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The Merrie History of Looney Tunes

The Merrie History of Looney Tunes (2020)

February. 11,2020

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The Merrie History of Looney Tunes

An eight part documentary webseries detailing the history of Warner Bros. Cartoons.

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The Merrie History of Looney Tunes

2020

An eight part documentary webseries detailing the history of Warner Bros. Cartoons.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2020

7 Episode

Episode 1 - The Story of Bosko, the First Looney Tune

February. 11,2020

In the first episode of this eight-part documentary mini-series on Warner Brothers animation, we'll be explore the humble beginnings of the Looney Tunes series and it's first star, Bosko.

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Episode 2 - The Rise of Porky, Daffy and Termite Terrace

September. 19,2020

We explore the beginnings of Leon Schlesinger Productions and how a ragtag group of underpaid artists created the first truly memorable cartoon stars of Warner Bros.

Episode 3 - The Birth of Bugs Bunny

January. 22,2021

We discover how Termite Terrace took a simple screwball rabbit character and turned him into a pop cultural icon. All this and more on this episode of The Merrie History of Looney Tunes.

Episode 4 - The New Stars and Management of Warner Bros. Cartoons

June. 27,2021

Leon Schlesinger has finally sold his studio and the new management now expects results from the four directors and units they inherited. Luckily for them, Termite Terrace is ready to meet those expectations with some of their best shorts and their best new cartoon stars.

Episode 5 - The Reign of Chuck Jones

October. 12,2021

We now enter the 1950s and take a look at how that decade was completely dominated by Chuck Jones and his hot streak of acclaimed and influential shorts. We'll also be talking about how the other directors fared in this period and how a short-lived fad ended up changing Termite Terrace forever.

Episode 6 - The Decline and Fall of Warner Bros. Cartoons

January. 07,2022

Television rules a nation as Termite Terrace tries to play nice with the emerging medium. But try as they might to keep their heads above water, the studio will soon be pulled under thanks to a combination of ill-timed departures, broken contracts and Chuck Jones becoming too artsy for his own good.

Episode 7 - The Last Days of Termite Terrace

November. 25,2022

All things must come to an end. But in the case of Looney Tunes and the studio that made them, it was not a dignified one.

An eight part documentary webseries detailing the history of Warner Bros. Cartoons.