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1935

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THE MERRY OLD SOUL - MERRIE MELODIES - 1935-08-17, 1952-08-02 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Click here to see this in action.
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THE LADY IN RED - MERRIE MELODIES - 1935-09-07, 1951-10-13 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - The original titles have since been restored for the HBO Max streaming service.

1936

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WHEN I YOO HOO - MERRIE MELODIES - 1936-06-27, 1945-02-24 - The original titles have since been restored for the HBO Max streaming service.
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I LOVE TO SINGA - MERRIE MELODIES - 1936-07-18, 1944-11-18, SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and has been seen on many modern DVDs and Blu-Rays.
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SUNDAY GO TO MEETIN TIME - MERRIE MELODIES - 1936-08-08, 1944-10-24 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - CENSORED 11 - Click here to see this in action.
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DON'T LOOK NOW - 1936-12-30, 1948-04-10 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY

1937

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I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - MERRIE MELODIES - 1937-02-27, 1945-03-17, - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - According to ink-and-paint artist Martha Sigall, this cartoon may have been titled "I ONLY HAVE ICE FOR YOU" in its 1937 release.
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PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU - MERRIE MELODIES - 1937-07-31, 1944-12-09 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - For now, only the cel has surfaced. An approximation of what the actual title card may have looked like can be seen here.
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SPEAKING OF THE WEATHER - MERRIE MELODIES - 1937-09-04, 1945-07-21 - SUPERVISION...FRANK TASHLIN - Frank Tashlin's first Merrie Melodie. The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3.
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LITTLE RED WALKING HOOD - MERRIE MELODIES - 1937-11-06, 1946-08-17 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.
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SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN - MERRIE MELODIES - 1937-12-18, 1944-09-30 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Notable for being the shortest Warner Bros. cartoon ever made. Reportedly, an original print of this is in the Warner Bros. vaults. Submitted to the Oscars in 1937 in hopes for a nomination, but none was given.

1938

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DAFFY DUCK AND EGGHEAD - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-01-01, 1946-04-20 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3.
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THE ISLE OF PINGO-PONGO - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-05-28, 1944-08-19 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - CENSORED 11 - Click here to see this in action.
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KATNIP KOLLEGE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-06-11, 1945-10-20 - SUPERVISION...CAL HOWARD AND CAL DALTON
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A FEUD THERE WAS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-09-24, 1943-09-11 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - First cartoon to get the Blue Ribbon treatment.
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JOHNNY SMITH AND THE POKER HUNTAS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-10-22, 1946-06-22 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY
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THE NIGHT WATCHMAN - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-11-19, 1946-05-18 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES JONES - First cartoon to be directed by Chuck Jones, the original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4.
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THE MICE WILL PLAY - MERRIE MELODIES - 1938-12-31, 1949-08-06 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY

1939

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A DAY AT THE ZOO - MERRIE MELODIES - 1939-03-11, 1952-11-08 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY
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THUGS WITH DIRTY MUGS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1939-05-06, 1944-06-03 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY
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LITTLE BROTHER RAT - MERRIE MELODIES - 1939-09-02, 1946-06-08 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES JONES - The original titles have since been restored for the Mouse Chronicles Blu-Ray.
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SIOUX ME - MERRIE MELODIES - 1939-09-09, 1951-07-21 - SUPERVISION...BEN HARDAWAY & CAL DALTON
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FRESH FISH - MERRIE MELODIES - 1939-11-04, 1946-04-06 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original titles have since been restored for the HBO Max streaming service.

1940

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THE EARLY WORM GETS THE BIRD - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-01-13, 1943-10-02, 1952-11-29 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original title cue can be heard during a 1939 Termite Terrace gag reel. Submitted to the Oscars in 1940 in hopes for a nomination--none was given.
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SWINNERTON'S THE MIGHTY HUNTERS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-01-27, 1948-06-13 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES JONES - Despite being rereleased pre-1958, the original technical credits are shown.
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CROSS-COUNTRY DETOURS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-03-16, 1944-01-15 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - Submitted to the Oscars in 1940 in hopes for a nomination--none was given. A restored print with original titles turned up on MeTV's "Bugs Bunny and Friends" block.
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THE BEAR'S TALE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-04-13, 1944-03-11 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.
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TOM THUMB IN TROUBLE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-06-08, 1949-09-24 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES JONES - So far, we've only a picture of the rings, but an original print is in good hands.
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CIRCUS TODAY - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-06-22, 1948-05-22 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY
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A WILD HARE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-06-27, 1944-06-17 (as THE WILD HARE) - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY - First Bugs Bunny cartoon (he wouldn't be named until 1941's Elmer's Pet Rabbit, which oddly featured a more prototypical Bugs.) The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and has been seen on many modern DVDs and Blu-Rays. Academy Award nominee.
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WACKY WILD LIFE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-11-09, 1953-08-29 (as WACKY WILDLIFE) - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY
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OF FOX AND HOUNDS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1940-12-07, 1944-05-13, 1954-02-06 - SUPERVISION...FRED AVERY (as "Draft No. 142")

1941

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THE CAT'S TALE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-03-01, 1947-03-29 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Contains a unique ending cue. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection in rather poor condition, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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THE TRIAL OF MR. WOLF - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-04-26, 1946-02-09, 1954-12-25 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.
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FARM FROLICS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-05-10, 1949-10-15 - SUPERVISION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - Final color cartoon by the Ray Katz unit. Clampett would inherit Avery's unit in just a few months.
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HIAWATHA'S RABBIT HUNT - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-06-07, 1944-02-12 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and has been seen on many modern DVDs and Blu-Rays. Academy Award nominee.
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THE CAGEY CANARY - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-11-22, 1947-10-11 - Planned for Avery (who left after the Heckling Hare debacle), but finished by Clampett. As you can see, neither are credited.
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RHAPSODY IN RIVETS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1941-12-06, 1947-08-17, 1954-09-11 - Notable for containing the sole credit for the "Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra." An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming. Academy Award nominee.

1942

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DOUBLE CHASER - MERRIE MELODIES - 1942-06-27, 1950-03-25 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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DR. SEUSS' HORTON HATCHES THE EGG - MERRIE MELODIES - 1942-04-11, 1949-06-18 - SUPERVISION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - Notable for being the longest Warner Bros. cartoon ever made, clocking in at around 10 minutes.
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THE SQUAWKIN' HAWK - MERRIE MELODIES - 1942-08-08, 1948-07-10 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES JONES - First appearance of Henery Hawk. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection in rather poor condition, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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THE SHEEPISH WOLF - MERRIE MELODIES - 1942-10-17, 1950-03-04 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Allegedly, this short is what inspired Chuck Jones to make his "Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog" cartoons years later. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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A TALE OF TWO KITTIES - MERRIE MELODIES - 1942-11-21, 1947-07-31 - SUPERVISION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - First Tweety cartoon. He won't be named until 1944's Birdy and the Beast. For now, only the layout has surfaced. An approximation of what the actual title card may have looked like can be seen here.
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MY FAVORITE DUCK - LOONEY TUNES - 1942-12-05, 1950-01-28 - SUPERVISION...CHARLES M. JONES - The very first Porky and Daffy outing in Technicolor. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.

1943

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PIGS IN A POLKA - MERRIE MELODIES - 1943-02-06, 1948-08-14 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Academy Award nominee.
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THE FIFTH-COLUMN MOUSE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1943-03-06, 1950-01-28 (as just FIFTH COLUMN MOUSE) - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - In the original 1943 release, a line was sung during the opening number--"Ain't We Got Fun?"--that goes "Down with the Axis, we're all glad to pay our taxes!" It is intact on the Columbia House VHS tapes. Listen to it here.
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FLOP GOES THE WEASEL - MERRIE MELODIES- 1943-03-20, 1949-05-21 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES- Has an unofficial record for the most times the word "mammy" is uttered in a cartoon--37 times. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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THE UNBEARABLE BEAR - MERRIE MELODIES- 1943-04-17, 1950-12-09 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES- The first Warner Bros. cartoon to feature the voice of June Foray, as well as a change in style for the Sniffles cartoons. This point onward, the cartoons are more comedic, making Sniffles into an obnoxious motormouth. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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HISS AND MAKE UP - MERRIE MELODIES- 1943-09-11, 1948-09-18- DIRECTION...I. FRELENG - Released the day the very first Blue Ribbon re-issue was released. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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FIN 'N CATTY - MERRIE MELODIES- 1943-10-23, 1948-12-11 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES - An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.
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AN ITCH IN TIME - MERRIE MELODIES - 1943-12-04, 1948-10-30 - SUPERVISION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - Notable for its infamous ending gag--which is usually cut on TV airings--in which a cat offs himself with a shotgun..."Well, now I've seen everything!"

1944

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SLIGHTLY DAFFY - MERRIE MELODIES - 1944-06-17, 1950-10-14 - SUPERVISION...I. FRELENG - Color remake of 1939's Scalp Trouble.
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FROM HAND TO MOUSE - LOONEY TUNES - 1944-08-05, 1952-02-09 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES - Ray Patin's only credit during his time at Warner Bros. The last short produced by Leon Schlesinger to be reissued. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.

1945

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TRAP HAPPY PORKY - LOONEY TUNES - 1945-02-24, 1950-08-25 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES - The original titles have since been restored for the Mouse Chronicles Blu-Ray.
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LIFE WITH FEATHERS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1945-02-24, 1951-03-03 - DIRECTION...I. FRELENG - First Sylvester cartoon. Academy Award nominee.
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TALE OF TWO MICE - LOONEY TUNES - 1945-06-30, 1949-01-10 - DIRECTION...FRANK TASHLIN (uncredited) - First cartoon where Babbit and Catstello are portrayed as mice.
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PECK UP YOUR TROUBLES - MERRIE MELODIES - 1945-10-20, 1951-03-24 - DIRECTION...I. FRELENG - The first appearance of Hector the Bulldog. Also notable because Eddie Selzer originally wanted Freleng to reuse the woodpecker from this short as Sylvester's foil, but Freleng wanted to use Bob Clampett's Tweety character instead. Reportedly, Freleng got so mad that he slammed a pencil and a pad of paper on Selzer's desk, and said something to the effect of "if you know so much about animation, why don't you do the work instead?" Selzer apologised, and Tweetie Pie was indeed made, winning the studio its first Academy Award. An original title cel exists in Michael Maltese's personal collection, which is being housed by the University of Wyoming.

1946

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BOOK REVUE - LOONEY TUNES - 1946-01-05, 1951-05-19 (as BOOK REVIEW) - DIRECTION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.
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HOLIDAY FOR SHOESTRINGS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1946-02-23, 1951-09-15 - DIRECTION...I. FRELENG - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.
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BABY BOTTLENECK - LOONEY TUNES - 1946-03-16, 1952-06-14 - DIRECTION...ROBERT CLAMPETT - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.
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HUSH MY MOUSE - LOONEY TUNES - 1946-05-04, 1952-05-03 - DIRECTION...CHARLES M. JONES - Final Sniffles cartoon, and his only cartoon released under the "Looney Tunes" banner.
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THE MOUSE-MERIZED CAT - MERRIE MELODIES - 1946-10-19, 1955-11-26 - DIRECTION...ROBERT McKIMSON - Final Babbit and Catstello cartoon.
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MOUSE MENACE - LOONEY TUNES - 1946-11-02, 1954-08-14 - DIRECTED BY ARTHUR DAVIS

1947

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TWEETIE PIE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1947-05-03, 1955-06-25 - DIRECTED BY I. FRELENG - First Tweety and Sylvester short. Academy Award winner for 1947. Click here to see this in action, albeit in black and white.
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CROWING PAINS - LOONEY TUNES - 1947-07-12, 1955-04-23 - DIRECTED BY ROBERT McKIMSON - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6.
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HOUSE HUNTING MICE - LOONEY TUNES - 1947-09-06, 1955-04-02 - DIRECTED BY CHARLES M. JONES - Quasi-remake of 1939's Doggone Modern.
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DOGGONE CATS - MERRIE MELODIES - 1947-10-25, 1955-09-10 - DIRECTED BY ARTHUR DAVIS - Click here to see this in action.
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A HORSE FLY FLEAS - LOONEY TUNES - 1947-12-13, 1955-02-26 - DIRECTED BY ROBERT McKIMSON - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2.

1948

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BACK ALLEY OPROAR - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-03-27, 1955-02-05 - DIRECTED BY I. FRELENG - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.
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I TAW A PUTTY TAT - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-04-02, 1956-02-05 - DIRECTED BY I. FRELENG
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HOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN - LOONEY TUNES - 1948-04-17, 1955-06-04 - DIRECTED BY ROBERT McKIMSON - First appearance of Hippity Hopper. The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Super Stars - Marsupial Mayhem. Submitted to the Oscars in 1947 (before release, even) in hopes for a nomination--none was given.
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BONE SWEET BONE - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-05-22, 1955-01-21 - DIRECTED BY ARTHUR DAVIS - Click here to see this in action.
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THE RATTLED ROOSTER - LOONEY TUNES - 1948-06-26, 1955-10-22 - DIRECTED BY ARTHUR DAVIS - The original titles have since been restored for the HBO Max streaming service.
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YOU WERE NEVER DUCKIER - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-08-07, 1955-02-26 - DIRECTED BY CHARLES M. JONES - The original title card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.
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THE FOGHORN LEGHORN - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-10-09, 1955-12-24 - DIRECTED BY ROBERT McKIMSON - The original title card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1.
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DAFFY DILLY - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-10-30, 1958-08-18 - DIRECTED BY CHARLES M. JONES
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KIT FOR CAT - LOONEY TUNES - 1948-11-06, 1956-04-21 - DIRECTED BY I. FRELENG - - The original title card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and can be seen on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1.
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SCAREDY CAT - MERRIE MELODIES - 1948-12-18, 1956-06-02 - DIRECTED BY CHARLES M. JONES - The original card has since been restored by Warner Bros. and has been seen on many modern DVDs and Blu-Rays. Submitted to the Oscars in 1947 (before release, even) in hopes for a nomination--none was given.

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