List of films directed by Tex Avery
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Tex Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor, and director. He became famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden age of American animation and produced his most significant work while employed by the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
He created the characters of Daffy Duck in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), Elmer Fudd in Egghead Rides Again (1937), Bugs Bunny in A Wild Hare (1940), Cecil Turtle in Tortoise Beats Hare (1941), Droopy in Dumb-Hounded (1943), Screwy Squirrel in Screwball Squirrel (1944), George and Junior in Henpecked Hoboes (1946), Spike/Butch the bulldog (Tex Avery's version) in Bad Luck Blackie (1949), and Smedley Dog in I'm Cold (1954). He developed the characters of Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. studio and Chilly Willy from the Walter Lantz Studio into the personas for which they are best remembered.
Avery first began his animation career at the Walter Lantz studio in the early 1930s, working on the majority of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1931-35. He is listed as "animator" on the original title card credits on the Oswald cartoons. He later claimed to have directed two cartoons during this time. By 1942, Avery was in the employ of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, working in their cartoon division under the supervision of Fred Quimby. At MGM, Avery's creativity reached its peak. A burnt-out Avery left MGM in 1953 to return to the Walter Lantz studio. Avery's return to the Lantz studio did not last long. He directed four cartoons in 1954-1955: the one-shots Crazy Mixed-Up Pup and Shh-h-h-h-h, and I'm Cold and The Legend of Rockabye Point, in which he defined the character of Chilly Willy the penguin.
Films directed or co-directed by Tex Avery
1935–1942: Warner Bros. era
Title | Year | Notes | Ref(s). |
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Gold Diggers of '49 | 1935 | In black and white. First cartoon by Tex Avery | [citation needed] |
Plane Dippy | 1936 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
Page Miss Glory | 1936 | First color cartoon by Tex Avery | [citation needed] |
The Blow Out | 1936 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
I'd Love to Take Orders from You | 1936 | [citation needed] | |
I Love to Singa | 1936 | [citation needed] | |
Porky the Rain Maker | 1936 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
The Village Smithy | 1936 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
Milk and Money | 1936 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
Don't Look Now | 1936 | [citation needed] | |
Porky the Wrestler | 1937 | In black and white | [citation needed] |
Picador Porky | 1937 | In black and white. First cartoon to have voices by Mel Blanc | [citation needed] |
I Only Have Eyes for You | 1937 | [citation needed] | |
Porky's Duck Hunt | 1937 | In black and white. First appearance of the character Daffy Duck
First cartoon when Mel Blanc does the voice of Porky Pig |
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Uncle Tom's Bungalow | 1937 | Part of the Censored Eleven. | [citation needed] |
Ain't We Got Fun | 1937 | [citation needed] | |
Egghead Rides Again | 1937 | First appearance of the character Elmer Fudd as Egghead | [citation needed] |
A Sunbonnet Blue | 1937 | [citation needed] | |
Porky's Garden | 1937 | In black and white. Also in the public domain | [citation needed] |
I Wanna Be a Sailor | 1937 | In the public domain | [citation needed] |
Little Red Walking Hood | 1937 | [citation needed] | |
Daffy Duck & Egghead | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
The Sneezing Weasel | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
The Penguin Parade | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
The Isle of Pingo Pongo | 1938 | Part of the Censored Eleven | [citation needed] |
Cinderella Meets Fella | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
A Feud There Was | 1938 | First cartoon in which the name Elmer Fudd was employed | [citation needed] |
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
Daffy Duck in Hollywood | 1938 | Final Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Tex Avery | [citation needed] |
The Mice Will Play | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
Hamateur Night | 1939 | In the public domain | [citation needed] |
A Day at the Zoo | 1939 | In the public domain | [citation needed] |
Thugs with Dirty Mugs | 1939 | [citation needed] | |
Believe It or Else | 1939 | Berth of a baby sequence removed from television airings (especially Cartoon Network and Boomerang) due to its racist content | [citation needed] |
Dangerous Dan McFoo | 1939 | [citation needed] | |
Detouring America | 1939 | Eskimo,black and half of Native American sequence cut from television airings | [citation needed] |
Land of the Midnight Fun | 1939 | [citation needed] | |
Fresh Fish | 1939 | [citation needed] | |
Screwball Football | 1939 | [citation needed] | |
The Early Worm Gets the Bird | 1940 | In the public domain | [citation needed] |
Cross-Country Detours | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
The Bear's Tale | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
A Gander at Mother Goose | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
Circus Today | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
A Wild Hare | 1940 | First appearance of the character Bugs Bunny | [citation needed] |
Ceiling Hero | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
Wacky Wild Life | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
Of Fox and Hounds | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
Holiday Highlights | 1940 | [citation needed] | |
The Crackpot Quail | 1941 | [citation needed] | |
The Haunted Mouse | 1941 | In black and white. In the public domain | [citation needed] |
Tortoise Beats Hare | 1941 | First appearance of the character Cecil Turtle | [citation needed] |
Hollywood Steps Out | 1941 | In the public domain | [citation needed] |
Porky's Preview | 1941 | In black and white. Also in the public domain
Final Porky Pig cartoon directed by Tex Avery |
[citation needed] |
The Heckling Hare | 1941 | [citation needed] | |
Aviation Vacation | 1941 | African native sequence cut from television airings | [citation needed] |
All This and Rabbit Stew | 1941 | Part of the Censored Eleven and the only cartoon in the Censored Eleven to have a recurring character (Bugs Bunny)
Final Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Tex Avery until he started directing Kool Aid ads in the 1960s. Also in the public domain |
[citation needed] |
The Bug Parade | 1941 | Final cartoon directed by Tex Avery that he completed by himself | [citation needed] |
The Cagey Canary | 1941 | Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett | [1] |
Aloha Hooey | 1942 | Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett | [1] |
Crazy Cruise | 1942 | Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett. African native sequence and Japanese vulture sequence cut from television airings | [1] |
1941: Paramount era
All shorts are in live action and in black and white.
Title | Year | Notes | Ref(s). |
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Down on the Farm | 1941 | In the public domain | [2] |
In a Pet Shop | 1941 | In the public domain | [3] |
In the Zoo | 1941 | In the public domain | [4] |
1942–1957: MGM era
Title | Year | Notes | DVD - Availability | BLU-RAY - Availability | Ref(s). |
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Blitz Wolf | 1942 | Rarely available due to Nazi imagery. First appearance of the Wolf. | WB Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 | [5] |
The Early Bird Dood It! | 1942 | Girl Crazy | [6] | ||
Dumb-Hounded | 1943 | First appearance of the character Droopy. | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
Red Hot Riding Hood | 1943 | First appearance of the character Red. | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Who Killed Who? | 1943 | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | ||
One Ham's Family | 1943 | Best Food Forward | [7] | ||
What's Buzzin' Buzzard | 1943 | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | ||
Screwball Squirrel | 1944 | First appearance of the character Screwy Squirrel. | The Thin Man Goes Home | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
Batty Baseball | 1944 | The Stratton Story | [citation needed] | ||
Happy-Go-Nutty | 1944 | Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings. | Dragon Seed | [citation needed] | |
Big Heel-Watha | 1944 | Rarely available due to negative stereotypes of Native Americans and a sexualized depiction of a Native American maiden. | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
The Screwy Truant | 1945 | The Clock | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
The Shooting of Dan McGoo | 1945 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Jerky Turkey | 1945 | In the public domain | Anchor's Away | [citation needed] | |
Swing Shift Cinderella | 1945 | Without Love | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 | [citation needed] | |
Wild and Woolfy | 1945 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Lonesome Lenny | 1946 | Undercurrent | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
The Hick Chick | 1946 | Ziegfeld Follies | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Northwest Hounded Police | 1946 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Henpecked Hoboes | 1946 | First appearance of the characters George and Junior. Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings. | Till the Clouds Roll By | [citation needed] | |
Hound Hunters | 1947 | Fiesta | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Red Hot Rangers | 1947 | Tycoon | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Uncle Tom's Cabaña | 1947 | Rarely available due to racially stereotypical content. | [citation needed] | ||
Slap Happy Lion | 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | [citation needed] | ||
King-Size Canary | 1947 | Command Decision | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 | [citation needed] | |
What Price Fleadom | 1948 | The Three Musketeers | [citation needed] | ||
Little 'Tinker | 1948 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | [citation needed] | ||
Half-Pint Pygmy | 1948 | Rarely available due to racially stereotypical content. | [citation needed] | ||
Lucky Ducky | 1948 | Blackface gag cut from television airings. | [citation needed] | ||
The Cat That Hated People | 1948 | Words and Music | [citation needed] | ||
Bad Luck Blackie | 1949 | First appearance of the character Spike/Butch the bulldog (Tex Avery's version). Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings. | Kitty Foyle | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
Señor Droopy | 1949 | First cartoon in which the character is named onscreen. | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | |
The House of Tomorrow | 1949 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | [citation needed] | ||
Doggone Tired | 1949 | In the public domain | On the Town | [citation needed] | |
Wags to Riches | 1949 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Little Rural Riding Hood | 1949 | Battleground | [citation needed] | ||
Out-Foxed | 1949 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
The Counterfeit Cat | 1949 | East Side, West Side | [citation needed] | ||
Ventriloquist Cat | 1950 | Three Little Words | [citation needed] | ||
The Cuckoo Clock | 1950 | Summer Stock | [citation needed] | ||
Garden Gopher | 1950 | Blackface gag cut from television airings. | Two Weeks With Love | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
The Chump Champ | 1950 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
The Peachy Cobbler | 1950 | Photo backgrounds | Nancy Goes to Rio | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
Cock-a-Doodle Dog | 1951 | [citation needed] | |||
Daredevil Droopy | 1951 | Blackface gag cut from television airings. | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] |
Droopy's Good Deed | 1951 | Blackface gag and stereotypes cut from television airings. | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | |
Symphony in Slang | 1951 | An American in Paris | Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 | [citation needed] | |
Car of Tomorrow | 1951 | Native American and Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings. | Royal Wedding | [citation needed] | |
Droopy's Double Trouble | 1951 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Magical Maestro | 1952 | Blackface and Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings. | The Belle of New York | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 | [citation needed] |
One Cab's Family | 1952 | [citation needed] | |||
Rock-a-Bye Bear | 1952 | Final cartoon directed by Avery before year-long sabbatical. | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 | [citation needed] | |
Little Johnny Jet | 1953 | First cartoon directed by Avery after return from sabbatical. | The Naked Spur | [citation needed] | |
T.V. of Tomorrow | 1953 | Torch Song | [citation needed] | ||
The Three Little Pups | 1953 | Final live-action/animated cartoon. | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | |
Drag-a-Long Droopy | 1954 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Billy Boy | 1954 | Executive Suite | [citation needed] | ||
Homesteader Droopy | 1954 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
The Farm of Tomorrow | 1954 | Deep in My Heart | [citation needed] | ||
The Flea Circus | 1954 | Les Girls | [citation needed] | ||
Dixieland Droopy | 1954 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Field and Scream | 1955 | Hit the Deck | [citation needed] | ||
The First Bad Man | 1955 | Kismet | [citation needed] | ||
Deputy Droopy | 1955 | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | ||
Cellbound | 1955 | [citation needed] | |||
Millionaire Droopy | 1956 | Cinemascope remake of Wags to Riches (1949). | Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection | [citation needed] | |
Cat's Meow | 1957 | Cinemascope remake of Ventriloquist Cat (1950).
Final cartoon directed by Tex Avery. He will go on to do TV commercials for most of his remaining years before passing away during early pre-production of The Kwicky Koala Show in 1980 of which Tex Avery created. |
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1954–1955: Universal & Walter Lantz era
Title | Year | Notes | Ref(s). |
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I'm Cold | 1954 | First appearance of the character Smedley Dog | [8] |
Crazy Mixed Up Pup | 1955 | [9] | |
The Legend of Rockabye Point | 1955 | [10] | |
Sh-h-h-h-h-h | 1955 | [11] |
References
- ^ a b c Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, 1975, De Capo Press
- ^ "Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Speaking of Animals in the Zoo". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Avery, Tex (22 August 1942). "Blitz Wolf". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Avery, Tex (29 August 1942). "The Early Bird Dood It!". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 229–230. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "I'm Cold". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Crazy Mixed Up Pup". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "The Legend of Rockabye Point". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Sh-h-h-h-h-h". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.