. | ||||||||||
| 814 | 2 | Tortilla Flaps | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Speedy Gonzales | January 18, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
| 815 | 3 | Hare-Less Wolf | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Bugs Bunny | February 1, 1958 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 816 | 4 | A Pizza Tweety-Pie | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Tweety Sylvester Granny | February 22, 1958 | N/A | |
| 817 | 5 | Robin Hood Daffy | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | March 8, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: Final Porky Pig cartoon to be directed by Chuck Jones. | ||||||||||
| 818 | 6 | Hare-Way to the Stars | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow Harry Love (effects) | Bugs Bunny Marvin the Martian | March 29, 1958 | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
| 819 | 7 | Whoa, Be-Gone! | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Harry Love (effects) | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | April 12, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 | |
| 820 | 8 | A Waggily Tale | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 22, 1958 | N/A | |
| 821 | 9 | Feather Bluster | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Tom Ray George Grandpré Warren Batchelder | Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard Dawg | May 10, 1958 | N/A | |
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Note: Reuses animation from Henhouse Henery (1949), The High and the Flighty (1956), and All Fowled Up (1955). | ||||||||||
| 822 | 10 | Now Hare This | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder | Bugs Bunny | May 31, 1958 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 823 | 11 | To Itch His Own | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 28, 1958 | N/A | |
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| 824 | 12 | Dog Tales | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray | Charlie Dog (cameo) Yosemite Sam (cameo) | July 28, 1958 | N/A | |
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| 825 | 13 | Knighty Knight Bugs | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Bugs Bunny Yosemite Sam | August 23, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD: Essential Bugs Bunny Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 3 Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
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Note: Only Bugs Bunny cartoon to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. | ||||||||||
| 826 | 14 | Weasel While You Work | MM | Robert McKimson | Michael Maltese | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard Dawg | September 6, 1958 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
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Note: Due to a musician's strike taking place during this time, this is the first of six shorts using stock music by John Seely. | ||||||||||
| 827 | 15 | A Bird in a Bonnet | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Tweety Sylvester Granny | September 27, 1958 | N/A | |
| 828 | 16 | Hook, Line and Stinker | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | October 11, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
| 829 | 17 | Pre-Hysterical Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré | Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd | November 1, 1958 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
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Note: Only cartoon where Elmer Fudd is voiced by Dave Barry. | ||||||||||
| 830 | 18 | Gopher Broke | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Goofy Gophers Barnyard Dawg | November 15, 1958 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
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Note: Final appearance of Barnyard Dawg outside a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, and final appearance overall until 1962. | ||||||||||
| 831 | 19 | Hip Hip-Hurry! | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Keith Darling Harry Love (effects) | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | December 6, 1958 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: Final short to use John Seely's stock music. | ||||||||||
| 832 | 20 | Cat Feud | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson | Claude Cat Marc Antony and Pussyfoot | December 20, 1958 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
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Note: Final appearance of Marc Antony and Pussyfoot. | ||||||||||
1959
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| 833 | 1 | Baton Bunny | LT | Chuck Jones Abe Levitow | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam | Bugs Bunny | January 10, 1959 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: First short to be directed by Abe Levitow. | ||||||||||
| 834 | 2 | Mouse-Placed Kitten | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | January 24, 1959 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 835 | 3 | China Jones | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | February 14, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
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Note: No longer shown on American television due to liberal use of Chinese stereotypes. | ||||||||||
| 836 | 4 | Hare-Abian Nights | MM | Ken Harris | Michael Maltese | Ben Washam Ken Harris | Bugs Bunny Yosemite Sam | February 28, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
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| 837 | 5 | Trick or Tweet | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | Tweety Sylvester Sam Cat | March 21, 1959 | N/A | |
| 838 | 6 | The Mouse That Jack Built | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 4, 1959 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
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A parody of The Jack Benny Program radio show, featuring the original voice cast of it. The majority of this has the characters depicted as mice, while the ending features the live-action Jack Benny. Note: One of only two pre-1960 WB cartoons to thank voice actors other than Mel Blanc. | ||||||||||
| 839 | 7 | Apes of Wrath | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Arthur Davis Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy | Bugs Bunny The Drunk Stork Daffy Duck (cameo) | April 18, 1959 | DVD: Super Stars' Bugs Bunny (cropped to 16:9 widescreen) | |
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Note: Final appearance of the Drunk Stork. | ||||||||||
| 840 | 8 | Hot-Rod and Reel! | LT | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ben Washam Keith Darling | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | May 9, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 1 | |
| 841 | 9 | A Mutt in a Rut | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray | Elmer Fudd | May 23, 1959 | DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 842 | 10 | Backwoods Bunny | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen | Bugs Bunny Pappy and Elvis | June 13, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
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Note: First appearance of Pappy and Elvis. | ||||||||||
| 843 | 11 | Really Scent | MM | Abe Levitow | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam | Pepé Le Pew Penelope Pussycat | June 27, 1959 | DVD: Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew | |
| 844 | 12 | Mexicali Shmoes | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Speedy Gonzales José and Manuel Slowpoke Rodriguez | July 4, 1959 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
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| 845 | 13 | Tweet and Lovely | MM | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Tweety Sylvester Hector the Bulldog | July 18, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: Final pairing of Tweety and Hector the Bulldog. | ||||||||||
| 846 | 14 | Wild and Woolly Hare | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis | Bugs Bunny Yosemite Sam | August 1, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
| 847 | 15 | Cat's Paw | LT | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray | Sylvester Sylvester Jr. | August 15, 1959 | DVD: Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper | |
| 848 | 16 | Here Today, Gone Tamale | LT | Friz Freleng | Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Speedy Gonzales Sylvester | August 29, 1959 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
| 849 | 17 | Bonanza Bunny | MM | Robert McKimson | Tedd Pierce | Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder | Bugs Bunny Blacque Jacque Shellacque | September 5, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | |
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Note: First appearance of Blacque Jacque Shellacque. | ||||||||||
| 850 | 18 | A Broken Leghorn | LT | Robert McKimson | Warren Foster | Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré | Foghorn Leghorn Miss Prissy | September 26, 1959 | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 1 DVD: Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends | |
| 851 | 19 | Wild About Hurry | MM | Chuck Jones | Michael Maltese | Ken Harris Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Keith Darling Ben Washam Harry Love (effects) | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | October 10, 1959 | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
| 852 | 20 | A Witch's Tangled Hare | LT | Abe Levitow | Michael Maltese | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam Keith Darling | Bugs Bunny Witch Hazel | October 31, 1959 | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
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Note: Final pairing of Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel. | ||||||||||
| 853 | 21 | Unnatural History | MM | Abe Levitow | Michael Maltese | Ben Washam Richard Thompson Keith Darling | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 14, 1959 | N/A | |
| 854 | 22 | Tweet Dreams | LT | Friz Freleng | Friz Freleng Warren Foster | Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Virgil Ross | Tweety Sylvester Sylvester Jr. Granny | December 5, 1959 | N/A | |
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Note: Reuses footage from Too Hop to Handle (1956), Sandy Claws (1954), Tweety's Circus (1955), A Street Cat Named Sylvester (1953) and Gift Wrapped (1952). | ||||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Uncredited
Further reading
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 206–218. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 218–230. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 231–243. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 243–256. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 256–268. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 268–281. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 281–294. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 294–304. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 304–313. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 313–322. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official Looney Tunes site
- The Big Cartoon DataBase 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
