Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present)
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This is a list of all theatrical animated shorts released by Warner Bros. Pictures under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners since 1970. It also lists shorts originally planned for theatrical release and other releases that were not feature films, television series, or television specials.
A total of 38 animated shorts have been released since 1970.
1970–present
Theatrical cartoons
General theatrical releases
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Film shown with | Release location | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duxorcist | Greg Ford, Terry Lennon | Daffy Thelma | November 20, 1987 | First screened independently with any feature film of exhibitor's choice, but was also edited into Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | Los Angeles, New York | DVD - Space Jam (2-disc edition) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | First cartoon of the modern-day Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. First cartoon that the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team worked on. |
| The Night of the Living Duck | September 23, 1988 | First given a limited run at the New York Film Festival then shown at the beginning of Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | DVD - Space Jam (2-disc edition) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | Mel Blanc's final short; Branded as a Merrie Melodies short | |||
| Box-Office Bunny | Darrell Van Citters | Bugs, Daffy, Elmer | February 8, 1991 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | US, Canada, Mexico | DVD - The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | First Bugs Bunny cartoon since 1964 and first Elmer Fudd cartoon since 1962. |
| Chariots of Fur | Chuck Jones | Wile E. and Road Runner | December 21, 1994 | Richie Rich | DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection | First LT/MM short directed by Chuck Jones since 1964. First LT/MM short produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions. | |
| Carrotblanca | Douglas McCarthy | Bugs, The Crusher, Daffy, Foghorn, Barnyard, Giovanni Jones, Gossamer, Granny, Miss Prissy, Mugsy, Penelope, Pepé, Pete Puma, Porky, Sam, Sam Sheepdog, Sylvester, Tweety, & Beaky | August 25, 1995 | The Amazing Panda Adventure (North America) The Pebble and the Penguin (internationally) | DVD - Casablanca (2-disc special edition) DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection Blu-ray - Casablanca (70th Anniversary & certain later releases including Ultra HD Blu-ray; DVD quality) | Features more characters than any other cartoon | |
| Superior Duck | Chuck Jones | Daffy, Foghorn, Marvin, Porky, Taz, Tweety, Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote | August 23, 1996 | Carpool | US and its territories | DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) Blu-ray - Joe's Apartment DVD & Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | |
| Pullet Surprise | Darrell Van Citters | Foghorn, Pete Puma | March 26, 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | DVD - The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection | ||
| Coyote Falls | Matthew O'Callaghan | Wile E. and Road Runner | July 30, 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Worldwide | DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD - Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run DVD & Blu-ray - Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | computer-animated; produced by Reel FX Creative Studios |
| Fur of Flying | Wile E. and Road Runner | September 24, 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD - Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run DVD & Blu-ray - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | |||
| Rabid Rider | Wile E. and Road Runner | December 17, 2010 | Yogi Bear | DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD - Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run Blu-ray - Yogi Bear | |||
| I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat | Sylvester, Tweety, Granny | November 18, 2011 | Happy Feet Two | US and its territories | DVD - Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run DVD & Blu-ray - Happy Feet Two | ||
| Daffy's Rhapsody | Daffy, Elmer, Bugs (cameo), Taz (cameo), Tweety (cameo), Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner (cameo) | February 10, 2012 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Worldwide | Digital - Stars of Space Jam: Looney Tunes Collection | ||
| Daffy Season | Todd Wilderman, Hamish Grieve | Daffy, Elmer | November 6, 2026 | The Cat in the Hat | N/A |
Limited releases
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Film shown with | Release location | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Froggy Evening | Chuck Jones | Marvin, Michigan | October 6, 1995 | Limited release | Los Angeles | DVD - Space Jam (2-disc edition) Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | |
| From Hare to Eternity | Bugs, Sam, Michigan (cameo) | November 4, 1997 | DVD - The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) Blu-ray - Joe's Apartment | Simultaneous release. Final cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. | |||
| Father of the Bird | Stephen Fossatti | Sylvester | November 14, 1997 | Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | First Sylvester cartoon since 1966. Final cartoon to use cels. Final cartoon to have Chuck Jones involved. Final cartoon produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions. | ||
| Little Go Beep | Spike Brandt | Wile E. and Road Runner | November 6, 2000 | DVD & Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection | 2000 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival | ||
| Flash in the Pain | Matthew O'Callaghan | Wile E. and Road Runner, Tweety (cameo), Sylvester (cameo), Granny (cameo) | June 10, 2014 | 2014 Annecy International Animation Film Festival | N/A | computer-animated; produced by Reel FX Creative Studios |
Originally planned for theatrical release
Premiered on television
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century | Chuck Jones | Daffy (as Duck Dodgers), Gossamer, Marvin, Porky | November 20, 1980 | DVD & Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature) | Planned for theatrical release, then changed into a TV format cartoon, edited into the NBC-TV special Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special Re-branded as a Merrie Melodies short |
| Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers | Greg Ford, Terry Lennon | Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Sam, Porky ("Porky drum" ending) | August 25, 1992 | DVD - Space Jam (2-disc edition, edited) DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny (uncut) DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection (uncut) Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | Planned for theatrical release Edited into the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Creature Features |
| (Blooper) Bunny | Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Sam | June 13, 1997 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) Blu-ray - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Blu-ray - Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | Planned for theatrical release, first shown on Cartoon Network Final cartoon that the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team worked on. Produced in 1991 Re-branded as a Merrie Melodies short |
Premiered on home video
All cartoons were produced by Sherry Gunther and Larry Doyle, with the exception of Daffy Duck for President, which was produced by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. There were several shorts planned and storyboarded in 2004 but all of them were canceled due to the box-office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action.[citation needed]
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzard of Ow | Bret Haaland | Wile E. and Road Runner | November 1, 2003 | DVD - Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks Blu-ray - Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Premiered at Wal-Mart stores. |
| Museum Scream | Dan Povenmire | Sylvester, Tweety, Granny | March 31, 2004 | DVD & Blu-ray - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (DVD Australia-only) Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | |
| Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas | Bill Kopp, Peter Shin | Bugs, Sam | DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD - Looney Tunes Parodies Collection DVD & Blu-ray - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (DVD Australia-only) | ||
| Attack of the Drones | Rich Moore | Daffy (as Duck Dodgers) | DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck DVD & Blu-ray - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (DVD Australia-only) | ||
| Cock-A-Doodle Duel | Peter Shin | Foghorn Leghorn | DVD & Blu-ray - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (DVD Australia-only) | ||
| My Generation G-G-Gap | Dan Povenmire | Porky | |||
| Daffy Duck for President | Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone | Daffy, Bugs | November 2, 2004 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature) | Direct-to-DVD short, planned for theatrical release Based on the book of the same name by Chuck Jones |
Miscellaneous Looney Tunes shorts
Made-for-TV cartoons
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol | Friz Freleng | Bugs, Elmer, Foghorn, Pepé, Petunia, Porky, Sam, Sylvester, Tweety | November 27, 1979 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 (special feature) | Edited from the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol and Freeze Frame were re-branded as Merrie Melodies shorts |
| Freeze Frame | Chuck Jones | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | |||
| Fright Before Christmas | Friz Freleng | Bugs, Taz, Clyde, Speedy | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 (special feature) Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | ||
| The Yolk's on You | Tony Benedict Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Dave Detiege | Daffy, Foghorn, Prissy, Sylvester | April 1, 1980 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature) | Edited from the NBC TV special Daffy Duck's Easter Show The Yolk's on You and Daffy Flies North were re-branded as Merrie Melodies shorts |
| The Chocolate Chase | Friz Freleng | Daffy, Speedy | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 (special feature) DVD - 4 Classic Cartoons promotional DVD DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature) | ||
| Daffy Flies North | Tony Benedict Gerry Chiniquy Arthur Davis Dave Detiege | Daffy | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature) | ||
| Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny | Chuck Jones | Bugs, Elmer, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (cameo) | May 21, 1980 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature) | Edited from the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over Soup or Sonic was re-branded as a Merrie Melodies short |
| Spaced Out Bunny | Bugs, Marvin, Hugo the Abominable Snowman | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature) Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | |||
| Soup or Sonic | Wile E. and Road Runner | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 (special feature) DVD - The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature) | |||
| Daffy & Porky in the William Tell Overture | Dan Haskett | Daffy, Porky | April 17, 1991 | DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 (special feature) | Edited from the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster Branded as a Merrie Melodies short on the end card |
Other shorts
| Title | Director | Characters | Release date | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension | Douglas McCarthy | Daffy, Marvin, K-9 | June 30, 1996 | Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (special feature) | Theme park attraction at Warner Bros. Movie World Germany |
Webtoons
The following Flash animation shorts were released onto the official Looney Tunes website between 2001 and 2005. Two collections were released on home video in 2003, Stranger than Fiction and Reality Check.
| Title | Release date | Series | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survival of the Dimmest | May 1, 2001 | Toon Marooned | DVD - Looney Tunes: Reality Check | Survivor parody |
| Beach, Blanket, Bang-O | May 17, 2001 | |||
| Helter Shelter (Looney Tunes) | May 31, 2001 | |||
| Finder's Eaters | June 14, 2001 | |||
| Sandcastle Hassle | June 28, 2001 | |||
| I've Misplaced My Piano! | July 12, 2001 | |||
| Speared, Seared and Feared | July 31, 2001 | |||
| Oh My Darlin' Serpentine | August 14, 2001 | |||
| Obstacles, of Course | August 28, 2001 | |||
| Fowl Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain | September 6, 2001 | |||
| The Matwix | September 20, 2001 | N/A | N/A | The Matrix parody |
| Judge Granny: Case 1: Tweety vs. Sylvester (Cagey Witness) | October 4, 2001 | Judge Granny | DVD - Looney Tunes: Reality Check | Judge Judy parody |
| Twick or Tweety | October 18, 2001 | N/A | DVD - Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction | N/A |
| Judge Granny: Case 2: Coyote vs. Roadrunner (Inherit the Windbag) | November 1, 2001 | Judge Granny | DVD - Looney Tunes: Reality Check | Judge Judy parody |
| Judge Granny: Case 3: Fudd vs. Duck (Fowl Play) | November 15, 2001 | |||
| Planet of the Taz | November 29, 2001 | Planet of the Taz | DVD - Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction | Planet of the Apes parody |
| Beneath the Planet of the Taz | December 13, 2001 | |||
| Enough With the Planet of the Taz | December 27, 2001 | |||
| Tech Suppork | January 10, 2002 | N/A | N/A | |
| Satellite Sam | February 7, 2002 | |||
| Junkyard Run: Part 1 | February 21, 2002 | Junkyard Run | DVD - Looney Tunes: Reality Check | The Cannonball Run parody |
| Junkyard Run: Part 2 | March 7, 2002 | |||
| Junkyard Run: Part 3 | March 21, 2002 | |||
| Cell Mates | 2002 | N/A | N/A | This webtoon had the most interactivity, with three different endings based on how often the viewer interacted with it. |
| Sufferin' Sasquatch | April 4, 2002 | Mysterious Phenomena of the Unexplained | DVD - Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction | In Search of... parody |
| Who Wants to Be a Martian-aire? | April 18, 2002 | |||
| Loch Ness Mess | May 2, 2002 | |||
| Cropsy Curvy | May 16, 2002 | |||
| The Bermuda Short | May 30, 2002 | |||
| The Taming of the Screwball | June 13, 2002 | |||
| Gone in 30 Minutes | July 11, 2002 | The Royal Mallard | N/A | |
| Window Pains | July 25, 2002 | |||
| Daffy's Meet Market | August 8, 2002 | |||
| Cube Wars | August 22, 2002 | |||
| Hogs & Kisses | September 5, 2002 | |||
| ¡El Chupacabra! | October 17, 2002 | Mysterious Phenomena of the Unexplained | In Search of... parody | |
| The Island of Dr. Moron | October 24, 2002 | N/A | Island of Dr. Moreau parody | |
| Elmer Fudd vs. Yosemite Sam | November 7, 2002 | Aluminum Chef | DVD - Looney Tunes: Reality Check | Iron Chef parody |
| Sylvester Cat vs. Tweety Bird | November 21, 2002 | |||
| Sports Blab#1 | December 5, 2002 | Sports Blab | N/A | |
| Sports Blab#2 | December 19, 2002 | |||
| Tear Factor | January 2, 2003 | N/A | Fear Factor parody | |
| Cat Stays in the Picture | August 2004 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| H2Uh-Oh! | ||||
| Bunk Bedlam | ||||
| Yosemite Slam | ||||
| Parallel Porked | September 2004 | |||
| Full Metal Racket | ||||
| Wile E. Coyote Ugly | November 2004 | |||
| Oh Taz, You Devil! | ||||
| Multiplex Mallard | December 2004 | |||
| Snow Business | January 2005 | |||
| Maximum Tazocity | ||||
| Mice Capades | ||||
| Dating Do's and Don'ts: How to Be a "Mr. Good-Date" | February 2005 | N/A | ||
| Daffy Dentist D.D.S. | ||||
| Fast Feud | April 2005 | |||
| Stunt Duck | ||||
| Psycho Kitty | May 2005 | |||
| Wild KingDumb | ||||
| Malltown and Tazboy | June 2005 | |||
| Little Pet Shop of Horrors | ||||
| Grand Master Rabbit | ||||
| Dux's Tux's | July 2005 |
Commercial parodies
The following Flash animation shorts were also released[when?] onto the official Looney Tunes website.
- "Anvil-O's" (cereal)
- "Caves" (parody of MTV Cribs)
- "D.I.P.S. (Department of Investigations of Paranormal Sightings)"
- "Da Beepo" (2002) (Road Runner's psychic hotline)
- "The Law Firm of Duck, Duck, McKimson & Duck" (law firm)
- "Elmer Fudd's Extreme Wabbit Hunt Wampage 3: Elmer's Wevenge" (2001) (video game)
- "Looney Tunes Cruise Lines"
- "Porky's Pizza Palace"
- "Stone Cold Duck"
- "50/50" (20/20 parody)
- "Twick or Tweety"
Looney Tunes: Acme Fools
Acme Fools is a web short series where the Looney Tunes cast cosplay as characters and elements from the Warner Bros. media library as part of Warner Bros. 100th anniversary celebrations. They were released on the WB Kids YouTube channel over four weeks from March 27 to April 17, 2023.
- "The Wizard of Oz"
- "DC Superheroes"
- "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!"
- "The Flintstones"
Further reading
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt, ISBN0-8050-0894-2
- Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist, by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN0-374-12348-9
- That's Not All, Folks! My Life in the Golden Days of Cartoons and Radio, by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN0-446-39089-5 (Softcover) ISBN0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)
- Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, by Leonard Maltin, Revised Edition 1987, Plume ISBN0-452-25993-2 (Softcover) ISBN0-613-64753-X (Hardcover)
External links
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for and for