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List of Warner Bros. Cartoons productions

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This is a list of productions by Warner Bros. Cartoons, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., which mainly produced the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Other animated projects were made for Warner, as well as entities such as U.S. Army (Private Snafu) and U.S. Navy (Mr. Hook).

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies

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Theatrical Shorts

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Warner Bros. Cartoons produced two series of animated shorts for commercial theatrical release, Looney Tunes (1930–1969) and Merrie Melodies (1931–1969). The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts featuring Bugs Bunny were also sold separately to distributors as Bugs Bunny Specials.

TV series

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Miscellaneous shorts

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The following is a list of various shorts outside of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series.

Spooney Melodies

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Title Director Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Crying for the Carolines Unknown December 1930 LTGC Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons)
LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3
A live basic animation 5 minute short featuring Milton Charles, "The Singing Organist." The only known surviving short in the "Spooney Melodies" series.
Just a Gigolo June 6, 1931 N/A Lost films.
Say a Little Prayer for Me July 1931
When your Lover has gone September 1931
For You December 1931

Buster Bear theatrical shorts

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Title Director Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
The Life and Adventures of Buster Bear Unknown 1930 Produced by McCrory studios
Only exist as silent print
Part of Vitaphone Varieties
Buster Bear in The Opera House Unknown 1930 Produced by McCrory studios
Only short available online[1]
Buster Bear in the Spring Carnival Unknown January 1931 Produced by McCrory studios
Part of Vitaphone Varieties

Commercials

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Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Graduation Day In Bugland Unknown Unknown February 18, 1931 N/A Lost commercial cartoon produced for Listerine.
Neath The Bababa Tree June 1, 1931 Animated By Dr. Seuss. Produced in New York but distributed by Warner Bros. Thought to be lost.[2]
Put On The Spout

Other theatrical shorts

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Title Director Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
Orange Blossoms for Violet Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. May 24, 1952 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) Live-action film featuring footage animals.
Philbert: Three's a Crowd Richard Donner (live action)
Friz Freleng (animation)
April 1, 1963 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4 Unsold TV pilot, screened in theaters.
The Door[3] Ken Mundie June 1, 1968 LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) Produced by "Campbell-Silver-Cosby Corporation," a studio co-owned by Bill Cosby, who was then a popular recording artist with Warner Bros. Records. Cosby and Mundie would later team up to create Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.

Government films

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One Shots

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Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes Video if in the public domain
Point Rationing of Foods Chuck Jones Unknown February 25, 1943 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 3, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) Documentary with limited animation
Produced for Office of War Information of Bureau of Motion Pictures. It was distributed non-theatrically[4]
Point Rationing of Foods 190613 LTPC
Dive Bombing Crashes 1945 N/A Only entry in the Flight Safety training film series produced by Warner Bros, all other films were produced by UPA
Produced for United States Navy.
So Much for So Little Chuck Jones January 1, 1949 LTGC Volume 2, Disc 4, Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners, Academy Awards Animation Collection, Disc 1, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) Theatrically screened
Produced for Federal Security Agency Public Health Service
So Much for So Little 190613 LTPC
90 Day Wondering Ralph Phillips (as adult) December 1956 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 3, LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature) Produced for United States Army.
90 Days Wondering 190613 LTPC
Drafty, Isn't It? 1957
Drafty Isn't It? 190613 LTPC

Private Snafu series

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Note:All shorts in the main Private SNAFU series were created for the U.S. War Department and were created by Warner Bros., and written by Dr. Seuss. Cartoons unless otherwise noted. The films, being produced for the U.S. government, are in the public domain. Private Snafu was also featured in Few Quick Facts series but none of these shorts were produced by Warner Bros or Harman-Ising thus they are not included here.

Title Director Release date Note DVD & Blu-ray availability Video
Coming!! Snafu Chuck Jones June 28, 1943 Pilot for Private Snafu LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Gripes Friz Freleng July 5, 1943 LTGC Volume 5, Disc 3
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Spies Chuck Jones August 9, 1943 Was seen (with parts cut for content) on the Cartoon Network special ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons. LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4;
Private Snafu Golden Classics
The Goldbrick Frank Tashlin September 13, 1943 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Private Snafu Golden Classics
The Infantry Blues Chuck Jones September 20, 1943 Private Snafu Golden Classics
Fighting Tools Bob Clampett October 18, 1943 Cameo of Daffy Duck as Father Duck.
A briefly seen newspaper sub-headline reads "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide"; this would not actually happen for another 18 months.
The Home Front Frank Tashlin November 15, 1943 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Rumors Friz Freleng December 13, 1943 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Booby Traps Bob Clampett January 10, 1944 First appearance of the 'Endearing Young Charms' musical bomb gag, which would be reused in two Bugs Bunny shorts, and two Wile E.Coyote/Road Runner shorts Private Snafu Golden Classics
Snafuperman Friz Freleng March 6, 1944 LTGC Volume 3, Disc 4
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike Chuck Jones March 27, 1944 Private Snafu Golden Classic
A Lecture on Camouflage Chuck Jones April 24, 1944
Gas Chuck Jones May 29, 1944 Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance, having been pulled from Snafu's gas mask bag.
Going Home Chuck Jones Unreleased,
(Planned for 1944)
The often-quoted "Coming Home" is a non-existent title. It refers to "Going Home" - "Coming Home" was a result of an old typo.[5]
The Chow Hound Frank Tashlin June 19, 1944
Censored Frank Tashlin July 17, 1944 LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2
Private Snafu Golden Classics
Outpost Chuck Jones August 1, 1944 Private Snafu Golden Classics
Pay Day Friz Freleng September 25, 1944
Target: Snafu Friz Freleng October 23, 1944
Three Brothers Friz Freleng December 4, 1944 Bugs Bunny makes a cameo appearance in the scene where Fubar tries to escape from the dogs.
In the Aleutians – Isles of Enchantment Chuck Jones February 12, 1945
It's Murder She Says Chuck Jones February 26, 1945
Hot Spot Friz Freleng July 2, 1945
No Buddy Atoll Chuck Jones October 8, 1945
Operation Snafu Friz Freleng December 22, 1945
Secrets of the Caribbean Chuck Jones Unreleased
(planned for 1945)
Master given to the Army[5]
Lost cartoon
Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy George Gordon 1946 Only Private Snafu entry not produced by Warner Bros; Produced by Harman and Ising. Private Snafu Golden Classics
A Hitch in Time Chuck Jones January 1, 1955 Produced in color; uses redesigned and renamed Snafu as "John McRogers" and Technical Fairy First Class as "Grogan, Technical Gremlin First Class" Miscellaneous shorts LTPC Volume 1, Disc 3 (special feature)

Mr. Hook series

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Not listed below is Take Heed Mr. Tojo, released in August 1943. It was the first cartoon in the Hook series, but was produced at the Walter Lantz studio.

Title Director Characters Release date DVD & Blu-ray availability Notes
The Return of Mr. Hook Chuck Jones Mr. Hook January 20, 1945 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 Made for the U.S. Navy in 1945. In the public domain and available at no charge on YouTube and the Internet Archive.
Tokyo Woes Robert McKimson February 1945
The Good Egg Robert Clampett 1945

Miscellaneous films

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The following films feature animation from Warner Bros. Cartoons, ranging from simple title sequences to more complex sequences.

Title Year Notes
Haunted Gold December 17, 1932 Western starring John Wayne, animated bat in the titles at the beginning. The opening animated sequence is included on Looney Tunes Golden Collection, vol. 6 as a special feature.
When's Your Birthday? February 19, 1937 RKO Pictures, live-action feature film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio, directed by Bob Clampett.[6]
The Big Broadcast of 1938 February 11, 1938 Paramount Pictures film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio.[6]
Love Thy Neighbor December 17, 1940 Paramount Pictures film, with animation titles sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio.[6]
The Lady Eve February 25, 1941 Paramount Pictures film, with animation titles sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio.[6]
Hi Diddle Diddle August 2, 1943 United Artists film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio.[6]
The Incredible Mr. Limpet March 28, 1964 Warner Bros film, with animation sequences produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of Robert McKimson, and it was the final project for the studio prior to its temporary closure in December 1963. [7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Buster Bear (1930) (SILENT)". YouTube.
  2. ^ * Cohen, Charles (2004). The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-375-82248-3. OCLC 53075980.
  3. ^ Independently produced film (1967 copyright) purchased and distributed by WB in 1968
  4. ^ "Office of censorship, Office of civilian defense, Office of coordinator of inter-American affairs, Office of defense transportation, Office of scientific research and development, Office of war information, War production board, War shipping administration". 1943.
  5. ^ a b "Misce-Looney-Ous: Situation Normal All Fouled up". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  6. ^ a b c d e Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt
  7. ^ Barrier, Michael (1999). Pg. 562–3.
  8. ^ "Kevin Lima to direct the Incredible Mr. Limpet | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation". Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2009.