Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–59)
That is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1950 and 1959.
A total of 278 shorts were released during the 1950s.
1950
Starting this year, all cartoons are in Technicolor. The rings change to green with green background. Some cartoons have the WB shield appear before WARNER BROS. PICTURES INC. and Present.
1951
Most of the cartoons released this year also received Blue Ribbon reissues.
1952
Blue Ribbon reissues in the 1952-53 season feature a special closing. Instead of "That's all Folks!" it says THE END but there is still Merrie Melodies and A WARNER BROS. CARTOON.
1953
1954
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | ![]() |
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Dog Pounded | LT | I. Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Hector | 1278 | 1954-01-02 |
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Yes |
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Captain Hareblower | MM | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 1284 | 1954-01-16 |
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No | |
I Gopher You | MM | I. Freleng | Goofy Gophers | 1277 | 1954-01-30 |
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No | |
Feline Frame-Up | LT | Charles M. Jones | Claude, Marc and Pussyfoot | 1279 | 1954-02-13 |
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No | |
Wild Wife | MM | Robert McKimson | 1280 | 1954-02-20 |
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No | ||
No Barking | MM | Charles M. Jones | Claude, Frisky | 1282 | 1954-02-27 |
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Yes |
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Bugs and Thugs | LT | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Mugsy | 1299 | 1954-03-13 |
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No |
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The Cat's Bah | LT | Charles M. Jones | Pepé, Penelope | 1285 | 1954-03-20 | No | ||
Design for Leaving | LT | Robert McKimson | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1283 | 1954-03-27 | Yes |
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Bell Hoppy | MM | Robert McKimson | Hippety, Sylvester | 1286 | 1954-04-17 | No | ||
No Parking Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1301 | 1954-05-01 | No | ||
Dr. Jerkyl's Hide | LT | I. Freleng | Spike & Chester, Sylvester | 1287 | 1954-05-08 |
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No |
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Claws for Alarm | MM | Charles M. Jones | Porky Pig, Sylvester | 1288 | 1954-05-22 |
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No | |
Little Boy Boo | LT | Robert McKimson | Foghorn, Prissy | 1289 | 1954-06-05 | No |
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Devil May Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny, Taz | 1304 | 1954-06-19 |
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No |
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Muzzle Tough | MM | I. Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Hector | 1290 | 1954-06-26 |
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No | |
The Oily American | MM | Robert McKimson | 1298 | 1954-07-10 |
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No | ||
Bewitched Bunny | LT | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny, Witch Hazel | 1303 | 1954-07-24 |
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No |
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Satan's Waitin' | LT | I. Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Hector | 1293 | 1954-08-07 |
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Yes | |
Stop! Look! And Hasten! | MM | Charles M. Jones | Wile E. and Road Runner | 1294 | 1954-08-14 |
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No | |
Yankee Doodle Bugs | LT | I. Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Clyde | 1323 | 1954-08-28 |
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No | |
Gone Batty | LT | Robert McKimson | BoBo | 1292 | 1954-09-04 | Yes |
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Goo Goo Goliath | MM | I. Freleng | Drunken Stork | 1296 | 1954-09-18 |
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No |
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By Word of Mouse | LT | I. Freleng | Sylvester | 1336 | 1954-10-02 |
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No |
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From A to Z-Z-Z-Z | LT | Charles M. Jones | Ralph Phillips | 1297 | 1954-10-16 |
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Yes |
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Quack Shot | MM | Robert McKimson | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1306 | 1954-10-30 | No | ||
My Little Duckaroo | MM | Charles M. Jones | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Nasty Canasta | 1300 | 1954-11-27 |
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No | |
Sheep Ahoy | MM | Charles M. Jones | Ralph and Sam | 1322 | 1954-12-11 |
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No |
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Baby Buggy Bunny | MM | Charles M. Jones | Bugs Bunny | 1324 | 1954-12-18 |
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No |
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1955
1956
1957
1958
Title | Series | Director | Characters | Production Number | Release date | Availability | Notes |
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Don't Axe Me | MM | Robert McKimson | Barnyard, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | 1469 | 1958-01-04 |
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Tortilla Flaps | LT | Robert McKimson | Speedy Gonzales | 1449 | 1958-01-18 |
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Hare-Less Wolf | MM | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Charles M. Wolf | 1478 | 1958-02-01 |
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A Pizza Tweety Pie | LT | Friz Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Granny | 1479 | 1958-02-22 |
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Robin Hood Daffy | MM | Chuck Jones | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | 1470 | 1958-03-08 |
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Hare-Way to the Stars | LT | Chuck Jones | Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian | 1464 | 1958-03-29 |
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Whoa, Be-Gone! | MM | Chuck Jones | Wile E. and Road Runner | 1477 | 1958-04-12 |
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A Waggily Tale | LT | Friz Freleng | 1486 | 1958-04-26 |
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Feather Bluster | MM | Robert McKimson | Foghorn | 1476 | 1958-05-10 |
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Now Hare This | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny | 1481 | 1958-05-31 | ||
To Itch His Own | MM | Chuck Jones | Mighty Angelo | 1485 | 1958-06-28 |
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Dog Tales | LT | Robert McKimson | Charlie, Yosemite Sam | 1484 | 1958-07-26 |
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Knighty Knight Bugs | LT | Friz Freleng | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | 1483 | 1958-08-23 |
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Weasel While You Work | MM | Robert McKimson | Foghorn | 1489 | 1958-09-06 | ||
A Bird in a Bonnet | MM | Friz Freleng | Sylvester, Tweety, Granny | 1490 | 1958-09-27 |
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Hook, Line and Stinker | LT | Chuck Jones | Wile E. and Road Runner | 1487 | 1958-10-11 |
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Pre-Hysterical Hare | LT | Robert McKimson | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | 1491 | 1958-11-01 |
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Gopher Broke | LT | Robert McKimson | Barnyard, Goofy Gophers | 1497 | 1958-11-15 | ||
Hip Hip-Hurry! | MM | Chuck Jones | Wile E. and Road Runner | 1515 | 1958-12-06 |
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Cat Feud | MM | Chuck Jones | Marc and Pussyfoot, Claude | 1474 | 1958-12-20 |
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1959
Notes
Further reading
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt, ISBN 0-8050-0894-2
- Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0-374-12348-9
- That's Not All, Folks! by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover) ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)
- Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Leonard Maltin, Revised Edition 1987, Plume ISBN 0-452-25993-2 (Softcover) ISBN 0-613-64753-X (Hardcover)
See also
External links
- Official Looney Tunes site
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Merrie Melodies Cartoons and for Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Golden Age Cartoons' The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website by Jon Cooke
- "Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion", a wealth of trivia about the Warner cartoons