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{{Short description|Filmography}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' filmography}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' filmography}}
This is a '''listing of the shorts, feature films, television programs, and television specials''' in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon series, extending from 1929 through the present day. Altogether, 1,002 animated theatrical cartoon shorts alone were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s (1000 official and 2 cut downs). From the beginning to the present day, 1,041 cartoon shorts have been created.
This is a listing of the shorts, feature films, television programs, and television specials in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon series, extending from 1929 through the present day. Altogether, 1,002 animated shorts alone were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s (1000 official and 2 cut downs). From the beginning to the present day, 1,041 theatrical shorts have been created.


== 1920s–1930s ==
== 1920s–1930s ==
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)}}
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)}}


A total of 270 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
A total of 270 shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
<br>Additionally at least one cartoon short was produced in the 1930s, but never theatrically released. A private Warner Bros end-of-year blooper reel with animated sequences featuring [[Porky Pig]] was included. This reel was never screened in theaters. A theatrical feature included an animated sequence featuring a Porky Pig lookalike.
<br>Additionally at least one short was produced in the 1930s, but never publicly released in theaters. A private Warner Bros end-of-year blooper reel with animated sequences featuring [[Porky Pig]] was included. This reel was never screened in theaters. A theatrical feature included an animated sequence featuring a Porky Pig lookalike.


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{{Episode list
|''[[Bosko and Honey]]''
|RTitle = ''[[Bosko|Bosko and Honey]]''
|Hugh Harman
|Aux2 = [[Rollin Hamilton]] & [[Robert McKimson]]
|Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur
|Aux3 = [[Frank Marsales]]
|1999 (made in 1932)
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999}}
|N/A
|ShortSummary = The original version of what would later become ''[[Bosko's Dizzy Date]]''. This version was planned for a theatrical release and was originally produced in 1932, but the ''Bosko's Dizzy Date'' version was released instead. It was not released to the public until in 1999 when it was released on VHS.
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* Planned for theatrical release
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* Release on VHS in 1999 but was made in 1932 and reworked into ''[[Bosko's Dizzy Date]]''
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* First Bosko, Honey, Bruno, and Wilbur cartoon since 1933.
|RTitle = ''Breakdowns of 1939''
|-
|Aux2 = [[Rod Scribner]]
|''Breakdowns of 1939''
|Aux3 = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
| Unknown
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1939|1|1}}
|[[Porky Pig]]
|ShortSummary = Annual Warner Bros. blooper reel in which included several sequences of Porky Pig swearing. Porky's sequences were edited together and released as a bonus on the [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]] DVD set.
|January 1, 1939
|LineColor = #232325
|[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4|LTGC Volume 4, Disc 4]]
}}
[[Porky Pig 101]]
{{Episode list
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|RTitle = ''[[She Married a Cop]]''
* Annual Warner Bros. blooper reel in which included several sequences of Porky Pig swearing. Porky's sequences were edited together and released as Bonus on DVD.
|Aux2 = [[Leon Schlesinger]]
|-
|Aux3 = [[Cy Feuer]]
|''[[She Married a Cop]]''
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1939|7|12}}
| Unknown
|ShortSummary = [[Republic Pictures]] film, with animation sequences produced by [[Leon Schlesinger]] studio. The star of the sequence character resembles some of the earliest incarnations of Porky Pig.
| Paddy the Pig
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|July 12, 1939
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| N/A
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* [[Republic Pictures]] film, with animation sequences produced by [[Leon Schlesinger]] studio. Paddy The Pig is the star of the sequence character resembles some of the earliest incarnations of Porky Pig
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== 1940s ==
== 1940s ==
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)}}
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)}}
A total of 307 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were released in the 1940s. Additionally, Bugs Bunny was featured in government-sponsored short for [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]], but he also made a cameo appearance a [[Puppetoon]] short and in two Warner Bros Live-action features.
A total of 307 shorts were produced and theatrically released in the 1940s. Additionally, Bugs Bunny was featured in a government-sponsored short for [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]], but he also made a cameo appearance in a [[Puppetoon]] short and in two Warner Bros. live-action features.

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|RTitle = ''[[Any Bonds Today?]]''
|DirectedBy = [[Bob Clampett]]
|WrittenBy = Bob Clampett
|Aux2 = [[Virgil Ross]], [[Robert McKimson]], [[Gerry Chiniquy]] & [[Rod Scribner]]
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!Title
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!Release date
!Release date
!Availability
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|''[[Any Bonds Today?]]''
|[[Bob Clampett]]
|Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig
|April 2, 1942
|[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1|LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3]] (part of ''[[ToonHeads]]: The Lost Cartoons'') (edited)
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|-
|-
|''[[Jasper Goes Hunting]]''
|''[[Jasper Goes Hunting]]''
| [[George Pal]]
| [[George Pal]]
|Jasper
|Bugs Bunny, Jasper, Professor Scarecrow, and Blackbird
| July 28, 1944
| July 28, 1944
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| The Puppetoon Movie volume 2 - Blu-ray
* Blu-ray - The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
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* Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this [[Puppetoons]] film
* Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this [[Puppetoons]] film
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| Bugs Bunny
| Bugs Bunny
|August 27, 1948
|August 27, 1948
| [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1|''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'', vol. 1 (special features)]].
|
|
* DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' (special feature)
* Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this Live-action Warner Bros film.
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* Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this live-action Warner Bros. film.
|-
|-
|''[[My Dream Is Yours]]''
|''[[My Dream Is Yours]]''
|Friz Freleng (uncredited)
|Friz Freleng (uncredited)
| Bugs Bunny, Tweety
| Bugs Bunny and Tweety
|April 15, 1949
|April 15, 1949
| [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1|''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'', vol. 1 (special features)]].
|
|
* DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' (special feature)
* Bugs Bunny and Tweety make a cameo appearance in this Live-action Warner Bros film.
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* Bugs Bunny and Tweety make cameo appearances in this live-action Warner Bros. film.
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== 1950s ==
== 1950s ==
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)}}
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)}}
A total of 278 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were theatrically released in the 1950s. There were no additional animated theatrical cartoon shorts produced during the decade.
A total of 278 shorts were produced and theatrically released in the 1950s. There were no additional shorts produced during the decade.


== 1960s ==
== 1960s ==
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)}}
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)}}


A total of 147 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were released during the 1960s; additionally, an unaired television cartoon pilot featuring the Road Runner was theatrically screened instead.
A total of 147 shorts were released during the 1960s; additionally, an unaired television cartoon pilot featuring the Road Runner was theatrically screened instead.


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|''[[Adventures of the Road Runner]]''
|''[[Adventures of the Road Runner]]''
|[[Chuck Jones]]
|[[Chuck Jones]], [[Maurice Noble]] and [[Tom Ray]]
|Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Ralph Phillips
|[[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner]]
|June 2, 1962
|June 2, 1962
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|[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2|LTGC Volume 2, Disc 2]]
* DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2]]''
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* Unsold TV pilot, screened in theaters.
* Unsold TV pilot, screened in theaters.
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==1970s–present==
==1970s–present==
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present)}}
{{Main list|Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present)}}
Since the end of the regular production of the series in 1969, Warner Bros. has occasionally produced new ''Looney Tunes'' shorts that have been released theatrically.


===Feature films===
===Feature films===
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===Television specials===
===Television specials===
{{Main list|List of Looney Tunes television specials}}
{{Main list|List of Looney Tunes television specials}}

== Further reading ==
* ''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)


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]''
* ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]''


== Further reading ==
==References==
* ''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}}
{{Reflist}}
* ''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)


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 04:49, 7 December 2024

This is a listing of the shorts, feature films, television programs, and television specials in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon series, extending from 1929 through the present day. Altogether, 1,002 animated shorts alone were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s (1000 official and 2 cut downs). From the beginning to the present day, 1,041 theatrical shorts have been created.

1920s–1930s

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A total of 270 shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
Additionally at least one short was produced in the 1930s, but never publicly released in theaters. A private Warner Bros end-of-year blooper reel with animated sequences featuring Porky Pig was included. This reel was never screened in theaters. A theatrical feature included an animated sequence featuring a Porky Pig lookalike.

TitleAnimated byScore byOriginal release date
Bosko and HoneyRollin Hamilton & Robert McKimsonFrank Marsales1999 (1999)
The original version of what would later become Bosko's Dizzy Date. This version was planned for a theatrical release and was originally produced in 1932, but the Bosko's Dizzy Date version was released instead. It was not released to the public until in 1999 when it was released on VHS.
Breakdowns of 1939Rod ScribnerCarl W. StallingJanuary 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Annual Warner Bros. blooper reel in which included several sequences of Porky Pig swearing. Porky's sequences were edited together and released as a bonus on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set.
She Married a CopLeon SchlesingerCy FeuerJuly 12, 1939 (1939-07-12)
Republic Pictures film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio. The star of the sequence character resembles some of the earliest incarnations of Porky Pig.

1940s

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A total of 307 shorts were produced and theatrically released in the 1940s. Additionally, Bugs Bunny was featured in a government-sponsored short for U.S. Department of the Treasury, but he also made a cameo appearance in a Puppetoon short and in two Warner Bros. live-action features.

TitleDirected byWritten byAnimated byOriginal release dateVideo if in the public domain
Any Bonds Today?Bob ClampettBob ClampettVirgil Ross, Robert McKimson, Gerry Chiniquy & Rod ScribnerApril 2, 1942 (1942-04-02)[citation needed]
Title Director Starring Release date Availability Notes
Jasper Goes Hunting George Pal Jasper July 28, 1944
  • Blu-ray - The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
Two Guys from Texas Friz Freleng (uncredited) Bugs Bunny August 27, 1948
  • Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this live-action Warner Bros. film.
My Dream Is Yours Friz Freleng (uncredited) Bugs Bunny and Tweety April 15, 1949
  • Bugs Bunny and Tweety make cameo appearances in this live-action Warner Bros. film.

1950s

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A total of 278 shorts were produced and theatrically released in the 1950s. There were no additional shorts produced during the decade.

1960s

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A total of 147 shorts were released during the 1960s; additionally, an unaired television cartoon pilot featuring the Road Runner was theatrically screened instead.

Title Directors Starring Release date Availability Notes
Adventures of the Road Runner Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble and Tom Ray Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner June 2, 1962

1970s–present

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Since the end of the regular production of the series in 1969, Warner Bros. has occasionally produced new Looney Tunes shorts that have been released theatrically.

Feature films

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Television series

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Television specials

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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)
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