
Directing
Tex Avery
Born 1908-02-26 · Taylor, Texas, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
Acting credits
6.2A dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the local black market. War and rationing gags abound (Pilgrims line up behind a sign reading "Ye Cigarettes Today"), as well as a running gag featuring a bear wearing an "Eat at Joe's" sandwich sign. The turkey harnesses the power of gags to save himself.
Jerky Turkey
1945
6.8Killer Diller and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order (except the 13th National Bank, which they skip out of superstition). Despite their predictable actions, the police are unable to catch them...until they get a tip from an unlikely source.
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
1939
6.4George and Junior are two hungry bears who try to make a meal out of a not too bright barnyard chicken.
Henpecked Hoboes
1946
6.8Two outlaws are trying to steal a shipment of gold being guarded by Deputy Droopy, and have to keep quiet to avoid alerting the sheriff.
Deputy Droopy
1955
5.3A rat comes between two mice in love.
A Sunbonnet Blue
1937
6.7George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
Hound Hunters
1947
7.3Animator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which in the 1930's and 1940's housed the animation unit which gave birth to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. Includes color and black-and-white home-movie-type footage shot at the time showing such animation greats as Clampett, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones. Also featured are nine complete Warner cartoons.
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1976
4.8Warner Bros. cartoon parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
1937
6.6The McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end the fighting; but violence and zaniness win out.
A Feud There Was
1938
7.1A murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.
Who Killed Who?
1943
6.4A series of gags showing how much more productive farms would be if farmers started crossbreeding their animals to create weird but useful hybrids.
The Farm of Tomorrow
1954
7.3Barney Bear heads to Jellystone National Park for a vacation while another bear, native to the park, notices Barney's picnic lunch and makes various attempts to steal the food.
Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953
6.8Johnny Smith enters an America where the Indians behave like 1930s average Americans. When he is arrested, the girl Poker Huntas rescues and elopes with him.
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
1938
6.1It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.
Don't Look Now
1936
6.8The wolf, the champion toreador, and Droopy, the challenger, are competing to see who is best in the bullring in the hopes of winning the hand of actress Lina Romay (who appears in a live action shot).
Señor Droopy
1949
6.8When Mama hen takes her chicks out to get breakfast, little Wilbur is soaked in a sudden rainstorm and comes down with a head cold. Mama puts him to bed, then goes back out to get the doctor. A conniving weasel, seeing Mama leave, disguises himself as a doctor and comes calling on the unattended chicks.
The Sneezing Weasel
1938
6.2Porky Pig, hitchhiking to the big wrestling match, gets a ride from the challenger and unexpectedly winds up also in the ring.
Porky the Wrestler
1937
7.1A kitten who is being tormented by a bulldog finds a savior in a black cat (from the "Black Cat Bad Luck Company") who merely has to cross the dog's path for something very unlucky to happen to the bully.
Bad Luck Blackie
1949
6.5City dweller Egghead dreams of being a cowboy, but his bouncing around gets him kicked out of his boarding house. He sees an ad for a ranch looking for a cowboy and applies. His tryout includes tests of marksmanship and use of a branding iron, but most of it consist of chasing down and roping a troublesome little calf. He passes the test, but the job isn't exactly what he dreamed of.
Egghead Rides Again
1937
6.1The Three Bears meets Little Red Riding Hood, told in the style of Tex Avery.
The Bear's Tale
1940
6.6The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
The First Bad Man
1955
7.0A pony express office. Porky's only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back...
Porky's Phoney Express
1938
6.6A series of demonstrations of the kind of motoring accessories we'll all take for granted in the future.
Car of Tomorrow
1951
6.8Screwy Squirrel becomes the playmate of Lenny, a lonesome, dopey, but strong dog, in this broad parody of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men".
Lonesome Lenny
1946
Behind the camera
6.7Droopy and family head west to start a new homestead, but have to defend it against Dishonest Dan the cattle man.
Homesteader Droopy
1954
6.8A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after WWII, is upset after his wife gives birth to a little jet. When he tries to compete with modern planes in an around-the-world race, Junior comes to his aid. This short is virtually identical in plot to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of airplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose been born with a jet engine.
Little Johnny Jet
1953
6.3The mice are on the loose after hours in a doctor's office, playing with the various pieces of medical apparatus. Susie Mouse is caged for research until her lover Johnnie frees her. A mouse orchestra plays a swinging wedding song. But throughout, a cat is stalking...
The Mice Will Play
1938
6.3Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets Prince Charming (Egghead).
Cinderella Meets Fella
1938
6.7The king of the jungle, after a well spent day terrorising the rest of the animals, is petrified by a mouse.
Slap Happy Lion
1947
6.2A dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the local black market. War and rationing gags abound (Pilgrims line up behind a sign reading "Ye Cigarettes Today"), as well as a running gag featuring a bear wearing an "Eat at Joe's" sandwich sign. The turkey harnesses the power of gags to save himself.
Jerky Turkey
1945
6.8Killer Diller and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order (except the 13th National Bank, which they skip out of superstition). Despite their predictable actions, the police are unable to catch them...until they get a tip from an unlikely source.
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
1939
6.5A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....
Batty Baseball
1944
7.2Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.
Red Hot Riding Hood
1943
6.2Momma parrot is teaching her young-uns to say "Polly want a cracker" but little Peter doesn't want a cracker, he wants to be a sailor like dad. Mom tells him what a no-account his dad really was, setting sail for Hawaii ("no, Maw, it was Catalina") right after the kids were born. Peter is unswayed, and takes off. He turns a barrel into a boat, and crews it with an annoyingly talkative duckling, then sets sail on a lake. They get caught in a thunderstorm (the duck loves it). Peter calls for help and momma comes running, but the duck has already saved him. But he still wants to be a sailor.
I Wanna Be a Sailor
1937
6.4George and Junior are two hungry bears who try to make a meal out of a not too bright barnyard chicken.
Henpecked Hoboes
1946
6.5A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars.
Hollywood Steps Out
1941
5.6Porky and Beans are prospectors during the Gold Rush. When a villain steals Porky's bag of loot, Beans races to get it back so he can marry Porky's daughter Little Kitty.
Gold Diggers of '49
1935
6.1Porky decides to start a garden. Mayhem ensues.
Porky's Garden
1937
7.1Spike has just finished the 20 year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.
Cellbound
1955
6.8Two outlaws are trying to steal a shipment of gold being guarded by Deputy Droopy, and have to keep quiet to avoid alerting the sheriff.
Deputy Droopy
1955
7.0John Pettibone (Droopy), a dog whose love of Dixieland music is not appreciated by those around him, has a lucky meeting with Pee-Wee Runt and his All-Flea Dixieland band at the circus.
Dixieland Droopy
1954
7.3Sammy Seagull and Cecil Crow have stowed away on the same ship. Cecil, from Iowa, wants to see a hula dancer; fortunately, they've just come within flying distance of a tropical island with a lovely dancer. They take turns trying to impress her, with such stunts as skywriting hearts (Cecil almost drowns) and fancy dives (Cecil almost crashes, then gets into a fight with a shark, a turtle, and a starfish).
Aloha Hooey
1942
6.9A rabbit tries all he can to keep a hunting dog awake before tomorrow's big hunt.
Doggone Tired
1949
6.5Porky and two pals stumble onto a Mexican town on the day of the town's annual bullfight. When they learn the contest winner gets $1,000...
Picador Porky
1937
5.3A rat comes between two mice in love.
A Sunbonnet Blue
1937
6.7George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
Hound Hunters
1947
6.3A crazed bomber is terrorizing the city. Meanwhile, a young Porky Pig is a few cents shy of buying an ice cream soda; he starts earning it by picking up items people drop and handing them back to them.
The Blow Out
1936
6.8Yet another variation on the Three Little Pigs theme, this time told as WW2 anti-German propaganda (the US had just entered the war), with the wolf as a thinly-disguised Hitler.
Blitz Wolf
1942