The 70th Anniversary of “One Froggy Evening”
Lets celebrate Chuck Jones masterwork of an animated short on its platinum anniversary.
Tag Archives: Merrie Melodies
A 24 Carrot Birthday Celebration: 85 Years of “A Wild Hare,” and Bugs Bunny
Brimming with perfectly crafted cartoon comedy, it’s also considered to be the wabbit’s first official appearance.
“Hollywood Steps Out”: The Full Scoop
A comparison of the 1941 Tex Avery celebrity-packed classic with its altered Blue Ribbon version released in 1948.
Cold Comfort: The 85th Anniversary of Sniffles the Mouse and “Naughty But Mice”
Eighty-five years later, a time capsule from a unique, cuter period in Warner Bros. animation history.
The 80th Anniversary of “Horton Hatches the Egg”
A celebration and mini-gallery in tribute to this Clampett classic.
Newcomers from 1944-46
The war was progressing favorably, and the tone of Warner cartoons began to return to more traditional.
Merrie Melodies 1942-43 and more: The Last Year of Difference
With this week’s chapter we’re going to start tightening up our format, listing select titles in order of appearance, irrespective of series banner.
Merrie Melodies 1941-42: Bugs Bunny Takes the Lead (Part 2)
Continuing with the Merrie Melodies for 1942, as the mood sways from the traditional to some periodic patriotic flag-waving.
Merrie Melodies 1941-42: Bugs Bunny Takes the Lead (Part 1)
The 1941-42 season saw Bugs Bunny became the main character at Warner Brothers cartons. Here were the tunes that backed him up.
Merrie Melodies 1940-41: The Care and Feeding of a New Cartoon Star (Part 2)
Continuing with the latter portion of the season in which Bugs Bunny came unto his own – and our survey of the songs Carl Stalling used on the soundtracks
