ToonHeads

The TV series ToonHeads is an animation anthology series consisting of uncut Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Warner Bros. cartoon shorts, with interesting background information and trivia, prominently by animators and voice actors like: Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, Hugh Harman, Rudy Ising, David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Daws Butler. The program was narrated by Leslie Fram and Don Kennedy. Every half-hour episode would have a different theme.

It was originally broadcast on Cartoon Network from October 1992 to November 23, 2003 (the Christmas special was shown on December 24, 2005). The series composed over 82 additional episodes, two one-hour specials, and one half-hour special of which, never aired.

Contents

Episodes

Season 1

The following is a list of episodes that have aired on season 1 of the show[1]

  1. El Kabong (cartoons about Hanna-Barbera character Quick Draw McGraw and his alter ego, El Kabong)
  2. Barney Bear (cartoons about MGM character Barney Bear)
  3. Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Cartoons (Tom and Jerry cartoons made under Chuck Jones's direction in the 1960s)
  4. Ranger John Smith (Yogi Bear cartoons featuring Yogi's antagonist, Ranger Smith)
  5. Hollywood (cartoons centered on Hollywood and the celebrities of the era)
  6. The Old West (cartoons that parody Westerns)
  7. Music (cartoons that heavily feature music)
  8. Sports (cartoons in which most of the gags center on sports)
  9. Mel Blanc (cartoons featuring Mel Blanc's voice-acting range)
  10. Daws Butler (cartoons featuring Daws Butler's voice-acting range)
  11. The Evolution of Tom and Jerry (Tom and Jerry cartoons as the years progressed)
  12. Bugs Bunny in Fairy Tales (fairy tale parodies featuring Bugs Bunny)
  13. Jay Ward (cartoons from Jay Ward Productions)
  14. Valentine's Day (romantic comedy cartoons)
  15. St. Patrick's Day (cartoons featuring leprechauns and Irish caricatures)

Season 2

The following is a list of episodes aired on season 2[2]

  1. Travelogue Cartoons (cartoons parodying the travelogue, a short film highlighting the sights of a certain location)
  2. Emily the Chicken (cartoons centered on minor WB character Emily the Chicken, a hen who blindly pursued her dreams of being a star, only to be rejected. According to the special, Emily the Chicken is said to be the precursor to Miss Prissy from the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons)
  3. Baseball Cartoons (cartoons featuring baseball)
  4. The Early Works of Chuck Jones (a look at Chuck Jones's Disney-esque works in his early days as a Warner Bros. director)
  5. Southern Fried Cartoons (cartoons located in the Southern United States)
  6. Midnight in the Bookstore (a look at a genre of musical comedy cartoons featuring characters from books and grocery labels coming to life while the store is closed for the night)
  7. The Many Faces of Robin Hood (a look at cartoons featuring spoofs of the Robin Hood legend)
  8. Hollywood Nights (more cartoons featuring Hollywood parodies and caricatures of celebrities from the 1930s and 1940s)
  9. Future Shock (a look at cartoons featuring [then thought to be] futuristic devices, such as automated houses and robots)
  10. Movie Star Bugs (cartoons chronicling Bugs Bunny's supposed rise to stardom)
  11. Shut Eye (cartoons in which hilarity ensues when a character is trying to go to sleep)
  12. Egghead (cartoons featuring the prototype Elmer Fudd character, Egghead)
  13. The Dreams of Bob Clampett (a look at Bob Clampett's surrealistic cartoons)
  14. Goofy Gophers (cartoons featuring Mac and Tosh, a pair of overly-polite gophers)
  15. Motor Heads (cartoons featuring anthropomorphic cars)
  16. Fight Night (cartoons centered on boxing and wrestling)
  17. The Evolution of Tweetie (a look at the creation of Tweety Bird and his changes in character under Bob Clampett's and Friz Freleng's direction).
  18. The Year Elmer Fudd Got Fat (a look at the handful of cartoons depicting Elmer Fudd as a fat man)
  19. The Nice Mice of Warner Bros. (cartoons featuring singing mice)
  20. Toro! Toro! (cartoons centered on bullfighting)
  21. Director Robert McKimson (a look at cartoons directed by Robert McKimson)
  22. Our Man Sam (a look at cartoons featuring Yosemite Sam as Bugs' adversary)
  23. The Musical Cartoons of Friz Freleng (a look at Friz Freleng's all-musical cartoons)
  24. Night of 1000 Elves (cartoon parodies of the story "The Elves and the Cobbler")
  25. One Toon Wonders (cartoons featuring characters who only starred in one cartoon, but became popular)
  26. Battle of the Bookworms
  27. Crooner Toons (cartoons with caricatures of 1930s & 1940s singers)
  28. Turkey Toons
  29. Hobo Flea
  30. Rocky & Mugsy (cartoons starring the infamous mobster duo)
  31. Salesman Daffy
  32. Cartoon Christmas (a holiday special with cartoons focused on the holiday)
  33. Ants Life (cartoon centered around an ant's eye view of life)
  34. The Lost Cartoons (a special with cartoons not shown very often)
  35. The Wartime Cartoons (a special with cartoons from World War II)

Season 3

The following is a list of episodes aired on season 3 [1]

  1. The Evolution of Elmer Fudd (cartoons that show how Elmer became who he is today)
  2. The Early Works of Hanna & Barbera (cartoons from the duo's first few years at MGM)
  3. Moon Toons (cartoons centered around going to the moon)
  4. The Great Cartoon Controversy (shows how Rhapsody Rabbit and The Cat Concerto are both similar)
  5. Tasmanian Devil (cartoons starring Taz)
  6. Before Bedrock (cartoons the take place in prehistoric times)
  7. The Early Works of Friz Freleng (30's cartoons directed by Friz Freeling)
  8. Night at the Opera (cartoons centered around opera music (starring Bugs Bunny))
  9. Sufferin' Succotash! (cartoons starring Sylvester)
  10. Beaky Buzzard
  11. Baby Boom Toons (cartoons centered around the stork)
  12. Tish Tash (cartoons supervised by Frank Tashlin)
  13. Cartoon News Reels (cartoons with news reel gags)
  14. Ralph Phillips (cartoons focused on Ralph Phillips's legacy)
  15. Rabbit Season, Duck Season (the entire Bugs & Daffy Hunting Trilogy)
  16. Hubie & Bertie
  17. The Great Race (the entire Bugs Vs. Cecil trilogy plus two others)
  18. Cartoons in the Real World (live action hybrid cartoons)
  19. Director Arthur Davis (cartoons supervised by Arthur Davis)
  20. Before They Were Stars (the early appearances of famous characters)
  21. Gangster Toons
  22. The Movie Parodies of Porky & Daffy (cartoons with Daffy & Porky in various roles)
  23. The Three Faces of Tom & Jerry (Tom and Jerry cartoons under the directions of William Hanna and Joe Barbera, Gene Dietch, and Chuck Jones)
  24. Director Norman McCabe
  25. Speedy Gonzales
  26. The Captain and the Kids
  27. Private SNAFU
  28. The Early Works of Porky Pig
  29. Red (cartoons starring Tex Avery's infamous showgirl)
  30. The Many Moods of Daffy Duck (cartoons centered around Daffy's different attitudes)
  31. Pepe Le Pew (cartoons starring the infamous French skunk)
  32. The Boys From Kansas City

References

  1. ^ "Tex Avery Show / ToonHeads Episode Guides". GoldenAge Cartoons. http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/tv/turner/textoon2.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Tex Avery Show / ToonHeads Episode Guides - Second Series". GoldenAge Cartoons. http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/tv/turner/textoon.html. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 

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