Looney Tunes in the Thirties

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==== This is Part One of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Filmography. This page covers all of the cartoons from 1929 to 1939. A total of 271 shorts were released during this time. ====

The Looney Tunes series was started when Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising, fresh out of the former-Disney operated Universal Cartoon Studio, attempted to sell their new character, Bosko the Talk Ink Kid to Leon Schlesinger. Their main selling factor was being the earliest cartoonists to synchronize dialogue with animation--while synchronized sound cartoons were already on the rise thanks to Steamboat Willie, Harman and Ising's experiment with lip-synch earned them Leon's distribution for their cartoon studio.

Looney Tunes debuted in 1930 with Sinkin in The Bathtub, acting as a competitor to Walt Disney's hit Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies cartoons, relying on Bosko and friends as recurring characters and thus allowing it to rely on low budgets. Merrie Melodies debuted in 1931 with Lady Play Your Mandolin, being a series of Animated Music Videos made to promote the Warner Bros. music catalogue, and relied more on oneshot stories and characters due to its higher budgets, at least until the late 1930's. Looney Tunes would remain the lower budget series throughout the decade, while Merrie Melodies would eventually upgrade to color in 1934--something Looney Tunes would not have until 1942.

The earliest Looney Tunes are very interesting to watch, if just from a historical standpoint. Unlike the rich main cast and one-shot characters that the franchise would be known and beloved for, Harman and Ising's characters tended to be uncertain, non-descript characters; Bosko was a generic everyman character who made instruments out of anything he touched, Honey was a run-of-the-mill cutesy pie girl ala Minnie Mouse, Bruno the dog was a Pluto the Pup clone, and so forth. These early cartoons also had an art style that was shamelessly deriative of Disney's rubberhose art style--which itself was simplified descendant of Otto Messmer's art style--but what set Harman And Ising's shorts apart from Disney at first was just how un-Disney like they were. Mickey Mousing aside, these early cartoons had very bawdy, raunchy humor that Disney was already moving on from on grounds of taste--crude humor like funny animals having a beer party, Honey being licked in the butt by Bruno the Dog in "Bosko's Holiday", Honey pulling in lingerie while taking a bath while Bosko is watching in "Sinkin' in the Bathtub", a palm tree with Gainaxing coconuts for breasts in "Congo Jazz", etc. They were also unabashadely cartoony, with lots of broad slapstick that Disney initially cherished, but was quickly becoming more restrained in. These early Looney Tunes also featured a self-contained world of funny animal characters, with human characters infrequently appearing--quite different from the Looney Tunes we remember today, which clearly take place on an alternate earth.

However, after the first year or two, Disney's influence started increasing its hold on the shorts--by 1932, the draftsmanship had slightly improved over the earlier shorts, but much of the cartoony animation was toned down considerably, the raunchy humor was neutered to the point of being almost non-existent, and plots became more generic and Disney-esque. All of this was a deliberate effort by Hugh Harman to try and compete with Disney and their Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies shorts, in spite of having vastly inferior budgets. Soon, the duo began having squabbles with the penny-pinching Leon Schlesinger over budget increases, escalating to the point where the duo finally called it quits and left for MGM to work on their ill-fated Happy Harmonies series, taking the character and trademark rights to Bosko with them. In a desperate effort to keep his cartoon studio afloat, Leon hired Disney animator Tom Palmer, who with a crack team of animators hastily cooked up three cartoons starring their replacement for Bosko--Buddy, who was an even blander version of him. These three shorts were so sloppily done, that upon screening, Jack Warner himself rejected the cartoons on sight. His studio in danger of falling apart, Leon called upon the help of Friz Freleng, who had left with Harman And Ising, but returned just in time to edit the rejected cartoons into one mediocre-yet-acceptable film: "Buddy's Day Out". This saved the studio for the time, and Leon promptly fired Palmer.

Despite this brief victory, the studio was still riddled with problems. Harman And Ising had taken all of their top animators and inkers with them, causing the cartoons to suffer from vastly inferior animation to the earlier shorts. On top of that, they were still unable to shake off the pseudo-Disney influence that clung to the later Harman And Ising cartoons, instead magnifying the influence to even more unbearable, saccharine levels--it seemed that the studio was doomed to become a third rate Disney wannabe...that is, until a new director, fresh from the Walter Lantz cartoon studio arrived to take shots at directing. That person was Tex Avery. Starting from 1935's "Gold Diggers of '49", Tex began moving the studio away from its Disney roots--he began training better animators, allowed the animators more leeway in what they could get away with in a cartoon, and most of all, brought back the cartooniness of the earlier shorts, and then some. The epitome of this would be the landmark short Porkys Duck Hunt, arguably the bridge between the old and new Looney Tunes, codifying the Zany Cartoon and thus establishing a true identity for the Warner Bros. cartoon studio. This would only be increased when director Bob Clampett began directing, bringing a surreal, newspaper comic-esque feel to his shorts. Director Frank Tashlin also began experimental shorts, attempting more interesting camera angles and cutting techniques ala live action--not to mention bringing much more cartoony speed, and thus faster timing, into play in his shorts. After Tashlin left in 1938, Charles M. Jones acquired his unit and began cutting his directorial teeth, occasionally making the odd gag cartoon, but still clung to a strong Disney influence, as evident in his early cartoons. Friz Freleng stuck to making standard issue cartoons in the vein of Disney storytelling, until he briefly left the studio to have an ill-fated tenure on MGM's "The Captain and the Kids" series. In that time period, Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton acquired his unit and directed several cartoons until Friz returned in 1940.

But the best had yet to come...

163 character driven shorts were made, while 108 of them were oneshots.

Up next is Looney Tunes in The Forties.

Milestone Shorts Of This Era

 * Bosko, The Talk-Ink Kid (1929): Pilot for the entire franchise.


 * Sinkin in The Bathtub (1930): First officially released Looney Tunes short.
 * Lady Play Your Mandolin (1931): First Merrie Melodies short.


 * Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931): One of the Censored Eleven.
 * It's Got Me Again! (1932): First Warner Bros. short to be nominated for an Academy Award.
 * Ride Him Bosko! (1932): Earliest Warner Bros. short still under copyright.
 * Buddy's Day Out (1933): First Looney Tunes short produced by the post-Harman and Ising studio. Debut of Buddy.
 * I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933): First Merrie Melodies short produced by the post-Harman and Ising studio.
 * Buddy's Beer Garden (1933): Earl Duvall's directorial debut.
 * Buddy the Gob (1934): Friz Freleng's credited directorial debut at Warners.
 * Honeymoon Hotel (1934): First Merrie Melodies short in color.
 * Buddy's Bearcats: Jack King's directorial debut.
 * I Haven't Got A Hat (1935): Debut of Porky Pig and Beans the Cat.
 * Golddiggers of '49 (1935): First short that Tex Avery directed at Warners.
 * I Love to Singa (1936): Runner-up on The 50 Greatest Cartoons list.
 * Sunday Go To Meetin' Time (1936): One of the Censored Eleven.
 * Porky's Poultry Plant (1936): Credited directorial debut of Frank Tashlin.
 * Pigs Is Pigs (1936): Simpsons creator Matt Groening's all time favorite cartoon.
 * Picador Porky (1937): First short with Mel Blanc providing voice work.
 * Porky's Romance (1937): Debut of Petunia Pig.
 * Porkys Duck Hunt (1937): Debut of Daffy Duck.
 * Clean Pastures (1937): One of the Censored Eleven.
 * Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937): One of the Censored Eleven.
 * Porky's Badtime Story (1937): Directorial debut of Bob Clampett.
 * Daffy Duck And Egghead (1938): Debut of Egghead, first Daffy Duck short in color.
 * Jungle Jitters (1938): One of the Censored Eleven.
 * Porky's Phony Express (1938): First short directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton.
 * Porky's Hare Hunt (1938): Debut of the Bugs Bunny prototype.
 * The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938): One of the Censored Eleven. First of Avery's travelogue parodies.
 * Porky & Daffy (1938): First team-up of the duo.
 * Wholley Smoke (1938): One of The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes.
 * Porky in Wackyland (1938): One of The 50 Greatest Cartoons and one of The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes.
 * The Night Watchman (1938): Directorial debut of Chuck Jones.
 * Prest-o Change-o (1939): Second appearance of the Proto-Bugs.
 * Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (1939): First Chuck Jones-directed Daffy Duck short.
 * Naughty But Mice (1939): Debut of Sniffles the Mouse.
 * Old Glory (1939): One of The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes.
 * Hare-Um Scare-Um (1939): Third appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype.

Characters Debuting In This Era

 * Bosko the Talk Ink Kid (Debut; "Bosko, The Talk-Ink Kid", 1929) Appears in 40 shorts total.
 * Foxy (Debut; "Lady Play Your Mandolin", 1931) Appears in 3 shorts.
 * Piggy (Debut; "You Don't Know What Your Doin'!", 1931) Appears in 2 shorts.
 * Goopy Geer (Debut; "Goopy Geer", 1932) Appears in 4 shorts.
 * Buddy (Debut; "Buddy's Day Out", 1933) Appears in 23 shorts.
 * Porky Pig (Debut; "I Haven't Got A Hat", 1935) Appears in 69 shorts, several of which are shared with Daffy Duck.
 * Beans the Cat (Debut; "I Haven't Got A Hat", 1935) Appears in 8 shorts, some of which are shared with Porky Pig and Ham and Ex.
 * Ham and Ex The Pups (Debut; "I Haven't Got A Hat", 1935) Appears in four shorts, one entirely to themselves, three with Beans and/or Porky.
 * Kitty Cat (Debut; "I Haven't Got A Hat", 1935) Appears in 5 shorts, all shared with Porky Pig and/or Beans The Cat.
 * Gabby Goat (Debut; "Porky & Gabby", 1937) Appears in three shorts, all shared with Porky Pig.
 * Daffy Duck (Debut; "Porky's Duck Hunt, 1937) Appears in 10 shorts during this period, a few of which are shared with Porky.
 * Egghead (Debut; "Daffy Duck and Egghead", 1938)
 * Happy Hare/Proto-Bugs/Bugs' Bunny (Debut; "Porky's Hare Hunt", 1938) Appears in 3 shorts.
 * The Curious Pups (Debut; "Dog Gone Modern", 1939)
 * Sniffles The Mouse (Debut; "Naughty But Mice", 1939) Appeared in three shorts during 1939.
 * Inki (Debut; "Little Lion Hunter", 1939) Appeared in one short during this period.

1929

 * Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid (LT): The original pilot for the Looney Tunes series. While it never saw a theatrical release, it is still an imporant part of the series history. It is also notable for being one of the earliest cartoon to have synchronized speech.

1930: All entries are Looney Tunes. All cartoons are directed by Harman and Ising.

 * Sinkin' in the Bathtub (LT) 4-19-1930: The first Looney Tunes short to ever be released in theaters.
 * Congo Jazz (LT) 9-XX-1930
 * Hold Anything (LT) 10-XX-1930: Features music from the lost sound film "Hold Everything".
 * The Booze Hangs High (LT) 11-XX-1930
 * Box Car Blues (LT) 12-XX-1930

== 1931: All cartoons before "Lady, Play Your Mandolin!" are directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. All Merrie Melodies cartoons are directed by Rudolf Ising, and all Looney Tunes cartoons after "The Tree's Knees" are directed by Hugh Harman. ==


 * Big Man From the North (LT) 1-XX-1931
 * Ain't Nature Grand (LT) 3-XX-1931
 * Ups 'n Downs (LT) 3-XX-1931
 * Dumb Patrol (LT) 5-XX-1931: Names the Same as the 1964 Bugs Bunny short.
 * Yodeling Yokels (LT) 6-XX-31
 * Bosko's Holiday (LT) 7-XX-1931
 * The Tree's Knees (LT) 7-XX-1931
 * Lady Play Your Mandolin (MM) 8-XX-1931: The first of the Merrie Melodies series. Debut of Foxy.
 * Smile, Darn Ya, Smile (MM) 9-05-1931: Second appearance of Foxy.
 * Bosko Shipwrecked (LT) 9-19-1931
 * One More Time (MM) 10-3-1931: Last appearance of Foxy, due to Walt Disney ordering Rudy Ising to stop using the blatantly plagaristic Mickey Mouse clone.
 * Bosko the Doughboy (LT) 10-17-1931
 * You Don't Know What You're Doin' (MM) 10-31-1931: Debut of Piggy.
 * Bosko's Soda Fountain (LT) 11-14-1931
 * Hittin' the Trail For Hallelujah Land (MM) 11-28-1931: One of the Censored Eleven (the first entry and possibly the least offensive of the eleven). Second and last appearance of Piggy.
 * Bosko's Fox Hunt (LT) 12-12-1931
 * Red-Headed Baby (MM) 12-26-1931

1932: All cartoons directed by Harman And Ising.

 * Bosko at the Zoo (LT) 1-9-1932
 * Pagan Moon (MM) 1-23-1932: First Merrie Melodies to have anything resembling human characters.
 * Battling Bosko (LT) 2-6-1932
 * Freddy the Freshman (MM) 2-20-1932
 * Big-Hearted Bosko (LT) 3-5-1932
 * Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (MM) 3-19-1932
 * Bosko's Party (LT) 4-2-1932
 * Goopy Geer (MM) 4-16-1932: Debut of Goopy Geer.
 * Bosko and Bruno (LT) 4-30-1932
 * It's Got Me Again! (MM) 5-14-1932: First WB cartoon to recieve an Academy Award nomination.
 * Bosko and Honey (LT): Was never officially released due to abusing Stock Footage too much, but the print has slipped into the Public Domain, allowing it to make its way online. Very similar to "Bosko's Dizzy Date".
 * Moonlight For Two (MM) 6-11-1932: Second appearance of Goopy Geer.
 * Bosko's Dog Race (LT) 6-25-1932
 * The Queen Was in the Parlor (MM) 7-9-1932: Third appearance of Goopy Geer.
 * Bosko at the Beach (LT) 7-23-1932
 * I Love a Parade (MM) 8-6-1932
 * Bosko's Store (LT) 8-13-1932
 * Bosko the Lumberjack (LT) 9-3-1932
 * You're Too Careless With Your Kisses (MM) 9-10-1932
 * Ride Him, Bosko (LT) 9-17-1932: Notable for an ending gag that would almost count as a foreshadowing of the humor that would appear in later Looney Tunes. It is also the earliest Warner Bros. cartoon still under copyright.
 * I Wish I Had Wings (MM) 10-15-1932
 * Bosko the Drawback (LT) 10-22-1932
 * A Great Big Bunch of You (MM) 11-12-1932
 * Bosko's Dizzy Date (LT) 11-19-1932
 * Three's a Crowd (MM) 12-10-1932
 * Bosko's Woodland Daze (LT) 12-17-1932

1933 All cartoons prior to Buddy's Day Out are directed by Harman And Ising.

 * The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (MM) 1-7-33
 * Bosko in Dutch (LT) 1-14-33
 * One Step Ahead of My Shadow (MM) 2-4-33
 * Bosko in Person (LT) 2-11-33
 * Young and Healthy (MM) 3-4-33
 * Bosko the Speed King (LT) 3-11-33
 * The Organ Grinder (MM) 4-8-33
 * Bosko's Knight-Mare (LT) 4-29-33
 * Wake Up the Gypsy in Me (MM) 5-13-33
 * Bosko the Sheepherder (LT) 6-3-33
 * I Like Mountain Music (MM) 6-10-33
 * Beau Bosko (LT) 7-1-33
 * Shuffle Off to Buffalo (MM) 7-8-33
 * Bosko's Mechanical Man (LT) 7-29-33
 * The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon (MM) 8-5-33
 * Bosko the Musketeer (LT) 8-12-33
 * We're in the Money (MM) 8-26-33
 * Bosko's Picture Show (LT) 8-26-33: Last appearance of Bosko in a Warner Bros. cartoon. Co-directed by Friz Freleng.
 * Buddy's Day Out (LT) 9-9-33: Debut of Buddy. First post-Harman And Ising Looney Tune. Directed by Tom Palmer.
 * I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (MM): 9-30-33 Palmer: First post-Harman And Ising Merrie Melody.
 * Buddy's Beer Garden (LT) 11-18-33 Earl Duvall: Directorial debut of Earl Duvall.
 * Buddy's Show Boat (LT) 12-9-33 Earl Duvall
 * Sittin' On a Backyard Fence (MM) 12-16-33 Earl Duvall

1934

 * Buddy the Gob (LT) 1-13-34: First Warner Bros. cartoon fully directed by Friz Freleng.
 * Pettin' in the Park (MM) 1-27-34 Bernard Brown, although it's speculated that Frank Tashlin directed this short.
 * Honeymoon Hotel (MM) 2-17-34 Earl Duvall: The Merrie Melodies series upgrades to color from here on out.
 * Buddy and Towser (LT) 2-24-34 Freleng
 * Buddy's Garage (LT) 4-14-34 Earl Duvall: Last cartoon directed by Mr. Duvall before he was fired.
 * Beauty and the Beast (MM) 4-14-34 Freleng
 * Those Were Wonderful Days (MM) 4-26-34 Bernard Brown, but also speculated to have been directed by Tashlin.
 * Buddy's Trolley Troubles (LT) 5-5-34 Freleng
 * Goin' to Heaven on a Mule (MM) 5-19-34 Freleng
 * Buddy of the Apes (LT) 5-26-34 Ben Hardaway
 * How Do I Know It's Sunday (MM) 6-9-34 Freleng
 * Buddy's Bearcats (LT) 6-23-34: First WB cartoon directed by Jack King.
 * Why Do I Dream These Dreams (MM) 6-30-34 Freleng
 * Buddy's Circus (LT) 8-25-34 Jack King
 * The Miller's Daughter (MM) 9-8-34 Freleng
 * Buddy the Detective (LT) 9-15-34 Jack King
 * The Girl at the Ironing Board (MM) 9-15-34 Freleng
 * Viva Buddy (LT) 9-29-34 Jack King
 * Shake Your Powder Puff (MM) 9-29-34 Freleng
 * Buddy The Woodsman (LT) 10-20-34 Jack King
 * Rhythm in the Bow (MM) 10-20-34 Ben Hardaway
 * Those Beautiful Dames (MM) 11-10-34 Freleng
 * Buddy's Adventures (LT) 11-17-34 Hardaway
 * Pop Goes Your Heart (MM) 12-8-34 Freleng
 * Buddy the Dentist (LT) 12-15-34 Hardaway

1935

 * Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name (MM) 1-19 Freleng
 * The Country Boy (MM) 2-09 Freleng
 * Buddy's Theatre (LT) 2-16 Hardaway
 * I Haven't Got a Hat (MM) 3-09: Debut of Porky Pig, Beans the Cat, Oliver Owl, Kitty, Ham and Ex. Freleng
 * Buddy's Pony Express (LT) 3-09 Hardaway
 * Along Flirtation Walk (MM) 4-06 Friz Freleng
 * Buddy of the Legion (LT) 4-06 Hardaway
 * My Green Fedora (MM) 5-04 Freleng
 * Buddy's Lost World (LT) 5-18 Jack King
 * Into Your Dance (MM) 6-08 Freleng
 * Buddy's Bug Hunt (LT) 6-22 Jack King
 * Buddy in Africa (LT) 7-06 Hardaway
 * The Country Mouse (MM) 7-13 Freleng
 * Buddy Steps Out (LT) 7-20 Jack King
 * The Merry Old Soul (MM) 8-17 Friz Freleng
 * Buddy the Gee Man (LT): Last appearance of Buddy. 8-24 Jack King
 * The Lady in Red (MM) 9-07 Freleng
 * A Cartoonist's Nightmare (LT) 9-21 Jack King
 * Hollywood Capers (LT) 10-19 King
 * Little Dutch Plate (MM) 10-19 Freleng
 * Golddiggers of '49 (LT) 11-02: First short directed by Tex Avery, billed as a Beans the Cat cartoon. Porky Pig makes his second appearance here, curiously redesigned into a deep voiced, adult character.
 * Billboard Frolics (MM) 11-09: First use of "Merrily We Roll Along", the Merrie Melodies theme--but as the theme of the short, not the title. Freleng
 * Flowers For Madame (MM) 11-20 Freleng

1936

 * I Wanna Play House (MM) 1-11 Freleng
 * Alpine Antics (LT) Jack King: One of the eight Beans the Cat cartoons.
 * The Cat Came Back (MM) Freleng
 * The Phantom Ship (LT) Jack King
 * Boom Boom (LT): Third appearance of Porky Pig. Billed a Beans the Cat cartoon. Jack King
 * The Fire Alarm (LT): Another Beans the Cat cartoon. Guest starring Ham and Ex the pups. Jack King
 * I'm A Big Shot Now (MM) 4-11 Freleng
 * The Blow Out (LT) 4-24: Fourth appearance of Porky Pig. Avery
 * Westword Whoa (LT) 4-25 Jack King
 * Plane Dippy (LT) 4-30 Tex Avery: Fifth appearance of Porky Pig. Avery
 * Let It Be Me (MM) 5-09 Freleng
 * Fish Tales (LT) 5-23 Jack King
 * I'd Love to Take Orders From You (MM) 5-25 Avery
 * Bingo Crosbyana (MM) 5-30: Features a parody of Bing Crosby as a fly. Crosby did not take this well, suing the studio for this insulting caricature. Freleng
 * Page Miss Glory (MM) 6-09 Avery: One of Tex's non-comedic works. Notable for its art deco backgrounds, which were surprisingly modern looking for the time period.
 * Shanghied Shipmates (LT) 6-20 King
 * When I Yoo Hoo (MM) 6-20 Freleng
 * Porky's Pet (LT) 7-11 King


 * I Love to Singa (MM) 7-18 Avery: Semi-remake of "My Green Fedora", but more street smart in humor--a hallmark of Avery's shorts.


 * Porky the Rainmaker (LT) 8-01 Avery
 * Sunday Go to Meetin' Time (MM) 8-08: One of the Censored Eleven. Freleng
 * Porky's Poultry Plant (LT) 8-22: (Credited) Directorial debut of Frank Tashlin.
 * At Your Service Madame (MM) 8-29 Freleng
 * Porky's Moving Day (LT) 9-12 King: Last Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Jack King.
 * Toytown Hall (MM) 9-19 Freleng
 * Boulevardier From the Bronx (MM) 10-10 Freleng
 * Little Beau Porky (LT) 10-14 Tashlin
 * The Coo-Coo Nut Grove (MM) 11-28 Freleng
 * The Village Smithy (LT) 12-05: First short to use an Interactive Narrator--a technique that Tex Avery later claimed was stolen by Disney for their Goofy cartoons--the only gag that Disney stole from them, in fact! Avery
 * Porky in the Northwoods (LT) 12-19 Tashlin
 * Milk and Money (LT) 12-28 Avery
 * Don't Look Now (MM) 12-30 Avery

1937

 * He Was Her Man (MM) 1-02 Freleng
 * Porky the Wrestler (LT) 1-09 Avery
 * Pigs Is Pigs (MM) 1-09: Freleng. Said to be the favorite cartoon of The Simpsons creator Matt Groening (who used the force-feeding gag from this cartoon on the Halloween episode where Homer sells his soul to the Devil so he can get a doughnut). Has the same title as a 1950's Disneys short.
 * Porky's Road Race (LT) 2-07: Tashlin
 * Picador Porky (LT) 2-27: Avery. First short to have Mel Blanc doing voice work.
 * The Fella With the Fiddle (MM) 3-27: Freleng
 * Porky's Romance (LT) 4-03: Tashlin. First appearance of Petunia Pig
 * She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (MM) 4-10: Freleng


 * Porkys Duck Hunt (LT) 4-17: Debut of Daffy Duck. Avery


 * Porky and Gabby (LT) 5-15: First of the four outsourced Looney Tune shorts. Alledgedly directed by Ub Iwerks, but Bob Clampett claimed he and Chuck Jones co-directed it, with Ub just doing the layouts.
 * I Only Have Eyes For You (MM) 5-18: Avery
 * Clean Pastures (MM) 5-22 Freleng: One of the Censored Eleven. In a stunning example of Values Dissonance (and possibly Decade Dissonance), this cartoon was nearly banned by the Hays Office for making fun of religion by showing black people as heavenly beings. No, really. The Other Wiki's got info on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Pastures#Production_and_distribution
 * Streamlined Greta Green (MM) 6-19: Freleng: This short would later be remade by Tex Avery at MGM as "One Cab's Family".
 * Sweet Sioux (MM) 6-26: Freleng
 * Porky's Super Service (LT) 7-03: Second of the four outsourced Looney Tunes. Alledgedly directed by Ub Iwerks, but was apparentled co-directed by Clampett and Jones.
 * Uncle Tom's Bungalow (MM) 7-12: One of the Censored Eleven. Avery
 * Porky's Badtime Story (LT) 7-24: Directorial debut of Bob Clampett. Third outsourced Looney Tunes short.
 * Plenty of Money and You (MM) 7-31: Freleng
 * Ain't We Got Fun (MM) 8-02: Avery
 * Porky's Railroad (LT) 8-07: Tashlin
 * Get Rich Quick Porky (LT) 8-28: Clampett: Final cartoon outsourced to the Ub Iwerks studio.
 * Speaking of the Weather (MM) 9-04: Tashlin
 * Porky's Garden (LT) 9-11: Avery
 * Dog Daze (MM) 9-18: Freleng
 * I Wanna Be a Sailor (MM)9-25: Avery
 * Rover's Rival (LT) 10-09: Clampett: A Porky Pig short. First cartoon to use "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" as the official theme for the Looney Tunes series and the first cartoon to have the "Porky breaks out of the drum" ending card.
 * The Lyin' Mouse (MM) 10-16: Freleng
 * The Case of the Stuttering Pig (LT) 10-30: Tashlin: A Porky Pig short.
 * Porky's Double Trouble (LT) 11-13: Tashlin
 * Egghead Rides Again (MM) 11-29: Avery
 * A Sunbonnet Blue (MM) 12-01 Avery
 * Porky's Hero Agency (LT) 12-04 Clampett
 * The Woods Are Full Of Cuckoos (MM) 12-04: Tashlin
 * September in the Rain (MM) 12-18: Freleng
 * Little Red Walking Hood (MM) 12-23: Avery

1938

 * Daffy Duck and Egghead (MM) 1-01: Second appearance of Daffy Duck, first where he is named. Avery


 * Porky's Poppa (LT) 1-15: Clampett
 * My Little Buckeroo (MM) 1-29: Freleng
 * Porky at the Crocadero (LT) 2-05: Tashlin
 * Jungle Jitters (MM) 2-19: Part of the Censored Eleven. Freleng
 * What Price Porky (LT) 2-26: Clampett
 * The Sneezing Weasel (MM) 3-12: Avery
 * Porky's Phony Express (LT) 3-19: Cal Howard, Cal Dalton: First short directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton.
 * A Star is Hatched (MM) 4-02: Freleng
 * Porky's Five and Ten (LT) 4-16: Clampett
 * The Penguin Parade (MM) 4-23: Avery
 * Porky's Hare Hunt (LT) 4-30: Debut of the Bugs Bunny prototype. Ben Hardaway's directorial debut.
 * Now That Summer is Gone (MM) 5-14: Tashlin
 * Injun Trouble (LT) 5-21: Names the Same as the 1969 Looney Tunes short. Clampett
 * The Isle of Pingo Pongo (MM) 5-28: Part of the Censored Eleven. Avery
 * Porky the Fireman (LT) 6-04: Tashlin
 * Katnip Kollege (MM) 6-11: Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton: First time both directors would co-direct a short together.
 * Have You Got Any Castles? (MM) 6-25: Tashlin: A parody of the "Things come to life in a bookstore" cartoons.
 * Porky's Party (LT) 6-25: Clampett
 * Love and Curses (MM) 7-09: Hardaway, Dalton
 * Porky's Spring Planting (LT) 7-16: Tashlin
 * Cinderella Meets Fella (MM) 7-23: Avery
 * Porky and Daffy (LT) 8-06: Clampett: First team-up of the duo.
 * The Major Lied Till Dawn (MM) 8-13: Tashlin
 * A-Lad-In Bagdad (MM) 8-27: Cal Howard, Cal Dalton
 * Wholley Smoke (LT) 8-27: Tashlin: A Porky Pig short.
 * Cracked Ice (MM) 9-10: Tashlin
 * A Feud There Was (MM) 9-24: Avery
 * Porky in Wackyland (LT) 9-24: One of The 50 Greatest Cartoons. Clampett
 * Little Pancho Vanilla (MM) 10-08 Tashlin
 * Porky's Naughty Nephew (LT) 10-15: Clampett
 * Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (MM) 10-22: Avery
 * Porky in Egypt (LT) 11-05: Clampett
 * You're an Education (MM) 11-05: Tashlin: Another parody of the "Things come to life in a store" type of cartoon.
 * The Night Watchman (MM) 11-19: Chuck Jones' directorial debut.
 * The Daffy Doc (LT) 11-26: Clampett: Starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.
 * Daffy Duck in Hollywood (MM) 12-03: Last Daffy Duck short that Tex Avery directed.
 * Count Me Out (MM) 12-17 Hardaway, Dalton
 * Porky the Gob (LT) 12-17 Hardaway, Dalton
 * The Mice Will Play (MM) 12-31 Avery

1939

 * The Lone Stranger and Porky (LT) 1-07: Clampett
 * Dog Gone Modern (MM) 1-14: Jones: First appearance of his Curious Puppies characters.
 * Hamatuer Night (MM) 1-28: Avery
 * It's an Ill Wind (LT) 1-28: Hardaway, Dalton
 * Robin Hood Makes Good (MM) 2-11: Jones
 * Porky's Tire Trouble (LT) 2-18: Clampett
 * Gold Rush Daze (MM) 2-25: Hardaway, Dalton
 * A Day At The Zoo (MM) 3-11: Avery
 * Porky's Movie Mystery (LT) 3-11: Clampett
 * Prest-o Change-o (MM) 3-25: Second appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype, second appearance of the Curious Puppies. Jones
 * Chicken Jitters (LT) 4-01: Clampett
 * Bars and Stripes Forever (MM) 4-08: Hardaway, Dalton
 * Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (MM) 4-22: Jones: Chuck's first usage of Daffy Duck.
 * Porky and Teabiscuit (LT) 4-22: Tashlin
 * Thugs With Dirty Mugs (MM) 5-06: Avery: An ambitious spoof of Warner Bros. gangster pictures.
 * Kristopher Kolombus Jr. (LT) 5-13: Clampett
 * Naughty But Mice (MM) 5-20: Debut of Sniffles The Mouse. Jones
 * Hobo Gadget Band (MM) 5-27: Hardaway, Daltin
 * Polar Pals (LT) 6-03: Clampett
 * Scalp Trouble (LT) 6-24: Clampett: A Porky and Daffy short.
 * Believe it, or Else (MM) 6-25: Avery


 * Old Glory (MM) 7-01: Jones: One of the most un-Warner Bros like cartoons ever made.


 * Dangerous Dan McFoo (MM) 7-15 Avery
 * Porky's Picnic (LT) 7-15 Clampett
 * Snowman's Land (MM) 7-29 Jones
 * Wise Quacks (LT) 8-05 Clampett
 * Hare-Um Scare-Um (MM) 8-12: Third appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype. Hardaway, Dalton
 * Detouring America (MM) 8-26: Avery: One of several travelogue parodies that Avery did.
 * Little Brother Rat (MM) 9-02: Jones: Second appearance of Sniffles the Mouse.
 * Porky's Hotel (LT) 9-02: Clampett
 * Sioux Me (MM) 9-09: Hardaway, Dalton
 * Jeepers Creepers (LT) 9-23: Clampett: A Porky Pig cartoon.
 * Land of the Midnight Fun (MM): 9-23: Avery
 * Little Lion Hunter (MM) 10-07: First appearance of Inki. Jones
 * Naughty Neighbors (LT) 10-07 Clampett
 * The Good Egg (MM) 10-21: Jones: Third Sniffles the Mouse cartoon.
 * Fresh Fish (MM) 11-04: Avery
 * Pied Piper Porky (LT) 11-04: Clampett
 * Fagin's Freshman (MM) 11-18: Hardaway, Dalton
 * Porky the Giant Killer (LT) 11-18: Clampett
 * Sniffles and the Bookworm (MM) 12-02: Jones: Fourth appearance of Sniffles the Mouse.
 * Screwball Football (MM) 12-16: Avery
 * The Film Fan (LT) 12-16: Clampett
 * The Curious Puppy (MM) 12-30 Jones: Third apperance of Jones' Curious Puppies characters.