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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 pilot film from 1929 which was used to sell the Looney Tunes series to Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros.
A total of 270 shorts were released during the 1930s.
1929
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Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | May 29, 1929 (1929-05-29) (private screenings) March 12, 2000 (2000-03-12) (Cartoon Network) October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) (DVD) October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16) (Blu-ray) | |
A cartoonist (portrayed in live-action by Rudolf 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. This is a live-action/animated short film starring a character named Bosko. The film was produced in May 1929 and shown by the two to various distributors. The film was first made viewable to the public on Cartoon Network's television special ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons on March 12, 2000, in an edited form. The full cartoon is present on disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 DVD and disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 Blu-ray as a special feature. |
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1930
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All cartoons are Looney Tunes starring Bosko and are all directed and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, along with Leon Schlesinger as associate producer. All cartoons are also scored by Frank Marsales, who would score all cartoons through 1932. All cartoons from this year are in the public domain.
Directing credits would not be shown for the cartoons until Buddy's Day Out in 1933.
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1 | 1 | Sinkin' in the Bathtub | Friz Freleng | April 19, 1930 (1930-04-19)[1][2] (Warner Bros. Theater Premiere) May 25, 1930 (1930-05-25)[3] (US Premiere) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 (extra, unrestored) | |
Bosko gets out of his bathtub as he goes on a car trip with his girlfriend Honey. | ||||||
2 | 2 | Congo Jazz | Carman Maxwell Paul Smith | July 26, 1930 (1930-07-26)[4][a] (earliest known date) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Bosko goes hunting for tigers in a jungle, but winds up befriending the jungle animals instead. | ||||||
3 | 3 | Hold Anything | Friz Freleng Norm Blackburn | August 9, 1930 (1930-08-09)[5][b] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko works on a construction site with a goat and several mice. | ||||||
4 | 4 | The Booze Hangs High | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | September 20, 1930 (1930-09-20)[6][c] (earliest known date) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 Blu-Ray: Anna Christie (extra) | |
Bosko is at a farm dancing with farm animals. | ||||||
5 | 5 | Box Car Blues | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell | October 18, 1930 (1930-10-18)[7][d] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko travels with a banjo-playing pig inside a boxcar. | ||||||
6 | 6 | Big Man from the North | Friz Freleng Robert Edmunds | November 22, 1930 (1930-11-22)[8] (earliest known date) | DVD: Smart Money (extra, unrestored) | |
Bosko tries to find the wanted villain found in several posters until the villain enters a saloon. | ||||||
7 | 7 | Ain't Nature Grand! | Friz Freleng Norm Blackburn | December 13, 1930 (1930-12-13)[9] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko goes fishing at a lake, but a butterfly leads him into a song-and-dance routine with the nature around him. |
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1931
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This year marks the debut of the Merrie Melodies series. All Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, all Looney Tunes until The Tree's Knees are directed by Hugh Harman and Ising and all Looney Tunes cartoons as of Bosko Shipwrecked! are directed by Harman. The directors still remain uncredited however. The cartoons mainly star Bosko, Foxy and Piggy, with the final cartoon of the year being a one-shot.
All cartoons from this year are in the public domain.
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No. overall | No. in year | Title | Series | Directed by | Animated by | Characters | Original release date | Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability | |
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8 | 1 | Ups 'n Downs | LT | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Paul Smith | Bosko | January 31, 1931 (1931-01-31)[10] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko works as a hot dog salesman at a fair, and is determined to win the fair's race with his mechanical horse. | |||||||||
9 | 2 | Dumb Patrol | LT | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Carman Maxwell | Bosko Honey | February 28, 1931 (1931-02-28)[11][e] (earliest known date) | Blu-Ray: Safe in Hell (extra, restored) | |
Bosko is a pilot during World War I and battles an enemy who destroys his plane. Note:remade as the later 1964 Bugs Bunny cartoon of the same name. | |||||||||
10 | 3 | Yodeling Yokels | LT | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Bosko Honey | March 21, 1931 (1931-03-21)[12][f] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko yodels to his girlfriend Honey while wandering through the Alps to her house. When Honey gets trapped on an iceberg flowing down the river, Bosko must save her with the aid of two dogs. | |||||||||
11 | 4 | Bosko's Holiday | LT | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Bosko Honey | May 2, 1931 (1931-05-02)[13][g] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko gets a phone call from Honey, and goes on a picnic with her. | |||||||||
12 | 5 | The Tree's Knees | LT | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | Bosko | May 16, 1931 (1931-05-16)[14][h] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko wanders through the forest with an axe, but trees come to life and song-and-dance routines occur. | |||||||||
13 | 6 | Lady, Play Your Mandolin! | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Foxy Roxy | June 13, 1931 (1931-06-13)[15][i] (earliest known date) | Blu-Ray/DVD: Little Caesar (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Cimarron (extra, restored) | |
Foxy is a gaucho visiting a local saloon disguised as a cafeteria. Note: First appearance of Foxy and Roxy. | |||||||||
14 | 7 | One More Time | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Foxy Roxy | August 8, 1931 (1931-08-08)[16][j] (earliest known date) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 Blu-Ray: Dance, Fools, Dance (extra) | |
Foxy is a police officer who deals with armed criminals, traffic violations, and Roxy's huge dog. A group of gangsters kidnap Roxy while making their getaway, so Foxy chases them on a mechanical horse. | |||||||||
15 | 8 | Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Carman Maxwell | Foxy Roxy | August 15, 1931 (1931-08-15)[17][k] (earliest known date) | Blu-Ray/DVD: The Public Enemy (extra, unrestored) DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (restored) Blu-Ray: Dance, Fools, Dance (extra, restored) | |
Foxy has a nightmare about being a trolley engineer with various problems. Note: Final appearance of Foxy and Roxy. | |||||||||
16 | 9 | Bosko Shipwrecked! | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Larry Martin | Bosko | September 5, 1931 (1931-09-05)[18][l] | N/A | |
Bosko is the captain of the ship who gets shipwrecked on an island inhabited by animals and Native Americans. | |||||||||
17 | 10 | Bosko the Doughboy | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell | Bosko | October 10, 1931 (1931-10-10)[19][m] (earliest known date) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
In another World War I-related short, Bosko is a doughboy who downs a Pelican and saves a hippo. | |||||||||
18 | 11 | Bosko's Soda Fountain | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | Bosko Honey Wilbur | October 10, 1931 (1931-10-10)[20][n] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko runs an ice cream parlor that sells ice cream sodas and cones. Meanwhile, Honey teaches a piano lesson to Wilbur, who demands an ice cream cone. Note: First appearance of Wilbur. | |||||||||
19 | 12 | You Don't Know What You're Doin'! | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Norm Blackburn | Piggy Fluffy | October 21, 1931 (1931-10-21)[o] (earliest known date) | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (restored) DVD: Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) | |
Piggy picks up his girlfriend Fluffy and takes her to a theater where an orchestra is playing. Note: First appearance of Piggy and Fluffy. | |||||||||
20 | 13 | Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Piggy Fluffy | November 14, 1931 (1931-11-14)[23] | N/A | |
Piggy must rescue Fluffy and Uncle Tom from perilous predicaments and villains. Notes:
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21 | 14 | Bosko's Fox Hunt | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Bosko Bruno | November 28, 1931 (1931-11-28)[24][p] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko goes on a fox hunt with his dog Bruno, but a fox evades them from catching or shooting him. Note: First appearance of Bruno. | |||||||||
22 | 15 | Red-Headed Baby | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell | red haired doll | December 18, 1931 (1931-12-18)[25][q] (earliest known date) | DVD: Cimarron (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Cimarron (extra, restored) | |
Around Christmas Eve, a red-haired doll and other toys come to life when the toymaker departs. Note: First one-shot cartoon. |
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1932
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All Looney Tunes cartoons are directed by Hugh Harman, while all Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, again still uncredited.
All cartoons from this year are in the public domain since their copyrights were not renewed, with four exceptions: Ride Him, Bosko!, Bosko the Drawback, Bosko's Dizzy Date, and Bosko's Woodland Daze. These four cartoons had their copyrights renewed in 1961 and will not be in the public domain until January 1, 2028.[26]
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23 | 1 | Bosko at the Zoo | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Larry Martin | Bosko Honey | January 9, 1932 (1932-01-09)[27] | N/A | |
Bosko takes Honey to a zoo and encounters various animals. | |||||||||
24 | 2 | Pagan Moon | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Polynesian boy Polynesian girl | January 31, 1932 (1932-01-31)[28] | N/A | |
A Polynesian boy plays a ukulele on the beach and various other instruments underwater. | |||||||||
25 | 3 | Battling Bosko | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Bosko Honey | February 6, 1932 (1932-02-06)[29] | N/A | |
Bosko battles Gas House Harry in a wrestling match. | |||||||||
26 | 4 | Freddy the Freshman | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 20, 1932 (1932-02-20)[30] | Blu-Ray: The Mask of Fu Manchu (extra, restored) | |
Freddy the Freshman crashes a pep rally and plays a football game. | |||||||||
27 | 5 | Big-Hearted Bosko | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | Bosko Bruno | March 5, 1932 (1932-03-05)[29] | N/A | |
Bosko and Bruno find an orphan baby in a basket after ice skating, and try to cheer it up. | |||||||||
28 | 6 | Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | March 19, 1932 (1932-03-19)[30] | N/A | |
Many American Indians are unhappy about the way that Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo and Rudy Vallée have influenced their squaws, so they sing the title song. | |||||||||
29 | 7 | Bosko's Party | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Larry Martin | Bosko Honey Wilbur | April 2, 1932 (1932-04-02)[27] | N/A | |
Bosko hosts a birthday party for her girlfriend Honey. | |||||||||
30 | 8 | Goopy Geer | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | Goopy Geer | April 16, 1932 (1932-04-16)[30] | N/A | |
Goopy Geer plays the piano on the stage at the same saloon from "Lady, Play Your Mandolin!". Note: First appearance of Goopy Geer. | |||||||||
31 | 9 | Bosko and Bruno | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Paul Smith | Bosko Bruno | April 30, 1932 (1932-04-30)[31][r] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko and his dog Bruno investigate the railroad tracks. | |||||||||
32 | 10 | It's Got Me Again! | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Thomas McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 14, 1932 (1932-05-14)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 (extra, unrestored) | |
Several miniature Mickey Mouse counterfeits play various instruments and keep a mean cat away from them. Note: First WB cartoon to be nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. | |||||||||
33 | 11 | Moonlight for Two | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Larry Martin | Goopy Geer | June 11, 1932 (1932-06-11)[32] | DVD: Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Tarzan the Ape Man (extra, restored) | |
A hillbilly Goopy Geer takes his sweetheart to a cabin where a square dance is taking place. | |||||||||
34 | 12 | Bosko's Dog Race | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Bosko Honey Bruno | June 25, 1932 (1932-06-25)[27] | N/A | |
Bosko's dog Bruno is determined to win a dog race. | |||||||||
35 | 13 | The Queen Was in the Parlor | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Goopy Geer | July 9, 1932 (1932-07-09)[27] | Blu-Ray: The Mask of Fu Manchu (extra, restored) | |
When the king hippo returns to his castle and questions about the queen, he is told that she won't be seen. Jester Goopy Geer arrives and battles a black knight who kidnaps the princess. Note: Final solo appearance of Goopy Geer, cameos in "Bosko in Dutch" the following year. | |||||||||
36 | 14 | Bosko at the Beach | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Rollin Hamilton | Bosko Honey Bruno Wilbur | July 23, 1932 (1932-07-23)[33][s] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko, Honey, Bruno and Wilbur are at a beach. When Wilbur gets swept up by a big wave while playing in a puddle, Bosko tries to save him, but the waves repeatedly push them apart. So Bruno uses a log with an electric fan to save them. | |||||||||
37 | 15 | I Love a Parade | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Thomas McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 6, 1932 (1932-08-06)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) | |
A circus is held featuring many different acts including Jo Jo the wild man, Siamese Twins depicted as pigs, a hippo who dances in a hula, and a cat who crosses a tight rope while holding an umbrella. | |||||||||
38 | 16 | Bosko's Store | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Robert McKimson | Bosko Honey Wilbur | August 13, 1932 (1932-08-13)[34] | N/A | |
Bosko cleans his general store and gets phone calls from customers. When Wilbur comes in, he causes chaos and beats up Bosko. | |||||||||
39 | 17 | Bosko the Lumberjack | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Carman Maxwell | Bosko Honey | September 3, 1932 (1932-09-03)[27] | N/A | |
Bosko is a lumberjack who chops down a sapling. When his girlfriend Honey is kidnapped by a logger, Bosko sets off to rescue her. | |||||||||
40 | 18 | You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Larry Martin | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)[27] | N/A | |
A bumblebee comes home to see his wife, who accuses him for drinking late and takes over as the honey collector. When a spider kidnaps her, the male bee calls for all the other bees to stop the spider. | |||||||||
41 | 19 | Ride Him, Bosko! | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Norm Blackburn | Bosko Honey | September 17, 1932 (1932-09-17)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Bosko is a cowboy riding his horse in the Old West. | |||||||||
42 | 20 | I Wish I Had Wings | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 15, 1932 (1932-10-15)[27] | Blu-Ray: Tarzan the Ape Man (extra, restored) | |
A black chick without wings uses a pair of discarded corsets and panties to get a meal on the farm. | |||||||||
43 | 21 | Bosko the Drawback | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Robert McKimson | Bosko | October 22, 1932 (1932-10-22)[30] | N/A | |
Bosko plays a football game similar to the one in "Freddy the Freshman". | |||||||||
44 | 22 | A Great Big Bunch of You | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Thomas McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 12, 1932 (1932-11-12)[30] | Blu-Ray: One Way Passage (extra, restored) | |
A mannequin in the city dump improvises a piano, from the junk there, to play and sing the title song. The various animals and animated junk perform in segued vignettes. | |||||||||
45 | 23 | Bosko's Dizzy Date | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Robert McKimson | Bosko Honey Bruno Wilbur | November 19, 1932 (1932-11-19)[30] | N/A | |
Honey gives Wilbur a music lesson, but he always plays the tune on his violin incorrectly. Honey then calls Bosko to go on a date. Notes:
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46 | 24 | Three's a Crowd | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Larry Martin | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 10, 1932 (1932-12-10)[30] | N/A | |
After an old man leaves the library when the clock strikes, characters from various books come to life. | |||||||||
47 | 25 | Bosko's Woodland Daze | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Bosko Bruno | December 17, 1932 (1932-12-17)[35][t] (earliest known date) | N/A | |
Bosko and his dog Bruno go out for a walk in the woods. Elves, fairies, and a hairy giant are involved in their misadventures. | |||||||||
48 | 26 | The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 21, 1932 (1932-12-21)[36] (WB Theater Premiere) December 24, 1932 (1932-12-24)[37] (US Premiere) | DVD: Lady Killer (extra, unrestored) | |
A sad boy gets happy when Santa Claus comes on Christmas Eve. |
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1933
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All cartoons from this year are under copyright. As of Buddy's Day Out, the directors are now credited, under the text "Supervision".
Frank Marsales continued to do scores until We're in the Money. After this, scoring duties were taken over by Norman Spencer and Bernard B. Brown.
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No. overall | No. in year | Title | Series | Directed by | Animated by | Characters | Original release date | Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability | |
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49 | 1 | Bosko in Dutch | LT | Friz Freleng Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Thomas McKimson | Bosko Honey Bruno Goopy Geer | January 14, 1933 (1933-01-14)[30] | N/A | |
Bosko, Honey and various animals go skating on slippery ice. When two cats fall into a hole in the ice, Bosko attempts to save them. Note: Final appearance of Goopy Geer. | |||||||||
50 | 2 | One Step Ahead of My Shadow | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Carman Maxwell | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 4, 1933 (1933-02-04)[27] | DVD: Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Footlight Parade (extra, unrestored) | |
In a Chinese city, a Chinese boy rows his boat to his sweetheart. When a dragon escapes his cage and enters their house, the boy attempts stop him from chasing the girl. | |||||||||
51 | 3 | Bosko in Person | LT | Friz Freleng Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Robert McKimson | Bosko Honey | February 11, 1933 (1933-02-11)[38] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Bosko and Honey perform a vaudeville act on a stage, including playing the piano and dancing. | |||||||||
52 | 4 | Young and Healthy | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Larry Martin | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | March 4, 1933 (1933-03-04)[27] | DVD: Footlight Parade (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: 42nd Street (extra, unrestored) | |
A king is bored with the stupid people in his court, so he goes out in search of younger people. | |||||||||
53 | 5 | Bosko the Speed King | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | Bosko Honey | March 22, 1933 (1933-03-22)[30][39] | N/A | |
There are many old cars in a car race, but Bosko is the one to beat them all in his race car. | |||||||||
54 | 6 | The Organ Grinder | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Thomas McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 8, 1933 (1933-04-08)[27] | DVD: The Mayor of Hell (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Little Women (extra, restored) | |
An Italian organ grinder plays his music in a ghetto neighborhood filled with immigrants. | |||||||||
55 | 7 | Wake Up the Gypsy in Me | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Larry Silverman | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 13, 1933 (1933-05-13)[40] | DVD: Picture Snatcher (extra, unrestored) | |
Russian Gypsies sing and dance in a Russian village. When an underage girl is kidnapped by Rice Puddin', the villagers set off to rescue her. | |||||||||
56 | 8 | Bosko's Knight-Mare | LT | Hugh Harman | Robert McKimson Robert Stokes | Bosko Honey Bruno | June 8, 1933 (1933-06-08)[41] | N/A | |
Bosko dreams about being a knight who tries to rescue Honey from the Black Knight. | |||||||||
57 | 9 | I Like Mountain Music | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Larry Martin | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 14, 1933 (1933-06-14)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) | |
Characters on magazines at a drugstore come to life and put on a show. When a man on the crime magazine starts robbing cash, the detective magazine's sleuths must catch him. | |||||||||
58 | 10 | Bosko the Sheep-Herder | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Carman Maxwell | Bosko Honey Bruno | June 14, 1933 (1933-06-14)[42] | N/A | |
While Bosko is minding a flock of sheep, he is tempted into using them as musical instruments. When a wolf dressed as a sheep steals a lamb, Bosko and Bruno set off to rescue the lamb. | |||||||||
59 | 11 | Beau Bosko | LT | Friz Freleng Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Norm Blackburn | Bosko Honey | July 1, 1933 (1933-07-01)[27][30] | N/A | |
In the Foreign Legion, Bosko is sent out to capture Ali Oop. | |||||||||
60 | 12 | Shuffle Off to Buffalo | MM | Rudolf Ising Friz Freleng | Friz Freleng Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | July 8, 1933 (1933-07-08)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
A look inside a stork's baby factory is shown. | |||||||||
61 | 13 | Bosko's Mechanical Man | LT | Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Thomas McKimson | Bosko Honey Bruno | July 29, 1933 (1933-07-29)[30] | DVD: Morning Glory (extra, unrestored) | |
A robot that Bosko builds and expected to clean Honey's house chases her, so Bosko destroys it with dynamite. | |||||||||
62 | 14 | The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon | MM | Rudolf Ising | Rollin Hamilton Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 5, 1933 (1933-08-05)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Dishes and utensils come to life in a bakery at midnight. When the Yeast Beast kidnaps Miss Dish, Mister Spoon and the other utensils must stop him. | |||||||||
63 | 15 | Bosko the Musketeer | LT | Hugh Harman | Rollin Hamilton Robert Stokes | Bosko Honey Bruno | August 12, 1933 (1933-08-12)[38] | N/A | |
While miming the moves of a fencer in Honey's house, Bosko dreams about being a musketeer. | |||||||||
64 | 16 | Bosko's Picture Show | LT | Friz Freleng Hugh Harman | Friz Freleng Carman Maxwell | Bosko Honey Bruno | August 26, 1933 (1933-08-26)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Bosko hosts a movie screening at a movie theater, including a newsreel, a short subject, and a "TNT Pictures" production featuring his girlfriend Honey. When Dirty Dalton in the movie kidnaps Honey, Bosko goes through the movie screen to save her. Note: Final appearance of Bosko, Honey and Bruno in a Warner Bros. cartoon. | |||||||||
65 | 17 | We're in the Money | MM | Rudolf Ising | Friz Freleng Larry Martin | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 26, 1933 (1933-08-26)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
When an old man exits his department and closes it for the night, a group of toys come to life and play the title song. Even the money joins in at the end. Note: Final Warner Bros. cartoon made by Harman-Ising Productions, which would continue producing cartoons at MGM under Happy Harmonies. | |||||||||
66 | 18 | Buddy's Day Out | LT | Tom Palmer | Bill Mason | Buddy Cookie | September 9, 1933 (1933-09-09)[43] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
After Buddy and Cookie set up their picnic, Cookie's baby brother Elmer is scolded for eating from the basket and climbs into the driver's seat of Buddy's car and accidentally starts it. With Elmer and Buddy's dog Happy driving away, Buddy and Cookie attempt to save them in the baby carriage. Notes:
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67 | 19 | I've Got to Sing a Torch Song | MM | Tom Palmer | Jack King | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 23, 1933 (1933-09-23)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 | |
Many 1930s celebrity caricatures and the Statue of Liberty sing the title song around the world. | |||||||||
68 | 20 | Buddy's Beer Garden | LT | Earl Duvall | Jack King Frank Tashlin | Buddy Cookie | November 11, 1933 (1933-11-11)[43] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Buddy and Cookie run a beer garden selling beers, pretzels, and other food items. Various performances are shown on a stage. | |||||||||
69 | 21 | Buddy's Show Boat | LT | Earl Duvall | Jack King Jim Pabian | Buddy Cookie | December 9, 1933 (1933-12-09)[43] | N/A | |
Buddy sails his show boat while various performances are held on it. | |||||||||
70 | 22 | Sittin' on a Backyard Fence | MM | Earl Duvall | Jack King Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 16, 1933 (1933-12-16)[44] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) | |
Two cats sing to each other in the middle of the night. Chaos ensues after a rolling pin is thrown at them. |
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1934
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This year marks the beginning of production of color WB cartoons, though only for the Merrie Melodies series. The Looney Tunes series remains in black-and-white until 1942. For this year, most Merrie Melodies cartoons would still be in black-and-white up until Rhythm in the Bow.
All cartoons from this year are under copyright.
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71 | 1 | Buddy the Gob | LT | Friz Freleng | Jack King Ben Clopton | Buddy | January 5, 1934 (1934-01-05)[45] | N/A | |
Buddy is in China to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Sacred Dragon. Note: First cartoon to credit Friz Freleng as the director. | |||||||||
72 | 2 | Pettin' in the Park | MM | Bernard B. Brown | Jack King Bob Clampett | penguin | January 27, 1934 (1934-01-27)[44] | DVD: Gold Diggers of 1933 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Gold Diggers of 1933 (extra, restored) | |
Various bird couples pet in the park while singing the title song, and then participate in a diving and swimming contest. Note first appearance of penguin. | |||||||||
73 | 3 | Honeymoon Hotel | MM | Earl Duvall | Jack King Frank Tipper | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 17, 1934 (1934-02-17)[46] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
A couple of lovebugs check in to a hotel on their honeymoon in Bugtown. When the hotel catches fire, the couple manages to escape it and get back home safely before the hotel is completely destroyed. Note: This is the first color cartoon by Warner Bros, being produced in Cinecolor. | |||||||||
74 | 4 | Buddy and Towser | LT | Friz Freleng | Jack King Robert McKimson | Buddy | February 24, 1934 (1934-02-24)[27] | N/A | |
Buddy and his big dog Towser try to attack a fox that penetrates their property. | |||||||||
75 | 5 | Buddy's Garage | LT | Earl Duvall | Jack King Sandy Walker | Buddy Cookie | April 14, 1934 (1934-04-14)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy runs a garage that fixes vehicles. When a villain kidnaps Buddy's girlfriend Cookie, Buddy must save her. | |||||||||
76 | 6 | Beauty and the Beast | MM | Friz Freleng | Jack King Rollin Hamilton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 14, 1934 (1934-04-14)[46] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
A young girl eats some fruit and chocolate when the clock strikes ten. A nightmare occurs in the nursery where the girl is kidnapped by the monster from the "Beauty and the Beast" book in Fairytale Land. Note: Produced in Cinecolor. | |||||||||
77 | 7 | Those Were Wonderful Days | MM | Bernard B. Brown | Paul Smith Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 26, 1934 (1934-04-26)[27] | N/A | |
In 1898, a barbershop quartet plays music on found objects. During the Fourth of July celebration, a hero and a villain fight for the heart of a woman at a local fairground. | |||||||||
78 | 8 | Buddy's Trolley Troubles | LT | Friz Freleng | Ben Clopton Frank Tipper | Buddy Cookie | May 5, 1934 (1934-05-05)[48] | N/A | |
Buddy drives a trolley and gets passengers on. A prisoner evades the trolley, and it is up to Buddy and Cookie to defeat him. | |||||||||
79 | 9 | Goin' to Heaven on a Mule | MM | Friz Freleng | Rollin Hamilton Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 19, 1934 (1934-05-19)[27] | N/A | |
An extremely lazy man working on a plantation has to choose between good and bad when it comes to alcohol. He dreams about going to heaven on a mule, but while up there, he is kicked down to the underworld with Hades after drinking alcohol from the "forbidden tree". Note: No longer shown on American television due to stereotyping of African-Americans. | |||||||||
80 | 10 | Buddy of the Apes | LT | Ben Hardaway | Paul Smith Sandy Walker | Buddy | May 26, 1934 (1934-05-26)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy is in a jungle doing his routines with animals. When a native chief demands the natives to catch Buddy, the animals must work together to save him and defeat the chief. | |||||||||
81 | 11 | How Do I Know It's Sunday | MM | Friz Freleng | Frank Tipper Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 9, 1934 (1934-06-09)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) | |
Products in a general store come to life and sing a song. | |||||||||
82 | 12 | Buddy's Bearcats | LT | Jack King | Ben Clopton | Buddy Cookie | June 23, 1934 (1934-06-23)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy plays a baseball game with his team "Buddy's Bearcats" against the Battling Bruisers. | |||||||||
83 | 13 | Why Do I Dream Those Dreams | MM | Friz Freleng | Rollin Hamilton Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 30, 1934 (1934-06-30)[27] | Blu-Ray: Sadie McKee (extra, restored) | |
A fantasy version of the short story "Rip Van Winkle" involving beer-guzzling leprechauns and other strange creatures. | |||||||||
84 | 14 | The Girl at the Ironing Board | MM | Friz Freleng | Frank Tipper Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 23, 1934 (1934-08-23)[49] | N/A | |
All of the laundry that is washed mysteriously comes to life late at night. | |||||||||
85 | 15 | The Miller's Daughter | MM | Friz Freleng | Rollin Hamilton Chuck Jones | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 13, 1934 (1934-10-13)[46] | N/A | |
After the household cat breaks a small ceramic figurine of a young country girl, all of the other ceramic figurines come to life. | |||||||||
86 | 16 | Shake Your Powder Puff | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Bob Clampett | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 17, 1934 (1934-10-17)[46] | DVD: The Gay Divorcee (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Sadie McKee (extra, restored) | |
A bunch of animals put on performances in a barn. When a dog gets thrown out, he plots revenge. | |||||||||
87 | 17 | Buddy the Detective | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Don Williams | Buddy Cookie | October 17, 1934 (1934-10-17)[47] | N/A | |
The Mad Musician calls Cookie to come to his house to play instruments. Buddy must solve the mystery of the Musician. | |||||||||
88 | 18 | Rhythm in the Bow | MM | Ben Hardaway | Rollin Hamilton Ben Clopton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 20, 1934 (1934-10-20)[47] | N/A | |
A bunch of hobos are on a train. Note: Final black-and-white Merrie Melodies cartoon. | |||||||||
89 | 19 | Buddy the Woodsman | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Don Williams | Buddy Cookie | October 27, 1934 (1934-10-27)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy is a lumberjack who chops down a tree carrying a nest owned by birds. When a big brown bear enters a dining cabin and scares the men eating the meal that Cookie served, both Buddy and Cookie must scare it away. | |||||||||
90 | 20 | Buddy's Circus | LT | Jack King | Robert McKimson Ben Clopton | Buddy | November 8, 1934 (1934-11-08)[47] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
Buddy holds a circus where various acts are shown. | |||||||||
91 | 21 | Those Beautiful Dames | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Chuck Jones | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 10, 1934 (1934-11-10)[27] | DVD: Dames (extra, unrestored) | |
A poor orphan girl looks at all the pretty toys through a store window on a snowy night. While she sleeps in a cabin during the snowstorm, the toys in the store come to life. Note: First WB cartoon produced in 2-strip Technicolor. | |||||||||
92 | 22 | Buddy's Adventures | LT | Ben Hardaway | Robert McKimson Don Williams | Buddy Cookie | November 17, 1934 (1934-11-17)[50] | N/A | |
Buddy and Cookie fly in a hot air balloon until a thunderstorm causes them to land in "Sourtown". When Buddy and Cookie try to entertain the locals with a singing and dancing performance, they get arrested and are led to the town's crabby king. Buddy attempts to introduce the joy of music to the royal court. | |||||||||
93 | 23 | Pop Goes Your Heart | MM | Friz Freleng | Frank Tipper Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 8, 1934 (1934-12-08)[27] | Blu-Ray: Sadie McKee (extra, restored) | |
When spring comes to the woods, forest animals go about their business. A bear scares all but one of the beavers away, and then trips over a fence while trying to shoo the bees away before running away covered in hay. | |||||||||
94 | 24 | Viva Buddy | LT | Jack King | Frank Tipper Cal Dalton | Buddy Cookie | December 12, 1934 (1934-12-12)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy and Cookie are in Mexico. | |||||||||
95 | 25 | Buddy the Dentist | LT | Ben Hardaway | Rollin Hamilton Jack King | Buddy Cookie | December 15, 1934 (1934-12-15)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy prepares fudge for his girlfriend Cookie, but his dog Bozo spills it on the floor, eats it and gets a cavity in his teeth. So Buddy trys to pull the damaged tooth out. |
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All Merrie Melodies cartoons are in 2-strip Technicolor until the end of the year, when the series adopts 3-strip Technicolor as its new color process, starting with Flowers for Madame.
With the sole exception of Hollywood Capers, all cartoons from this year are under copyright.
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96 | 1 | Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name | MM | Friz Freleng | Ben Clopton Cal Dalton | Buddy Cookie | January 19, 1935 (1935-01-19)[45] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
Buddy and Cookie are mer-kids living in the sea. Note: Only color appearance of Buddy and Cookie. | |||||||||
97 | 2 | Country Boy | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Paul Smith | Peter Rabbit | February 9, 1935 (1935-02-09)[27] | N/A | |
Peter Rabbit sneaks into a garden while his siblings go to school. Note: First appearance of Peter Rabbit. | |||||||||
98 | 3 | I Haven't Got a Hat | MM | Friz Freleng | Rollin Hamilton Jack King | Porky Pig Beans Little Kitty Ham and Ex Oliver Owl | March 2, 1935 (1935-03-02)[51] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Miss Cud introduces a school musical and recital, including Porky Pig stuttering "Paul Revere's Ride", Little Kitty forgetting her lines to "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and Ham and Ex singing "I Haven't Got a Hat". Meanwhile, Beans the Cat gets furious over Oliver Owl, including putting an unnamed dog and cat inside the piano. Note: First appearance of Porky Pig, Beans, Little Kitty, Ham and Ex, and Oliver Owl. | |||||||||
99 | 4 | Buddy's Pony Express | LT | Ben Hardaway | Ben Clopton Cal Dalton | Buddy Cookie | March 9, 1935 (1935-03-09)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy participates in a horse race in the Old West. | |||||||||
100 | 5 | Buddy's Theatre | LT | Ben Hardaway | Don Williams Sandy Walker | Buddy Cookie | April 1, 1935 (1935-04-01)[27] | N/A | |
Buddy sells tickets at a movie theater, and sets up the film reels in the auditorium. The things on the screen are a newsreel, a trailer for an upcoming event, and the main feature starring Cookie called "The Chinchilla". | |||||||||
101 | 6 | Along Flirtation Walk | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 6, 1935 (1935-04-06)[27] | N/A | |
On the night before a football game, anthropomorphic chicken students dance to a musical number and Plymouth Rock College. The college faces off against Rhode Island Red University. | |||||||||
102 | 7 | Buddy of the Legion | LT | Ben Hardaway | Bob Clampett Chuck Jones | Buddy | April 6, 1935 (1935-04-06)[52] | N/A | |
While cleaning a bookstore, Buddy finds a book about the Foreign Legion and dreams that he is the leader of the Legion. | |||||||||
103 | 8 | My Green Fedora | MM | Friz Freleng | Bob Clampett Chuck Jones | Peter Rabbit | May 4, 1935 (1935-05-04)[46] | N/A | |
Peter Rabbit is assigned by his mother to babysit his baby brother Elmer. After the things Peter tries fail to stop Elmer from crying, Peter dresses in some old clothes, including a green fedora. When a weasel kidnaps Elmer, Peter must save him. | |||||||||
104 | 9 | Buddy's Lost World | LT | Jack King | Rollin Hamilton Sandy Walker | Buddy | May 18, 1935 (1935-05-18)[47] | N/A | |
Buddy and his dog Bozo go into a prehistoric world of dinosaurs and cave people. | |||||||||
105 | 10 | Into Your Dance | MM | Friz Freleng | Ben Clopton Cal Dalton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 8, 1935 (1935-06-08)[27] | DVD: Annie Oakley (extra, unrestored) | |
A concert is held on Captain Benny's show boat. | |||||||||
106 | 11 | Buddy's Bug Hunt | LT | Jack King | Robert McKimson Paul Smith | Buddy | June 22, 1935 (1935-06-22)[52] | N/A | |
Buddy is a bug catcher catching various insects. | |||||||||
107 | 12 | Buddy in Africa | LT | Ben Hardaway | Don Williams Jack Carr | Buddy | July 6, 1935 (1935-07-06)[52] | N/A | |
Buddy is in Africa selling goods to natives and trying to overcome a gorilla. | |||||||||
108 | 13 | Country Mouse | MM | Friz Freleng | Don Williams Jack Carr | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | July 13, 1935 (1935-07-13)[27] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored) | |
A mouse named Elmer wants to be a wrestler, but his grandmother tells him not to sneak out of his house. | |||||||||
109 | 14 | Buddy Steps Out | LT | Jack King | Bob Clampett Chuck Jones | Buddy Cookie | July 20, 1935 (1935-07-20)[52] | N/A | |
While Buddy and Cookie go out on a date, things in Cookie's house come to life. Note: Final appearance of Cookie. | |||||||||
110 | 15 | The Merry Old Soul | MM | Friz Freleng | Rollin Hamilton Riley Thomson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 2, 1935 (1935-08-02)[27] | N/A | |
After Old King Cole and the Woman in the Shoe get married, they take care of a large number of children. | |||||||||
111 | 16 | Buddy the Gee Man | LT | Jack King | Sandy Walker Cal Dalton | Buddy | August 24, 1935 (1935-08-24)[47] | DVD: G Men (extra, unrestored) | |
Buddy is a federal agent who works at a jail. Note: Final appearance of Buddy. | |||||||||
112 | 17 | The Lady in Red | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Ben Clopton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 7, 1935 (1935-09-07)[46] | Blu-Ray: Joe's Apartment (extra, restored) | |
A Mexican cafeteria is overrun by cockroaches while the owner Manuel is out. | |||||||||
113 | 18 | A Cartoonist's Nightmare | LT | Jack King | Don Williams Paul Smith | Beans Little Kitty (cameo) | September 14, 1935 (1935-09-14)[53] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 | |
It is closing day at an animation studio, but one animator needs to finish a drawing featuring Beans the Cat. In the animator's nightmare, Beans attempts to help him defeat a goblin. Note: First black-and-white appearance of Beans and Little Kitty. | |||||||||
114 | 19 | Little Dutch Plate | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Bob Clampett | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 19, 1935 (1935-10-19)[27] | N/A | |
Things in a Dutch Kitchen come to life, including a girl on a plate, and a salt shaker boy. When the clock strikes midnight, the girl gets taken inside the clock and the boy must rescue her. | |||||||||
115 | 20 | Hollywood Capers | LT | Jack King | Rollin Hamilton Chuck Jones | Beans Little Kitty Oliver Owl Porky Pig (cameo) | October 19, 1935 (1935-10-19)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Beans sneaks into a sound stage at a Hollywood film studio where Oliver Owl is directing a film starring Little Kitty. When Beans activates a Frankenstein-esque robot, chaos ensues and Beans must destroy it. Notes:
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116 | 21 | Gold Diggers of '49 | LT | Tex Avery | Bob Clampett Chuck Jones | Porky Pig Beans Little Kitty Ham and Ex | November 2, 1935 (1935-11-02)[30] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Beans, Porky Pig, and Ham and Ex go hunting for gold. Notes:
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117 | 22 | Billboard Frolics | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 16, 1935 (1935-11-16)[46] | DVD: Captain Blood (extra, unrestored) | |
Billboards and signs come to life singing and dancing to the song "Merrily We Roll Along". A cat chases a chick interacting with the environment, and other advertisements rally to protect the chick. Note: Final WB cartoon produced in 2-strip Technicolor. | |||||||||
118 | 23 | Flowers for Madame | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 20, 1935 (1935-11-20)[27] | N/A | |
Flowers come to life in a garden. When match is burned by a magnifying glass, a fire starts and the flowers and snails escape. Note: First WB cartoon produced in 3-strip Technicolor, although the original opening and closing titles are unknown as the cartoon was reissued as a Blue Ribbon in 1951. |
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This year, the Merrie Melodies series adopts the iconic bullseye rings in its opening and closing titles alongside a script "That's all Folks!" text starting with I Wanna Play House and later the "Merrily We Roll Along" theme song starting with Boulevardier from the Bronx. The Looney Tunes series also adopts the zooming WB shield starting with The Phantom Ship.
With the exceptions of Boom Boom and Westward Whoa, all cartoons from this year are under copyright.
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119 | 1 | I Wanna Play House | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | January 11, 1936 (1936-01-11)[46] | N/A | |
Two bear cubs, one brown and one black sneak away from Papa Bear to play hide and seek. The black cub goes into a Gypsy trailer and gets drunk on cider. The little bears' harmless hijinks soon turn into danger on the runaway wagon. | |||||||||
120 | 2 | The Phantom Ship | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Don Williams | Beans Ham and Ex | February 1, 1936 (1936-02-01)[54] | Blu-Ray: The Devil-Doll (extra, restored) | |
Beans, Ham and Ex fly to the Arctic on an aircraft. While exploring a frozen ship, Beans finds and defrosts a couple of frozen buccaneers who chase him and Ham and Ex who land back in the plane and take off. Beans then dodges an explosive powder keg and is launched into the air and caught by Ham and Ex before they fly home. Note: First cartoon to feature the zooming WB shield. | |||||||||
121 | 3 | The Cat Came Back | MM | Friz Freleng | Ben Clopton Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 8, 1936 (1936-02-08)[46] | Blu-Ray: The Walking Dead (extra, restored) | |
A curious kitten plays with an equally curious little mouse from across the hall, despite both being told by their mothers how bad the other's family is. | |||||||||
122 | 4 | Boom Boom | LT | Jack King | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker | Porky Pig Beans | February 29, 1936 (1936-02-29)[54] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Beans and Porky Pig are soldiers who are sent to a battlefield. After reading a message from the general held by enemy forces, Beans and Porky set off to rescue him. | |||||||||
123 | 5 | Page Miss Glory | MM | Tex Avery[u] | Robert Cannon Bob Clampett Joe D'Igalo Cal Dalton A.C. Gamer Ken Harris Chuck Jones Charles McKimson Robert McKimson Virgil Ross Paul Smith Sid Sutherland Riley Thomson Sandy Walker Don Williams[v] | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | March 7, 1936 (1936-03-07)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
Locals prepare to welcome Miss Glory in Hicksville. | |||||||||
124 | 6 | Alpine Antics | LT | Jack King | Riley Thomson Jack Carr | Porky Pig Beans Little Kitty | March 9, 1936 (1936-03-09)[54] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Beans and Little Kitty participate in a skiing contest. | |||||||||
125 | 7 | The Fire Alarm | LT | Jack King | Ben Clopton Robert McKimson | Beans Ham and Ex | March 9, 1936 (1936-03-09)[55] | N/A | |
Ham and Ex play at a fire station. | |||||||||
126 | 8 | The Blow Out | LT | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Sid Sutherland | Porky Pig | April 4, 1936 (1936-04-04)[56] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
The Mad Bomber has planned to blow up the entire city by placing time bombs in various buildings. Porky Pig must stop him in hopes for receiving money for ice cream sodas at an ice cream parlor. | |||||||||
127 | 9 | I'm a Big Shot Now | MM | Friz Freleng | Riley Thomson Jack Carr | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 11, 1936 (1936-04-11)[46] | DVD: Bullets or Ballots (extra, unrestored) | |
A gangster bird likes to prove his toughness by beating up on the police without the slightest provocation. | |||||||||
128 | 10 | Westward Whoa | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Ben Clopton | Porky Pig Beans Little Kitty Ham and Ex | April 25, 1936 (1936-04-25)[54] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
A Western adaptation of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" where Ham and Ex make Indian charge calls and Native Americans come out of the woods. Note: Final appearance of Beans, Little Kitty and Ham and Ex. | |||||||||
129 | 11 | Plane Dippy | LT | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland Virgil Ross | Porky Pig | April 30, 1936 (1936-04-30)[56] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig applies for a job at the military. After failing a series of tests, he is sent on a wild ride in a voice-activated plane. | |||||||||
130 | 12 | Let It Be Me | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Don Williams | Emily the Chicken | May 2, 1936 (1936-05-02)[46] | DVD: Follow the Fleet (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: The Walking Dead (extra, restored) Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 (restored) | |
Emily the Chicken decides to go on a date with Mr. Bingo over Clem the Rooster. Note: First appearance of Emily the Chicken. | |||||||||
131 | 13 | I'd Love to Take Orders from You | MM | Tex Avery | Bob Clampett Cecil Surry | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 16, 1936 (1936-05-16)[27] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
Father Scarecrow works hard all day in the cornfield. When the much smaller, Junior Scarecrow attempts to fill his father's shoes, his lack of size and intimidation skills render his scare tactics fruitless until, unbeknownst to Junior, Father Scarecrow gets his back. When Junior boasts of his supposed success to Mother Scarecrow, Father reminds son that Junior's not quite grown just yet. | |||||||||
132 | 14 | Fish Tales | LT | Jack King | Robert McKimson Don Williams | Porky Pig | May 23, 1936 (1936-05-23)[57] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
After catching a bunch of fish, Porky Pig has a dream where a fish catches him and tries to cook him for dinner. | |||||||||
133 | 15 | Bingo Crosbyana | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 30, 1936 (1936-05-30)[46] | DVD: Swing Time (extra, unrestored) | |
A group of fun-loving insects have taken over a kitchen. The female insects promptly become enthralled by a crooning show-off of a fly, Bingo Crosbyana, who incurs the jealous resentment of their boyfriends. When a spider invades the kitchen, Bingo hides in a roll of wax paper, and the male insects team up to trap the spider on a sheet of fly paper. | |||||||||
134 | 16 | Shanghaied Shipmates | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig | June 20, 1936 (1936-06-20)[53] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and his fellow shipmates are at a bar on a ship. They are forced to become part of the crew by a pirate captain who treats them poorly. After a week, the crew starts a mutiny. The captain attempts to stop them with his cannon, but it backfires and he is sent into the explosives store where all of the explosives kill him. | |||||||||
135 | 17 | When I Yoo Hoo | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 27, 1936 (1936-06-27)[27] | N/A | |
Two families of roosters fight. | |||||||||
136 | 18 | Porky's Pet | LT | Jack King | Cal Dalton Sandy Walker | Porky Pig lulu | July 11, 1936 (1936-07-11)[46] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig receives an offer from a big shot producer for him and his pet ostrich Lulu to be in his show. Porky and Lulu evade a "no pets" policy in a train, and eventually ride a handcar to the city. Note: first appearance of lulu | |||||||||
137 | 19 | I Love to Singa | MM | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Virgil Ross | Owl Jolson Jack Bunny | July 18, 1936 (1936-07-18)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
Owl Jolson wants to sing jazz instead of classical music. Note: First appearance of Jack Bunny. | |||||||||
138 | 20 | Porky the Rain-Maker | LT | Tex Avery | Cecil Surry Sid Sutherland | Porky Pig Phineas Pig | August 1, 1936 (1936-08-01)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig's family's farm animals are hungry, but when Porky buys weather pills instead of animal feed, his father Phineas gets angry and throws them, which spill all over. The animals gobble up the pills and "weather" the consequences. A duck snaps a rain pill and spits it into the sky to make it rain. Notes:
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139 | 21 | Sunday Go to Meetin' Time | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Don Williams | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 8, 1936 (1936-08-08)[46] | N/A | |
Nicodemus tries to steal chickens and dreams of being sent to hell. Note: One of the Censored Eleven. | |||||||||
140 | 22 | Porky's Poultry Plant | LT | Frank Tashlin | Don Williams Volney White | Porky Pig | August 22, 1936 (1936-08-22)[57] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig runs a poultry plant where he feeds food to chickens, ducks and geese. When a chickenhawk steals some of the birds, Porky sets off on his plane to rescue them. Note: First cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin, and to be scored by Carl Stalling. | |||||||||
141 | 23 | At Your Service Madame | MM | Friz Freleng | Don Williams Cal Dalton | W.C. Squeals Piggy Hamhock | August 29, 1936 (1936-08-29)[27] | N/A | |
A widow pig receives unwanted attention from W.C. Squeals, who finds a newspaper with an article about her inheritance. While Squeals attempts to steal money from her safe, Piggy Hamhock and his siblings make it difficult for him to succeed, eventually making him lose. Note: First appearance of W.C. Squeals and Piggy Hamhock. | |||||||||
142 | 24 | Porky's Moving Day | LT | Jack King | Paul Smith Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig | September 12, 1936 (1936-09-12)[58] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig's moving company is called by a woman, whose house is about to fall off a cliff and into the sea. Note: Final WB cartoon directed by Jack King. | |||||||||
143 | 25 | Toy Town Hall | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Sandy Walker | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 19, 1936 (1936-09-19)[46] | DVD: Shall We Dance (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: The Great Ziegfeld (extra, restored) | |
A young tot's toys come to life at night and put on a musical version of Fred Allen's Town Hall Tonight. | |||||||||
144 | 26 | Milk and Money | LT | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Virgil Ross | Porky Pig Phineas Pig | October 3, 1936 (1936-10-03)[57] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and his father Phineas are doing different jobs on the farm, including ploughing with their horse Dobbin. Hank Horsefly disturbs them, and Mr. Viper the snake wants to evict Porky and Phineas. Note: First cartoon to only feature a single character's face on the title card. | |||||||||
145 | 27 | Boulevardier from the Bronx | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Cal Dalton | Emily the Chicken | October 10, 1936 (1936-10-10)[46] | N/A | |
A team of chickens, including Dizzy Dan and Emily's boyfriend Claude, play a baseball game in Hickville. Note: First cartoon to use the "Merrily We Roll Along" opening theme. | |||||||||
146 | 28 | Don't Look Now | MM | Tex Avery | Bob Clampett Joe D'Igalo | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 7, 1936 (1936-11-07)[46] | N/A | |
On Valentine's Day, Cupid makes people fall in love, while Satan does everything possible to undermine the relationships. | |||||||||
147 | 29 | Little Beau Porky | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley Nelson Demorest | Porky Pig | November 14, 1936 (1936-11-14)[57] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is in the French Foreign Legion as a camel scrubber, but after fighting off the enemy, ends up as Commandant. | |||||||||
148 | 30 | The CooCoo Nut Grove | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Sandy Walker | Ben Birdie W.C. Squeals (cameo) | November 28, 1936 (1936-11-28)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Many caricatures of Hollywood stars hold performances at the CooCoo Nut Groove. Note: First appearance of Ben Birdie. | |||||||||
149 | 31 | The Village Smithy | LT | Tex Avery | Cecil Surry Sid Sutherland | Porky Pig | December 5, 1936 (1936-12-05)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Based on the poem "The Village Blacksmith", Porky Pig gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, and then a hot horseshoe on the back of the horse by accident. | |||||||||
150 | 32 | Porky in the North Woods | LT | Frank Tashlin | Volney White Norman McCabe | Porky Pig | December 19, 1936 (1936-12-19)[57] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig has to combat a rough French Canadian who causes havoc in the North Woods, including setting the forest on fire, and trapping innocent forest animals. |
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Starting this year, Carl W. Stalling would be the composer on almost every cartoon until To Itch His Own in 1958. The Looney Tunes series also adopts "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" theme song starting with Rover's Rival. Story credits were also implemented for this year, with The Lyin' Mouse being the first cartoon to feature a story credit, however they aren't fully implemented until 1941.
All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.
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151 | 1 | He Was Her Man | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Cal Dalton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | January 2, 1937 (1937-01-02)[27] | N/A | |
After a mistreated wife finds that her husband has left home for another woman, she attempts to get him back. | |||||||||
152 | 2 | Porky the Wrestler | LT | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Elmer Wait | Porky Pig | January 9, 1937 (1937-01-09)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig travels to a wrestling match with the wrestling champ. | |||||||||
153 | 3 | Pigs Is Pigs | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson Paul Smith | Piggy Hamhock | January 30, 1937 (1937-01-30)[59] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Piggy Hamhock, who always feels hungry, is scolded by his mother for his bad eating habits, fearing he would explode if they continue. Note: Final appearance of Piggy Hamhock. | |||||||||
154 | 4 | Porky's Road Race | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig | February 7, 1937 (1937-02-07)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig participates in a car race against many celebrity caricatures. | |||||||||
155 | 5 | Picador Porky | LT | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Sid Sutherland | Porky Pig | February 27, 1937 (1937-02-27)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
156 | 6 | I Only Have Eyes For You | MM | Tex Avery | Bob Clampett Virgil Ross | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 27, 1937 (1937-02-27)[61] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
An ice delivery bird is wooed by spinster bird, while the Iceman wants Katie Canary who rebuffs his overtures, as she has dreams of marrying a radio crooner. | |||||||||
157 | 7 | The Fella with a Fiddle | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | March 27, 1937 (1937-03-27)[46] | N/A | |
J. Field Mouse tells his grandchildren the story of a mouse with a fiddle whose greed and dishonesty became his undoing. | |||||||||
158 | 8 | Porky's Romance | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig Petunia Pig | April 3, 1937 (1937-04-03)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig buys gifts for his girlfriend Petunia, but when he arrives at her house, she is disgusted to see him and sends him home. Porky dreams of marrying Petunia and doing chores while she is a couch potato. Note: First appearance of Petunia Pig. | |||||||||
159 | 9 | She Was an Acrobat's Daughter | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson A.C. Gamer | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 10, 1937 (1937-04-10)[63] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
A local movie theater shows two newsreels, a sing-along to the title song, and the main feature film, The Petrified Florist. A baby goose annoys his father and ruins the movie in the projection room. | |||||||||
160 | 10 | Porky's Duck Hunt | LT | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross Robert Cannon | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | April 17, 1937 (1937-04-17)[64] | DVD: Essential Daffy Duck DVD: Porky Pig 101 Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
Porky Pig prepares for duck hunting but encounters numerous mishaps, including Daffy Duck repeatedly tricking him. Note: First appearance of Daffy Duck. | |||||||||
161 | 11 | Ain't We Got Fun | MM | Tex Avery | Chuck Jones Bob Clampett | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 1, 1937 (1937-05-01)[46] | DVD: The Life of Emile Zola (extra, unrestored) | |
A cat is tricked by a group of fun-loving mice into taking the blame for the mess they created and gets thrown out of the house into the snow by his cantankerous old owner. | |||||||||
162 | 12 | Porky and Gabby | LT | Ub Iwerks | Chuck Jones Bob Clampett | Porky Pig Gabby Goat | May 15, 1937 (1937-05-15)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and Gabby Goat's camping trip is foiled by car trouble. Notes:
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163 | 13 | Clean Pastures | MM | Friz Freleng | Paul Smith Phil Monroe | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 22, 1937 (1937-05-22)[46] | N/A | |
Angelic caricatures of African Americans go from Heaven to Harlem to get people to paradise. Note: One of the Censored Eleven. | |||||||||
164 | 14 | Uncle Tom's Bungalow | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland Virgil Ross | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 5, 1937 (1937-06-05)[27] | N/A | |
A parody of the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and of the "plantation melodrama" genre of the 1930s. Note: One of the Censored Eleven. | |||||||||
165 | 15 | Porky's Building | LT | Frank Tashlin | Volney White Norman McCabe | Porky Pig Dirty Digg | June 19, 1937 (1937-06-19)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and Dirty Digg, two building contractors, are in a war for the deal to build the town hall. Both of them offer low fees, and the mayor proclaims that they will both get to build their buildings, but whoever finishes first will get the contract. Note: First appearance of Dirty Digg. | |||||||||
166 | 16 | Streamlined Greta Green | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 19, 1937 (1937-06-19)[27] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 4 | |
In a town of anthropomorphic vehicles, a young male car dreams of being a taxi. When he is told by his mother about school, he goes into the big city instead. | |||||||||
167 | 17 | Sweet Sioux | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson A.C. Gamer | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 26, 1937 (1937-06-26)[27] | N/A | |
An Indian take on the American West. | |||||||||
168 | 18 | Porky's Super Service | LT | Ub Iwerks | Chuck Jones Bob Clampett | Porky Pig | July 3, 1937 (1937-07-03)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
While working at a gas station, Porky Pig has to deal with a bratty baby that won't stop bothering him. Note: Second and final WB cartoon directed by Ub Iwerks. | |||||||||
169 | 19 | Egghead Rides Again | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith Irven Spence | Egghead | July 17, 1937 (1937-07-17)[65] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
After Egghead gets kicked out of his house, he applies to be a "cow-puncher". Notes:
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170 | 20 | Porky's Badtime Story | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig Gabby Goat | July 24, 1937 (1937-07-24)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and Gabby Goat are warned by their boss that if they oversleep and be late two times, they would be fired from their job. Note: First cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. | |||||||||
171 | 21 | Plenty of Money and You | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton Phil Monroe | The Ostrich | July 31, 1937 (1937-07-31)[27] | DVD: Gold Diggers of 1937 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: The Prince and the Pauper (extra, restored) | |
One of the hen's eggs is revealed to be an ostrich who causes chaos. Note: First appearance of the Ostrich. | |||||||||
172 | 22 | Porky's Railroad | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig Dirty Digg | August 7, 1937 (1937-08-07)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and his 2-2-2 typed locomotive (#131⁄2 "Toots") travel the "15th Century Unlimited" and endure a larger streamliner and stubborn bull who crosses the tracks. Notes:
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173 | 23 | A Sunbonnet Blue | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 21, 1937 (1937-08-21)[27] | Blu-Ray: The Prince and the Pauper (extra, restored) | |
After the "Snobby hatte Shoppe" closes for the night, mice from a hole have a party at the closed store. | |||||||||
174 | 24 | Get Rich Quick Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig Gabby Goat | August 28, 1937 (1937-08-28)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
A dogface con artist named John Gusher gives Porky Pig and Gabby Goat a job to make oil. Notes:
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175 | 25 | Speaking of the Weather | MM | Frank Tashlin | Joe D'Igalo Volney White | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 4, 1937 (1937-09-04)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Characters from books and magazines come to life in a closed drugstore at midnight. | |||||||||
176 | 26 | Porky's Garden | LT | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland Elmer Wait | Porky Pig | September 11, 1937 (1937-09-11)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
An agricultural farm is giving prizes for the person who makes the largest homegrown project. Porky and a rival neighbor both plan to win the agricultural farm prize, Porky with his garden and the neighbor with his chickens. After the chickens dislike the neighbor's feed, they eat all of the things in Porky's garden except for his pumpkin. Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
177 | 27 | Dog Daze | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson A.C. Gamer | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 18, 1937 (1937-09-18)[46] | Blu-Ray: Rover Dangerfield (extra, restored) | |
Various dogs participate in a dog show. | |||||||||
178 | 28 | I Wanna Be a Sailor | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith Virgil Ross | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 25, 1937 (1937-09-25)[46] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 2 | |
Peter Parrot wants to be a sailor instead of having a cracker. Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
179 | 29 | Rover's Rival | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig | October 9, 1937 (1937-10-09)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig teaches his dog Rover some tricks. A rival puppy wants to kill Porky. Note: First cartoon to use "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" as its opening theme and the drum ending card with Porky saying "That's all Folks!". | |||||||||
180 | 30 | The Lyin' Mouse | MM | Friz Freleng | Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 16, 1937 (1937-10-16)[46] | DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored) | |
A gray mouse tells a cat the story of The Lion and the Mouse. Story by: Tedd Pierce | |||||||||
181 | 31 | The Case of the Stuttering Pig | LT | Frank Tashlin | Volney White | Porky Pig Petunia Pig | October 30, 1937 (1937-10-30)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and his siblings learn of their inheritance from their late uncle Solomon. However, their seemingly benevolent lawyer, Goodwill, drinks a Jekyll and Hyde potion that transforms into a monster who kidnaps all of his siblings. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
182 | 32 | Little Red Walking Hood | MM | Tex Avery | Irven Spence | Elmer Fudd | November 6, 1937 (1937-11-06)[65] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 | |
An adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood" with Elmer Fudd. Story by: Cal Howard Note: First appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.[66][67] | |||||||||
183 | 33 | Porky's Double Trouble | LT | Frank Tashlin | Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig Petunia Pig | November 13, 1937 (1937-11-13)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
A killer pig kidnaps Porky and disguises himself as the bank teller that Porky is. Porky's girlfriend Petunia, who discovers Porky has been kidnapped, decides to go out with the killer. Story by: George Manuell Note: Final appearance of Petunia Pig before her official redesign in Porky's Picnic (1939). | |||||||||
184 | 34 | The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos | MM | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley | Ben Birdie Jack Bunny W.C. Field Mouse | December 4, 1937 (1937-12-04)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Many forest animal caricatures of celebrities sing the title song in different styles during the "Woodland Community Swing Variety Show". Story by: Melvin Millar Notes:
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185 | 35 | Porky's Hero Agency | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig | December 4, 1937 (1937-12-04)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig reads the story of the gorgon, a Greek myth about a woman who turned everyone she looked at into stone. When he goes to bed, he dreams of being a Greek hero named "Porkykarkus". | |||||||||
186 | 36 | September in the Rain | MM | Friz Freleng | Cal Dalton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 18, 1937 (1937-12-18)[46] | N/A | |
On a rainy evening, product logos come to life. Story by: Tedd Pierce |
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With the exceptions of Jungle Jitters and Have You Got Any Castles, all cartoons from this year are under copyright.
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187 | 1 | Daffy Duck & Egghead | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | Daffy Duck Egghead | January 1, 1938 (1938-01-01)[68] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
Daffy Duck has a battle with Egghead. Story by: Ben Hardaway Notes:
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188 | 2 | Porky's Poppa | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones | Porky Pig Phineas Pig | January 15, 1938 (1938-01-15)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Phineas Pig's cow stops producing milk, forcing him to buy an Acme Creamlined cow. | |||||||||
189 | 3 | My Little Buckaroo | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | January 29, 1938 (1938-01-29)[27] | N/A | |
A sheriff pig tries to catch a thief who stole a townsfolk's possessions. Story by: Tedd Pierce | |||||||||
190 | 4 | Porky at the Crocadero | LT | Frank Tashlin | Volney White | Porky Pig | February 5, 1938 (1938-02-05)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
While at the Crocadero night club, Porky Pig dreams of becoming a bandleader, but he finds out that he has no money. When his boss's bandleaders fail to show up, Porky imitates them. Story by: Lew Landsman | |||||||||
191 | 5 | Jungle Jitters | MM | Friz Freleng | Phil Monroe | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 19, 1938 (1938-02-19)[46] | N/A | |
A primitive tribe of Africans live in a modern-day jungle. A dog-faced salesman named Elmer comes by to offer them the latest in "assorted useful, useless, utensils". Story by: George Manuell Note: One of the Censored Eleven. | |||||||||
192 | 6 | What Price Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones Robert Cannon | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | February 26, 1938 (1938-02-26)[68] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
When Porky Pig goes to feed his chickens, a group of ducks steal the corn he sets out. After sending a document filled with insults from the ducks' "ducktator" (Daffy Duck, a.k.a. "General Quacko"), war erupts between the chickens and the ducks. | |||||||||
193 | 7 | The Sneezing Weasel | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | March 12, 1938 (1938-03-12)[27] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 4 | |
A brown chick named Wilbur gets a cold after catching a worm in the rain. He sneezes on Willy the weasel, who pretends to be a doctor. Story by: Cal Howard | |||||||||
194 | 8 | Porky's Phoney Express | LT | Cal Howard Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | Porky Pig | March 19, 1938 (1938-03-19)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
While sweeping the floors at a mail depot, Porky Pig is told by his boss to deliver mail to Red Gulch. Porky rides his horse there, but Indians follow him. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
195 | 9 | A Star is Hatched | MM | Friz Freleng | Robert McKimson | Emily the Chicken | April 2, 1938 (1938-04-02)[27] | Blu-Ray: A Star is Born (extra, restored) | |
Emily the Chicken reads a movie magazine and goes to Hollywood to find the "Megaphone" man. Story by: Tedd Pierce Notes:
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196 | 10 | Porky's Five & Ten | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones John Carey | Porky Pig | April 16, 1938 (1938-04-16)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 (unrestored) Blu-Ray: Sweethearts (extra, restored) | |
Porky Pig sets sail for the Boola-Boola islands in the South Seas with a sailboat full of cargo and plans to open a five and dime store, until a swordfish cuts a hole in the hull. | |||||||||
197 | 11 | The Penguin Parade | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 23, 1938 (1938-04-23)[46] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 2 | |
A nightclub for penguins called "The Club Iceberg" is held in the Arctic. Story by: Ben Hardaway Screenplay and lyrics by: Byron Gay | |||||||||
198 | 12 | Porky's Hare Hunt | LT | Ben Hardaway[w] | Volney White | Porky Pig | April 30, 1938 (1938-04-30)[57] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig goes on a rabbit hunt, but a white rabbit evades Porky from shooting him. Story by: Howard Baldwin | |||||||||
199 | 13 | Now That Summer Is Gone | MM | Frank Tashlin | Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 14, 1938 (1938-05-14)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
A young squirrel seeks easy gains of nuts through gambling despite his father's cautionary warnings. Story by: Fred Neiman | |||||||||
200 | 14 | Injun Trouble | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones Izzy Ellis | Porky Pig Sloppy Moe | May 21, 1938 (1938-05-21)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig finds himself at odds with Sloppy Moe. Notes:
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201 | 15 | The Isle of Pingo Pongo | MM | Tex Avery | Irven Spence | Elmer Fudd | May 28, 1938 (1938-05-28)[70] | N/A | |
A "spot gag" cartoon set on the island "Pingo Pongo", which is inhabited by African Americans. Story by: George Manuell Notes:
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202 | 16 | Porky the Fireman | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley | Porky Pig | June 4, 1938 (1938-06-04)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is a firefighter who, along with his friends, has to save a theatrical boarding house from burning down. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
203 | 17 | Katnip Kollege | MM | Cal Howard Cal Dalton | Joe D'Igalo | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 11, 1938 (1938-06-11)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 | |
In the "Swingology" classroom at Katnip Kollege, the Professor needs each student to sing their lessons to a jazz rhythm. Story by: Fred Neiman | |||||||||
204 | 18 | Porky's Party | LT | Bob Clampett | Chuck Jones Norman McCabe | Porky Pig Penguin Goosey | June 25, 1938 (1938-06-25)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
It is Porky Pig's birthday, but animals at the party cause chaos. Note: First appearance of Goosey. | |||||||||
205 | 19 | Have You Got Any Castles | MM | Frank Tashlin | Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 25, 1938 (1938-06-25)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 | |
Characters from well-known works of literary fiction come to life inside of a library after hours. Story by: Jack Miller | |||||||||
206 | 20 | Love and Curses | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | July 9, 1938 (1938-07-09)[46] | DVD: Gold Diggers in Paris (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: The Shining Hour (extra, restored) Blu-Ray: Sweethearts (extra, restored) | |
An old hero couple, Harold and Emily, look through a photo album including pictures of their younger selves and the villain Roger St. Clair. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
207 | 21 | Cinderella Meets Fella | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | Elmer Fudd | July 23, 1938 (1938-07-23)[72] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
An adaptation of "Cinderella" where Elmer Fudd plays Prince Charming. Story by: Tedd Pierce | |||||||||
208 | 22 | Porky's Spring Planting | LT | Frank Tashlin | Joe D'Igalo | Porky Pig | July 25, 1938 (1938-07-25)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig and his dog Streamline plant many vegetables on the farm. When the crops are fully grown, chickens make a diner out of the field. Story by: George Manuell | |||||||||
209 | 23 | Porky & Daffy | LT | Bob Clampett | Robert Cannon John Carey | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | August 6, 1938 (1938-08-06)[68] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 (unrestored) Blu-Ray: Angels with Dirty Faces (extra, restored) | |
In the home of Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, Porky finds an ad about a boxing rooster. Daffy is awoken to warm up and eventually participates. | |||||||||
210 | 24 | The Major Lied 'Til Dawn | MM | Frank Tashlin | Phil Monroe | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 13, 1938 (1938-08-13)[46] | N/A | |
A big game hunter tells a little boy stories about hunting in Africa. Story by: Rich Hogan | |||||||||
211 | 25 | Wholly Smoke | LT | Frank Tashlin | Robert Bentley | Porky Pig | August 27, 1938 (1938-08-27)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
On his way to church, Porky Pig encounters a bully practicing smoking tricks. Porky fails to replicate him and has a nightmare where he is force-fed by tobacco products. Story by: George Manuell | |||||||||
212 | 26 | A-Lad-In Bagdad | MM | Cal Howard Cal Dalton | Volney White | Egghead | August 27, 1938 (1938-08-27)[73] | N/A | |
An adaptation of "Aladdin" featuring Egghead. Story by: Dave Monahan | |||||||||
213 | 27 | Cracked Ice | MM | Frank Tashlin | Robert McKimson | W.C. Squeals | September 10, 1938 (1938-09-10)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
While ice skating, W.C. Squeals hears a black bird in a hole in the ice. After a dog saves the bird and thaws him, the dog makes margaritas for the bird and himself. Squeals is led by a drunk fish to an ice skating contest and wins. Story by: Jack Miller Note: Final appearance of W.C. Squeals. | |||||||||
214 | 28 | A Feud There Was | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland | Elmer Fudd | September 24, 1938 (1938-09-24)[72] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3 | |
The Weavers and McCoys shoot at each other with their guns. When Elmer Fudd enters the story, he attempts to preach peace to both families from the boundary line. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: First use of Elmer Fudd's name. | |||||||||
215 | 29 | Porky in Wackyland | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe Izzy Ellis | Porky Pig Yoyo Dodo | September 24, 1938 (1938-09-24)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig travels to Africa to hunt for the last do-do bird. Notes:
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216 | 30 | Little Pancho Vanilla | MM | Frank Tashlin | Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 8, 1938 (1938-10-08)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
A Mexican boy named Pancho dreams of being a real toreador, despite his mother not wanting him to fight bulls. Story by: Tedd Pierce | |||||||||
217 | 31 | Porky's Naughty Nephew | LT | Bob Clampett | Robert Cannon | Porky Pig Pinky Pig | October 15, 1938 (1938-10-15)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig takes his nephew Pinky to a beach. While Porky tries to take a nap, Pinky hits him with a shovel. Pinky then tries to scare Porky with a fake shark in a swimming contest. Story by: Warren Foster Note: First appearance of Pinky Pig. | |||||||||
218 | 32 | Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith | Elmer Fudd | October 22, 1938 (1938-10-22)[70] | N/A | |
Elmer Fudd plays Johnny Smith and falls in love with Poker-Huntas. Story by: Rich Hogan | |||||||||
219 | 33 | Porky in Egypt | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe | Porky Pig | November 5, 1938 (1938-11-05)[62] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is a tourist in Egypt. When he misses his caravan, he wanders into the desert with Humpty Bumpty. Story by: Ernest Gee | |||||||||
220 | 34 | You're an Education | MM | Frank Tashlin | Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 5, 1938 (1938-11-05)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
Many literary characters come to life during a midnight adventure. Story by: Dave Monahan Note: Final WB cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin until Porky Pig's Feat in 1943. | |||||||||
221 | 35 | The Night Watchman | MM | Chuck Jones | Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 19, 1938 (1938-11-19)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 | |
A feline watchman gets sick, so his kitten son is asked to watch the kitchen. When the gangland-style rats find out that he is the one on duty, they try to take over. Story by: Tedd Pierce Note: First cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. | |||||||||
222 | 36 | The Daffy Doc | LT | Bob Clampett | John Carey Vive Risto | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | November 26, 1938 (1938-11-26)[68] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Essential Daffy Duck DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Dr. Daffy Duck's antics in the operating room of The Stitch in Time Hospital cause chaos. When he spots Porky Pig after his expulsion, Daffy brings him into the hospital for an unnecessary examination. | |||||||||
223 | 37 | Daffy Duck in Hollywood | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | Daffy Duck | December 12, 1938 (1938-12-12)[53] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Daffy Duck wants to be an actor at Wonder Studios. Story by: Dave Monahan | |||||||||
224 | 38 | Porky the Gob | LT | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Gil Turner | Porky Pig | December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is on a battleship mostly run by dogs. The captain and the crew receive a radio message about a reward for capturing a pirate submarine. When most of the crew leaves on planes, Porky must defend the ship from the submarine. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
225 | 39 | Count Me Out | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | Egghead | December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)[74] | DVD: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Sweethearts (extra, restored) | |
Egghead dreams of battling dog-like champion Biff Stew in a wrestling match. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
226 | 40 | The Mice Will Play | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 31, 1938 (1938-12-31)[27] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored) | |
A lot of mice play outside of their mouse holes. Story by: Jack Miller |
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No. overall | No. in year | Title | Series | Directed by | Animated by | Recurring Characters | Original release date | Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability | |
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227 | 1 | The Lone Stranger and Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | Izzy Ellis Robert Cannon | Porky Pig | January 7, 1939 (1939-01-07)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is a stagecoach driver being robbed by a bad guy. The Lone Stranger must defeat him before it is too late. | |||||||||
228 | 2 | Dog Gone Modern | MM | Chuck Jones | Phil Monroe | The Two Curious Puppies | January 14, 1939 (1939-01-14)[27] | Blu-Ray: The Return of Doctor X (extra, restored) | |
Two Curious Puppies, one big and one small, look over a sign of an electric house model. Once inside the house, they explore it and play with various hazardous devices. Story by: Rich Hogan Note: First appearance of The Two Curious Puppies. | |||||||||
229 | 3 | It's an Ill Wind | LT | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | Porky Pig Dizzy Duck | January 28, 1939 (1939-01-28)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 (unrestored) Blu-Ray: Idiot's Delight (extra, restored) | |
Porky Pig and his friend Dizzy Duck go fishing, but their trip is ruined by a thunderstorm. They find shelter in an old yacht club house that appears to be haunted, but their biggest problems come from a bearskin on a chair, a dog stuck in a diving helmet, and, most of all, their own clumsiness. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: First appearance of Dizzy Duck. | |||||||||
230 | 4 | Hamateur Night | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith | Elmer Fudd | January 28, 1939 (1939-01-28)[74] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 2 | |
A disinterested dogface hosts an amateur talent night at the "Warmer Bros. Theatre". Most of the acts are rejected by the judge pig. Story by: Jack Miller Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
231 | 5 | Robin Hood Makes Good | MM | Chuck Jones | Robert McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 12, 1939 (1939-02-12)[46] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
Three squirrels read a book about "Robin Hood" and decide to the part of the legendary medieval outlaw. When the biggest squirrels get kidnapped by a fox it is up to smallest squirrel to save them. Story by: Dave Monahan Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
232 | 6 | Porky's Tire Trouble | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe | Porky Pig | February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky works at the Snappy Rubber Company. His dog Flat Foot Flookey sneaks in to evade a "no pets" policy and Porky fails to prevent him from letting him out. Story by: Warren Foster | |||||||||
233 | 7 | Gold Rush Daze | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Gil Turner | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | February 25, 1939 (1939-02-25)[46] | N/A | |
A dog-faced gas station attendant tells the story of his fruitless chase for gold to a prospector; since 1849, the attendant pursued strikes around the world and never had any success. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
234 | 8 | A Day at the Zoo | MM | Tex Avery | Rollin Hamilton | Elmer Fudd | March 11, 1939 (1939-03-11)[70] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
A "spot gag" cartoon set in the "Kalama Zoo" featuring animal-related gags, including two skunk gags, three monkey gags, and a running gag where Elmer Fudd repeatedly taunts a lion in its cage. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
235 | 9 | Porky's Movie Mystery | LT | Bob Clampett | John Carey | Porky Pig | March 11, 1939 (1939-03-11)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
In a parody of the Mr. Moto series, a mysterious phantom has been haunting Hollywood for weeks, ruining pictures and frightening stars. Porky Pig as Mr. Motto is the only one to stop the phantom. Story by: Ernest Gee | |||||||||
236 | 10 | Prest-O Change-O | MM | Chuck Jones | Rudy Larriva | The Two Curious Puppies | March 11, 1939 (1939-03-11)[27] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
The Two Curious Puppies escape from a dog catcher and hide in an abandoned house owned by the unseen magician Sham-Fu. After entering and being separated from each other, the big dog faces off against Sham-Fu's pet rabbit, while the small puppy faces off against a rope and a magic wand that he swallows. Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
237 | 11 | Chicken Jitters | LT | Bob Clampett | Robert Cannon Vive Risto | Porky Pig | April 1, 1939 (1939-04-01)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig runs a poultry farm that only filled with chickens. After an egg hatches into a duckling, a fox steals it. The ducks arrive at the farm to kill the fox. | |||||||||
238 | 12 | Bars and Stripes Forever | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Rod Scribner | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | April 8, 1939 (1939-04-08)[27] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1 | |
Anthropomorphic dog prisoners resort to all means possible to attempt a prison breakout. When the dogs make a break for it, the canine cops are on their heels. The prisoners are really in the doghouse with the warden when they attempt to escape from "Alcarazz", where "stone walls do not a prison make... but they sure help!" Story by: Jack Miller Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
239 | 13 | Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur | MM | Chuck Jones | A.C. Gamer | Daffy Duck | April 22, 1939 (1939-04-22)[64] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
A Jack Benny-esque caveman named Casper and his pet dinosaur Fido go hunting for breakfast and come upon Daffy Duck, who repeatedly tricks them. Story by: Dave Monahan Note: Public Domain | |||||||||
240 | 14 | Porky and Teabiscuit | LT | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | Porky Pig Phineas Pig | April 22, 1939 (1939-04-22)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Phineas Pig sends his son Porky to deliver some feed to the horse racetrack and be paid eleven dollars for the work. On the way home, he arrives at an auction and accidentally spends the money on a horse named "Teabiscuit". Teabiscuit turns out to be a sick, broken down horse, but Porky is able to shape him up so he can race. Despite this, Teabiscuit can not clearly think well. With help from a balloon pop, however, Porky is able to procure a victory and win back his money. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: Final appearance of Phineas Pig. | |||||||||
241 | 15 | Thugs with Dirty Mugs | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | May 6, 1939 (1939-05-06)[46] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 | |
Killer Diller and his gang rob banks whose names run in numerical order. Despite the police being unable to arrest the gang due to sight gags, Flat-Foot Flanigan with a Floy Floy gets help from a man in the front of the theatre. Story by: Jack Miller | |||||||||
242 | 16 | Kristopher Kolumbus Jr. | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe Izzy Ellis | Porky Pig | May 13, 1939 (1939-05-13)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig plays Christopher Columbus in 1492. | |||||||||
243 | 17 | Naughty but Mice | MM | Chuck Jones | Phil Monroe | Sniffles | May 20, 1939 (1939-05-20)[75] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles | |
Sniffles has a common cold, so he goes to a drug store to find a remedy for it. After drinking a boozy mixture, he encounters a razor and befriends him. When a black cat captures Sniffles, the razor shaves the fur off the cat to save Sniffles. Story by: Rich Hogan Note: First appearance of Sniffles. | |||||||||
244 | 18 | Believe It or Else | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | Elmer Fudd | June 3, 1939 (1939-06-03)[53] | N/A | |
A parody of Ripley's Believe It or Not!. Story by: Dave Monahan Note: Final appearance of Elmer Fudd before his official redesign in Elmer's Candid Camera (1940). | |||||||||
245 | 19 | Polar Pals | LT | Bob Clampett | John Carey | Porky Pig | June 3, 1939 (1939-06-03)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig lives in an igloo in the Arctic, where he sleeps with polar bears, bathes in water that freezes up at once, and dances in the ice and snow with the native fauna. A greedy fur trapper named I. Killem arrives and threatens Porky and his friends. Porky fires a musket with explosives in an attempt to stop Killem. Killem flees into a whale that he mistakes for a kayak. Story by: Warren Foster | |||||||||
246 | 20 | Hobo Gadget Band | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Richard Bickenbach | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | June 17, 1939 (1939-06-17)[76] | N/A | |
A group of homeless men who reside in a hobo camp make their own musical instruments out of found objects, form a band and audition for a radio program. Story by: Jack Miller | |||||||||
247 | 21 | Scalp Trouble | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | June 24, 1939 (1939-06-24)[64] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
General Daffy Duck destroys Soldier Porky Pig's bed and Indians try to defeat Army Post No. 13. Story by: Ernest Gee Note: Remade in color as Slightly Daffy (1944). | |||||||||
248 | 22 | Old Glory | MM | Chuck Jones | Robert McKimson | Porky Pig | July 1, 1939 (1939-07-01)[57] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 1 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Uncle Sam teaches Porky Pig about history from Colonial America through the midnight ride of Paul Revere and the American Revolutionary War to the expansion of the American Old West, briefly alluding to Abraham Lincoln. | |||||||||
249 | 23 | Porky's Picnic | LT | Bob Clampett | Robert Cannon Vive Risto | Porky Pig Petunia Pig Pinky Pig | July 15, 1939 (1939-07-15)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig asks his girlfriend Petunia if she would like to go on a picnic with him, and she accepts. Pinky follows them and tries to stop a naughty squirrel outside of Porky and Petunia's picnic location. Notes:
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250 | 24 | Dangerous Dan McFoo | MM | Tex Avery | Paul Smith | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | July 15, 1939 (1939-07-15)[44] | Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 4 | |
An adaptation of the poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" with characters as dogs. Story by: Rich Hogan | |||||||||
251 | 25 | Snowman's Land | MM | Chuck Jones | Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | July 29, 1939 (1939-07-29)[27] | N/A | |
In the northeast of Canada, a small Mountie finds himself going up against the accursed outlaw, Dirty Pierre. Story by: Dave Monahan | |||||||||
252 | 26 | Wise Quacks | LT | Bob Clampett | Izzy Ellis | Daffy Duck Porky Pig | August 5, 1939 (1939-08-05)[77] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Daffy Duck is surprised that his wife has several eggs waiting to be hatched. As Porky Pig comes to congratulate Daffy, all of the eggs hatch. An eagle tries to make off with one of the babies and kidnaps a drunk Daffy, and eventually, all of the Eagles get drunk. Story by: Warren Foster | |||||||||
253 | 27 | Hare-um Scare-um | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Gil Turner | Egghead | August 12, 1939 (1939-08-12)[78] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 | |
John Sourpuss is angry that meat prices have risen in grocery stores. So he decides to go hunting for rabbits with his dog. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: Final appearance of Egghead. | |||||||||
254 | 28 | Detouring America | MM | Tex Avery | Rollin Hamilton | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | August 26, 1939 (1939-08-26)[44] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Each Dawn I Die (extra, unrestored) | |
A "spot gag" cartoon featuring a tour of the United States with recurring checks on the progress of the human fly climbing the Empire State Building. Story by: Jack Miller Note: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subjects, Cartoons in 1939. | |||||||||
255 | 29 | Little Brother Rat | MM | Chuck Jones | Robert McKimson | Sniffles Oliver Owl | September 2, 1939 (1939-09-02)[27] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles | |
Sniffles steals a cat's whiskers and brings them to a party game's judge. Sniffles then tries to steal a baby owl egg from Oliver Owl, but chaos ensues when he tries to escape his house with it. Story by: Rich Hogan | |||||||||
25 | 30 | Porky's Hotel | LT | Bob Clampett | John Carey Norman McCabe | Porky Pig Dizzy Duck | September 2, 1939 (1939-09-02)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 (unrestored) Blu-Ray: The Return of Doctor X (extra, restored) | |
Porky Pig runs a hotel located in the small center of the town. A goat checks in to rest, but gets trouble when Dizzy Duck won't let him get rest because he keeps hitting a fly with a hammer. Note: Final appearance of Dizzy Duck. | |||||||||
257 | 31 | Sioux Me | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Herman Cohen | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 9, 1939 (1939-09-09)[27] | N/A | |
An Indian reservation is experiencing the worst drought in a decade. But instead of water for the barrel, the chief's son buys weather pills, which the other Natives and animals eat. The rain maker then saves a rain pill from a vulture and throws it into the sky. Story by: Melvin Millar Note: Color remake of Porky the Rain-Maker (1936). | |||||||||
258 | 32 | Land of the Midnight Fun | MM | Tex Avery | Charles McKimson | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | September 23, 1939 (1939-09-23)[44] | DVD: Allegheny Uprising (extra, unrestored) | |
A "spot gag" cartoon featuring a cruise on its way to Nome, Alaska. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
259 | 33 | Jeepers Creepers | LT | Bob Clampett | Vive Risto | Porky Pig | September 23, 1939 (1939-09-23)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig is depicted as a police officer who has to investigate a haunted house. A trickster ghost plays pranks on him. Story by: Ernest Gee | |||||||||
260 | 34 | Naughty Neighbors | LT | Bob Clampett | Izzy Ellis | Porky Pig Petunia Pig | October 7, 1939 (1939-10-07)[62] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
The McCoy clan, led by Porky Pig, and the Martin clan, led by Petunia Pig, go at war. Porky ultimately uses a "Feud Pacifier" grenade to put the war to an end. Story by: Warren Foster Note: Final appearance of Petunia Pig. | |||||||||
261 | 35 | The Little Lion Hunter | MM | Chuck Jones | Phil Monroe | Inki Minah Bird | October 7, 1939 (1939-10-07)[79] | N/A | |
Little African boy Inki is out hunting in the jungle with his spear, but has some difficulty in capturing any animals. He is also oblivious to the fact that a ferocious lion has selected him as prey and is sneaking up on him. Story by: Bob Givens Note: First appearance of Inki and the Minah Bird. | |||||||||
262 | 36 | The Good Egg | MM | Chuck Jones | Ken Harris | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | October 21, 1939 (1939-10-21)[27] | Blu-Ray: Idiot's Delight (extra, restored) | |
A hen with no chicks adopts a turtle egg. Story by: Dave Monahan | |||||||||
263 | 37 | Pied Piper Porky | LT | Bob Clampett | John Carey Dave Hoffman | Porky Pig | November 4, 1939 (1939-11-04)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky is a piper who serenades with his pipe. When a mouse arrives after Porky's tune, Porky tries to kill it. | |||||||||
264 | 38 | Fresh Fish | MM | Tex Avery | Sid Sutherland | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 4, 1939 (1939-11-04)[27] | N/A | |
A "spot gag" cartoon involving sea animals seen from the Santa Anita. Story by: Jack Miller | |||||||||
265 | 39 | Fagin's Freshman | MM | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Rod Scribner | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | November 18, 1939 (1939-11-18)[27] | N/A | |
Blackie, a little black kitten, dreams that he runs off to join a school for criminals. Tiring of "sissy stuff," he gets his wish when he teams up with Fagin and his school for young crooks. Story by: Jack Miller | |||||||||
266 | 40 | Porky the Giant Killer | LT | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Gil Turner | Porky Pig | November 18, 1939 (1939-11-18)[27] | DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
Porky Pig sneaks inside a giant's castle. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
267 | 41 | Sniffles and the Bookworm | MM | Chuck Jones | Robert McKimson | Sniffles The Bookworm | December 2, 1939 (1939-12-02)[80] | Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles | |
Mother Goose characters come to life in a book store late at night, serenading Sniffles and the Bookworm. Story by: Rich Hogan Note: First appearance of The Bookworm. | |||||||||
268 | 42 | Screwball Football | MM | Tex Avery | Virgil Ross | N/A (one-shot cartoon) | December 16, 1939 (1939-12-16)[27] | N/A | |
A "spot gag" cartoon set in a football stadium. Story by: Melvin Millar | |||||||||
269 | 43 | The Film Fan | LT | Bob Clampett | Norman McCabe Vive Risto | Porky Pig | December 16, 1939 (1939-12-16)[27] | DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 DVD: Porky Pig 101 | |
While on his way to the grocery store to pick up groceries for his mother, Porky Pig stops by a sign that says that the local movie theater is having a "kids admitted free" day. Porky excitedly runs in and views various spoofs of things such as newsreels, movie trailers, and films. The usher receives a telephone call that a boy disobeyed his mother by coming to the movies; he stops the show to announce that he'd better go home right now, and everybody dashes out, causing the theater to deflate. | |||||||||
270 | 44 | The Curious Puppy | MM | Chuck Jones | Phil Monroe | The Two Curious Puppies | December 30, 1939 (1939-12-30)[27] | N/A | |
The Two Curious Puppies are at a closed-up amusement park. The little white puppy sneaks inside, while the big red guard dog tries to protect the white puppy. |
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- Archived from a September 26 article, although a review from Variety magazine reveals that its release could've been as early as September 9, as it could've been from an advance screening. Based on the Variety review, the short likely premiered on September 6, since new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
- Archived from an October 11 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays. It likely premiered on October 3, since the next cartoon (Bosko's Soda Fountain) would've premiered on October 10.
- Co-directed by Cal Dalton, but was uncredited.[69]
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