All public domain Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts

by Warner Bros. · 1929

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CONTENT WARNING: The cartoons shown in this collection are products of their time. Some of these shorts depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society at their times. These depictions are wrong then and are wrong now. The cartoons here are presented in their unaltered forms. Due to some of the content depicted, some of these shorts are not suitable for younger viewers. This is a collection containing all Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon shorts which have fallen in the public domain, meaning that they are free to use and distribute. Many of these shorts fell into the public domain after United Artists (the copyright holder of the pre-1948 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts) failed to renew the copyright for those shorts. Black and white shorts which were later colorized also have those colorized versions included alongside them. Looney Tunes (black and white): Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid (1929) Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930) Congo Jazz (1930) Hold Anything (1930) The Booze Hangs High (1930) Box Car Blues (1930) Big Man from the North (1931) Ain't Nature Grand! (1931) – later unofficially redrawn and colorized by Radio and Television Packagers Ups 'n Downs (1931) – later unofficially redrawn and colorized by Radio and Television Packagers Dumb Patrol (1931) Yodeling Yokels (1931) Bosko's Holiday (1931) The Tree's Knees (1931) Bosko Shipwrecked!(1931) Bosko the Doughboy (1931) Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931) Bosko's Fox Hunt (1931) Bosko at the Zoo (1932) Battling Bosko (1932) Big-Hearted Bosko (1932) Bosko's Party (1932) Bosko and Bruno (1932) Bosko's Dog Race (1932) Bosko at the Beach (1932) Bosko's Store (1932) Bosko the Lumberjack (1932) Bosko and Honey (1932) Bosko's Woodland Daze (1932) – later unofficially redrawn and colorized by Radio and Television Packagers Hollywood Capers (1935) Boom Boom (1936) Westward Whoa (1936) - later digitally colorized through computers Porky's Railroad (1937) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Get Rich Quick Porky (1937) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in then 1960's, the digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Porky's Garden (1937) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Ali-Baba Bound (1940) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's The Timid Toreador (1940)- later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's The Haunted Mouse (1941) Joe Glow, the Firefly (1941) Porky's Bear Facts (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Porky's Preview (1941) - later digitally colorized through computers Porky's Ant (1941) - later redrawn and colorized A Coy Decoy (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Porky's Prize Pony (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Meet John Doughboy (1941) - later digitally colorized through computers We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's The Henpecked Duck (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Notes to You (1941)- later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Robinson Crusoe Jr. (1941) - later redrawn and colorized Porky's Midnight Matinee (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Porky's Pooch (1941) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Porky's Pastry Pirates (1942) - later digitally colorized through computers Who's Who in the Zoo (1942) - later digitally colorized through computers Porky's Cafe (1942) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Saps in Chaps (1942) Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Nutty News (1942) Hobby Horse-Laffs (1942) Gopher Goofy (1942) Wacky Blackout (1942) The Ducktators (1942) Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner (1942) The Impatient Patient (1942) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's The Daffy Duckaroo (1942) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Confusions of a Nutzy Spy (1943) Hop and Go (1943) Tokio Jokio (1943) Porky Pig's Feat (1943) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's Scrap Happy Daffy (1943) - computer colorized version exists but is currently lost media in its entirety Puss n' Booty (1943) - later colorized twice: redrawn and colorized in the 1960's, then digitally colorized through computers in the 1990's   Merrie Melodies (black and white): Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931) Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931) - later redrawn and colorized One More Time (1931) - later unofficially redrawn and colorized by Radio and Television Packagers You Don't Know What You're Doin'! (1931) - later redrawn and colorized Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931) Red-Headed Baby (1931) - later redrawn and colorized Pagan Moon (1932) Freddy the Freshman (1932) Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (1932) Goopy Geer (1932) It's Got Me Again! (1932) Moonlight for Two (1932) – later unofficially redrawn and colorized by Radio and Television Packagers The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932) I Love a Parade (1932) You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! (1932) - later redrawn and colorized I Wish I Had Wings (1932) A Great Big Bunch of You (1932) - later redrawn and colorized Three's a Crowd (1932) The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)   Looney Tunes (color): To Duck .... or Not to Duck (1943) Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943) Daffy - The Commando (1943)   Merrie Melodies (color): I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937) Jungle Jitters (1938) Have You Got Any Castles? (1938) Hamateur Night (1939) Robin Hood Makes Good (1939) Gold Rush Daze (1939) A Day at the Zoo (1939) Prest-O Change-O (1939) Bars and Stripes Forever (1939) Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (1939) The Early Worm Gets the Bird (1940) Farm Frolics (1941) Sport Chumpions (1941) All This and Rabbit Stew (1941) Rookie Revue (1941) The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (1942) The Wacky Wabbit (1942) Foney Fables (1942) Fresh Hare (1942) Fox Pop (1942) The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942) The Sheepish Wolf (1942) A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) Ding Dog Daddy (1942) Case of the Missing Hare (1942) Pigs in a Polka (1943) – Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short of 1943 The Fifth-Column Mouse (1943) Wackiki Wabbit (1943) A Corny Concerto (1943) Falling Hare (1943) Inki and the Minah Bird (1943)   Extra notes: For the majority of the black and white Porky Pig and Daffy Duck cartoons which fell into the public domain, unofficial home video releases containing public domain cartoons featured the redrawn and colorized versions from the 1960's as opposed to the black and white originals, presumably because the prints were easier to find for the colorized versions at the time. In the 1970’s, several black and white Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts were later redrawn and colorized without Warner Bros.’ involvement by a company named Radio and Television Packagers, who replaced the cartoons’ original soundtracks with a new soundtrack, and also gave some of the cartoons new titles (ex: “One More Time” (1931) was renamed “On Duty”). This was because all the shorts that were chosen for selection had fallen into the public domain by that point due to failure to renew the copyrights for those shorts. These versions can often be seen on low budget, unofficial home video releases containing public domain cartoons. Three public domain cartoons are part of the "Censored Eleven", a series of eleven shorts banned from being officially released or aired on American television due to their outdated depictions of African Americans. These three shorts are "Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land" (1931), "Jungle Jitters" (1938), and "All This and Rabbit Stew" (1941). Additionally, "All This and Rabbit Stew" is the only Censored Eleven short to feature Bugs Bunny, also marking it one of several Bugs Bunny cartoons to be banned from airing on American television for the same reason. All shorts made between 1929 and 1931 are all in the public domain, as are the majority of the shorts made in 1932. The most recent short to fall in the public domain to date is "Puss N' Booty" (1943), which was the last short made in 1943 and the last Looney Tunes black and white short. As of now, all shorts made in 1944 and onwards are currently under copyright by Warner Bros. All shorts were originally made by Warner Bros., but are all now in the public domain.