Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present)

This is a listing of all theatrical animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1970 and the present. It also lists shorts originally planned for theatrical release and other shorts that were not feature films, television series, or television specials.

A total of 38 animated shorts have been released since 1970.

1970–present

Theatrical cartoons

General theatrical releases

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	Film shown with	Release location	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
The Duxorcist	Greg Ford, Terry Lennon	Daffy, Melissa	November 20, 1987	First screened independently with any feature film of exhibitor's choice, but was also edited into Daffy Duck's Quackbusters^[1]	Los Angeles, New York	Space Jam two-disc DVD, The Essential Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection	First cartoon of the modern-day Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. First cartoon that the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team worked on.
The Night of the Living Duck	Greg Ford, Terry Lennon	Daffy	September 23, 1988	First given a limited run at the New York Film Festival then shown at the beginning of Daffy Duck's Quackbusters^[2]	Los Angeles. New York	Space Jam two-disc DVD, The Essential Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc's final short; Branded as a Merrie Melodies short
Box-Office Bunny	Darrell Van Citters	Bugs, Daffy, Elmer	February 8, 1991	The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter	US, Canada, Mexico	The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie	First Bugs Bunny cartoon since 1964 and first Elmer Fudd cartoon since 1962.
Chariots of Fur	Chuck Jones	Wile E. and Road Runner	December 21, 1994	Richie Rich		Supergenius Hijinks, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection	First LT/MM short directed by Chuck Jones since 1964. First LT/MM short produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions.
Carrotblanca	Douglas McCarthy	Bugs, The Crusher, Daffy, Foghorn, Barnyard, Giovanni Jones, Gossamer, Granny, Miss Prissy, Mugsy, Penelope, Pepé, Pete Puma, Porky, Sam, Sam Sheepdog, Sylvester, Tweety, & Beaky	August 25, 1995	The Amazing Panda Adventure		Casablanca two-disc special edition, The Essential Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection	Features more characters than any other cartoon
Superior Duck	Chuck Jones	Daffy, Foghorn, Marvin, Porky, Taz, Tweety, Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote	August 23, 1996	Carpool	US and its territories	Daffy Duck's Quackbusters, The Essential Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Joe's Apartment Blu-ray
Pullet Surprise	Darrell Van Citters	Foghorn, Pete Puma	March 26, 1997	Cats Don't Dance	US and its territories	The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection
Coyote Falls	Matthew O'Callaghan	Wile E. and Road Runner	July 30, 2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Worldwide	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Supergenius Hijinks, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run	computer-animated; directed by Matthew O'Callaghan and produced by Reel FX Creative Studios
Fur of Flying		Wile E. and Road Runner	September 24, 2010	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole		Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Supergenius Hijinks, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
Rabid Rider		Wile E. and Road Runner	December 17, 2010	Yogi Bear		Yogi Bear, Supergenius Hijinks, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat		Sylvester, Tweety, Granny	November 18, 2011	Happy Feet Two	US and its territories	Happy Feet Two, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
Daffy's Rhapsody		Daffy, Elmer, Bugs (cameo), Taz (cameo), Tweety (cameo), Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner (cameo)	February 10, 2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Worldwide	N/A

Limited releases

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	Film shown with	Release location	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
Another Froggy Evening	Chuck Jones	Marvin, Michigan	October 6, 1995	Limited release	Los Angeles	Space Jam two-disc DVD, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1
From Hare to Eternity	Chuck Jones	Bugs, Michigan (cameo), Sam	November 4, 1997			The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (1998 dubbed version), Looney Tunes Parodies Collection, Joe's Apartment Blu-ray	Simultaneous release. Last cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.
Father of the Bird	Stephen Fossatti	Sylvester	November 14, 1997			Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1	First Sylvester cartoon since 1966 Last cartoon to use cels Last cartoon produced by Chuck Jones and the last cartoon to have Chuck Jones involved. Last cartoon produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions.
Little Go Beep	Spike Brandt	Wile E. and Road Runner	November 6, 2000			Daffy Duck's Quackbusters, Supergenius Hijinks, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection	2000 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival^[3]
Flash in the Pain^[4]	Matthew O'Callaghan	Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Tweety (cameo), Sylvester (cameo), Granny (cameo)	June 10, 2014		N/A	computer-animated; produced by Reel FX Creative Studios	2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival^[5]

Originally planned for theatrical release

Premiered on television

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century	Chuck Jones	Daffy, Gossamer, Marvin, Porky	November 20, 1980	Daffy Duck's Quackbusters, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature)	Planned for theatrical release, then changed into a TV format cartoon, edited into the CBS-TV special Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special Re-branded as a Merrie Melodies short
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers	Greg Ford, Terry Lennon	Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Sam, Porky ("Porky drum" ending)	August 25, 1992	Space Jam two-disc DVD (edited), The Essential Bugs Bunny (uncut version), Looney Tunes Parodies Collection (uncut version)	Planned for theatrical release Edited into the television special Bugs Bunny's Creature Features
(Blooper) Bunny	Greg Ford, Terry Lennon	Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Sam	June 13, 1997	LTGC Volume 1, Disc 1 (special feature)	Planned for theatrical release, first shown on Cartoon Network Final cartoon that the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team worked on. Produced in 1991

Premiered on home video

All cartoons were produced by Sander Schwartz and Larry Doyle, with the exception of Daffy Duck for President, which was produced by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. There were several shorts planned and storyboarded in 2004 but all of them were canceled due to the box-office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action.^{[citation needed]}

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
The Whizzard of Ow	Bret Haaland	Wile E. and Road Runner	November 1, 2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Supergenius Hijinks	Premiered at Wal-Mart stores.
Museum Scream	Dan Povenmire	Sylvester, Tweety, Granny	March 31, 2004	Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Blu-ray and Australian DVD edition), Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1
Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas	Bill Kopp, Peter Shin	Bugs, Sam		Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Blu-ray and Australian DVD edition), The Essential Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes Parodies Collection
Attack of the Drones	Rich Moore	Daffy (as Duck Dodgers)		Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Blu-ray and Australian DVD edition), The Essential Daffy Duck
Cock-A-Doodle Duel	Peter Shin	Foghorn Leghorn		Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Blu-ray and Australian DVD edition)
My Generation G-G-Gap	Dan Povenmire	Porky
Daffy Duck for President	Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone	Daffy, Bugs	November 2, 2004	LTGC Volume 2, Disc 3 (special feature), The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature)	Direct-to-DVD short, planned for theatrical release Based on the book of the same name by Chuck Jones

Miscellaneous Looney Tunes shorts

Made-for-TV cartoons

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol	Friz Freleng	Bugs, Elmer, Foghorn, Pepé, Petunia, Porky, Sam, Sylvester, Tweety	November 27, 1979	LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature)	Edited from the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol and Freeze Frame were re-branded as Merrie Melodies shorts
Freeze Frame	Chuck Jones	Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner		LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature)
Fright Before Christmas	Friz Freleng	Bugs, Taz, Clyde, Speedy		LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature), Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1
The Yolk's on You	Tony Benedict Gerry Chiniquy Art Davis Dave Detiege	Daffy, Foghorn, Prissy, Sylvester	April 1, 1980	LTGC Volume 6, Disc 1 (special feature), The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature)	Edited from the NBC TV special Daffy Duck's Easter Special The Yolk's on You and Daffy Flies North were re-branded as Merrie Melodies shorts
The Chocolate Chase	Friz Freleng	Daffy, Speedy		LTGC Volume 6, Disc 1 (special feature), 4 Classic Cartoons promotional DVD, The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature)
Daffy Flies North	Tony Benedict Gerry Chiniquy Art Davis Dave Detiege	Daffy		LTGC Volume 6, Disc 1 (special feature), The Essential Daffy Duck (special feature)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny	Chuck Jones	Bugs, Elmer, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (cameo)	May 21, 1980	LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature) The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature)	Edited from the CBS TV special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over Soup or Sonic was re-branded as a Merrie Melodies short
Spaced Out Bunny		Bugs, Marvin, Hugo		LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature), The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature) Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1
Soup or Sonic		Wile E. and Road Runner		LTGC Volume 5, Disc 4 (special feature) The Essential Bugs Bunny (special feature)
Daffy & Porky in the William Tell Overture	Dan Haskett	Daffy, Porky	April 17, 1991	LTGC Volume 4, Disc 2 (special feature)	Edited from the 1991 television special Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster Branded as a Merrie Melodies short on the end card

Other shorts

Title	Director	Characters	Release date	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension	Douglas McCarthy	Daffy, Marvin, K-9	October 23, 1996	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1	Theme park attraction at Warner Bros. Movie World

Webtoons

The following Flash animation shorts were released onto the official Looney Tunes website between 2001 and 2005. Two collections were released on home video in 2003, Stranger than Fiction and Reality Check.

Title	Release date	Series	DVD & Blu-ray availability	Notes
Survival of the Dimmest	May 1, 2001	Toon Marooned	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	Survivor parody
Beach, Blanket, Bang-O	May 17, 2001
Helter Shelter (Looney Tunes)	May 31, 2001
Finder's Eaters	June 14, 2001
Sandcastle Hassle	June 28, 2001
I've Misplaced My Piano!	July 12, 2001
Speared, Seared and Feared	July 31, 2001
Oh My Darlin' Serpentine	August 14, 2001
Obstacles, of Course	August 28, 2001
Fowl Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain	September 6, 2001
The Matwix	September 20, 2001	N/A	N/A	The Matrix parody
Judge Granny: Case 1: Tweety vs. Sylvester (Cagey Witness)	October 4, 2001	Judge Granny	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	Judge Judy parody
Twick or Tweety	October 18, 2001	N/A	Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction	N/A
Judge Granny: Case 2: Coyote vs. Roadrunner (Inherit the Windbag)	November 1, 2001	Judge Granny	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	Judge Judy parody
Judge Granny: Case 3: Fudd vs. Duck (Fowl Play)	November 15, 2001	Judge Granny	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	Judge Judy parody
Planet of the Taz	November 29, 2001	Planet of the Taz	Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction	Planet of the Apes parody
Beneath the Planet of the Taz	December 13, 2001
Enough With the Planet of the Taz	December 27, 2001
Tech Suppork	January 10, 2002	N/A		N/A
Satellite Sam	February 7, 2002	N/A		N/A
Junkyard Run: Part 1	February 21, 2002	Junkyard Run	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	The Cannonball Run parody
Junkyard Run: Part 2	March 7, 2002
Junkyard Run: Part 3	March 21, 2002
Sufferin' Sasquatch	April 4, 2002	Mysterious Phenomena of the Unexplained	Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction	In Search of... parody
Who Wants to Be a Martian-aire?	April 18, 2002
Loch Ness Mess	May 2, 2002
Cropsy Curvy	May 16, 2002
The Bermuda Short	May 30, 2002
The Taming of the Screwball	June 13, 2002
Gone in 30 Minutes	July 11, 2002	The Royal Mallard		N/A
Window Pains	July 25, 2002
Daffy's Meet Market	August 8, 2002
Cube Wars	August 22, 2002
Hogs & Kisses	September 5, 2002
¡El Chupacabra!	October 17, 2002	Mysterious Phenomena of the Unexplained		In Search of... parody
The Island of Dr. Moron	October 24, 2002	N/A		Island of Dr. Moreau parody
Elmer Fudd vs. Yosemite Sam	November 7, 2002	Aluminum Chef	Looney Tunes: Reality Check	Iron Chef parody
Sylvester Cat vs. Tweety Bird	November 21, 2002	Aluminum Chef		Iron Chef parody
Sports Blab#1	December 5, 2002	Sports Blab		N/A
Sports Blab#2	December 19, 2002	Sports Blab		N/A
Tear Factor	January 2, 2003	N/A		Fear Factor parody
Cat Stays in the Picture	August 2004	N/A	N/A	N/A
H2Uh-Oh!
Bunk Bedlam
Yosemite Slam
Parallel Porked	September 2004
Full Metal Racket	September 2004
Wile E. Coyote Ugly	November 2004
Oh Taz, You Devil!	November 2004
Multiplex Mallard	December 2004
Snow Business	January 2005
Maximum Tazocity
Noie Da Topo				Mouse Trouble in English
Dating Do's and Don'ts: How to Be a "Mr. Good-Date"	February 2005			N/A
Daffy Dentist D.D.S.	February 2005
Fast Feud	April 2005
Stunt Duck	April 2005
Psycho Kitty	May 2005
Wild KingDumb	May 2005
Malltown and Tazboy	June 2005
Little Pet Shop of Horrors
Grand Master Rabbit
Dux's Tux's	July 2005

Commercial parodies

The following Flash animation shorts were also released^[when?] onto the official Looney Tunes website.

"Anvil-O's" (cereal)
"Caves" (parody of MTV Cribs)
"D.I.P.S. (Department of Investigations of Paranormal Sightings)"
"Da Beepo" (2002) (Road Runner's psychic hotline)
"The Law Firm of Duck, Duck, McKimson & Duck" (law firm)
"Elmer Fudd's Extreme Wabbit Hunt Wampage 3: Elmer's Wevenge" (2001) (video game)
"Looney Tunes Cruise Lines"
"Porky's Pizza Palace"
"Stone Cold Duck"
"50/50" (20/20 parody)
"Twick or Tweety"

Looney Tunes: Acme Fools

Acme Fools is a web short series where the Looney Tunes cast cosplay as characters and elements from the Warner Bros. media library as part of Warner Bros. 100th anniversary celebrations. They were released on the WB Kids YouTube channel over four weeks from March 27 to April 17, 2023.

"The Wizard of Oz"
"DC Superheroes"
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You!"
"The Flintstones"

References

^ Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation p21
^ Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation p21
^ "My Name Is Earl Kress Blog". 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
^ "Warner Bros. Announces New Looney Tunes 3D Theatrical Shorts". 8 June 2011.
^ "Studios, France, Emerging Industries Energize Annecy". 9 June 2014.

External links

[1] Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation p21

[2] Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation p21

[3] "My Name Is Earl Kress Blog". 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.

[4] "Warner Bros. Announces New Looney Tunes 3D Theatrical Shorts". 8 June 2011.

[5] "Studios, France, Emerging Industries Energize Annecy". 9 June 2014.

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