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Looney Tunes is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series Merrie Melodies, during the golden age of American animation. The two series introduced a large cast of characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. The term Looney Tunes has since been expanded to also refer to the characters themselves.
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Beans the Cat is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Cartoons series of cartoons from 1935–1936. Beans was the third Warner Bros cartoon character star after Bosko and Buddy. He is voiced by Billy Bletcher and occasionally by Tommy Bond. He was created by director Friz Freleng. The character was featured in nine cartoons made in 1935 and 1936.
I Haven't Got a Hat is a 1935 animated short film, directed by Isadore Freleng for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of the Merrie Melodies series. Released on March 2, 1935, the short is notable for featuring the first appearance of several Warner Bros. cartoon characters, most notably future cartoon star Porky Pig. Beans the Cat, a minor Looney Tunes star in 1935-1936, also made his first appearance in this cartoon.
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The Phantom Ship is a 1936 animated short film and is part of the Looney Tunes series. It stars Beans the Cat, along with spotted St. Bernard puppies Ham and Ex.
Hollywood Capers is a 1935 short animated film of the Looney Tunes series. It stars Beans the Cat in the character's second solo cartoon. Porky also made a cameo.
The Fire Alarm is a 1936 Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Jack King. It features Ham and Ex, who are spotted St. Bernard puppies, in their only film as star characters, and also co-starring their Uncle Beans.
Alpine Antics is a 1936 black-and-white Looney Tunes animated cartoon short directed by Jack King. The film stars Porky Pig and Beans the Cat.
I Wanna Play House is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on January 11, 1936.
Tom Turk and Daffy is a 1944 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on February 12, 1944, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce are both the writers of the short, and are credited here as "The Staff".
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- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 44. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Looney Tunes in the Public Domain". The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
