Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies Filmography (1950–1959)
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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.
'' and ''
Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...
'' banners between 1950 and 1959. A total of 278 shorts were released during the 1950s.


1950

Starting this year, all cartoons are in Technicolor.


1951

With the exceptions of ''
Hare We Go ''Hare We Go'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on January 6, 1951, and features Bugs Bunny. Plot In 1492 Christopher Columbus is arguing with the king of Spain whether the wor ...
'', ''
Rabbit Every Monday ''Rabbit Every Monday'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 10, 1951, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title is a play on ''Chicken Every Sunday''. It is the last ...
'', and ''
The Fair-Haired Hare ''The Fair-Haired Hare'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Released April 14, 1951, the cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. ''The Fair-Haired Hare'' was ...
'' (all
Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
cartoons), every other cartoon released by the studio this year ultimately received
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reissues.


1952


1953


1954

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1959


See also

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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.
*
Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...
*
Looney Tunes Golden Collection The ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' is a series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' animated shorts. The series began on October 28, 2003, and ended on Octo ...


Notes


Further reading

* ''Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons'', by
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and
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(1989), Henry Holt, * ''Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist'' by
Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...
, published by
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, * ''That's Not All, Folks!'' by
Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...
, Philip Bashe.
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, (Softcover) (Hardcover) * ''Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons'',
Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fil ...
, Revised Edition 1987, Plume (Softcover) (Hardcover)


External links


Official Looney Tunes site
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Merrie Melodies Cartoons
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Golden Age Cartoons' ''The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website'' by Jon Cooke


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