Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography

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This is a listing of the shorts, feature films, television programs, and television specials in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon series, extending from 1929 through the present day. Altogether, 1,002 animated shorts alone were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s (1000 official and 2 cut downs[ clarification needed ]). From the beginning to the present day, 1,041 theatrical shorts have been created.

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1920s–1930s

A total of 270 shorts were produced and released during the 1930s.
Additionally at least one short was produced in the 1930s, but never publicly released in theaters. A private Warner Bros end-of-year blooper reel with animated sequences featuring Porky Pig was included. This reel was never screened in theaters. A theatrical feature included an animated sequence featuring a Porky Pig lookalike.

TitleAnimated byScore byOriginal release date
Bosko and Honey Rollin Hamilton
Robert McKimson
Frank Marsales 1999 (1999)
The original version of what would later become Bosko's Dizzy Date . This version was planned for a theatrical release and was originally produced in 1932, but the Bosko's Dizzy Date version was released instead. It was not released to the public until in 1999 when it was released on VHS. This version is also in the public domain.
Breakdowns of 1939 Rod Scribner Carl W. Stalling January 1, 1939 (1939-01-01)
Annual Warner Bros. blooper reel in which included several sequences of Porky Pig swearing. Porky's sequences were edited together and released as a bonus on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set.
She Married a Cop Leon Schlesinger Cy Feuer July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12)
Republic Pictures film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio. The star of the sequence character resembles some of the earliest incarnations of Porky Pig.

1940s

A total of 307 shorts were produced and theatrically released in the 1940s. Additionally, Bugs Bunny was featured in a government-sponsored short for U.S. Department of the Treasury, but he also made a cameo appearance in two Private Snafu shorts, in one Puppetoon short, and in two Warner Bros. live-action features.

Four of the seven additional shorts from this decade are in the public domain.

TitleDirected byWritten byAnimated byOriginal release date
Any Bonds Today? Bob Clampett Bob Clampett Virgil Ross, Robert McKimson, Gerry Chiniquy & Rod Scribner April 2, 1942 (1942-04-02)[ citation needed ]
Fighting ToolsBob Clampett P. D. Eastman Robert McKimson, Cal Dalton, Virgil Ross & Rod ScribnerSeptember 13, 1943 (1943-09-13)
Daffy Duck makes a cameo appearance in this Private Snafu film.
Gas Chuck Jones Dr. Seuss Robert Cannon, Ken Harris, Phil Monroe & Ben Washam May 29, 1944 (1944-05-29)
Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this Private Snafu film.
Jasper Goes Hunting George Pal Jack Miller & George PalRobert McKimsonJuly 28, 1944 (1944-07-28)
Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this Puppetoons film.
Three Brothers Friz Freleng Dr. SeussKen Champin, Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Virgil Ross & Jack Bradbury December 4, 1944 (1944-12-04)
Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this Private Snafu film.
Two Guys from Texas Friz Freleng I. A. L. Diamond & Allen Boretz Ken Champin, Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez & Virgil RossAugust 27, 1948 (1948-08-27)
Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in this live-action Warner Bros. film.
My Dream Is Yours Friz FrelengStory by: Jerry Wald & Paul Finder Moss
Adapted by: Allen Rivkin & Laura Kerr
Screenplay by: Harry Kurnitz & Dane Lussier
Ken Champin, Gerry Chiniquy, Arthur Davis, Ken Harris, Manuel Perez & Virgil RossApril 15, 1949 (1949-04-15)
Bugs Bunny and Tweety make cameo appearances in this live-action Warner Bros. film.

1950s

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

1960s

A total of 147 shorts were released during the 1960s; additionally, an unaired television cartoon pilot featuring the Road Runner was theatrically screened instead.

TitleDirectorsStarringRelease dateAvailabilityNotes
Adventures of the Road Runner Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble and Tom Ray Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner June 2, 1962

1970s–present

Since the end of the regular production of the series in 1969, Warner Bros. has occasionally produced new Looney Tunes shorts that have been released theatrically.

Feature films

Television series

Television specials

See also

Further reading

Complete single-page filmographies