Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)

This is a list of all theatrical animated shorts released by Warner Bros. Pictures under the Looney Tunes (LT) and Merrie Melodies (MM) banners between the years of 1940 and 1949.

A total of 306 shorts were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners during the 1940s.

Series overview

Year	Shorts	Originally released
Year	Shorts	First released	Last released
1940	39	January 6, 1940 (1940-01-06) (earliest known date)	December 21, 1940 (1940-12-21)
1941	41	January 4, 1941 (1941-01-04)	December 27, 1941 (1941-12-27)
1942	39	January 3, 1942 (1942-01-03)	December 12, 1942 (1942-12-12)
1943	28	January 16, 1943 (1943-01-16)	December 11, 1943 (1943-12-11)
1944	27	January 4, 1944 (1944-01-04)	December 30, 1944 (1944-12-30)
1945	18	January 6, 1945 (1945-01-06)	December 18, 1945 (1945-12-18)
1946	25	January 5, 1946 (1946-01-05)	November 23, 1946 (1946-11-23)
1947	22	January 18, 1947 (1947-01-18)	December 13, 1947 (1947-12-13)
1948	33	January 3, 1948 (1948-01-03)	December 18, 1948 (1948-12-18)
1949	34	January 1, 1949 (1949-01-01)	December 31, 1949 (1949-12-31)

1940

No. overall	No. in year	Title	Series	Directed by	Animated by	Recurring characters	Original release date ^[1]	Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability
272	1	The Early Worm Gets the Bird	MM	Tex Avery	Robert Cannon	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	January 6, 1940 (1940-01-06)^[2] (earliest known date)	N/A
One of three young birds in the Blackbird family wakes up at 5 a.m. to catch a worm. Story by Jack Miller
273	2	Africa Squeaks	LT	Bob Clampett	John Carey & Dave Hoffman	Porky Pig	January 27, 1940 (1940-01-27)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
A "spot gag" cartoon set in continental Africa parodying the movie Stanley and Livingstone, with Porky Pig leading a tribe of Africans.
274	3	Mighty Hunters	MM	Chuck Jones	Ken Harris	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	January 27, 1940 (1940-01-27)	N/A
An adaptation of Jimmy Swinnerton's Canyon Kiddies from Good Housekeeping. Story by Dave Monahan
275	4	Busy Bakers	MM	Ben Hardaway & Cal Dalton	Richard Bickenbach	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	February 10, 1940 (1940-02-10)	DVD: Brother Orchid (extra, unrestored)
A local town baker is afraid of going out of business, so he gives a kind deed to an old man to keep his bakery running. Story by Jack Miller
276	5	Ali-Baba Bound	LT	Bob Clampett	Vive Risto	Porky Pig	February 10, 1940 (1940-02-10)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig receives a message from Tattle Tale Gray about an attack on a fort in the Sahara Desert. Story by Melvin Millar
277	6	Elmer's Candid Camera	MM	Chuck Jones	Robert McKimson	Elmer Fudd	March 2, 1940 (1940-03-02)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 1 DVD: The Essential Bugs Bunny Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
Elmer Fudd wants to take a picture of a rabbit with his camera, but the rabbit evades him from doing so. Story by Rich Hogan Notes: First appearance of Elmer Fudd's redesign.^[3] First cartoon where Elmer Fudd is voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan.^[3]
278	7	Pilgrim Porky	LT	Bob Clampett	Norman McCabe	Porky Pig	March 16, 1940 (1940-03-16)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig leads the pilgrims from Plymouth to America. Story by Warren Foster
279	8	Cross Country Detours	MM	Tex Avery	Paul Smith	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	March 16, 1940 (1940-03-16)	Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 2
A "spot gag" cartoon involving the wonders of nature in the United States. Story by Rich Hogan
280	9	Confederate Honey	MM	Friz Freleng	Cal Dalton	Elmer Fudd	March 30, 1940 (1940-03-30)	DVD: Virginia City (extra, unrestored & censored)
Elmer Fudd plays Ned Cutler, who participates in the American Civil War in 1861. Story by Ben Hardaway
281	10	The Bear's Tale	MM	Tex Avery	Rod Scribner	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	April 13, 1940 (1940-04-13)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5
A comical recreation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" crossing over with "Little Red Riding Hood". Story by Ben Hardaway
282	11	Slap Happy Pappy	LT	Bob Clampett	John Carey & Izzy Ellis	Porky Pig Jack Bunny	April 13, 1940 (1940-04-13)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Most of Eddie Cackler's children that hatch out of the eggs on Porky Pig's farm are girls, he has no luck of having a son.
283	12	Porky's Poor Fish	LT	Bob Clampett	Dave Hoffman	Porky Pig	April 27, 1940 (1940-04-27)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101
While the fish store's owner Porky Pig is out to lunch, the fish attempt to attack a cat that enters the store. Story by Melvin Millar
284	13	The Hardship of Miles Standish	MM	Friz Freleng	Gil Turner	Elmer Fudd	April 27, 1940 (1940-04-27)	N/A
Elmer Fudd plays messenger John Alden, who must give a letter to Miles Standish's love interest Priscilla Mullins while avoiding Indians that attack her house. Story by Jack Miller
285	14	Sniffles Takes a Trip	MM	Chuck Jones	Phil Monroe	Sniffles	May 11, 1940 (1940-05-11)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (restored)
Sniffles goes into the countryside hoping to enjoy nature there and escape city life. Story by Dave Monahan
286	15	You Ought to Be in Pictures	LT	Friz Freleng	Herman Cohen	Daffy Duck Porky Pig	May 18, 1940 (1940-05-18)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 DVD: Porky Pig 101
Daffy Duck wants to be the top star of Warner Bros. Cartoons, so he tricks Porky Pig into asking Leon Schlesinger to release him from his contract. But Porky finds himself a stranger around the rest of the studio lot. Story by Jack Miller
287	16	A Gander at Mother Goose	MM	Tex Avery	Charles McKimson	Porky Pig (cameo)	May 25, 1940 (1940-05-25)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5
A "spot gag" cartoon involving classic nursery rhymes. Story by Dave Monahan
288	17	Tom Thumb in Trouble	MM	Chuck Jones	Robert Cannon	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	June 8, 1940 (1940-06-08)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5
Tom Thumb falls in water while his father is away, and a bird saves him. Tom's father mistakenly believes that the little bird who has just rescued his tiny son from drowning in the dishwater is attacking the boy and drives it away. Tom sets off to find the bird and gets lost in a fierce snowstorm. Story by Rich Hogan
289	18	The Chewin' Bruin	LT	Bob Clampett	Norman McCabe & Vive Risto	Porky Pig	June 8, 1940 (1940-06-08)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig sits on an old dog's lap and listens to the story of the mounted bear head on the wall behind them.
290	19	Circus Today	MM	Tex Avery	Sid Sutherland	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	June 22, 1940 (1940-06-22)	Blu-Ray: It All Came True (extra, restored)^[4]
A "spot gag" cartoon set in a circus. Story by Jack Miller
291	20	Little Blabbermouse	MM	Friz Freleng	Richard Bickenbach	Little Blabbermouse W.C. Field Mouse	July 6, 1940 (1940-07-06)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 2 (restored)
W.C. Field Mouse leads tours of a drugstore for other mice, including Little Blabbermouse. Story by Ben Hardaway
292	21	Porky's Baseball Broadcast	LT	Friz Freleng	Cal Dalton	Porky Pig	July 6, 1940 (1940-07-06)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
A "spot gag" cartoon set in a baseball stadium with Porky Pig broadcasting a game between Giants and Red Sox. Story by Ben Hardaway
293	22	The Egg Collector	MM	Chuck Jones	Rudy Larriva	Sniffles The Bookworm	July 20, 1940 (1940-07-20)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles
Sniffles reads a book titled "Egg Collecting For Amateurs" and takes the Bookworm to an old church to steal an owl egg. Story by Bob Givens
294	23	A Wild Hare	MM	Tex Avery	Virgil Ross	Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd	July 27, 1940 (1940-07-27)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 3 (extra, unrestored) DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 (extra, unrestored) DVD: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection (restored) DVD: The Essential Bugs Bunny (restored) Blu-Ray/DVD: Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 (restored) Blu-Ray: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection (restored)
Elmer Fudd goes out into the forest hunting for rabbits, but Bugs Bunny (in his debut) evades him from shooting him. Story by Rich Hogan Note: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1941.^[5]
295	24	Ghost Wanted	MM	Chuck Jones	Robert McKimson	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	August 10, 1940 (1940-08-10)	Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 2
A little ghost tries out for the house-haunting job at 1313 Dracula Drive, but gets scared by a bigger ghost. Story by Dave Monahan
296	25	Patient Porky	LT	Bob Clampett	Norman McCabe	Porky Pig	August 24, 1940 (1940-08-24)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 (restored) DVD: Porky Pig 101 (unrestored)
Porky Pig visits a hospital with a stomach ache from overeating at his birthday party. A cat poses as "Dr. Chilled-Air" and attempts surgery on Porky. Story by Warren Foster
297	26	Ceiling Hero	MM	Tex Avery	Rod Scribner	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	August 24, 1940 (1940-08-24)	Blu-Ray: Stranger on the Third Floor (extra, restored)^[6]
A "spot gag" cartoon featuring the latest developments of modern flying in science. Story by Dave Monahan
298	27	Malibu Beach Party	MM	Friz Freleng	Gil Turner	Jack Bunny (human form)	September 14, 1940 (1940-09-14)	DVD: Dance, Girl, Dance (extra, unrestored & uncensored)
A parody of the popular radio and TV comedy series The Jack Benny Program set on the Malibu beach. Story by Jack Miller
299	28	Calling Dr. Porky	LT	Friz Freleng	Herman Cohen	Porky Pig	September 21, 1940 (1940-09-21)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig is a medical doctor who cures patients at New Rightus Hospital. Story by Jack Miller
300	29	Stage Fright	MM	Chuck Jones	Ken Harris	The Two Curious Puppies	September 28, 1940 (1940-09-28)	DVD: City for Conquest (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (extra, restored)^[7]
The Two Curious Puppies chase each other into a vaudeville theater after hours. Story by Rich Hogan
301	30	Prehistoric Porky	LT	Bob Clampett	John Carey	Porky Pig	October 12, 1940 (1940-10-12)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 5 DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig attempts to kill a bear in the year "One Billion, Trillion B.C." Story by Melvin Millar
302	31	Holiday Highlights	MM	Tex Avery	Charles McKimson	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	October 12, 1940 (1940-10-12)	DVD: Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers (extra, unrestored) Blu-Ray: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (extra, restored)^[7]
A "spot gag" cartoon featuring holiday-related gags. Story by Dave Monahan
303	32	Good Night Elmer	MM	Chuck Jones	Phil Monroe	Elmer Fudd	October 26, 1940 (1940-10-26)	Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1
Elmer Fudd attempts to extinguish a candle by his bedside so he can retire for the night. Story by Rich Hogan
304	33	The Sour Puss	LT	Bob Clampett	Vive Risto & Dave Hoffman	Porky Pig	November 2, 1940 (1940-11-02)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 4 DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig excitedly plans a fishing trip with his pet cat, promising fish for dinner. Story by Warren Foster
305	34	Wacky Wild Life	MM	Tex Avery	Virgil Ross	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	November 9, 1940 (1940-11-09)	Blu-Ray: Stranger on the Third Floor (extra, restored)^[6]
A "spot gag" cartoon featuring gags involving animals living in the wild. Story by Dave Monahan
306	35	Bedtime for Sniffles	MM	Chuck Jones	Robert Cannon	Sniffles	November 23, 1940 (1940-11-23)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles
Sniffles tries to stay awake and wait up to see Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. However, the waste of Sniffles' energy causes him to feel sleepy. Story by Rich Hogan
307	36	Porky's Hired Hand	LT	Friz Freleng	Richard Bickenbach	Porky Pig	November 30, 1940 (1940-11-30)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig hires slow-witted assistant Gregory Grunt to help him prevent the marauding Fox from attempting to grab chickens from his ranch on the farm. Story by Dave Monahan
308	37	Of Fox and Hounds	MM	Tex Avery	Charles McKimson	Willoughby	December 7, 1940 (1940-12-07)	Blu-Ray: Collector's Vault: Vol. 1
Dim-witted dog Willoughby repeatedly asks sly fox George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Story by Dave Monahan
309	38	The Timid Toreador	LT	Bob Clampett & Norman McCabe	Izzy Ellis	Porky Pig	December 21, 1940 (1940-12-21)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
Porky Pig works as a tamale salesman in Mexico, eventually feeding most of the tamales to Slapsie Maxie Rosenbull at a stadium. Story by Melvin Millar
310	39	Shop Look & Listen	MM	Friz Freleng	Cal Dalton	Little Blabbermouse W.C. Field Mouse	December 21, 1940 (1940-12-21)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles (extra, unrestored)
Little Blabbermouse takes a tour of the J.T. Gimlet department store. Story by Dave Monahan

1941

From this year onward, story credits are fully implemented unless otherwise noted.

No. overall	No. in year	Title	Series	Directed by	Story by	Animated by	Recurring characters	Original release date ^[8]	Official DVD/Blu-Ray Availability
311	1	Elmer's Pet Rabbit	MM	Chuck Jones	Rich Hogan	Rudy Larriva	Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd	January 4, 1941 (1941-01-04)	Blu-Ray: Collector's Choice: Vol. 3
Elmer Fudd gets Bugs Bunny as a pet.
312	2	Porky's Snooze Reel	LT	Bob Clampett & Norman McCabe	Warren Foster	John Carey	Porky Pig	January 11, 1941 (1941-01-11)	DVD: Porky Pig 101
A "spot gag" newsreel parody hosted by Porky Pig.
313	3	The Fighting 69th½	MM	Friz Freleng	Jack Miller	Gil Turner	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	January 18, 1941 (1941-01-18)	DVD: Golden Collection: Vol. 6 (extra, unrestored)
A couple has a picnic in a peaceful forest. When they leave, red ants and black ants declare war on each other over the picnic basket.
314	4	Sniffles Bells the Cat	MM	Chuck Jones	Rich Hogan	Ken Harris	Sniffles	February 1, 1941 (1941-02-01)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Mouse Chronicles
Sniffles is volunteered by his friends to bell a troublesome cat.
315	5	The Haunted Mouse	LT	Tex Avery	Michael Maltese	Sid Sutherland	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	February 15, 1941 (1941-02-15)	N/A
A starving cat enters a house haunted by a ghostly mouse.
316	6	The Crackpot Quail	MM	Tex Avery	Rich Hogan	Robert McKimson	Willoughby	February 15, 1941 (1941-02-15)	Blu-Ray/DVD: Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Vol. 3 (extra, restored)
Willoughby the dog goes hunting for quail.
317	7	The Cat's Tale	MM	Friz Freleng	Michael Maltese	Herman Cohen	N/A (one-shot cartoon)	March 1, 1941 (1941-03-01)	N/A
A frustrated mouse is sick and tired of being chased, so he orders a cowardly cat to stop. He convinces the cat to tell a bulldog named Spike to quit chasing him as well.
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