This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by

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Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

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'' banners between 1940 and 1949. A total of 307 shorts were released during the 1940s.

1940

1941

1942

This year marks the beginning of production of color Looney Tunes. For this year and the next, most would still be in black and white.

1943

The

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''Merrie Melodies'' re-release program starts this year. Previous color ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts would be re-released with the original credits cut. In addition, four more ''Looney Tunes'' shorts were produced in 3-hue Technicolor. The series would go into full color the following year.

1944

From this year onward, all cartoons are under copyright and in 3-hue

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Leon Schlesinger Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant r ...

sold his cartoon studio to Warner Bros. in 1944;

Eddie Selzer Edward Selzer (January 12, 1893 – February 22, 1970) was an American film producer and publicist who served as head of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 to 1958. He served in the US Navy and fought as a Golden Gloves boxer. He won a boxing exhibi ...

took over as producer after '' Buckaroo Bugs'' was released.

1945

1946

1947

With the exceptions of ''

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'', '' Mexican Joyride'' and '' Catch as Cats Can'', every non-Bugs Bunny cartoon released this year was ultimately reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies cartoon.

1948

1949

References

External links

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