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This is a list of several cartoons that were proposed by either Warner Bros. Cartoons studio in the 1930s-1960s or Warner Bros. Animation in the 2000s.
List
Title | Series | Director | Plot | Year | History | Notes |
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"Buddy's High Jinks" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 October 1933[1] | Listed as a completed title.[2] | The short was listed with the Vitaphone number 8102. However, the Vitaphone release numbers for the other shorts listed do not coincide with their actual numbers. | |
Untitled "Mighty Hunters" sequels | Chuck Jones | Unknown | Early 1940s | In 1938, the creator of the comic Canyon Kiddies planned on doing 13 one-reel cartoons based on his comic strip with Chuck Jones. However, due to a lack of success with the initial cartoon, plans for a series were dropped.[3][4] | ||
"Gone With the Draft" | Unknown | Exact plot details are unknown, but it is said that it would have "good naturedly kidded the Navy." | 1941 | On 10 March 1941, it was reported that Leon Schlesinger was rushing production of the short.[5] On 10 December, The Hollywood Reporter announced that the film was scrapped with all but 70 feet (around 47 seconds) left to complete.[6] It is likely some footage of this cartoon was later inserted into "Crazy Cruise". | Mentioned in Karl F. Cohen's book Forbidden Animation, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Film Daily.[5][6] | |
"For He Is a Jolly Good Fala" | Bob Clampett | It would have been about the dog of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fala. | 1945 | In the mid-1940s, Bob Clampett intended to make this cartoon, but when FDR died, the project was abandoned.[7] Stan Freberg, Dave Barry, and Sara Berner would voice Fala, FDR, and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively. Mel Blanc and Robert C. Bruce would provide other voices.[8] Some footage of this cartoon was later inserted into "Fresh Airedale". | Its production number was re-assigned to "Bacall to Arms".[9] (1017) | |
Untitled "The Dover Boys" sequel | or | Chuck Jones | Unknown | 1945 | In 1945, Chuck Jones planned a sequel for "The Dover Boys"; it is unknown why it was canceled.[10] | It would have introduced Dora's father, Good Dr. Standpipe; Dan Backslide's toady, Mumps; and Ben Backslide and his toady, Swiney McHoggswill. |
"The Fat Rat and the Stupid Cat" | or | Bob Clampett | Unknown | Mid-1940s | It would have been the first pairing of Tweety and Sylvester. Reworked into "Tweetie Pie".[11] | |
Untitled "The Eager Beaver" series | or | Chuck Jones | Unknown | Mid-1940s | Chuck Jones originally planned a series of shorts based on the beaver in "The Eager Beaver"; it is unknown why he canceled it.[12] | |
Untitled Marilyn Monroe/Snow White cartoon | or | Friz Freleng | Unknown | Mid-1950s | Friz Freleng was intending to make a cartoon based on this concept; however, it was scrapped when it was deemed too similar to Monroe's personal life.[12] | |
"Lay On, MacBugs" | or | Unknown | Unknown | Mid-1950s | Unknown | MPAA number 17897[13] |
"Snow-White Dwarfs" | or | Unknown | Unknown | Mid-1950s | Unknown, but could be the aforementioned Marilyn Monroe/Snow White cartoon. | MPAA number 18062[13] |
"Daffy's Aunt Sam" | or | Unknown | Unknown | Mid-1960s | Unknown | MPAA number 21001[13] |
Keystone Kops series | or | Robert McKimson | Unknown | Late 1960s | In the late 1960s, Warner Bros. shut down their cartoon unit, thus ending several series and canceling several planned cartoons and series. | An animator draft lists a cartoon that would serve as a prologue.[14] |
"Rapid Rabbit" series | or | Robert McKimson | Unknown | |||
"Norman Normal" series | , , or CS | Robert McKimson | Unknown | |||
"Beach Blanket Bugs"[15][16] | or | Darrell Van Citters | It would have been about Bugs matching wits with the Tasmanian Devil at the beach. | 1991 | The short was canceled due to production starting on Taz-Mania. | |
"Rock-a-Bye Rabbit"[15][16] | or | Darrell Van Citters | It would have been about Yosemite Sam having a baby daughter.[17] | 1992 | Despite the short being fully animated (albeit in pencil test only), production was frozen due to the new management at Warner Bros. being reluctant to finish something that was started by the old management.[17] | Maurice LaMarche would voice Yosemite Sam. |
"No Parking, Martian"[15][16] | or | Darrell Van Citters | It would have been a parody of Blade Runner starring Marvin, Porky, and Daffy (in the Rick Deckard role). | Due to some of the executives balking at the idea of Daffy Duck holding a gun, the short was put "under consideration" and never completed despite being fully storyboarded. | ||
"The Pig Stays in the Picture" | Unknown | It would have been about Porky trying to find a movie his whole family can enjoy. | Early-to-mid 2000s | In 2003, Warner Bros. Animation had plans to return to making Looney Tunes shorts, produced by Larry Doyle. Six shorts were completed before the project was canceled. The six shorts that were completed have since been released on DVD, Blu-ray, and have also aired on MeTV at various points.[18] Until late 2022, they were also available on HBO Max. | ||
"A Very Daffy Christmas" | Peter Avanzino | It would have been about Daffy being captured by Santa and his elves at the North Pole who want to eat him. | Several pages of the short's storyboard resurfaced on Facebook in December 2020. The production code is LTS2-003.[19][20] | |||
"Executive Tweet"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Sylvester trying to get the president's bird (likely Tweety) while being aided by the ghosts of the presidential dogs Checkers, Liberty, and Buddy (no relation to the 1930s Looney Tunes star of the same name). | ||||
"What's Hip, Doc?"[18] "Bugs vs. The PETA Model"[21] |
Peter Avanzino[22] | It would have been about Bugs being saved from Elmer by a supermodel from PETA with an anti-fur stance that is not completely decided on. | Jenna Elfman would have voiced the supermodel. This cartoon was re-boarded and rewritten due to the first animatic not turning out as well as they had hoped.[22] | |||
"Full Metal Jackass"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Wile E. accidentally being sent ACME's military catalog. | ||||
"Bada Bugs"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about two mobsters accidentally taking Daffy to Bugs' house. | It has been speculated that the two mobsters would actually have been Rocky and Mugsy. | |||
"Slacker Quacker"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Porky being tortured by his cubicle mate, Daffy. | ||||
"Scheme Park"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Porky taking his family to a very odd American History amusement park. | ||||
"Beach Bunny"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Bugs being harassed by a Beach Bully. | Brendan Fraser would have voiced the Beach Bully. | |||
"Meat Me in Chicago" [18]
"Meet Me in Chicago"[23] |
Rich Moore, Dan Povenmire, Peter Shin, Bill Kopp[23] | It would have been about a cow trying to make it big in 1930s Chicago. | There would have been a celebrity voice in the cartoon. The cartoon would have also been animated in a style more akin to Bob Clampett.[22] | |||
"Deep Sea Bugs"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about a pirate Bugs and Sam sinking a galleon full of treasure while fighting over it and their ancestors trying to cooperate in order to retrieve the treasure. | ||||
"Baseball Taz"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about a minor league team importing a new mascot (likely Taz) in order to compete with a rival team's new monkey mascot. | ||||
"Dancing Pepe"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about a chipmunk with a bad cold who falls for Pepé on the dance floor, before one of her girlfriends gives her some Claritin. | ||||
"Daffy Contractor"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Porky hiring Daffy to fix his kitchen sink. | A very similar plot was used in the 2020 Looney Tunes Cartoons short "Plumber's Quack", only with Porky being replaced by Elmer. | |||
"Reaper Madness"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Granny going shopping while the Grim Reaper tries to catch her. | ||||
"Duck Suped"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Daffy getting superpowers and trying to decide whether to be good or evil. | ||||
"Guess Who's Coming to Meet the Parents"[18] | Unknown | It would have been about Bugs bringing home a squirrel to which his mom does not approve of. | ||||
"There Will Be Fudd"[24][25][26] | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Unknown | Unknown | 2018 to 2022 | Due to their content, several shorts produced for the series were shelved and remain unreleased.[25][27][28] | The production code is 063. |
"Life Boat"[29] | ||||||
"Big Rig Bunny"[30] | The production code is 018. | |||||
"Car Wars"[31] | The production code is 008. | |||||
"Pwastic Suwgeon: Calves"[32] | ||||||
"Pwastic Suwgeon: Pecs"[33] | ||||||
Untitled Bugs Bunny segment | This segment would serve as an introduction to the shelved shorts of the series. The rough animation surfaced online.[34][35] | Storyboarded by Andrew Dickman. The production code is 182. |
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References
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/harrisonsreports00harr_8/page/n221/
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/filmdaily63wids/page/n813/
- ↑ http://toolooney.blogspot.com/2010/10/canyon-kiddies.html
- ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-mighty-hunters-1940/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Film Daily (Jan-Mar 1941).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cohen, Karl F. (2004). "Censorship of Theatrical Animation", Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America. McFarland & Company, page 40. ISBN 978-0786420322.
- ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-anecdotes-136/
- ↑ Scott, Keith (20 September 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. ISBN 979-8887710112.
- ↑ https://www.whataboutthad.com/wb-production-number/
- ↑ http://termiteterraceheadlines.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-afterlife-of-dover-boys-part-17.html
- ↑ https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/-sylvester-and-tweety-110-original-storyboard-drawings-for-fat-rat-and-the-stupid-cat/a/997060-1048.s
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- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://twitter.com/thatdaffyduck/status/1645436290744086530
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 https://animationabsorption.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-new-looney-tunes-of-comics-scene.html
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://archive.org/details/readingrabbitexp0000unse/page/222/mode/2up?q=%22Rock-a-Bye+Rabbit%22
- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517132247/http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/doyle.htm
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- ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofan0000lenb/page/104/mode/2up?q=%22Meet+Me+in+Chicago%22
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- ↑ https://archive.org/details/howtocreateanima0000cawl/page/74/mode/2up?q=%22Beach+Blanket+Bugs%22
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- ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/ernimator/art/Bugs-Bunny-Short-902028084
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