Tag Archives: Merrie Melodies

Early To Bet (1951) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Early To Bet

#CotD: The very pop­u­lar short “Early To Bet” is the only appear­ance of the Gam­bling Bug in a Mer­rie Melodies short.

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Tweetie Pie (1947) — Merrie Melodies Guide

Tweetie Pie

#CotD: Sylvester was still called Thomas in “Tweetie Pie” the first WB short to win an Acad­emy Award.

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The Wacky Wabbit (1942) — Merrie Melodies Guide

The Wacky Wabbit

#CotD: Elmer alters the lyrics of “Oh Susanna” to con­tain the line “V for Vic­tory” in “The Wacky Wab­bit” Obvi­ously a wartime short.

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Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips (1944) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips

CotD: Despite the strong racial over­tones of the film, “Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips” has been released to home video, and was not even included in WB’s “Cen­sored Eleven” car­toons.

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Apes Of Wrath (1959) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Apes Of Wrath

CotD: Due (once again!) to a drunk stork, Bugs ends up with the “Apes Of Wrath” as their some­what dim child.

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Beauty And The Beast (1934) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Beauty And The Beast

CotD: Well before the Dis­ney car­toon of the same “Beauty And The Beast” was Warner Bros.’ sec­ond (and last!) Cine­color cartoon.

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Bedevilled Rabbit (1957) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Bedevilled Rabbit

CotD: Robert McKimson’s most beloved char­ac­ter– Taz– takes on Bugs down under in “Bedev­illed Rab­bit” and guess who wins? Watch it now and see!

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Super-Rabbit (1943) — Merrie Melodies Cartoon Series

Super-Rabbit

CotD: An appar­ent par­ody of the Fleischer/Famous Stu­dios “Super­man” car­toons, “Super-Rabbit is also rem­i­nis­cent of Super Mouse (later to become Mighty Mouse

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Quackodile Tears (1962) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Quackodile Tears

CotD: Art Davis’ last Warner Bros. car­toon as a direc­tor, “Quack­odile Tears is some­times erro­neously cred­ited to Friz Fre­leng.
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Dr. Devil And Mr. Hare (1964) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Dr. Devil And Mr. Hare

CotD: Taz’s final appear­ance in a clas­sic Warner Bros. car­toon short was in 1964’s “Dr. Devil And Mr. Hare.


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Scent-imental Romeo (1951) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Scent-imental Romeo

CotD: Pepé is always the incur­able roman­tic, espe­cially in “Scent-imental Romeo as he chases another poor cat with a white paint stripe down her back.

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A Hare Grows In Manhattan (1947) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

A Hare Grows In Manhattan

CotD: Friz Freleng’s “A Hare Grows In Man­hat­tan” is renown for the tap-dancing Bugs sequence ani­mated by Vir­gil Ross.

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A Hick A Slick And A Chick (1948) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series


A Hick A Slick And A Chick (1948) - Merrie Melodies

CotD: One of the forty or so Art Davis WB shorts, “A Hick A Slick And A Chick” was his per­sonal favorite.

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Rocket Squad (1956) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Rocket Squad

CotD: March must be Daffy Duck month! We have another Daffy car­toon today with “Rocket Squad” which pairs the duck with Porky as they pro­tect the cos­mos from evil-doers.

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Robin Hood Daffy (1958) — Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

Robin Hood Daffy

CotD: Daffy steps up to cen­ter screen in “Robin Hood Daffy” as he once again tries to out-do Errol Flynn.

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