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Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)

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This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1930 and 1939, plus the 1929 pilot film which was used to sell the Looney Tunes series to Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros.. A total of 271 shorts were released during the 1930s.

1929 — 1 title

Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid, a 1929 live-action short film produced to sell a series of Bosko cartoons, was never released to theaters, and therefore not seen by a wide audience until 71 years later on Cartoon Network's television special Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons. The film was produced in May 1929, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. In the film, a cartoonist (portrayed in live action by Rudolph Ising) draws Bosko, who comes to life. Bosko speaks, sings, dances and plays the piano before the cartoonist sucks him into his ink pen and pours him back into the inkwell. Bosko pops out of the bottle and promises to return.

It can be seen on disc 4 of the first volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection as a special feature, which is part of the Toonheads: Lost Cartoons program.

1930 — 5 titles

All cartoons are Looney Tunes starring Bosko and are all directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales.

Title Co-star Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
Sinkin' in the Bathtub Honey 1930-04-19 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2 (special feature)
  • First officially released Warner Bros. cartoon.
  • First publicly released Bosko cartoon; first appearance of Honey
Congo Jazz 1930-09-XX LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Hold Anything Honey 1930-10-XX
  • Co-starring Honey
The Booze Hangs High 1930-11-XX LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Box Car Blues 1930-12-XX

1931 — 17 titles

All cartoons before Lady, Play Your Mandolin! are directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. All Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, and all Looney Tunes cartoons after The Tree's Knees are directed by Hugh Harman. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales.

Title Series Characters Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
Big Man from the North LT Bosko, Honey 1931-01-XX
Ain't Nature Grand! LT Bosko 1931-03-XX
Ups 'n Downs LT Bosko, 1931-03-XX
Dumb Patrol LT Bosko, Honey 1931-05-XX
  • Not be confused with another Looney Tune of the same name, released in 1964, starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.
Yodeling Yokels LT Bosko, Honey 1931-06-XX
Bosko's Holiday LT Bosko, Honey 1931-07-XX
The Tree's Knees LT Bosko 1931-07-XX
Lady, Play Your Mandolin! MM Animals, Foxy, Roxy 1931-08-XX LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (edited as part of special feature)
DVD release of Little Caesar (unedited;unrestored)
  • First Merrie Melodies cartoon
  • First appearance of Foxy
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! MM Foxy, Radio, Roxy 1931-09-05 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
DVD release of The Public Enemy (unedited; unrestored)
Bosko Shipwrecked LT Bosko 1931-09-19
One More Time MM Foxy, Mugs, Roxy 1931-10-03 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Bosko the Doughboy LT Bosko 1931-10-17 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 2
You Don't Know What You're Doin' MM Fluffy, Piggy, The Car 1931-10-31 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • First appearance of Piggy
Bosko's Soda Fountain LT Bosko, 1931-11-14
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land MM Banjo Player, Fluffy, Piggy 1931-11-28
Bosko's Fox Hunt LT Bosko, Bruno 1931-12-12 '
Red-Headed Baby MM Piggy, Red-Headed Baby, Toymaker 1931-12-26

1932 — 26 titles

All cartoons are directed by Hugh Harman or Rudolf Ising. All cartoons are scored by Frank Marsales.

Title Series Characters Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
Bosko at the Zoo LT Bosko, Honey 1932-01-09
Pagan Moon MM 1932-01-31
Battling Bosko LT Bosko, Honey 1932-02-06
Freddy the Freshman MM Freddy the Freshman 1932-02-20
Big-Hearted Bosko LT Baby, Bosko, Bruno 1932-03-05
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee MM 1932-03-19
Bosko's Party LT Bosko, Honey, Kitten, Wilbur 1932-04-02
Goopy Geer MM Goopy Geer, 1932-04-16
  • First appearance of Goopy Geer.
Bosko and Bruno LT Bosko, Bruno 1932-04-30
It's Got Me Again! MM 1932-05-14 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2, (special feature)
Bosko and Honey LT Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur 1932-XX-XX
  • Never released theatrically. Later reworked into "Bosko's Dizzy Date". Sometimes argued that Bosko and Honey was only Working title.
Moonlight for Two MM Goopy Geer, 1932-06-11 Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3, Disc 1 (unrestored)
Bosko's Dog Race LT Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1932-06-25
The Queen Was in the Parlor MM Goopy Geer 1932-07-09
Bosko at the Beach LT Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur 1932-07-23
I Love a Parade MM 1932-08-06 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3, (special feature)
Bosko's Store LT Bosko, Honey, Mouse, Wilbur 1932-08-13
Bosko the Lumberjack LT Bosko, Honey 1932-09-03
You're too Careless With Your Kisses! MM 1932-09-10
Ride Him, Bosko! LT Bosko, First Cartoonist, Honey, Second Cartoonist 1932-09-17 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • Earliest-released WB cartoon still under copyright
I Wish I Had Wings MM 1932-10-15
Bosko the Drawback LT Bosko, Honey 1932-10-22
A Great Big Bunch of You MM 1932-11-12
Bosko's Dizzy Date LT Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur 1932-11-19
Three's a Crowd MM 1932-12-10
Bosko's Woodland Daze LT Bosko, Bruno 1932-12-17

1933 — 23 titles

All, cartoons up until "Buddy's Day Out", are scored by Frank Marsales.

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives MM Rudolf Ising 1933-01-07 DVD release of Lady Killer (unrestored)
Bosko in Dutch LT Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng Bosko, Bruno, Honey, Wilbur 1933-01-14
  • First cartoon directed by Friz Freleng
One Step Ahead of My Shadow MM Rudolf Ising 1933-02-04 Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3, Disc 3 (unrestored)
  • Earliest-released Merrie Melodie still under copyright
Bosko in Person LT Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng Bosko, Honey, Ted Lewis 1933-02-11 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Young and Healthy MM Rudolf Ising 1933-03-04 DVD release of Footlight Parade (unrestored)
Bosko the Speed King LT Hugh Harman Bosko, Honey 1933-03-11
The Organ Grinder MM Rudolf Ising 1933-04-08 DVD release of Mayor of Hell (unrestored)
Bosko's Knight-Mare LT Hugh Harman Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1933-04-29
Wake Up the Gypsy in Me MM Rudolf Ising 1933-05-13 DVD release of Picture Snatcher (unrestored)
Bosko the Sheep-Herder LT Hugh Harman Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1933-06-03
I Like Mountain Music MM Rudolf Ising 1933-06-10 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature)
Beau Bosko LT Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng Bosko, Honey 1933-07-01
Shuffle Off to Buffalo MM Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng Little Boy, Old Man, Singing Babies 1933-07-08 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Bosko's Mechanical Man LT Hugh Harman Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1933-07-29 DVD release of Morning Glory
The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon MM Rudolf Ising 1933-08-05 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Bosko the Musketeer LT Hugh Harman Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1933-08-12
Bosko's Picture Show LT Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng Bosko, Bruno, Honey 1933-08-26 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • Final appearance of Bosko in a WB Cartoon
We're in the Money MM Rudolf Ising 1933-08-26 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • Final cartoon produced by Harman-Ising
  • Final cartoon scored by Frank Marsales
Buddy's Day Out LT Tom Palmer Buddy, Cookie 1933-09-09 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • First cartoon directed by Tom Palmer
  • First cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions
  • First appearance of Buddy
  • First cartoon scored by Bernard Brown and Norman Spence
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song MM Tom Palmer 1933-09-30 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
  • Final cartoon directed by Tom Palmer
Buddy's Beer Garden LT Earl Duvall Buddy, Cookie 1933-11-18 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
  • First cartoon directed by Earl Duvall
Buddy's Show Boat LT Earl Duvall Buddy, Cookie 1933-12-09
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence MM Earl Duvall 1933-12-16 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature)

1934 — 25 titles

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
Buddy the Gob LT Friz Freleng Buddy 1934-01-13
  • First cartoon entirely directed by Friz Freleng
Pettin' in the Park MM Bernard Brown 1934-01-27 DVD release of Gold Diggers of 1933 (unrestored)
  • First cartoon directed by Bernard Brown
Honeymoon Hotel MM Earl Duvall 1934-02-17 DVD release of Footlight Parade (unrestored)
  • Cinecolor (first WB cartoon in color)
Buddy and Towser LT Friz Freleng Buddy 1934-02-24
Buddy's Garage LT Earl Duvall Buddy, Cookie 1934-04-14
Beauty and the Beast MM Friz Freleng Girl, Jester, Sandman, Toy Soldier 1934-04-14
  • Cinecolor
Those Were Wonderful Days MM Bernard Brown 1934-04-26
Buddy's Trolley Troubles LT Friz Freleng Buddy, Cookie 1934-05-05
Goin' to Heaven on a Mule MM Friz Freleng 1934-05-19
Buddy of the Apes LT Ben Hardaway Buddy, Cookie, Tribal Chief 1934-05-26 First cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway
How Do I Know It's Sunday MM Friz Freleng Various 1934-06-09 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature)
Buddy's Bearcats LT Jack King Buddy, Cookie 1934-06-23 *First cartoon directed by Jack King
Why Do I Dream Those Dreams MM Friz Freleng 1934-06-30
Buddy's Circus LT Jack King Buddy 1934-08-25 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
The Miller's Daughter MM Friz Freleng 1934-09-08
Buddy the Detective LT Jack King Buddy, Cookie, The Mad Musician 1934-09-15
The Girl at the Ironing Board MM Friz Freleng 1934-09-15
Viva Buddy LT Jack King Buddy, Cookie, Pancho 1934-09-29
Shake Your Powder Puff MM Friz Freleng 1934-09-29 DVD release of The Gay Divorcee
(no MM opening or closing titles; unrestored)
Buddy the Woodsman LT Jack King Buddy, Cookie 1934-10-20
Rhythm in the Bow MM Ben Hardaway 1934-10-20
  • Final Merrie Melodies cartoon in black & white
Those Beautiful Dames MM Friz Freleng 1934-11-10 DVD release of Dames (unrestored)
  • 2-strip Technicolor (first WB cartoon in Technicolor)
Buddy's Adventures LT Ben Hardaway Bearded Old Man, Buddy, Cookie, Policeman 1934-11-17
Pop Goes Your Heart MM Friz Freleng 1934-12-08
  • 2-strip Technicolor
Buddy the Dentist LT Ben Hardaway Buddy, Cookie 1934-12-15

1935 — 23 titles

All Merrie Melodies are in 2-strip Technicolor (except where noted).

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Blu-Ray availability Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name MM Friz Freleng Buddy, Cookie 1935-01-19
The Country Boy MM Friz Freleng 1935-02-09
Buddy's Theatre LT Ben Hardaway Buddy, Cookie 1935-02-16
I Haven't Got a Hat MM Friz Freleng Beans, Ex, Ham, Little Kitty, Miss Cud, Porky Pig 1935-03-09 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3
  • First appearance of Beans and Porky Pig
Buddy's Pony Express LT Ben Hardaway Buddy, Cookie, Dog Buying Whiskey, Villain 1935-03-09
Along Flirtation Walk MM Friz Freleng 1935-04-06
Buddy of the Legion LT Ben Hardaway Buddy 1935-04-06
My Green Fedora MM Friz Freleng 1935-05-04
Buddy's Lost World LT Jack King Buddy 1935-05-18
Into Your Dance MM Friz Freleng Singing Dog 1935-06-08 DVD release of Annie Oakley (unrestored)
Buddy's Bug Hunt LT Jack King Buddy, Butterfly, Spider 1935-06-22
Buddy in Africa LT Ben Hardaway Buddy 1935-07-06
The Country Mouse MM Friz Freleng Beans, Porky Pig 1935-07-13 First cartoon to be reissued.
  • Blue ribbon
Buddy Steps Out LT Jack King Buddy, Cookie 1935-07-20
The Merry Old Soul MM Friz Freleng Babies, Lambs, Mary, Woman in the Shoe 1935-08-17
  • Blue ribbon
Buddy the Gee Man LT Jack King Buddy, MachineGun Mike, Prisoners, Warden 1935-08-24 DVD release of G Men (unrestored)
  • Final appearance of Buddy in a WB cartoon.
The Lady in Red MM Friz Freleng 1935-09-07
  • Blue ribbon
A Cartoonist's Nightmare LT Jack King Beans, Demon Beast, Villains 1935-09-21 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
Hollywood Capers LT Jack King Beans, Little Kitty 1935-10-19 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
Little Dutch Plate MM Friz Freleng Vinegar Bottle 1935-10-19
  • Blue ribbon
Gold Diggers of '49 LT Tex Avery Beans, Little Kitty, Porky Pig 1935-11-02 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
  • First short directed by Tex Avery
Billboard Frolics MM Friz Freleng Dave Rub-Em-Off, Eddie Camphor, Worm 1935-11-09 DVD release of Captain Blood (MM end title removed; unrestored)
  • First use of "Merrily We Roll Along". in a WB cartoon
Flowers for Madame MM Friz Freleng 1935-11-20
  • Blue ribbon
    3-strip Technicolor

1936 — 32 titles

All Merrie Melodies are in 3-strip Technicolor, except where noted.
This year, the Merrie Melodies series adopts "Merrily We Roll Along" as its theme (the first cartoon to use this theme is Boulevardier from the Bronx). The Merrie Melodies series also begins using "target" opening and closing titles this year (starting with I Wanna Play House, minus the "zooming" WB shield).

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Notes
I Wanna Play House MM Friz Freleng 1936-01-11
  • First Merrie Melodies cartoon with the opening rings
Alpine Antics LT Jack King Beans, Kitty 1936-01-25 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
  • Reissued in color
The Cat Came Back MM Friz Freleng 1936-02-08
  • Blue ribbon
  • 2-Strip Technicolor
The Phantom Ship LT Jack King Beans, Ham and Ex 1936-02-24
Boom Boom LT Jack King Beans, Porky 1936-02-29 DVD release of The Charge of the Light Brigade (unrestored)
The Fire Alarm LT Jack King Ham and Ex 1935-03-09
I'm a Big Shot Now MM Friz Freleng 1936-04-11 DVD release of Bullets or Ballots (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
  • Final cartoon scored by Bernard Brown
The Blow Out LT Tex Avery Porky 1936-04-24
Westward Whoa LT Jack King Beans, Ham & Ex, Kitty, Porky 1936-04-25
  • Final appearance of Ham and Ex
  • Public domain
Plane Dippy LT Tex Avery Porky 1936-04-30
  • Final appearance of Beans and Little Kitty
Let It Be Me MM Friz Freleng 1936-05-09 DVD release of Follow the Fleet (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
Fish Tales LT Jack King Porky 1936-05-23
I'd Love to Take Orders From You MM Tex Avery 1936-05-25
Bingo Crosbyana MM Friz Freleng 1936-05-30 DVD release of Swing Time (unrestored)
Page Miss Glory MM Tex Avery (uncredited) 1936-06-09 LTGC Volume 6, Disc 4
Shanghaied Shipmates LT Jack King Porky 1936-06-20
When I Yoo Hoo MM Friz Freleng 1936-06-27
Porky's Pet LT Jack King Porky 1936-07-11
I Love to Singa MM Tex Avery 1936-07-18 LTPC Volume 1, Disc 2, LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4 & DVD release of Happy Feet(2-Disc DVD release)
  • Blue ribbon Original titles restored on DVD
Porky the Rain-Maker LT Tex Avery Porky 1936-08-01
Sunday Go to Meetin' Time MM Friz Freleng 1936-08-08
  • Blue ribbon
  • Part of the Censored Eleven
Porky's Poultry Plant LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1936-08-22 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
  • First score by Carl Stalling.
  • First cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin
At Your Service Madame MM Friz Freleng Piggy 1936-08-29
  • Final score by Norman Spencer.
  • First appearance of Piggy in a Technicolor
Porky's Moving Day LT Jack King Porky 1936-09-12
  • Last LT cartoon directed by Jack King.
Toy Town Hall MM Friz Freleng 1936-09-19 DVD release of Shall We Dance (unrestored)
Boulevardier from the Bronx MM Friz Freleng 1936-10-10
Little Beau Porky LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1936-10-14 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
The Coo Coo Nut Grove MM Friz Freleng 1936-11-28 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
The Village Smithy LT Tex Avery Porky 1936-12-05
Porky in the North Woods LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1936-12-19 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Milk and Money LT Tex Avery Porky 1936-12-28 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Don't Look Now MM Tex Avery 1936-12-30
  • Blue ribbon

1937 — 36 titles

From now on, all Merrie Melodies are in 3-strip Technicolor.
Beginning this year, the Merrie Melodies "target" title sequences change colors, with a different color (or color blend) each year. the first new ring colors are a yellow-orange blend, which is first seen on I Wanna Be a Sailor.
Also beginning this year, the Looney Tunes series adopts "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" as its theme (beginning with Rover's Rival).

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Notes
He Was Her Man MM Friz Freleng 1937-01-02
  • Blue ribbon
Porky the Wrestler LT Tex Avery Porky 1937-01-09
Pigs Is Pigs MM Friz Freleng Piggy 1937-01-09 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Road Race LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1937-02-07 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
Picador Porky LT Tex Avery Porky 1937-02-27
Fella with the Fiddle, The MM Friz Freleng 1937-03-27
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Romance LT Frank Tashlin Petunia, Porky 1937-04-03 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3
  • First appearance of Petunia Pig
  • Final cartoon to have Porky voiced by Joe Dougherty
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter MM Friz Freleng 1937-04-10 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
Porky's Duck Hunt LT Tex Avery Daffy, Porky 1937-04-17 The Essential Daffy Duck
  • First appearance of Daffy Duck
  • First paring of Daffy and Porky
  • First cartoon with Porky being voiced by Mel Blanc
  • First WB cartoon with 'slapstick comedy' genres
Porky and Gabby LT Ub Iwerks Gabby, Porky 1937-05-15 DVD release of Black Legion (unrestored)
  • First appearance of Gabby Goat
  • First cartoon directed by Ub Iwerks
I Only Have Eyes For You MM Tex Avery 1937-05-18 DVD release of Dames (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
Clean Pastures MM Friz Freleng 1937-05-22
  • Part of the Censored Eleven
Porky's Building LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1937-06-19
Streamlined Greta Green MM Friz Freleng 1937-06-19
Sweet Sioux MM Friz Freleng 1937-06-26
  • Blue ribbon
  • First use of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in a WB cartoon
Porky's Super Service LT Ub Iwerks Porky 1937-07-03 DVD release of Kid Galahad (unrestored)
Uncle Tom's Bungalow MM Tex Avery 1937-07-12
  • Part of the Censored Eleven
Porky's Badtime Story LT Bob Clampett Gabby, Porky 1937-07-24
  • First cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.
  • First Clampett animation of Chuck Jones.
Plenty of Money and You MM Friz Freleng 1937-07-31 DVD release of Gold Diggers of 1937 (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
  • First cartoon to use "Merrily We Roll Along" on the closing titles
Ain't We Got Fun MM Tex Avery 1937-08-02 DVD release of The Life of Emile Zola (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Railroad LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1937-08-07 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Get Rich Quick Porky LT Bob Clampett Gabby, Porky 1937-08-28 *Second film directed by Bob Clampett.
  • Second animation for Clampett of Chuck Jones (again).
  • First use of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in a Looney Tunes cartoon
Speaking of the Weather MM Frank Tashlin 1937-09-04 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon Original titles restored on DVD
Porky's Garden LT Tex Avery Porky 1937-09-11
Dog Daze MM Friz Freleng 1937-09-18
I Wanna Be a Sailor MM Tex Avery 1937-09-25 DVD release of Kid Galahad
  • Blue ribbon
Rover's Rival LT Bob Clampett Porky 1937-10-09
  • First cartoon with "Merry Go Round Broke Down" opening theme
  • First cartoon to feature "Porky drum ending"
  • Third film directed by Bob Clampett.
  • Clampett's third animation of Chuck Jones (yet again).
Lyin' Mouse, The MM Friz Freleng 1937-10-16
  • Blue ribbon
  • First cartoon to give story credit. In this cast to Tedd Pierce
Case of the Stuttering Pig, The LT Frank Tashlin Petunia, Porky 1937-10-30 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Porky's Double Trouble LT Frank Tashlin Petunia, Porky 1937-11-13 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Egghead Rides Again MM Tex Avery Egghead 1937-11-29 DVD release of Kid Galahad (unrestored)
  • First appearance of Egghead
Sunbonnet Blue, A MM Tex Avery 1937-12-01
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Hero Agency LT Bob Clampett Porky 1937-12-04 DVD release of Marked Woman (unrestored) *Fourth film directed by Bob Clampett.
  • Only score by Stalling credited as "Carl W. Stallings".
Woods Are Full Of Cuckoos, The MM Frank Tashlin 1937-12-04 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
September in the Rain MM Friz Freleng 1937-12-18 DVD release of Carefree (Edited;unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon
Little Red Walking Hood MM Tex Avery Egghead 1937-12-23 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon Original titles restored on DVD

1938 — 40 titles

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Notes
Daffy Duck and Egghead MM Tex Avery Daffy, Egghead 1938-01-01 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4
  • Blue ribbon Original titles restored on DVD
  • Only cartoon to co-star Daffy and Egghead
  • Daffy's first color appearance
Porky's Poppa LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-01-15 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
  • First time the fictional company "Acme" is mentioned in a WB cartoon
My Little Buckeroo MM Friz Freleng 1938-01-29
  • Blue ribbon
Porky at the Crocadero LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1938-02-05 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
  • Blue ribbon
Jungle Jitters MM Friz Freleng 1938-02-19
  • Part of the Censored Eleven
What Price Porky LT Bob Clampett Daffy, Porky 1938-02-26 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Sneezing Weasel, The MM Tex Avery 1938-03-12
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Phoney Express LT Cal Howard, Cal Dalton Porky 1938-03-19
Star Is Hatched, A MM Friz Freleng 1938-04-02 DVD release of Bringing Up Baby (unrestored)
Porky's Five and Ten LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-04-16 DVD release of Hollywood Hotel (unrestored)
Penguin Parade, The MM Tex Avery 1938-04-23
Porky's Hare Hunt LT Ben Hardaway Porky, Proto-Bugs 1938-04-30
  • First appearance of Proto-Bugs
  • Sequel to 1937's Porky's Duck Hunt
Now That Summer Is Gone MM Frank Tashlin 1938-05-14 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon
Injun Trouble LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-05-21
Isle of Pingo-Pongo, The MM Tex Avery Egghead 1938-05-28
  • Blue ribbon

Part of the Censored Eleven

Porky the Fireman LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1938-06-04 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Katnip Kollege MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1938-06-11 LTPC Volume 1, Disc 2 and LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4
  • Blue ribbon
Have You Got Any Castles? MM Frank Tashlin 1938-06-25 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4
Porky's Party LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-06-25 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3
  • Blue ribbon
Love and Curses MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1938-07-09 DVD release of Gold Diggers in Paris (unrestored)
Porky's Spring Planting LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1938-07-16
Cinderella Meets Fella MM Tex Avery Egghead 1938-07-23 DVD release of The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (unrestored)
Porky & Daffy LT Bob Clampett Daffy, Porky 1938-08-06 DVD release of Angels with Dirty Faces (unrestored)
Major Lied Till Dawn, The MM Frank Tashlin 1938-08-13
A-Lad-In Bagdad MM Cal Howard, Cal Dalton Egghead 1938-08-27
Wholly Smoke LT Frank Tashlin Porky 1938-08-27 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Cracked Ice MM Frank Tashlin 1938-09-10 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Feud There Was, A MM Tex Avery Egghead 1938-09-24
  • Blue ribbon
  • First use of the name Elmer Fudd
Porky in Wackyland LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-09-24 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 3
Little Pancho Vanilla MM Frank Tashlin 1938-10-08 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Naughty Nephew LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-10-15
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas MM Tex Avery Egghead 1938-10-22
  • Blue ribbon
Porky in Egypt LT Bob Clampett Porky 1938-11-05 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3
You're an Education MM Frank Tashlin 1938-11-05 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon
Night Watchman, The MM Chuck Jones 1938-11-19 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 4
  • Blue ribbon; Original titles restored on DVD
  • First cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.
Daffy Doc, The LT Bob Clampett Daffy, Porky 1938-11-26 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3
Daffy Duck in Hollywood MM Tex Avery Daffy 1938-12-03 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
Count Me Out MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Egghead 1938-12-17 DVD release of The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (unrestored)
Porky the Gob LT Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Porky 1938-12-17
Mice Will Play, The MM Tex Avery 1938-12-31 DVD release of Jezebel (unrestored)
  • Blue ribbon

1939 — 44 titles

Title Series Director Characters Release date DVD availability Notes
Lone Stranger and Porky, The LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-01-07
Dog Gone Modern MM Chuck Jones Two Curious Puppy 1939-01-14
  • First apearance of Two Curious Puppy
Hamateur Night MM Tex Avery Egghead 1939-01-28
It's an Ill Wind LT Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Porky, Dizzy Duck 1939-01-28
Robin Hood Makes Good MM Chuck Jones 1939-02-11
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Tire Trouble LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-02-18
Gold Rush Daze MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1939-02-25
Day at the Zoo MM Tex Avery Egghead 1939-03-11
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Movie Mystery LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-03-11
Prest-O Change-O MM Chuck Jones Proto-Bugs,Two Curious Puppy 1939-03-25
  • Blue ribbon
Chicken Jitters LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-04-01
Bars and Stripes Forever MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1939-04-08 DVD release of Invisible Stripes (unrestored)
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur MM Chuck Jones Daffy 1939-04-22 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Final cartoon to open up with "Vitaphone Presents"
Porky and Teabiscuit LT Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Porky 1939-04-22 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3 First cartoon to open up with "Warner Bros. Presents"
Thugs with Dirty Mugs MM Tex Avery 1939-05-06 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
  • Blue ribbon
Kristopher Kolumbus, Jr. LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-05-13 DVD release of The Old Maid (unrestored)
Naughty But Mice MM Chuck Jones Sniffles 1939-05-20
  • First appearance of Sniffles
Hobo Gadget Band MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1939-05-27
  • Blue ribbon
Polar Pals LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-06-03 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Scalp Trouble LT Bob Clampett Daffy, Porky 1939-06-24
Believe It or Else MM Tex Avery Egghead 1939-06-25
Old Glory MM Chuck Jones Porky 1939-07-01 LTPC Volume 1, Disc 1 and LTGC Volume 2, Disc 3
  • Blue ribbon
  • Porky's first 3-strip Technicolor appearance
Dangerous Dan McFoo MM Tex Avery 1939-07-15 DVD release of Dodge City (unrestored) *Blue ribbon Features fully developed "Elmer Fudd" voice (voiced by Dan McFoo)
Porky's Picnic LT Bob Clampett Petunia, Porky 1939-07-15
Snowman's Land MM Chuck Jones 1939-07-29
Wise Quacks LT Bob Clampett Daffy, Porky 1939-08-05 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4
Hare-um Scare-um MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Proto-Bugs 1939-08-12 DVD release of Invisible Stripes (unrestored)
Detouring America MM Tex Avery 1939-08-26 DVD release of Each Dawn I Die (unrestored)
Little Brother Rat MM Chuck Jones Sniffles 1939-09-02
  • Blue ribbon
Porky's Hotel LT Bob Clampett Porky,Dizzy Duck 1939-09-02
Sioux Me MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1939-09-09
  • Blue ribbon
Jeepers Creepers LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-09-23
  • First Looney Tune to use the 1939-1946 version of the "Porky drum ending"
Land of the Midnight Fun MM Tex Avery 1939-09-23 DVD release of Allegheny Uprising (unrestored)
Little Lion Hunter MM Chuck Jones Inki 1939-10-07
  • Blue ribbon
  • First appearance of Inki
Naughty Neighbors LT Bob Clampett Proto-Bugs (cameo), Petunia, Porky 1939-10-07
  • Final appearance of Petunia Pig
  • Last Looney Tune to use the 1937 version of the "Porky drum ending".
Good Egg, The MM Chuck Jones 1939-10-21
  • Blue ribbon
Fresh Fish MM Tex Avery 1939-11-04
  • Blue ribbon
Pied Piper Porky LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-11-04
Fagin's Freshman MM Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton 1939-11-18
  • Blue ribbon
Porky the Giant Killer LT Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton Porky 1939-11-18
Sniffles and the Bookworm MM Chuck Jones Sniffles 1939-12-02
  • Blue ribbon
Screwball Football MM Tex Avery 1939-12-16
Film Fan, The LT Bob Clampett Porky 1939-12-16 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 2
Curious Puppy, The MM Chuck Jones Two Curious Puppy 1939-12-30
  • Blue ribbon

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

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