This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

under the ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...

'' and ''

Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animated comedy short film series distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was part of the ''Looney Tunes'' franchise and featured many of the same characters. Originally running from August 2, 1931, to Septem ...

'' banners between 1930 and 1939, plus the pilot film from 1929 which was used to sell the ''Looney Tunes'' series to

Leon Schlesinger Leonardo 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 The gold ...

and

A total of 270 shorts were released during the 1930s.

1929

1930

All cartoons are ''

'' starring

Bosko Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series and was the star of thirty-nine ''Looney Tunes'' shorts released by Warn ...

and are all directed and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, along with Leon Schlesinger as associate producer. All cartoons are also scored by Frank Marsales, who would score all cartoons through 1932. All cartoons from this year are in the public domain. Directing credits would not be shown for the cartoons until '' Buddy's Day Out'' in 1933.

1931

This year marks the debut of the ''

'' series. All ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons are directed by

Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl "Rudy" Ising ( ; August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American a ...

, all ''Looney Tunes'' until '' The Tree's Knees'' are directed by

Hugh Harman Hugh Harman (August 31, 1903 – November 25, 1982) was an American animator. He was known for creating the Warner Bros. Cartoons and MGM Cartoons studios and his collaboration with Rudolf Ising during the Golden Age of American animation. ...

and Ising and all ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons as of '' Bosko Shipwrecked!'' are directed by Harman. The directors still remain uncredited however. The cartoons mainly star

, Foxy and Piggy, with the final cartoon of the year being a one-shot. All cartoons from this year are in the public domain.

1932

All ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons are directed by

, while all ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons are directed by

, again still uncredited. All cartoons from this year are in the public domain since their copyrights were not renewed, with four exceptions: ''Ride Him Bosko'', ''Bosko the Drawback'', ''Bosko's Dizzy Date'', and ''Bosko's Woodland Daze''. These four cartoons had their copyrights renewed in 1961 and will not be in the public domain until January 1, 2028.

1933

All cartoons from this year are under copyright. As of '' Buddy's Day Out'', the directors are now credited, under the text "Supervision". Frank Marsales continued to do scores until ''We're in the Money''. After this, scoring duties were taken over by Norman Spencer and Bernard B. Brown.

1934

This year marks the beginning of production of color WB cartoons, though only for the ''Merrie Melodies'' series. The ''Looney Tunes'' series remains in black and white until 1942. For this year, most ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons would still be in black and white up until ''Rhythm in the Bow''. All cartoons from this year are under copyright.

1935

All ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons are in 2-strip

Technicolor Technicolor is a family of Color motion picture film, color motion picture processes. The first version, Process 1, was introduced in 1916, and improved versions followed over several decades. Definitive Technicolor movies using three black-and ...

until the end of the year, when the series adopts 3-strip Technicolor as its new color process, starting with ''Flowers for Madame''. All cartoons from this year are under copyright, with the exception of ''

Hollywood Capers ''Hollywood Capers'' is a 1935 short animated film of the ''Looney Tunes'' series. It stars Beans the Cat in the character's second solo cartoon. Porky Pig also made a cameo. Plot One day in Hollywood, actors come to the studio to do their rout ...

'', which is in the public domain.

1936

This year, the ''Merrie Melodies'' series adopts the iconic bullseye rings in its opening titles alongside a script "That's all Folks!" text starting with '' I Wanna Play House'' and later the " Merrily We Roll Along" theme song starting with ''

Boulevardier from the Bronx ''Boulevardier from the Bronx'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and released on October 10. Plot Big-city baseball team with a cocky chicken pitcher named Dizzy Dan plays an exhibition baseball game in ...

''. The ''Looney Tunes'' series also adopts the zooming WB shield starting with ''

The Phantom Ship ''The Phantom Ship'' (1839) is a Gothic novel by Frederick Marryat which explores the legend of the ''Flying Dutchman''. Plot introduction The plot concerns the quest of Philip Vanderdecken of Terneuzen in the Netherlands to save his father � ...

''. ''

Boom Boom Boom Boom, Boom Boom Boom, or Boom Boom Boom Boom may refer to: Animals * Boom Boom Ox, a decorated ox used in Tamil Nadu, India for fortune-telling As a nickname or stage name People * Boom Boom (nickname) * "Boom Boom Bundy", early stag ...

'' and '' Westward Whoa'' are in the public domain. The rest of the cartoons from this year are under copyright.

1937

Starting this year,

Carl W. Stalling Carl William Stalling (November 10, 1891 – November 29, 1972) was an American composer, voice actor and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts produced by War ...

would be the composer on almost every cartoon until ''To Itch His Own'' in 1958. The ''Looney Tunes'' series also adopts "

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" is a song written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin and published by Harms Inc., New York. It is best known as the theme tune for the ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon series and ''Merrie Melodies'' reissued carto ...

" theme song starting with ''Rover's Rival''. Story credits were also implemented for this year, with '' The Lyin' Mouse'' being the first cartoon to feature a story credit, however they aren't fully implemented until 1941. All cartoons from this year are under copyright, except where noted.

1938

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

1939

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

Notes

References

External links

Official Looney Tunes site
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