Horton Hatches the Egg is the first adaptation of a work by Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
The Dover Boys, a pioneer in Chuck Jones' evolution in comedy and stylization
Tweety makes his first appearance in A Tale of Two Kitties
The Hep Cat marks the first Looney Tunes color short
1942 brings Warner Brothers animation into the frontlines of World War II as Norman McCabe caps off a brief run as director by joining the army; while Chuck Jones finally begins to experiment with style and comedy that would define his most successful shorts; and Bob Clampett continues to test the limits of animation and surrealism while unexpectedly creating a new star out of a baby bird malicious to those who try to harm him.
History[]
- The Looney Tunes series starts 3-hue color production starting with "The Hep Cat". The 1942-43 season uses thicker Color Rings instead of the music note background from 1936-42. The black and white bylines "WARNER BROS." and "Present" were different from the color ones. For this year and the next, most Looney Tunes shorts (namely, the ones being produced by Norman McCabe's unit) would still be black and white.
- Norman McCabe joins the army after completing work on "Tokio Jokio."[1]
- Frank Tashlin returns in September after a stint at Disney and Screen Gems and becomes a story director. He later replaces Norman McCabe as a director after a few weeks, when McCabe joined the army.[2]
Theatrical Shorts[]
"Hop, Skip and a Chump" (Freleng/January 3) - "Porky's Pastry Pirates" (Freleng/January 17)
- "The Bird Came C.O.D." (Jones/January 17)
- "Aloha Hooey" (Avery, Clampett/January 31)
- "Who's Who in the Zoo" (McCabe/February 14)
- "Porky's Cafe" (Jones/February 21)
- "Conrad the Sailor" (Jones/February 28)
- "Crazy Cruise" (Avery, Clampett/March 14)
- "The Wabbit Who Came to Supper" (Freleng/March 28)
- "Saps in Chaps" (Freleng/April 11)
- "Horton Hatches the Egg" (Clampett/April 11)
- "Dog Tired" (Jones/April 25)
- "Daffy's Southern Exposure" (McCabe/May 2) [3]
- "The Wacky Wabbit" (Clampett/May 2)
- "The Draft Horse" (Jones/May 9)
- "Lights Fantastic" (Freleng/May 23)
- "Nutty News" (Clampett/May 23)
- "Hold the Lion, Please" (Jones/June 6)[4]
- "Hobby Horse-Laffs" (McCabe/June 6)
- "Gopher Goofy" (McCabe/June 27)
- "Double Chaser" (Freleng/June 27)
- "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid" (Clampett/July 11)
- "Wacky Blackout" (Clampett/July 11)
- "Foney Fables" (Freleng/August 1)
- "The Ducktators" (McCabe/August 1)
- "The Squawkin' Hawk" (Jones/August 8)
- "Fresh Hare" (Freleng/August 22)
- "Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner" (Clampett/August 22)
- "Fox Pop" (Jones/September 5)
- "The Impatient Patient" (McCabe/September 5)
- "The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall" (Jones/September 19)
- "The Hep Cat" (Clampett/October 3)
- "The Sheepish Wolf" (Freleng/October 17)
- "The Daffy Duckaroo" (McCabe/October 24)
- "The Hare-Brained Hypnotist" (Freleng/October 31)
- "A Tale of Two Kitties" (Clampett/November 21)
- "Ding Dog Daddy" (Freleng/December 5)
- "My Favorite Duck" (Jones/December 5)
- "Case of the Missing Hare" (Jones/December 12)
Miscellaneous shorts[]
- "Any Bonds Today?" (Clampett/April 2)
Character Debuts[]
References[]
- ↑ Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. University Press of Mississippi, page 70. ISBN 9781578067497.
- ↑ Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press, page 435. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Revised ed., Plume, page 426. ISBN 978-0452259935.
- ↑ http://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2015/03/371-hold-lion-please-1942.html
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