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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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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 and 1931 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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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.

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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.

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1933

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As of Buddy's Day Out, the directors are now credited, under the text "Supervision".

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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 are under copyright.

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1935

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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.

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1936

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This year, the Merrie Melodies series adopts the iconic bullseye rings in its opening 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 shield starting with The Phantom Ship.

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1937

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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.

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1938

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1939

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Notes

  1. Archived from a July 29 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  2. Archived from a August 15 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  3. 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.
  4. Archived from a October 24 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  5. Archived from a March 3 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  6. Archived from a March 26 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  7. Archived from a May 4 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays. It could've actually premiered on April 25.
  8. Archived from a May 19 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  9. Archived from a June 16 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  10. Archived from a August 11 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays. It could've actually premiered on August 1.
  11. Archived from a August 16 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  12. Archived from a September 10 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  13. Archived from a October 11 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays. It like premiered on October 3, since the next cartoon (Bosko's Soda Fountain) would've premiered on October 10.
  14. Archived from a October 13 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  15. The earliest listing for this short was October 24.[21] Because of the previous archived link,[22] it likely premiered on October 17, since new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  16. Archived from a December 3 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  17. Archived from a December 23 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  18. Archived from a May 3 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  19. Archived from a July 17 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  20. Archived from a December 18 article, this is based on the fact that new cartoon shorts would premiere in theaters on Saturdays.
  21. Co-directed by Cal Dalton, but was uncredited.[78]

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