Merrily We Roll Along: A Post-1969 History of Looney Tunes
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Sorry for not updating in some time, guys. School and all that, and other hyperfixations. I'll try to get the next update out soon. Note, there might be yet MORE retcons... including one you'll find scrumdiddlyumptious!
No, I would include the specials. If it's not too much trouble.
Merry Christmas! Hope to be getting back on track soon (though I do have a different hyperfixation and alternate timeline idea right now)...
1978 TV - Specials on The World of Warner Bros.
Finally, FINALLY, it's time to talk about the specials from CBS' The World of Warner Bros.! These usually aired on the last Tuesday of the month, preempting either the second half or all of The Bugs Bunny Hour (though specials featuring the regular Warner cartoon cast aired on the Bugs Bunny Hour).
New Specials This Year
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery (Jay Ward Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Made over a DECADE before IOTL, and by Ward instead of BIG Pictures.
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (Tex Avery Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Instead of a compilation of shorts like IOTL, Tex Avery creates a new storyline about Bugs Bunny as a Western hero, vanquishing villains (like Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Taz, and Bunnie and Clyde) and rivals (like Daffy, Kwicky, Speedy, and Kanga) alike. Denver Pyle still narrates, however.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Bill Melendez Productions) - Released one year earlier than IOTL, and the Childrens Television Workshop is not involved. This is the first TV movie to be broadcast on The World of Warner Bros, and would later see a theatrical release the next year.
The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Same as IOTL.
The Bugs Bunny Hour - If and when specials aired as part of the Bugs Bunny Hour, they aired at on the FIRST Tuesday of the month instead of the last, to seperate from the Bugs Bunny Hour specials from the other specials.
Road Runner Cavalcade (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - The last year of this special in rotation.
Innocents Abroad (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - Starring Merlin the Magic Mouse.
The Return of the Rabbit (1972, Warner Bros. Animation)
Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972, King Features Syndicate, Hal Seeger Productions) - Originally aired on ABC. The use of heroes like Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom is lampshaded by Daffy- who indirectly shills both WB and CBS's other animated action properties, and trashes one of them.
~~~
Daffy: "Now wait just a darn minute! Who the devil are THESE guys? Where's the DC heroes- fellow Warner Bros. properties, I remind you! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League...?"
Bugs: "Nyeh... they got contracts with the other networks, so we had to make do with these guys."
Daffy: "I call shenanigans! Can't we at least get Spider-Man? This network's got Spider-Man, right? The Hulk? The Fantastic Four? The Avengers? Tarzan? Godzilla? ANYONE people actually know? Heck, I'll even take those Japanese heroes Warner's taken stateside! Astro Boy, Princess Knight, Ultraman, Moonlight Mask, those Battle of the Planets guys... Speed Racer's not doing anything right now, right? Not even reruns? Get me Speed Racer!"
Popeye: "Well, if you's willing to bring up the rest of the network, I heards the Freedom Force isk lookin' for a shot at the ol' primetime!"
Daffy: "*gasp* Not them! ANYONE but them! These guys are good! They're good, I say!"
~~~
The later portion of the exchange is often edited out in later airings and syndication, removing all references to non-DC heroes.
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1975, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Unusually, this special takes up the first half of The Bugs Bunny Hour rather than the second. Meanwhile, A Very Looney Christmas, this special's former companion piece, has been pulled, though the shorts it was compiled of air on The Bugs Bunny Hour proper immediately after, meaning it lives on in spirit.
What? No, that's not narrator-Bugs with Cratchett-Porky. That's Bugs recruiting Porky to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. Get your timelines straight.
The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks (1976, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Made and initially aired one Olympic season (or four years) before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/TfPODQDmsX8?si=07LdEwLbMd70ou5n
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight (1977, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Made four years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/FKiAtODrtWU?si=Mj7WP-mOmYAT3ArA
The Popeye Valentine's Special: Sweethearts at Sea (1977, Warner Bros. Animation, King Features Syndicate) - Made two years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/uCIYIhDRTG0?si=8x4Momot8ukhsLEY
The Romance of Betty Boop (1977, Tex Avery Productions) - Made eight years before IOTL, and made by Avery instead of Mendelson/Melendez- the latter of which just missing out by joining the Cartoon Group THIS year instead of last.
Peanuts Specials (all from Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - The creation of the Peanuts Saturday morning series essentially rendered the Peanuts specials obsolete- and, in fact, the specials line came to an end with the creation of the show itself. But fear not- in addition to the compilation films, when the Peanuts series stopped airing new episodes for the season, it didn't go into reruns automatically, instead running through previous Peanuts specials! Nowadays, the Peanuts specials are usually syndicated alongside the series, unofficially referred to as "Season 0". The main exceptions at the time were various holiday specials, which continued to run in primetime and still do to this day (although now also placed in syndicated reruns alongside the other specials):
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
In addition, the Peanuts movies A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Come Home, and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown all aired- though we'll talk more about movies shortly.
Dr. Seuss Specials (all from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
The Lorax (1972)
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories (1973) - Formerly titled Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) - The first DFE/Seuss special made under the Warner Cartoon Group.
Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
Christmas Specials
Christmas Story (1969, Warner Bros. Animation)
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Santa and the Three Bears (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
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The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.
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The Tiny Tree (1975, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)
Other Specials
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The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1968, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.
Goldilocks (1970, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Originally aired on NBC.
Blue Hawaii (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Space Train (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Go Go Gulliver (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
The Arabian Nights (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
youtu.be
Babar Comes to America (1972, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.
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Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (1972, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.
Luvcast USA (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on ABC.
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Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (1974, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.
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Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird (1977, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Made a year earlier than IOTL.
Movies - Yes, CBS will occasionally air a Warner Bros. animated MOVIE on Tuesday nights. In addition to the aforementioned Peanuts films, they usually air WB's Family Classics, beginning from Treasure Island and currently running through Tangled. The other three WB animated movies are not included- Bugs Bunny: Superstar for being mainly a compilation of existing shorts, and The Earth Creatures and UPA's Gay Purr-ee because of Chuck Jones' involvement. However, there's also another movie in WB's collection- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Due to the larger presence of animation ITTL, Quaker Oats makes the choice to make the film animated, produced not by David L. Wolper, but Jay Ward Productions. The film is a bit more faithful to the source material, though there are still plenty of changes, such as the new songs. Notably, while Violet is still a gum-chewer, her main flaw is now her rudeness and stubbornness, making her less likable and therefore more deserving of her punishment. In a similar change, Mr. Salt isn't a pushover like IOTL, but instead a tremendous asshole to everyone BUT Veruca. The film is still a financial failure, and when Quaker and Paramount sell off their stakes in the film, it falls in the hands of Ward- and thus, the Cartoon Group. These reruns on TV make the film a cult success, similar to IOTL, though a little earlier (while VHS still isn't common, the film is semi-commonly reran).
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The Golden Record version of the Oompa-Loompa songs, which have a similar execution to the IOTL version of the film- plus the album has similar character designs, though not in the Ward style. In addition to highlighting Violet's rudeness instead of her gum chewing and the change's to Mr. Salt's personality, this version also highlights the inclusion of female Oompa-Loompas as well as the male ones (and yes, they still have the green-hair-orange-skin combo, though they do smile more often). Funnily enough, the Oompa-Loompas singing solos bear some resemblance to the naughty children (and are voiced by their voice actors)- Augustus's song is sung by a "Mike" lookalike, Violet's is sung by "Veruca", Veruca's by "Augustus", and Mike's by "Violet".
The Forbidden Specials (all from Chuck Jones Enterprises) - Following Chuck Jones' firing, all animations from him- INCLUDING his specials- were pulled from rotation.
The Cricket in Times Square (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.
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A Very Merry Cricket (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.
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Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1974)
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Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
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The White Seal (1975)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
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Mowgli's Brothers (1976)
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Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)
The Halloween Tree (1976) - This story was originally written by Ray Bradbury as a response to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown not actually having the Great Pumpkin (Bradbury having apparently missed the whole point of the special). Initially planned with Jones back in 1967 and published as a book in 1972- all of the preceeding was IOTL. ITTL, The Halloween Tree finally becomes the Chuck Jones special it was planned to be, not having to wait until 1993 with Hanna-Barbera. However, due to Jones' firing, the special only aired on CBS (so far) in its premiere year in 1976.
God, I wish we could add more than 10 images. Next, the movies. Less than 10, thank god.
New Specials This Year
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (Tex Avery Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Instead of a compilation of shorts like IOTL, Tex Avery creates a new storyline about Bugs Bunny as a Western hero, vanquishing villains (like Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Taz, and Bunnie and Clyde) and rivals (like Daffy, Kwicky, Speedy, and Kanga) alike. Denver Pyle still narrates, however.
The Bugs Bunny Hour - If and when specials aired as part of the Bugs Bunny Hour, they aired at on the FIRST Tuesday of the month instead of the last, to seperate from the Bugs Bunny Hour specials from the other specials.
Road Runner Cavalcade (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - The last year of this special in rotation.
Innocents Abroad (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - Starring Merlin the Magic Mouse.
The Return of the Rabbit (1972, Warner Bros. Animation)
~~~
Daffy: "Now wait just a darn minute! Who the devil are THESE guys? Where's the DC heroes- fellow Warner Bros. properties, I remind you! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League...?"
Bugs: "Nyeh... they got contracts with the other networks, so we had to make do with these guys."
Daffy: "I call shenanigans! Can't we at least get Spider-Man? This network's got Spider-Man, right? The Hulk? The Fantastic Four? The Avengers? Tarzan? Godzilla? ANYONE people actually know? Heck, I'll even take those Japanese heroes Warner's taken stateside! Astro Boy, Princess Knight, Ultraman, Moonlight Mask, those Battle of the Planets guys... Speed Racer's not doing anything right now, right? Not even reruns? Get me Speed Racer!"
Popeye: "Well, if you's willing to bring up the rest of the network, I heards the Freedom Force isk lookin' for a shot at the ol' primetime!"
Daffy: "*gasp* Not them! ANYONE but them! These guys are good! They're good, I say!"
~~~
The later portion of the exchange is often edited out in later airings and syndication, removing all references to non-DC heroes.
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1975, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Unusually, this special takes up the first half of The Bugs Bunny Hour rather than the second. Meanwhile, A Very Looney Christmas, this special's former companion piece, has been pulled, though the shorts it was compiled of air on The Bugs Bunny Hour proper immediately after, meaning it lives on in spirit.
What? No, that's not narrator-Bugs with Cratchett-Porky. That's Bugs recruiting Porky to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. Get your timelines straight.
https://youtu.be/TfPODQDmsX8?si=07LdEwLbMd70ou5n
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight (1977, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Made four years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/FKiAtODrtWU?si=Mj7WP-mOmYAT3ArA
The Popeye Valentine's Special: Sweethearts at Sea (1977, Warner Bros. Animation, King Features Syndicate) - Made two years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/uCIYIhDRTG0?si=8x4Momot8ukhsLEY
The Romance of Betty Boop (1977, Tex Avery Productions) - Made eight years before IOTL, and made by Avery instead of Mendelson/Melendez- the latter of which just missing out by joining the Cartoon Group THIS year instead of last.
Peanuts Specials (all from Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - The creation of the Peanuts Saturday morning series essentially rendered the Peanuts specials obsolete- and, in fact, the specials line came to an end with the creation of the show itself. But fear not- in addition to the compilation films, when the Peanuts series stopped airing new episodes for the season, it didn't go into reruns automatically, instead running through previous Peanuts specials! Nowadays, the Peanuts specials are usually syndicated alongside the series, unofficially referred to as "Season 0". The main exceptions at the time were various holiday specials, which continued to run in primetime and still do to this day (although now also placed in syndicated reruns alongside the other specials):
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
In addition, the Peanuts movies A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Come Home, and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown all aired- though we'll talk more about movies shortly.
Dr. Seuss Specials (all from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
The Lorax (1972)
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories (1973) - Formerly titled Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) - The first DFE/Seuss special made under the Warner Cartoon Group.
Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
Christmas Specials
Christmas Story (1969, Warner Bros. Animation)
🎅 Santa and the Three Bears - 1970
Santa and the Three Bears is a 1970 animated feature film, which aired in syndication on television regularly during the holiday season.Two young bears, Niko...
youtu.be
Ted tries to buy a ticket to Christmas (The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas 1973)
December 17, 1973It starred the voices of Tommy Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by Casey Kasem.
youtu.be
The Tiny Tree - DePatie-Freling - 1975
Here in all of it's heartwarming glory is "The Tiny Tree", the all-but-forgotten 1975 DePatie-Freleng animated Christmas special. It hasn't aired on TV in de...
youtu.be
Other Specials
Opening & Closing to The Story of Babar the Little Elephant 1986 VHS [True HQ]
Distributor: Children's Video Library [Dist. by Vestron Video] | No print date
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Goldilocks (1970, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Originally aired on NBC.
Blue Hawaii (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Space Train (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Go Go Gulliver (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
The Arabian Nights (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Babar the Elephant Comes to America 1971
Babar the Elephant Comes to America in this 1970s cartoon. This cartoon would later be syndicated and shown on kids programming in the 90s. I think it was on...
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KNBC-4 1973 BC The First Thanksgiving & Flip Wilson
KNBC-4 1973 BC The First Thanksgiving & Flip Wilson all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition o...
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Luvcast USA (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on ABC.
KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon..
KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon.. all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition of machines and h...
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Michel's Mixed Up Musical Bird
Michel Legrand presents a delightful animated film, based on a true story. Starring the award winning composer Michel Legrand. "Michel's Musical Mixed-Up Bir...
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Movies - Yes, CBS will occasionally air a Warner Bros. animated MOVIE on Tuesday nights. In addition to the aforementioned Peanuts films, they usually air WB's Family Classics, beginning from Treasure Island and currently running through Tangled. The other three WB animated movies are not included- Bugs Bunny: Superstar for being mainly a compilation of existing shorts, and The Earth Creatures and UPA's Gay Purr-ee because of Chuck Jones' involvement. However, there's also another movie in WB's collection- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Due to the larger presence of animation ITTL, Quaker Oats makes the choice to make the film animated, produced not by David L. Wolper, but Jay Ward Productions. The film is a bit more faithful to the source material, though there are still plenty of changes, such as the new songs. Notably, while Violet is still a gum-chewer, her main flaw is now her rudeness and stubbornness, making her less likable and therefore more deserving of her punishment. In a similar change, Mr. Salt isn't a pushover like IOTL, but instead a tremendous asshole to everyone BUT Veruca. The film is still a financial failure, and when Quaker and Paramount sell off their stakes in the film, it falls in the hands of Ward- and thus, the Cartoon Group. These reruns on TV make the film a cult success, similar to IOTL, though a little earlier (while VHS still isn't common, the film is semi-commonly reran).
Golden Orchestra & Chorus - Oompa-Loompa-Doompadee-Doo
Help support this channel by becoming a patron on Patreon for only $1 dollar a month: https://www.patreon.com/boyjohnFrom the Golden Records LP Willy Wonka &...
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The Forbidden Specials (all from Chuck Jones Enterprises) - Following Chuck Jones' firing, all animations from him- INCLUDING his specials- were pulled from rotation.
The Cricket in Times Square (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.
A VERY MERRY CRICKET
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Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1978)
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Chuck Jones - Yankee Doodle Cricket
A segment from Chuck Jone's short Yankee Doodle Cricket! Happy 4th of July Everyone! -Steven
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Opening to The White Seal 1986 VHS
Here's the opening to the 1986 VHS of "The White Seal."1. Warning Screen2. 1983 Family Home Entertainment Logo3. First Few Seconds of the Program©1975 Chuck ...
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m o w g l i s b r o t h e r s
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Bugs Bunny Ep 184 Bugs And Daffy's Carnival Of The Animas
Looney,TUNES,LOONEY TUNES,BUGS,BUNNY,BUGS BUNNY,DAFFY,DUCK,DAFFY DUCK,PORKY,PIG,PORKY PIG
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The Halloween Tree (1976) - This story was originally written by Ray Bradbury as a response to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown not actually having the Great Pumpkin (Bradbury having apparently missed the whole point of the special). Initially planned with Jones back in 1967 and published as a book in 1972- all of the preceeding was IOTL. ITTL, The Halloween Tree finally becomes the Chuck Jones special it was planned to be, not having to wait until 1993 with Hanna-Barbera. However, due to Jones' firing, the special only aired on CBS (so far) in its premiere year in 1976.
God, I wish we could add more than 10 images. Next, the movies. Less than 10, thank god.
Good post! Pretty interesting to see all the cool alternate specials. It’s also good to see they aren’t doing those compilation specials/movies(?) from OTL - given the major revival in popularity of Looney Tunes during this decade.
Methinks the only Chuck Jones special that will still air by TTL’s 2024 is How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Methinks the only Chuck Jones special that will still air by TTL’s 2024 is How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Actually, that one has also been pulled. DePatie-Freleng, with the Cartoon Group, is working on remakes of both How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who
Cool! I do find that exchange really fummy! Hopefully they put the later part of the conversation back in the special someday.Finally, FINALLY, it's time to talk about the specials from CBS' The World of Warner Bros.! These usually aired on the last Tuesday of the month, preempting either the second half or all of The Bugs Bunny Hour (though specials featuring the regular Warner cartoon cast aired on the Bugs Bunny Hour).
New Specials This Year
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery (Jay Ward Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Made over a DECADE before IOTL, and by Ward instead of BIG Pictures.
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (Tex Avery Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Instead of a compilation of shorts like IOTL, Tex Avery creates a new storyline about Bugs Bunny as a Western hero, vanquishing villains (like Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Taz, and Bunnie and Clyde) and rivals (like Daffy, Kwicky, Speedy, and Kanga) alike. Denver Pyle still narrates, however.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Bill Melendez Productions) - Released one year earlier than IOTL, and the Childrens Television Workshop is not involved. This is the first TV movie to be broadcast on The World of Warner Bros, and would later see a theatrical release the next year.
The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Same as IOTL.
The Bugs Bunny Hour - If and when specials aired as part of the Bugs Bunny Hour, they aired at on the FIRST Tuesday of the month instead of the last, to seperate from the Bugs Bunny Hour specials from the other specials.
Road Runner Cavalcade (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - The last year of this special in rotation.
Innocents Abroad (1970, Warner Bros. Animation) - Starring Merlin the Magic Mouse.
The Return of the Rabbit (1972, Warner Bros. Animation)
Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1972, King Features Syndicate, Hal Seeger Productions) - Originally aired on ABC. The use of heroes like Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom is lampshaded by Daffy- who indirectly shills both WB and CBS's other animated action properties, and trashes one of them.
~~~
Daffy: "Now wait just a darn minute! Who the devil are THESE guys? Where's the DC heroes- fellow Warner Bros. properties, I remind you! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League...?"
Bugs: "Nyeh... they got contracts with the other networks, so we had to make do with these guys."
Daffy: "I call shenanigans! Can't we at least get Spider-Man? This network's got Spider-Man, right? The Hulk? The Fantastic Four? The Avengers? Tarzan? Godzilla? ANYONE people actually know? Heck, I'll even take those Japanese heroes Warner's taken stateside! Astro Boy, Princess Knight, Ultraman, Moonlight Mask, those Battle of the Planets guys... Speed Racer's not doing anything right now, right? Not even reruns? Get me Speed Racer!"
Popeye: "Well, if you's willing to bring up the rest of the network, I heards the Freedom Force isk lookin' for a shot at the ol' primetime!"
Daffy: "*gasp* Not them! ANYONE but them! These guys are good! They're good, I say!"
~~~
The later portion of the exchange is often edited out in later airings and syndication, removing all references to non-DC heroes.
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1975, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Unusually, this special takes up the first half of The Bugs Bunny Hour rather than the second. Meanwhile, A Very Looney Christmas, this special's former companion piece, has been pulled, though the shorts it was compiled of air on The Bugs Bunny Hour proper immediately after, meaning it lives on in spirit.
What? No, that's not narrator-Bugs with Cratchett-Porky. That's Bugs recruiting Porky to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. Get your timelines straight.
The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks (1976, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Made and initially aired one Olympic season (or four years) before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/TfPODQDmsX8?si=07LdEwLbMd70ou5n
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight (1977, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Made four years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/FKiAtODrtWU?si=Mj7WP-mOmYAT3ArA
The Popeye Valentine's Special: Sweethearts at Sea (1977, Warner Bros. Animation, King Features Syndicate) - Made two years before IOTL.
https://youtu.be/uCIYIhDRTG0?si=8x4Momot8ukhsLEY
The Romance of Betty Boop (1977, Tex Avery Productions) - Made eight years before IOTL, and made by Avery instead of Mendelson/Melendez- the latter of which just missing out by joining the Cartoon Group THIS year instead of last.
Peanuts Specials (all from Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - The creation of the Peanuts Saturday morning series essentially rendered the Peanuts specials obsolete- and, in fact, the specials line came to an end with the creation of the show itself. But fear not- in addition to the compilation films, when the Peanuts series stopped airing new episodes for the season, it didn't go into reruns automatically, instead running through previous Peanuts specials! Nowadays, the Peanuts specials are usually syndicated alongside the series, unofficially referred to as "Season 0". The main exceptions at the time were various holiday specials, which continued to run in primetime and still do to this day (although now also placed in syndicated reruns alongside the other specials):
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
In addition, the Peanuts movies A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Come Home, and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown all aired- though we'll talk more about movies shortly.
Dr. Seuss Specials (all from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
The Lorax (1972)
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories (1973) - Formerly titled Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) - The first DFE/Seuss special made under the Warner Cartoon Group.
Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
Christmas Specials
Christmas Story (1969, Warner Bros. Animation)
Santa and the Three Bears (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)🎅 Santa and the Three Bears - 1970
Santa and the Three Bears is a 1970 animated feature film, which aired in syndication on television regularly during the holiday season.Two young bears, Niko...
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.Ted tries to buy a ticket to Christmas (The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas 1973)
December 17, 1973It starred the voices of Tommy Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by Casey Kasem.
The Tiny Tree (1975, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)The Tiny Tree - DePatie-Freling - 1975
Here in all of it's heartwarming glory is "The Tiny Tree", the all-but-forgotten 1975 DePatie-Freleng animated Christmas special. It hasn't aired on TV in de...
Other Specials
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1968, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.Opening & Closing to The Story of Babar the Little Elephant 1986 VHS [True HQ]
Distributor: Children's Video Library [Dist. by Vestron Video] | No print date
Goldilocks (1970, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Originally aired on NBC.
Blue Hawaii (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Space Train (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Go Go Gulliver (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
The Arabian Nights (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Babar Comes to America (1972, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.Babar the Elephant Comes to America 1971
Babar the Elephant Comes to America in this 1970s cartoon. This cartoon would later be syndicated and shown on kids programming in the 90s. I think it was on...
Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (1972, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.KNBC-4 1973 BC The First Thanksgiving & Flip Wilson
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Luvcast USA (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on ABC.
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (1974, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon..
KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon.. all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition of machines and h...
Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird (1977, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Made a year earlier than IOTL.Michel's Mixed Up Musical Bird
Michel Legrand presents a delightful animated film, based on a true story. Starring the award winning composer Michel Legrand. "Michel's Musical Mixed-Up Bir...
Movies - Yes, CBS will occasionally air a Warner Bros. animated MOVIE on Tuesday nights. In addition to the aforementioned Peanuts films, they usually air WB's Family Classics, beginning from Treasure Island and currently running through Tangled. The other three WB animated movies are not included- Bugs Bunny: Superstar for being mainly a compilation of existing shorts, and The Earth Creatures and UPA's Gay Purr-ee because of Chuck Jones' involvement. However, there's also another movie in WB's collection- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Due to the larger presence of animation ITTL, Quaker Oats makes the choice to make the film animated, produced not by David L. Wolper, but Jay Ward Productions. The film is a bit more faithful to the source material, though there are still plenty of changes, such as the new songs. Notably, while Violet is still a gum-chewer, her main flaw is now her rudeness and stubbornness, making her less likable and therefore more deserving of her punishment. In a similar change, Mr. Salt isn't a pushover like IOTL, but instead a tremendous asshole to everyone BUT Veruca. The film is still a financial failure, and when Quaker and Paramount sell off their stakes in the film, it falls in the hands of Ward- and thus, the Cartoon Group. These reruns on TV make the film a cult success, similar to IOTL, though a little earlier (while VHS still isn't common, the film is semi-commonly reran).
The Golden Record version of the Oompa-Loompa songs, which have a similar execution to the IOTL version of the film- plus the album has similar character designs, though not in the Ward style. In addition to highlighting Violet's rudeness instead of her gum chewing and the change's to Mr. Salt's personality, this version also highlights the inclusion of female Oompa-Loompas as well as the male ones (and yes, they still have the green-hair-orange-skin combo, though they do smile more often). Funnily enough, the Oompa-Loompas singing solos bear some resemblance to the naughty children (and are voiced by their voice actors)- Augustus's song is sung by a "Mike" lookalike, Violet's is sung by "Veruca", Veruca's by "Augustus", and Mike's by "Violet".Golden Orchestra & Chorus - Oompa-Loompa-Doompadee-Doo
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The Forbidden Specials (all from Chuck Jones Enterprises) - Following Chuck Jones' firing, all animations from him- INCLUDING his specials- were pulled from rotation.
The Cricket in Times Square (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.
A Very Merry Cricket (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.A VERY MERRY CRICKET
Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1974)Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1978)
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Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)Chuck Jones - Yankee Doodle Cricket
A segment from Chuck Jone's short Yankee Doodle Cricket! Happy 4th of July Everyone! -Steven
The White Seal (1975)Opening to The White Seal 1986 VHS
Here's the opening to the 1986 VHS of "The White Seal."1. Warning Screen2. 1983 Family Home Entertainment Logo3. First Few Seconds of the Program©1975 Chuck ...
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
Mowgli's Brothers (1976)m o w g l i s b r o t h e r s
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)Bugs Bunny Ep 184 Bugs And Daffy's Carnival Of The Animas
Looney,TUNES,LOONEY TUNES,BUGS,BUNNY,BUGS BUNNY,DAFFY,DUCK,DAFFY DUCK,PORKY,PIG,PORKY PIG
The Halloween Tree (1976) - This story was originally written by Ray Bradbury as a response to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown not actually having the Great Pumpkin (Bradbury having apparently missed the whole point of the special). Initially planned with Jones back in 1967 and published as a book in 1972- all of the preceeding was IOTL. ITTL, The Halloween Tree finally becomes the Chuck Jones special it was planned to be, not having to wait until 1993 with Hanna-Barbera. However, due to Jones' firing, the special only aired on CBS (so far) in its premiere year in 1976.
God, I wish we could add more than 10 images. Next, the movies. Less than 10, thank god.
Goddamm.........they really just Zaslav'd all that stuff, even before Zaslav was even a thing.....
It's been a long time coming, so let's dig in!
Good thing they still have King Features in the WCG.
Nobody's perfect, if the narration has you down. But what I'm wondering is how Kwicky Koala and Kanga Roo would be some of Bugs's rivals in this.
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (Tex Avery Productions) - Part of the Bugs Bunny Hour. Instead of a compilation of shorts like IOTL, Tex Avery creates a new storyline about Bugs Bunny as a Western hero, vanquishing villains (like Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Taz, and Bunnie and Clyde) and rivals (like Daffy, Kwicky, Speedy, and Kanga) alike. Denver Pyle still narrates, however.
I smell a second mention of this in the 1979 theatrical slate.
Cool.
Well, you already said TBBH would be partially or fully pre-empted for these new specials, so...
Mixed feelings about these, but there are positives about stuff this far back getting a nod on the air.
If Daffy himself didn't shill for WB in one of his earliest shorts, I would have seen this as blatant advertising. The duck's lucky he skywrote his employer in cigar smoke in the 30s.
Even without the non-DC stuff, I'd imagine cutting The Freedom Force from the scene would lessen the punchline.
Porky Pig as the Ghost of Christmas Past? Now we're talking!
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1975, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Unusually, this special takes up the first half of The Bugs Bunny Hour rather than the second. Meanwhile, A Very Looney Christmas, this special's former companion piece, has been pulled, though the shorts it was compiled of air on The Bugs Bunny Hour proper immediately after, meaning it lives on in spirit.
What? No, that's not narrator-Bugs with Cratchett-Porky. That's Bugs recruiting Porky to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. Get your timelines straight.
Tex Avery handling Betty Boop is better than Mendelson/Melendez getting the keys. That's all I'll say.
Oh, so does that mean most of the 70s-present Peanuts specials are half-hour episodes of the TV show instead? That's what I'm hoping.
Cool.
An impeccable roster of specials, may I just say.Dr. Seuss Specials (all from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)
The Cat in the Hat (1971)
The Lorax (1972)
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories (1973) - Formerly titled Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) - The first DFE/Seuss special made under the Warner Cartoon Group.
Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
Christmas Specials
Christmas Story (1969, Warner Bros. Animation)
Santa and the Three Bears (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)🎅 Santa and the Three Bears - 1970
Santa and the Three Bears is a 1970 animated feature film, which aired in syndication on television regularly during the holiday season.Two young bears, Niko...
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.Ted tries to buy a ticket to Christmas (The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas 1973)
December 17, 1973It starred the voices of Tommy Smothers, Arte Johnson and Barbara Feldon, with narration by Casey Kasem.
The Tiny Tree (1975, United Artists Television, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)The Tiny Tree - DePatie-Freling - 1975
Here in all of it's heartwarming glory is "The Tiny Tree", the all-but-forgotten 1975 DePatie-Freleng animated Christmas special. It hasn't aired on TV in de...
Peanuts, Dr. Seuss, and Babar. I think Bob Clampett would be pleased.Other Specials
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1968, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.Opening & Closing to The Story of Babar the Little Elephant 1986 VHS [True HQ]
Distributor: Children's Video Library [Dist. by Vestron Video] | No print date
Goldilocks (1970, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Originally aired on NBC.
Blue Hawaii (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Space Train (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Go Go Gulliver (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
The Arabian Nights (1970, Warner Bros. Animation)
Babar Comes to America (1972, Mendelson/Melendez Productions) - Originally aired on NBC.Babar the Elephant Comes to America 1971
Babar the Elephant Comes to America in this 1970s cartoon. This cartoon would later be syndicated and shown on kids programming in the 90s. I think it was on...
No comment.Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (1972, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.KNBC-4 1973 BC The First Thanksgiving & Flip Wilson
KNBC-4 1973 BC The First Thanksgiving & Flip Wilson all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition o...
Luvcast USA (1973, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on ABC.
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (1974, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Originally aired on NBC.KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon..
KNBC-4 1974 Clerow Wilson Cartoon.. all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition of machines and h...
Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird (1977, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises) - Live-action/animation hybrid. Made a year earlier than IOTL.Michel's Mixed Up Musical Bird
Michel Legrand presents a delightful animated film, based on a true story. Starring the award winning composer Michel Legrand. "Michel's Musical Mixed-Up Bir...
That's at least five movies that air on that timeslot. Pretty good haul.
Works for me.The Golden Record version of the Oompa-Loompa songs, which have a similar execution to the IOTL version of the film- plus the album has similar character designs, though not in the Ward style. In addition to highlighting Violet's rudeness instead of her gum chewing and the change's to Mr. Salt's personality, this version also highlights the inclusion of female Oompa-Loompas as well as the male ones (and yes, they still have the green-hair-orange-skin combo, though they do smile more often). Funnily enough, the Oompa-Loompas singing solos bear some resemblance to the naughty children (and are voiced by their voice actors)- Augustus's song is sung by a "Mike" lookalike, Violet's is sung by "Veruca", Veruca's by "Augustus", and Mike's by "Violet".Golden Orchestra & Chorus - Oompa-Loompa-Doompadee-Doo
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Something tells me the OTL 90s Hanna-Barbera movie gets better love than the TTL counterpart does.The Forbidden Specials (all from Chuck Jones Enterprises) - Following Chuck Jones' firing, all animations from him- INCLUDING his specials- were pulled from rotation.
The Cricket in Times Square (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.
A Very Merry Cricket (1973) - Originally aired on ABC.A VERY MERRY CRICKET
Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1974)Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1978)
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Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)Chuck Jones - Yankee Doodle Cricket
A segment from Chuck Jone's short Yankee Doodle Cricket! Happy 4th of July Everyone! -Steven
The White Seal (1975)Opening to The White Seal 1986 VHS
Here's the opening to the 1986 VHS of "The White Seal."1. Warning Screen2. 1983 Family Home Entertainment Logo3. First Few Seconds of the Program©1975 Chuck ...
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
Mowgli's Brothers (1976)m o w g l i s b r o t h e r s
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)Bugs Bunny Ep 184 Bugs And Daffy's Carnival Of The Animas
Looney,TUNES,LOONEY TUNES,BUGS,BUNNY,BUGS BUNNY,DAFFY,DUCK,DAFFY DUCK,PORKY,PIG,PORKY PIG
The Halloween Tree (1976) - This story was originally written by Ray Bradbury as a response to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown not actually having the Great Pumpkin (Bradbury having apparently missed the whole point of the special). Initially planned with Jones back in 1967 and published as a book in 1972- all of the preceeding was IOTL. ITTL, The Halloween Tree finally becomes the Chuck Jones special it was planned to be, not having to wait until 1993 with Hanna-Barbera. However, due to Jones' firing, the special only aired on CBS (so far) in its premiere year in 1976.
God, I wish we could add more than 10 images. Next, the movies. Less than 10, thank god.
Holy shit, for real?
Oh. I kinda meant that much like how you mentioned back in the post where Jones is finally fired that Jones’ best work resurfaces eventually, the Grinch special eventually returns.
If it’s gone for good, perhaps WB waits until the 90s to remake the Grinch, and it’s basically an animated version of the Jim Carrey movie. That version is already watched more than Jones’ version.
Thoughts?
Yeah, eventually. EVENTUALLY. As for now, the removal of the Grinch at Christmas is a more immediate matter, hence the coming remake
Here's a nutty idea. If you don't like it i will accpet it .Since warner brothers as entered the tv anitmaiton indiusty early why not have tiny toons debu early. I would give the early tiny toons some big chances including a new nams. Ponteal anme Include Acme Loounity Lonny Toonaverity or Toon school. I would have it focus more on the looney tunes teaching the next generiton of cartoons instead of the students. Also I would replace most the student body with oringal character. I would keep babs an buster Elmrya and maybe plucky. Also all the characters form otl tiny tooney should be the childern of there loony toon counterpart with the posialby effection of elmmyar who could be elemr neice .I would give Hampton personlty to another animal like a raccon rat possum or snunk. If hampotn persionlty is given to a skunk that could open stories about the skunk being harsed because people think he is releated to the disgraced pepe le pew despite the fact the fact that the sknuk isn't even french If plucky not in the so I would give his preisity to another animal like a frog gator squrail fox or bull. Also after Acme Loounity Lonny Toonaverity or Toon school tune gets cancle it gets a spinoff or two focing on some of the characters after gruation. One the spinoff could be the otl tiny toon adventure minus the segments set at acme loo
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From what I managed to read through the run-on sentences and misspellings, apparently you want Tiny Toons to debut early. Luckily, your wish has been granted. I'm planning for Tiny Toons to come out in 1984, replacing IOTL's Pink Panther and Sons, rather than 1990.
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