This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by

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'' and ''

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

1940

All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.

1941

From this year onward, story credits are fully implemented. All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.

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. All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.

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-strip

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. The series would go into full color the following year. All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.

1944

From this year onward, all cartoons are under copyright and in color, with most cartoons using 3-strip

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sold his cartoon studio to Warner Bros. in 1944; Eddie Selzer took over as producer after ''

Buckaroo Bugs ''Buckaroo Bugs'' is a 1944 American Western ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon film directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on August 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny in his official ''Looney Tunes'' debut. Plot In the quaint town of San ...

'' was released.

1945

1946

1947

With the exceptions of '' A Pest in the House'', '' 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

Notes

References

External links

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