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Revision as of 11:45, 7 September 2023

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

For a more comprehensive list, see Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939).

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.

Title Director Starring Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Bosko and Honey Hugh Harman Bosko the Tall-Ink Kid 1999 (made in 1932) —
  • Planned for theatrical release
  • Release on VHS in 1999 but was made in 1932 and reworked into Bosko's Dizzy Date
  • First Bosko the Tall-Ink Kid 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 Sidney Salkow — July 12, 1939 —
  • 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

For a more comprehensive list, see Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949).

A total of 307 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 in a Puppetoon short and in two Warner Bros. live-action features.

Title Director Starring Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Any Bonds Today? Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny April 2, 1942 LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons) (edited)
Jasper Goes Hunting George Pal Jasper 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 and Tweety April 15, 1949 Looney Tunes Golden Collection, vol. 1 (special features).
  • Bugs Bunny and Tweety make cameo appearances in this live-action Warner Bros. film.

1950s

For a more comprehensive list, see Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959).

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

1960s

For a more comprehensive list, see Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969).

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 DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Adventures of the Road Runner Chuck Jones , Maurice Noble and Tom Ray Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner June 2, 1962 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 2

1970s–present

For a more comprehensive list, see 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

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Looney Tunes feature films.

Television series

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Looney Tunes television series.

Television specials

For a more comprehensive list, see 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

References

Complete single-page filmographies

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