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While not as critically accepted or praised as the Disney Studios, Warner Bros. was nevertheless home to some wild and creative genius. The Looney Tunes series was the showcase for Warner's various cartoon characters, while Merrie Melodies was their answer to Disney's Silly Symphonies and featured music from Warner's soundtracks and motion pictures.
The Warner Bros. animation studio was a hotbed of talent, with such animators as Chuck Jones and Tex Avery, a gifted composer by the name of Carl Stalling, and the voice talents of Mel Blanc. The sites on this page offer an insight to the wacky and inventive world of Warner Bros. animation.
last link warner bros. animation subject pages | the wikipedia entries | top of the bill | also playing | looney stuff | the censored eleven | private snafu | final credits
Last Link Warner Bros. Animation Subject Pages
- Tex Avery
Brought Porky the Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny to life.
The Wikipedia Entries
- Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.' first animated theatrical series. - Merrie Melodies
The Warner Bros. sister series created to feature music from the soundtracks of their motion pictures. - Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Filmography
All the cartoons -- as well as features and TV specials starring Looney Tunes characters. - Looney Tunes Characters
A guide to Wikipedia's Looney Tunes character articles. - Termite Terrace
The famous shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which housed the animation unit. - Bugs Bunny
One of the most recognizable characters, real or imaginary, in the world. - Daffy Duck
One of the most diverse charcters in the Looney universe (and patterned after Warners producer Leon Schlesinger). - Porky Pig
Porky's memorable closing line was so memorable that Mel Blanc had it carved on his headstone.
Top Of The Bill
- Warner Bros. Looney Tunes
The official studio site. - Big Cartoon DataBase - Warner Bros.
It's a database and it's big -- Dave Koch has cast, crew lists and episode guides for over 3,500 Warner Bros. cartoons. - Toonopedia's Warner Bros. Cartoons
Don Markstein's comprehensive hypertext encyclopedia of Warner Bros. cartoons. - Warner Bros.
Original titles from Cartoon Research. - Warner Bros. Cartoons Filmography And Title Card Gallery
Also Playing
- Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies: The Early Years
Brian Cruz concentrates his site on the years 1930 - 1933. - Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Page
Jon Cooke's tribute site. - Non-Stick Looney Page
Jay McCarthy's tribute site. - Too Looney
Matthew Hunter's unofficial Looney Tunes page.
Looney Stuff
- Hidden Looney Tunes Gags
Documents some hidden bits of humour from various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodie cartoons. - Looney Laughs, Lists & Lyrics
George P. Markham's site has all the ACME products and some amazing lists. - Warner Bros. Cartoon Companion
Eric O. Costello's wonderful HTML 1.0 document features lots of interesting, obscure, and even at times weird bits of information about Warner Bros. cartoons.
The Censored Eleven
- The Censored 11
From Jon Cooke's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies page. - The Censored Eleven
Too racist or offensive for contemporary audiences? From Wikipedia. - The Censored Cartoons Page
From Jon Cooke's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies page.
Private Snafu
- Big Cartoon Database - Private Sanfa
It's a database and it's big -- Dave Koch has cast, crew lists and episode information for the 27 Snafu cartoons. - Private Snafu
The Army training films created by Frank Capra and written by Theodore (Dr. Seuss) Geisel. - Private Snafu's Hidden War
The famed doofus of WWII propaganda cartoons served purposes patriotic and perfidious. From Bright Lights Film Journal.
Final Credits
Since the inception of this web site, several figures who worked for or with Warner Bros. have passed away. Below are links to this site's obituaries.
- Brian J. King - editor of "Bugs Bunny Superstar," a film about the history of the Termite Terrace.
- Thurl Ravenscroft - voice actor (also the Voice of Tony the Tiger).
- Hal Seeger - creator of Batfink & Milton The Monster.
Elsewhere On The Web
- dmoz Open Directory Project - Warner Bros.
- Google Directory - Warner Bros.
- Yahoo Directory - Warner Bros.