This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1940 and 1949.
A total of 307 shorts were released during the 1940s.
1940
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes | |
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Porky's Last Stand | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 9158 | January 6, 1940 |
|
No | ||
The Early Worm Gets the Bird | MM | Tex Avery | 9103, BR 1318 | January 13, 1940 |
|
Yes |
| ||
Africa Squeaks | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9160 | January 27, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Mighty Hunters | MM | Chuck Jones | 9363, BR 1314 | January 27, 1940 |
|
Yes |
| ||
Busy Bakers | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
9153 | February 10, 1940 |
|
Yes |
| ||
Ali-Baba Bound | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9364 | February 17, 1940 |
|
No |
| |
Elmer's Candid Camera | MM | Chuck Jones | Elmer | 9371 | March 2, 1940 |
|
No |
| |
Pilgrim Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9368 | March 16, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Cross Country Detours | MM | Tex Avery | 9423 | March 16, 1940 |
|
Yes |
| ||
Confederate Honey | MM | Friz Freleng | Elmer | 9365 | March 30, 1940 |
|
No |
|
|
Slap Happy Pappy | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9370 | April 13, 1940 |
|
No | ||
The Bear's Tale | MM | Tex Avery | 9369, BR 2-13 | April 13, 1940 |
|
Yes | |||
The Hardship of Miles Standish | MM | Friz Freleng | Elmer | 9373 | April 27, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Porky's Poor Fish | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9372 | April 27, 1940 |
|
No | ||
You Ought to Be in Pictures | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 9366 | May 18, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Sniffles Takes a Trip | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 9367, BR 1315 | May 25, 1940 |
|
Yes | ||
A Gander at Mother Goose | MM | Tex Avery | 9535 | June 1, 1940 |
|
No | |||
The Chewin' Bruin | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9534 | June 8, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Tom Thumb in Trouble | MM | Chuck Jones | 9425, BR 1175 | June 8, 1940 |
|
Yes | |||
Circus Today | MM | Tex Avery | 9593 | June 22, 1940 |
|
Yes | |||
Porky's Baseball Broadcast | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky | 9536 | July 6, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Little Blabbermouse | MM | Friz Freleng | Little Blabbermouse | 9159 | July 6, 1940 |
|
Yes | ||
The Egg Collector | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 9595 | July 20, 1940 | Yes | |||
A Wild Hare | MM | Tex Avery | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 9617 | July 27, 1940 |
|
Yes |
| |
Ghost Wanted | MM | Chuck Jones | 9537 | August 10, 1940 |
|
No | |||
Patient Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9538 | August 24, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Ceiling Hero | MM | Tex Avery | 9561 | August 24, 1940 |
|
No | |||
Malibu Beach Party | MM | Friz Freleng | 9633 | September 14, 1940 |
|
No |
| ||
Calling Dr. Porky | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky | 9616 | September 21, 1940 |
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No | ||
Stage Fright | MM | Chuck Jones | The Curious Puppies | 9757 | September 28, 1940 |
|
Yes | ||
Prehistoric Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9614 | October 12, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Holiday Highlights | MM | Tex Avery | 9637 | October 12, 1940 |
|
No | |||
Good Night Elmer | MM | Chuck Jones | Elmer | 9775, | October 26, 1940 |
|
No | ||
The Sour Puss | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 9634 | November 2, 1940 |
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No | ||
Wacky Wild Life | MM | Tex Avery | 9759, BR 1316 | November 9, 1940 |
|
Yes | |||
Bedtime for Sniffles | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 9635 | November 23, 1940 | Yes | |||
Porky's Hired Hand | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky | 9636 | November 30, 1940 |
|
No | ||
Of Fox and Hounds | MM | Tex Avery | Willoughby | 9771, BR 1362 | December 7, 1940 |
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Yes |
| |
The Timid Toreador | LT | Bob Clampett Norman McCabe |
Porky | 9638 | December 21, 1940 |
|
No |
| |
Shop, Look and Listen | MM | Friz Freleng | Little Blabbermouse | 9639 | December 21, 1940 |
|
No |
1941
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
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Elmer's Pet Rabbit | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 9769 | January 4, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Porky's Snooze Reel | LT | Bob Clampett Norm McCabe |
Porky | 9772 | January 11, 1941 |
|
No |
|
The Fighting 69½th | MM | Friz Freleng | 9773, BR 1319 | January 18, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
Sniffles Bells the Cat | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 9855 | February 1, 1941 | Yes | ||
The Haunted Mouse | LT | Tex Avery | 9774 | February 15, 1941 |
|
No |
| |
The Crackpot Quail | MM | Tex Avery | Willoughby | 9853 | February 15, 1941 |
|
No | |
The Cat's Tale | MM | Friz Freleng | 9859 | March 1, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
Joe Glow, the Firefly | LT | Chuck Jones | 9784 | March 8, 1941 | No |
| ||
Tortoise Beats Hare | MM | Tex Avery | Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle | 9937 | March 15, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Porky's Bear Facts | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky | 9866 | March 29, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Goofy Groceries | MM | Bob Clampett | 9851 | March 29, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
Toy Trouble | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 9949, BR 1176 | April 12, 1941 | Yes |
| |
Porky's Preview | LT | Tex Avery | Porky | 9808 | April 19, 1941 |
|
No |
|
The Trial of Mr. Wolf | MM | Friz Freleng | 9939, BR 1364 | April 26, 1941 |
|
Yes |
| |
Porky's Ant | LT | Chuck Jones | Porky | 9888 | May 10, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Farm Frolics | MM | Bob Clampett | 9857, BR 1178 | May 10, 1941 |
|
Yes |
| |
Hollywood Steps Out | MM | Tex Avery | 9951 | May 24, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
A Coy Decoy | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 9938 | June 7, 1941 |
|
No | |
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs, Elmer-like character | 9953 | June 7, 1941 |
|
Yes |
|
Porky's Prize Pony | LT | Chuck Jones | Porky | 9940 | June 21, 1941 |
|
No |
|
The Wacky Worm | MM | Friz Freleng | 93 | June 21, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
Meet John Doughboy | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 74 | July 5, 1941 |
|
No |
|
The Heckling Hare | MM | Tex Avery | Bugs Bunny, Willoughby | 75 | July 5, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Inki and the Lion | MM | Chuck Jones | Inki, Mynah bird | 79 | July 19, 1941 |
|
Yes | |
Aviation Vacation | MM | Tex Avery | 91 | August 2, 1941 |
|
No | ||
We, the Animals - Squeak! | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 76 | August 9, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Sport Chumpions | MM | Friz Freleng | 77 | August 16, 1941 |
|
No |
| |
The Henpecked Duck | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 78 | August 30, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Snowtime for Comedy | MM | Chuck Jones | Two Curious Puppies | 95, BR 1254 | August 30, 1941 |
|
Yes | |
All This and Rabbit Stew | MM | Tex Avery (uncredited) | Bugs | 173 | September 13, 1941 | No |
| |
Notes to You | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky Pig | 174 | September 20, 1941 |
|
No |
|
The Brave Little Bat | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 177, BR 1252 | September 27, 1941 | Yes | ||
The Bug Parade | MM | Tex Avery | 211, BR 1262 | October 11, 1941 |
|
Yes | ||
Robinson Crusoe Jr. | LT | Norm McCabe | Porky | 172 | October 25, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Rookie Revue | MM | Friz Freleng | 353 | October 25, 1941 |
|
No |
| |
Saddle Silly | MM | Chuck Jones | 213 | November 8, 1941 |
|
No | ||
The Cagey Canary | MM | Tex Avery Bob Clampett |
225 | November 22, 1941 |
|
Yes |
| |
Porky's Midnight Matinee | LT | Chuck Jones | Porky | 192 | November 22, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Rhapsody in Rivets | MM | Friz Freleng | 175, BR 1365 | December 6, 1941 |
|
Yes |
| |
Wabbit Twouble | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 413 | December 20, 1941 |
|
No |
|
Porky's Pooch | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky | 176 | December 27, 1941 |
|
No |
|
1942
This year marks the beginning of production of color Looney Tunes. For this year and next, most would still be in black and white.
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
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Hop, Skip and a Chump | MM | Friz Freleng | 223 | January 3, 1942 |
|
Yes | ||
Porky's Pastry Pirates | LT | Friz Freleng | Porky | 226 | January 17, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Bird Came C.O.D. | MM | Chuck Jones | Conrad | 351 | January 17, 1942 |
|
No | |
Aloha Hooey | MM | Tex Avery Bob Clampett |
227 | January 31, 1942 |
|
No |
| |
Who's Who in the Zoo | LT | Norm McCabe | Porky | 224 | February 14, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Porky's Cafe | LT | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig, Conrad | 444 | February 21, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Conrad the Sailor | MM | Chuck Jones | Conrad, Daffy | 415 | February 28, 1942 |
|
No | |
Crazy Cruise | MM | Tex Avery Bob Clampett |
Bugs (cameo) | 445 | March 14, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 573 | March 28, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Saps in Chaps | LT | Friz Freleng | 446 | April 11, 1942 | No |
| ||
Horton Hatches the Egg | MM | Bob Clampett | 441 | April 11, 1942 |
|
Yes |
| |
Dog Tired | MM | Chuck Jones | Two Curious Puppies | 417 | April 25, 1942 |
|
No | |
Daffy's Southern Exposure | LT | Norm McCabe | Daffy | 442 | May 2, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Wacky Wabbit | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 603 | May 2, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Draft Horse | MM | Chuck Jones | 575 | May 9, 1942 |
|
No | ||
Nutty News | LT | Bob Clampett | Elmer Fudd (cameo) | 772 | May 23, 1942 | No |
| |
Lights Fantastic | MM | Friz Freleng | 443 | May 23, 1942 | No | |||
Hobby Horse Laffs | LT | Norm McCabe | 768 | June 6, 1942 | No |
| ||
Hold the Lion, Please | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs | 609 | June 13, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Gopher Goofy | LT | Norm McCabe | 440 | June 27, 1942 | No |
| ||
Double Chaser | MM | Friz Freleng | Hector | 607, BR 1181 | June 27, 1942 |
|
Yes | |
Wacky Blackout | LT | Bob Clampett | 778 | July 11, 1942 |
|
No |
| |
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid | MM | Bob Clampett | Beaky, Bugs | 605 | July 11, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Foney Fables | MM | Friz Freleng | 625 | August 1, 1942 |
|
No |
| |
The Ducktators | LT | Norm McCabe | 770 | August 1, 1942 |
|
No |
| |
The Squawkin' Hawk | MM | Chuck Jones | Henery | 627 | August 8, 1942 |
|
Yes |
|
Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner | LT | Bob Clampett | 798 | August 22, 1942 |
|
No |
| |
Fresh Hare | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 629 | August 22, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Impatient Patient | LT | Norm McCabe | Daffy | 774 | September 5, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Fox Pop | MM | Chuck Jones | 721 | September 5, 1942 |
|
Yes |
| |
The Dover Boys | MM | Chuck Jones | Dover Boys | 631 | September 12, 1942 |
|
No |
|
The Hep Cat | LT | Bob Clampett | Willoughby (Rosebud name) | 776, BR 1177 | October 3, 1942 |
|
Yes |
|
The Sheepish Wolf | MM | Friz Freleng | 719, BR 1180 | October 17, 1942 |
|
Yes |
| |
The Daffy Duckaroo | LT | Norm McCabe | Daffy | 802 | October 24, 1942 | No |
| |
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 723 | October 31, 1942 |
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No | |
A Tale of Two Kitties | MM | Bob Clampett | Babbit and Catstello, Tweety | 725 | November 21, 1942 |
|
Yes |
|
My Favorite Duck | LT | Chuck Jones | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1085, BR 1179 | December 5, 1942 |
|
Yes |
|
Ding Dog Daddy | MM | Friz Freleng | Willoughby | 825 | December 5, 1942 |
|
No |
|
Case of the Missing Hare | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs | 829 | December 12, 1942 |
|
No |
|
1943
- Blue Ribbon re-releases start this year, cartoons from 1936-41 reissued in the 1943-44 and the first half of the 1944-45 season had their original credits cut, but the closing was kept. After the first half of the 1944-45 season, closings may have been kept depending on the year reissued.
- All Looney Tunes are in black and white except where noted.
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
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Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs | MM | Bob Clampett | 827 | January 16, 1943 | No |
| ||
Confusions of a Nutzy Spy | LT | Norm McCabe | Porky | 804 | January 23, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Pigs in a Polka | MM | Friz Freleng | 1100 | February 6, 1943 |
|
Yes |
| |
Tortoise Wins by a Hare | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle | 915 | February 20, 1943 |
|
No |
|
To Duck .... or Not to Duck | LT | Chuck Jones | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 800 | March 6, 1943 |
|
No |
|
The Fifth-Column Mouse | MM | Friz Freleng | 913, BR 1182 | March 6, 1943 |
|
Yes |
| |
Flop Goes the Weasel | MM | Chuck Jones | 1112 | March 20, 1943 |
|
Yes | ||
Hop and Go | LT | Norm McCabe | 1054 | March 27, 1943 |
|
No |
| |
Super-Rabbit | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny | 1029 | April 3, 1943 |
|
No | |
MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 995, BR 1228 | April 17, 1943 | Yes | |||
The Wise Quacking Duck | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy | 1056 | May 1, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Tokio Jokio | LT | Norm McCabe | 1058 | May 15, 1943 | No |
| ||
Greetings Bait | MM | Friz Freleng | 973 | May 15, 1943 |
|
Yes | ||
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs | 993 | June 12, 1943 |
|
No | |
The Aristo-cat | MM | Chuck Jones | Hector, Claude, Hubie and Bertie | 1031, BR 1229 | June 19, 1943 | Yes |
| |
Yankee Doodle Daffy | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1048 | July 3, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Wackiki Wabbit | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs | 1051 | July 3, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Porky Pig's Feat | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny (cameo) | 11-13 | July 17, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Tin Pan Alley Cats | MM | Bob Clampett | 975 | July 17, 1943 | No |
| ||
Scrap Happy Daffy | LT | Frank Tashlin | Daffy | 10-13 | August 21, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Hiss and Make Up | MM | Friz Freleng | 3-13 | September 11, 1943 |
|
Yes | ||
A Corny Concerto | MM | Bob Clampett | Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 19-12 | September 18, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Fin 'n' Catty | MM | Chuck Jones | Claude | 21-12 | October 23, 1943 |
|
Yes | |
Falling Hare | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, The Gremlin | 8-13 | October 30, 1943 |
|
No |
|
Inki and the Minah Bird | MM | Chuck Jones | Inki, Mynah bird | 23-12 | November 13, 1943 |
|
Yes |
|
Daffy - The Commando | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy, Adolf Hitler | 12-13 | November 27, 1943 |
|
No |
|
An Itch in Time | MM | Bob Clampett | Elmer, Willoughby, A. Flea | 24-12 | December 4, 1943 |
|
Yes | |
Puss n' Booty | LT | Frank Tashlin | 13-13 | December 11, 1943 |
|
No |
|
1944
Leon Schlesinger sold his cartoon studio to Warner Bros. in 1944, and Eddie Selzer took over as producer after Buckaroo Bugs was released.
Beginning this year, all cartoons are in color and all cartoons are under copyright.
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Red Riding Rabbit | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs | 25-12 | January 1, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
What's Cookin' Doc? | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs | 22-12 | January 8, 1944 |
|
No | ||
Meatless Flyday | MM | Friz Freleng | 1-13 | January 29, 1944 |
|
No | |||
Tom Turk and Daffy | LT | Chuck Jones | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tom Turk | 1-14 | February 12, 1944 | No | |||
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Three Bears | 2-13 | February 26, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
I Got Plenty of Mutton | LT | Frank Tashlin | 2-14 | March 11, 1944 |
|
No | |||
The Weakly Reporter | MM | Chuck Jones | 6-13 | March 25, 1944 |
|
No | |||
Tick Tock Tuckered | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 3-13, BR 1184 | April 8, 1944 | Yes |
| ||
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs | 4-13 | April 22, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
Swooner Crooner | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky Pig | 5-13 | May 6, 1944 |
|
Yes |
| |
Russian Rhapsody | MM | Bob Clampett | 26-12 | May 20, 1944 |
|
No | |||
Duck Soup to Nuts | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 5-14, BR 1227 | May 27, 1944 |
|
Yes | ||
Angel Puss | LT | Chuck Jones | 4-14 | June 3, 1944 | No |
| |||
Slightly Daffy | MM | Friz Freleng | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 20-12, BR 1224 | June 17, 1944 |
|
Yes |
| |
Hare Ribbin' | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, | 10-13 | June 24, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
Brother Brat | LT | Frank Tashlin | Porky | 6-14 | July 15, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
Hare Force | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Willoughby (Sylvester name) | 9-13 | July 22, 1944 |
|
No | ||
From Hand to Mouse | LT | Chuck Jones | 3-14, BR 1255 | August 5, 1944 |
|
Yes | |||
Birdy and the Beast | MM | Bob Clampett | Tweety, Hector, Prototype Sylvester | 5-13 | August 19, 1944 |
|
No |
|
|
Buckaroo Bugs | LT | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, Red Hot Ryder | 7-14 | August 26, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears | MM | Friz Freleng | 13-13, BR 1253 | September 2, 1944 | Yes |
| |||
Plane Daffy | LT | Frank Tashlin | Daffy Duck, Hatta Mari | 8-14 | September 16, 1944 |
|
No |
| |
Lost and Foundling | MM | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 1-14, BR 1187 | September 30, 1944 | Yes | |||
Booby Hatched | LT | Frank Tashlin | 9-14, BR 1185 | October 14, 1944 |
|
Yes | |||
The Old Grey Hare | MM | Bob Clampett | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 11-13 | October 28, 1944 |
|
No | ||
The Stupid Cupid | LT | Frank Tashlin | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 10-14, BR 1232 | November 25, 1944 |
|
Yes |
| |
Stage Door Cartoon | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 12-13 | December 16, 1944 |
|
No |
|
1945
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odor-able Kitty | LT | Chuck Jones | Pepé | 8-13, BR 1230 | January 6, 1945 |
|
Yes |
|
Herr Meets Hare | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs, Adolf Hitler | 7-13 | January 13, 1945 |
|
No |
|
Draftee Daffy | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy | 1-15 | January 27, 1945 |
|
No | |
The Unruly Hare | MM | Frank Tashlin | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 4-14 | February 10, 1945 |
|
No | |
Trap Happy Porky | LT | Chuck Jones | Claude Cat, Hubie & Bertie, Hector, Porky Pig | 9-15, BR 1186 | February 24, 1945 | Yes | ||
Life with Feathers | MM | Friz Freleng | Sylvester | 2-14, BR 1231 | March 24, 1945 |
|
Yes |
|
Behind the Meat-Ball | LT | Frank Tashlin (uncredited) | Hector, Fido | 13-14 | April 7, 1945 |
|
No |
|
Hare Trigger | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 9-14 | May 5, 1945 |
|
No |
|
Ain't That Ducky | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy | 14-14. BR 1313 | May 19, 1945 |
|
Yes |
|
A Gruesome Twosome | MM | Bob Clampett | Tweety, Captain and Schnooks, Hector | 3-14 | June 9, 1945 |
|
No |
|
Tale of Two Mice | LT | Frank Tashlin | Babbit and Catstello (mice versions) | 7-15, BR 1309 | June 30, 1945 |
|
Yes |
|
Wagon Heels | MM | Bob Clampett | Porky Pig | 6-14 | July 28, 1945 | No |
| |
Hare Conditioned | LT | Chuck Jones | Bugs | 5-14 | August 11, 1945 |
|
No | |
Fresh Airedale | MM | Chuck Jones | 12-15, BR 1259 | August 25, 1945 |
|
Yes | ||
Bashful Buzzard | LT | Bob Clampett | Beaky | 4-14, BR 1310 | September 8, 1945 |
|
Yes | |
Peck Up Your Troubles | MM | Friz Freleng | Sylvester, Hector | 15-15, BR 1233 | October 20, 1945 |
|
Yes | |
Hare Tonic | LT | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | L-8-14 | November 10, 1945 |
|
No | |
Nasty Quacks | MM | Frank Tashlin | Daffy Duck, Melissa Duck | 11-15 | December 1, 1945 |
|
No |
|
1946
Starting with "Hair-Raising Hare", the 1946-47 rings are used.
Starting with "Kitty Kornered", the writing "That's all Folks!" is featured on Looney Tunes shorts like the Merrie Melodies shorts.
Starting with "Rhapsody Rabbit", "Directed By" is used instead of "Direction" to credit directors.
Starting with "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery", new opening and ending renditions of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" are used until 1955.
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book Revue | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy | 8-15, BR 1234 | January 5, 1946 |
|
Yes |
|
Baseball Bugs | LT | Friz Freleng | Bugs | 12-14 | February 2, 1946 |
|
No | |
Holiday for Shoestrings | MM | Friz Freleng | 7-14 | February 23, 1946 |
|
Yes | ||
Quentin Quail | MM | Chuck Jones | Quentin Quail | 6-15 | March 2, 1946 |
|
No | |
Baby Bottleneck | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Drunked stork | 12-15, BR 1256 | March 16, 1946 |
|
Yes | |
Hare Remover | MM | Frank Tashlin (uncredited) | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 10-14 | March 23, 1946 |
|
No |
|
Daffy Doodles | LT | Robert McKimson | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 13-15, BR 1307 | April 6, 1946 |
|
Yes |
|
Hollywood Canine Canteen | MM | Robert McKimson | 11-14 | April 20, 1946 |
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No | ||
Hush My Mouse | LT | Chuck Jones | Sniffles | 13-14, BR 1258 | May 4, 1946 | Yes |
| |
Hair-Raising Hare | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Gossamer | 1-15 | May 25, 1946 |
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No |
|
Kitty Kornered | LT | Bob Clampett | Porky Pig, Sylvester | 1-16 | June 8, 1946 |
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No |
|
Hollywood Daffy | MM | Friz Freleng (uncredited) | Daffy | 2-15 | June 22, 1946 |
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No |
|
Acrobatty Bunny | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs | 3-15 | June 29, 1946 |
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No |
|
The Eager Beaver | MM | Chuck Jones | Eager Beaver | 2-16, BR 1354 | July 13, 1946 |
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Yes | |
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery | LT | Bob Clampett | Daffy, Porky (cameo) | M-4-15 | July 20, 1946 |
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No | |
Bacall to Arms | MM | Bob Clampett(uncredited)(planned), Arthur Davis(uncredited)(finished) | 1017 | August 3, 1946 |
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No |
| |
Of Thee I Sting | LT | Friz Freleng | 3-16, BR 1260 | August 17, 1946 |
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Yes | ||
Walky Talky Hawky | MM | Robert McKimson | Foghorn Leghorn, Henery, Barnyard Dawg | 4-16, BR 1353 | August 31, 1946 |
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Yes |
|
Racketeer Rabbit | LT | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny | M-5-15 | September 14, 1946 |
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No | |
Fair and Worm-er | MM | Chuck Jones | Pepe le Pew (cameo) | 5-16, BR 1401 | September 28, 1946 |
|
Yes | |
The Big Snooze | LT | Bob Clampett (uncredited) | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | L-6-16 | October 5, 1946 |
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No |
|
The Mouse-Merized Cat | MM | Robert McKimson | Babbit and Catstello (mice versions) | 7-15, BR 1404 | October 19, 1946 |
|
Yes | |
Mouse Menace | LT | Arthur Davis | Porky | 1028, BR 1358 | November 2, 1946 |
|
Yes | |
Rhapsody Rabbit | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs | 1040 | November 9, 1946 |
|
No | |
Roughly Squeaking | LT | Chuck Jones | Claude, Hubie and Bertie, Hector | 7-16, BR 1357 | November 23, 1946 | Yes |
1947
Starting this year, some cartoons would be produced in Cinecolor instead of Technicolor due to a strike at the Technicolor studio[1]. By late 1949, all cartoons will be produced in 3-hue Technicolor.
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
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One Meat Brawl | MM | Robert McKimson | Barnyard, Porky | 1015, BR 1360 | January 18, 1947 |
|
Yes | |
The Goofy Gophers | LT | Arthur Davis | Goofy Gophers, Bugs Bunny (cameo) |
1021, BR 1375 | January 25, 1947 |
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Yes |
|
The Gay Anties | MM | Friz Freleng | 8-15, BR 1351 | February 15, 1947 |
|
Yes | ||
Scent-imental over You | LT | Chuck Jones | Pepé | 1016, BR 1356 | March 8, 1947 |
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Yes | |
A Hare Grows in Manhattan | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Hector | 1020 | March 22, 1947 |
|
No |
|
Birth of a Notion | LT | Robert McKimson | Daffy Duck | 1018, BR 1352 | April 12, 1947 |
|
Yes |
|
Tweetie Pie | MM | Friz Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety | 1026, BR 1374 | May 3, 1947 |
|
Yes | |
Rabbit Transit | LT | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle | 1025 | May 10, 1947 |
|
No | |
Hobo Bobo | MM | Robert McKimson | Bobo Elephant, Mynah Bird | 1022, BR 1359 | May 17, 1947 |
|
Yes | |
Along Came Daffy | LT | Friz Freleng | Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam | 1019, BR 1355 | June 7, 1947 |
|
Yes | |
Inki at the Circus | MM | Chuck Jones | Inki, Mynah bird | 1029, BR 1376 | June 21, 1947 |
|
Yes | |
Easter Yeggs | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 1027 | June 28, 1947 |
|
No |
|
Crowing Pains | LT | Robert McKimson | Foghorn, Barnyard Dawg. Henery, Sylvester | 1030, BR 1371 | July 12, 1947 |
|
Yes |
|
A Pest in the House | MM | Chuck Jones | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1024 | August 2, 1947 |
|
No | |
The Foxy Duckling | MM | Arthur Davis | 1031, BR 1366 | August 23, 1947 |
|
Yes | ||
House Hunting Mice | LT | Chuck Jones | Hubie and Bertie | 1049, BR 1370 | September 6, 1947 | Yes |
| |
Little Orphan Airedale | LT | Chuck Jones | Charlie, Porky Pig, Rags McMutt | 1032, 1411 | October 4, 1947 |
|
Yes |
|
Doggone Cats | MM | Arthur Davis | Sylvester, Wellington | 1054, BR 1401 | October 25, 1947 |
|
Yes |
|
Slick Hare | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 1033 | November 1, 1947 |
|
No | |
Mexican Joyride | LT | Arthur Davis | Daffy | 1034 | November 29, 1947 |
|
No | |
Catch as Cats Can | MM | Arthur Davis | Sylvester | 1038 | December 6, 1947 |
|
No | |
A Horse Fly Fleas | LT | Robert McKimson | A. Flea | 1060, BR 1410 | December 13, 1947 |
|
Yes |
|
1948
"Haredevil Hare" marks the final color Warner Bros. cartoon to be part of the Associated Artists Productions package. Warner Bros. would keep the rest of the color cartoons for their own television packages (known as the "post-1948" package).
The byline "Color by Technicolor" starts being used in "Bugs Bunny Rides Again".
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gorilla My Dreams | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny, Gruesome Gorilla | 1036 | January 3, 1948 |
|
No |
|
Two Gophers from Texas | MM | Arthur Davis | Goofy Gophers | 1066, BR 1403 | January 17, 1948 |
|
Yes |
|
A Feather in His Hare | LT | Chuck Jones | Bugs | 1023 | February 7, 1948 |
|
No | |
What Makes Daffy Duck | LT | Arthur Davis | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1069 | February 14, 1948 |
|
No |
|
What's Brewin', Bruin? | LT | Chuck Jones | Three Bears | 1035, BR 1372 | February 26, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
Daffy Duck Slept Here | MM | Robert McKimson | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1039 | March 6, 1948 |
|
No | |
A Hick a Slick and a Chick | MM | Arthur Davis | 1073 | March 13, 1948 |
|
No |
| |
Back Alley Oproar | MM | Friz Freleng | Elmer, Sylvester | 1037, BR 1377 | March 27, 1948 |
|
Yes |
|
I Taw a Putty Tat | MM | Friz Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Hector | 1072, BR 1407 | April 3, 1948[2] |
|
Yes |
|
Rabbit Punch | MM | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, The Crusher | 1043 | April 10, 1948 |
|
No |
|
Hop, Look and Listen | LT | Robert McKimson | Hippety Hopper, Sylvester, Hector | 1042, BR 1373 | April 17, 1948 |
|
Yes |
|
Nothing but the Tooth | MM | Arthur Davis | Porky | 1041 | May 1, 1948 |
|
No | |
Buccaneer Bunny | LT | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 1047 | May 8, 1948 |
|
No | |
Bone Sweet Bone | MM | Arthur Davis | 1082, BR 1404 | May 22, 1948 |
|
Yes |
| |
Bugs Bunny Rides Again | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 1050 | June 12, 1948 |
|
No |
|
The Rattled Rooster | LT | Arthur Davis | 1048, BR 1402 | June 26, 1948 |
|
Yes | ||
The Up-Standing Sitter | LT | Robert McKimson | Daffy, Hector | 1087 | July 3, 1948 |
|
No |
|
The Shell Shocked Egg | MM | Robert McKimson | 1045, BR 1368 | July 10, 1948 |
|
Yes |
| |
Haredevil Hare | LT | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian | 1052 | July 24, 1948 |
|
No |
|
You Were Never Duckier | MM | Charles M. Jones | Daffy Duck, Henery Hawk | 1046, BR 1369 | August 7, 1948 |
|
Yes |
|
Dough Ray Me-ow | MM | Arthur Davis | Heathcliff and Louie | 1088 | August 14, 1948 |
|
No |
|
Hot Cross Bunny | MM | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1053 | August 21, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
The Pest That Came to Dinner | LT | Arthur Davis | Porky Pig | 1051, BR 1506 | September 11, 1948 | Yes | ||
Hare Splitter | MM | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny | 1059, BR 1501 | September 25, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
Odor of the Day | LT | Arthur Davis | Pepé, Wellington | 1093 | October 2, 1948 | No |
| |
The Foghorn Leghorn | MM | Robert McKimson | Foghorn, Henery | 1057, BR 1405 | October 9, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
A-Lad-In His Lamp | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1065 | October 23, 1948 |
|
No | |
Daffy Dilly | MM | Charles M. Jones | Daffy Duck | 1064, BR 1413 | October 30, 1948 | Yes |
| |
Kit for Cat | LT | I. Freleng | Elmer Fudd, Sylvester | 1055, BR 1407 | November 6, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
The Stupor Salesman | LT | Arthur Davis | Daffy Duck | 1058 | November 20, 1948 |
|
No | |
Riff Raffy Daffy | LT | Arthur Davis | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1079 | November 27, 1948 |
|
No |
|
My Bunny Lies over the Sea | MM | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny | 1062 | December 4, 1948 |
|
Yes | |
Scaredy Cat | MM | Charles M. Jones | Porky Pig, Sylvester | 1056, BR 1412 | December 18, 1948 |
|
Yes |
|
1949
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Blue Ribbon | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wise Quackers | LT | I. Freleng | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1063 | January 1, 1949 | Yes | ||
Hare Do | MM | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 1068 | January 15, 1949 |
|
No |
|
Holiday for Drumsticks | MM | Arthur Davis | Daffy Duck, Tom Turk | 1096 | January 22, 1949 |
|
No |
|
Awful Orphan | MM | Charles M. Jones | Charlie, Porky Pig | 1067, BR 1516 | January 29, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Porky Chops | LT | Arthur Davis | Porky Pig | 1061 | February 12, 1949 |
|
No | |
Mississippi Hare | LT | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny, Colonel Shuffle | 1071, BR 1508 | February 26, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Paying the Piper | LT | Robert McKimson | Porky Pig | 1070, BR 1451 | March 12, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Daffy Duck Hunt | LT | Robert McKimson | Barnyard Dawg, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1078, BR 1458 | March 26, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Rebel Rabbit | MM | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1074, BR 1517 | April 9, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Mouse Wreckers | LT | Charles M. Jones | Claude, Hubie and Bertie, Hector | 1076, BR 1452 | April 23, 1949 | Yes |
| |
High Diving Hare | LT | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 1077 | April 30, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
The Bee-Deviled Bruin | MM | Charles M. Jones | The Three Bears | 1084 | May 14, 1949 | *Blu-ray - LTCC Volume 1 | Yes | |
Curtain Razor | LT | I. Freleng | Porky Pig | 1081 | May 21, 1949 | No |
| |
Bowery Bugs | MM | Arthur Davis | Bugs Bunny | 1085 | June 4, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Mouse Mazurka | MM | I. Freleng | Sylvester | 1075, BR 1460 | June 11, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Long-Haired Hare | LT | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny | 1080 | June 25, 1949 |
|
No | |
Henhouse Henery | LT | Robert McKimson | Foghorn, Henery | 1090, BR 1454 | July 2, 1949 | Yes | ||
Knights Must Fall | MM | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny | 1086 | July 16, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Bad Ol' Putty Tat | MM | I. Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety | 1095., BR 1462 | July 23, 1949 | Yes | ||
The Grey Hounded Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1083 | August 6, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Often an Orphan | MM | Charles M. Jones | Charlie, Porky Pig | 1098 | August 13, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
The Windblown Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1094 | August 27, 1949 |
|
No | |
Dough for the Do-Do | MM | I. Freleng (uncredited) | Porky Pig | 1044, BR 1453 | September 3, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Fast and Furry-ous | LT | Charles M. Jones | Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner | 1091, BR 1455 | September 17, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Each Dawn I Crow | MM | I. Freleng | Elmer Fudd | 1092, BR 1461 | September 24, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Frigid Hare | MM | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny, Playboy | 1089 | October 8, 1949 |
|
No | |
Swallow the Leader | LT | Robert McKimson | 1100, BR 1456 | October 15, 1949 |
|
Yes | ||
Bye, Bye Bluebeard | MM | Arthur Davis | Porky Pig | 1101 | October 22, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
For Scent-imental Reasons | LT | Charles M. Jones | Pepé, Penelope | 1104, BR 1457 | November 12, 1949 |
|
Yes |
|
Hippety Hopper | MM | Robert McKimson | Hippety, Sylvester, Hector the Bulldog | 1097, BR 1463 | November 19, 1949 | Yes | ||
Which Is Witch | LT | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny | 1099 | December 3, 1949 | No | ||
Bear Feat | LT | Charles M. Jones | The Three Bears | 1113, BR 1459 | December 10, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
Rabbit Hood | MM | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny | 1102 | December 24, 1949 |
|
Yes | |
A Ham in a Role | LT | Robert McKimson | Goofy Gophers | 1106 | December 31, 1949 |
|
Yes |
Private Snafu shorts
- Main article: Private Snafu
- Main article: List of Private Snafu shorts
All of these shorts are in the public domain.
Title | Director | Release date | DVD availability | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coming!! Snafu | Chuck Jones | June 1, 1943 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Gripes | Friz Freleng | July 1943 | LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Spies | Chuck Jones | August 1943 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4; Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
The Goldbrick | Frank Tashlin | September 1, 1943 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
The Infantry Blues | Chuck Jones | September 1, 1943 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Fighting Tools | Bob Clampett | October 1, 1943 | Private Snafu Golden Classics |
Cameo of Daffy Duck. |
The Home Front | Frank Tashlin | November 1, 1943 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Rumors | Friz Freleng | December 1, 1943 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Booby Traps | Bob Clampett | January 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Snafuperman | Friz Freleng | March 1, 1944 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike | Chuck Jones | March 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
A Lecture on Camouflage | Chuck Jones | April 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Gas | Chuck Jones | May 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics |
Cameo of Bugs Bunny. |
Going Home | Chuck Jones | Unreleased, (Planned for 1944) |
Private Snafu Golden Classics | The often-quoted "Coming Home" is a non-existent title. It refers to "Going Home" - "Coming Home" was a result of an old typo.[3] |
The Chow Hound | Frank Tashlin | June 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Censored | Frank Tashlin | July 1, 1944 | LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 Private Snafu Golden Classics |
|
Outpost | Chuck Jones | August 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Payday | Friz Freleng | September 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Three Brothers | Friz Freleng | September 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics |
Cameo of Bugs Bunny. |
Target Snafu | Friz Freleng | October 1, 1944 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
In the Aleutians – Isles of Enchantment | Chuck Jones | February 1, 1945 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
It's Murder She Says | Chuck Jones | February 1, 1945 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Hot Spot | Friz Freleng | July 1, 1945 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Operation Snafu | Friz Freleng | October 1, 1945 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
No Buddy Atoll | Chuck Jones | October 1, 1945 | Private Snafu Golden Classics | |
Secrets of the Caribbean | Chuck Jones | Unreleased (planned for 1945) |
Master given to the Army[3] Lost cartoon |
Note: Private Snafu Cartoons, made by UPA, MGM, and Harman-Ising studio (in 1940's) are not listed.
These titles are in the public domain, and are available at no charge from YouTube and the Internet Archive.
Title | Director | Release date | LTGC availability (all as special features) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Good Egg | Chuck Jones | November 15, 1945 | Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 | |
The Return of Mr. Hook | Robert McKimson | November 15, 1945 | Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 | |
Tokyo Woes | Robert Clampett | November 15, 1945 | Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
Notes
- "Take Heed Mr. Tojo" is the first cartoon in the Hook series produced at Walter Lantz studio and released in December 1944.
Miscellaneous shorts
Title | Director | Release date | DVD & Blu-ray availability | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any Bonds Today? | Bob Clampett | April 2, 1942 | LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons) (edited) | Bugs, Elmer, and Porky all appear |
Point Rationing of Foods | Chuck Jones | February 25, 1943 | LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) | Documentary with limited animation |
Dive Bombing Crashes | 1945 | Only entry in the Navy's Flight Safety Training film series made by Warner Bros. | ||
So Much for So Little | Chuck Jones | January 1, 1949 | LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4, Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners, Academy Awards Animation Collection, Disc 1, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) | Theatrically screened |
- Jasper Goes Hunting is a George Pal Puppetoon stop-motion animation film with a brief standard animation cameo appearance of Bugs Bunny (animated by Robert McKimson), released by Paramount Pictures in 1944.
References