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A total of 270 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
A total of 270 animated theatrical cartoon 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 animated theatrical cartoon short was produced and released 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.


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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.

1920s–1930s

A total of 270 animated theatrical cartoon shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
Additionally at least one animated theatrical cartoon short was produced and released 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.

Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Bosko and Honey Hugh Harman Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur 1999 (made in 1932) N/A
  • Planned for theatrical release
  • Release on VHS in 1999 but was made in 1932 and reworked into Bosko's Dizzy Date
  • First Bosko, Honey, Bruno, and Wilbur cartoon since 1933.
Breakdowns of 1939 Unknown Porky Pig January 1, 1939 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 4

Porky Pig 101

  • 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.
She Married a Cop Unknown Paddy the Pig July 12, 1939 N/A
  • 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

1940s

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.

Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Any Bonds Today? Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig April 2, 1942 LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons) (edited)
Jasper Goes Hunting George Pal Bugs Bunny, Jasper, Professor Scarecrow, and Blackbird July 28, 1944 The Puppetoon Movie volume 2 - Blu-ray
Two Guys from Texas Friz Freleng (uncredited) Bugs Bunny August 27, 1948 Looney Tunes Golden Collection, vol. 1 (special features).
  • Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this Live-action Warner Bros film.
My Dream Is Yours Friz Freleng (uncredited) Bugs Bunny, Tweety April 15, 1949 Looney Tunes Golden Collection, vol. 1 (special features).
  • Bugs Bunny and Tweety make a cameo appearance in this Live-action Warner Bros film.

1950s

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.

1960s

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.

Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Adventures of the Road Runner Chuck Jones Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Ralph Phillips June 2, 1962 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 2

1970s–present

Feature films

Television series

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

References

Complete single-page filmographies