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Free of the budget and creative constraints he faced at Warner Bros., and with a staff of skilled animators at his side (some of whom were even ex-Disney employees), Tex Avery went on to make some of the best cartoons of [[The Golden Age of Animation]], or in some cases, some of the most acclaimed cartoons of all time. From 1942 to 1957, he cranked out dozens of classics, many of which would go on to codify the [[Zany Cartoon]] and thus serve as an influence to many animators, including master animator [[Richard Williams]]. The fact that they were constantly reaired in the early years of [[Cartoon Network]] only contributed to making him a legend in animation pop culture.
* '''Droopy''': A tiny, very modest Basset Hound that was apparently a master of [[Offscreen Teleportation]] and [[The Cat Came Back]], capable of great strength when [[Berserk Button|roused to anger]]. Is quite a good samaritan, constantly going good deeds, especially when it comes to catching criminal wolves. His voice sounds similar to that of [[H. G. Wells]] of all people. Possibly his best short is [[Northwest Hounded Police]]. Droopy cartoons continued to be made after Tex's departure from MGM, with Michael Lah as director.
* '''[[Screwy Squirrel]]''': An insane squirrel that often picked on his antagonists for no reason other than [[Rule of Funny|because it was funny.]] He met his match with Lonesome Lenny in his final short, though, in which he was presumably [[And Call Him George|crushed to death]] by the ''Of Mice And Men''-inspired dog. His series was short lived because Avery never cared for the character much. There are stories of Tex's automatically throwing fan letters depicting Screwy Squirrel into the trash.
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For other MGM cartoons, see [[Happy Harmonies]], [[Tom and Jerry]], [[Barney Bear]] and the [[MGM Oneshot Cartoons]].
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* ''[[Blitz Wolf]]'': [[Academy Award]] nominee, runner-up on ''[[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]]'' list.
* ''[[Red Hot Riding Hood]]'': No. 7 on ''[[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]]'' list.
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