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Paying the Piper is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The short was released on March 12, 1949, and stars Porky Pig. [2]It is a parody of the fairy tale The Pied Piper and involves Porky trying to stop a cat that disguises himself as the last rat to bring the rats back for the local cats; later, Porky has to get the reward money owed to him for ridding ...
Scaredy Cat is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [2] The short was released on December 18, 1948, and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat . [ 3 ] The cartoon is notable in that it marks the first time the name "Sylvester" is used for the popular feline character.
From 1942 to 1964, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were the most popular animated shorts in movie theaters. [4] Looney Tunes has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, music albums, video games, and amusement park rides. Many of the characters have made ...
Through its corporate owner Warner Bros., Max has a trove of golden-age Looney Tunes cartoons gathered into nonchronological "seasons," where you can find at least a couple of monster-themed classics.
Laserdisc – Looney Tunes: After Dark: Ghoul, Ghost and Goblin Cartoon Classics; VHS – Looney Tunes Presents: Bugs Bunny: Big Top Bunny; VHS – Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 6: Supporting Players; DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection, disc 1, starring Bugs Bunny (restored) Streaming – HBO Max (restored)
Back Alley Oproar is a remake of Notes to You (1941), a Looney Tunes short that was also directed by Freleng. It has a similar plot, although the ending of the original does not have the characters die from an explosion (instead, the cat gets shot, and returns as nine singing angels), and the roles of Elmer and Sylvester were taken by Porky Pig ...
DVD: Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best; DVD/Blu-Ray: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3; Streaming: Max (2020–2022, 2024–present) with Tweety and Pepé Le Pew; Only pairing of Sylvester and Pepé Le Pew; 42 Bell Hoppy: April 17 MM Robert McKimson: DVD: Looney Tunes Super Stars' Sylvester and Hippety Hopper ...
In 2003, Warner Bros. Animation had plans to return to making Looney Tunes shorts, produced by Larry Doyle, but due to the box office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Warner Bros cancelled several short projects while still in development as executives believed that the interest in slapstick humor, traditional animation, as well as the ...