Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies 1935-1939
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- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsTommy BondThe DebutantesMermaids sing to us about mermaids and fishes at play; they and some other sea creatures dance to it. Buddy as a merman plays tag with a girl mermaid, but he gets too rough and turns her off. Buddy looks inside a shipwreck and drags the girl to it; she busies herself playing with the jewelry in a treasure chest. Meanwhile, Buddy finds some props in another trunk and does an imitation of Charles Chaplin. The girl finds a piano and plays the title song. The noise draws an octopus, who grabs her and swims off, with Buddy in pursuit. The octopus (squid?) drops the girl to fight Buddy, and does so with some success until Buddy lures it into a pipe and ties the tentacles to a flange, then starts bashing the octopus with a battering ram. The girl kisses Buddy; he blushes, then gets hit by the battering ram into her arms.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsCount CutelliJan DugganBernice HansenPeter Rabbit is constantly causing trouble at the local farm with his youthful antics.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsElvia AllmanBilly BletcherBernard B. BrownThe occasion is a school musical with many acts in which each of them end with a problem. The biggest one being when Beans pulls a gag on Oliver and embarrasses him in front of the rest of the students.
- DirectorBen HardawayStarsBilly BletcherBernice HansenJackie MorrowBuddy races the other townsfolk to win a job as a Pony Express rider.
- DirectorBen HardawayStarsJack CarrBernice HansenBuddy is a projectionist in a movie theatre where the 'coming attractions' trailer promises '15 features for 15 cents." When the feature comes on, Buddy gets so excited about the damsel-in-distress in the movie that he swings on a reel of film , from the projection booth to the screen, to save the film-heroine from an ape.
- DirectorBen HardawayStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondThe GuardsmenBuddy gets a new job in a book shop, but spends his work hours daydreaming about leading the Foreign Legion and fighting Amazons.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsTedd PierceThe Varsity ThreeChickens from Plymouth Rock College and the Rhode Island Reds prepare for the big game. At the pre-game dance at Plymouth Rock, a glee club sings the title song. The big game arrives; Plymouth Rock is coached by a duck, and Rhode Island by a rooster. And the game turns out to be, not football, but laying eggs (though the teams look and act surprisingly macho). Going into the half, Rhode Island leads 75-30. In the locker room, Plymouth Rock gets a pep talk, while the Rhode Island team is stuffed with billiard balls. For some reason, the Rocks get penalized for laying live chicks while there's no penalty for the billiard balls. Meanwhile, a Plymouth Rock benchwarmer who's been pestering the coach all through the picture gets sent in and single-handedly wins the game, 100-99, at the last second.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsJan DugganJackie MorrowTedd PiercePeter Rabbit tries to stop his little brother, Elmer, from crying but nothing seems to work, until he gets tired of listening to it and leaves the house leaving the baby alone. Elmer is kidnapped by a weasel so Peter goes to rescue him.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondBuddy sails to a lost world and battles with cave men and prehistoric creatures.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsElvia AllmanJoe DoughertyTedd PierceOn board a traveling showboat, various variety acts are performed.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherBernice HansenJackie MorrowBuddy learns a valuable lesson on how bugs should be treated.
- DirectorBen HardawayStarsThe Four BlackbirdsJackie MorrowBuddy brings his travelling variety store to a local village in Africa.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsTedd PierceAddison RichardsA strong mouse says that he will become the heavyweight champion of the world. But his grandma (who is just as strong) doesn't want him to fight. So that night he sneaks off to the fight, which Granny hears on the radio. Granny is so concerned she goes to the arena to stop him from fighting...but fate plays a hand.
- DirectorJack KingStarsTommy BondBernice HansenWhen Cookie leaves to go out with the real Buddy, the photo of Buddy comes to life as the figure steps out. Various other objects in the house come to life when she is away, including women on soup cans and a man with a globe. It's basically a musical number.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBernice HansenThe RhythmettesThe Varsity ThreeOld King Cole marries the Woman in the Shoe. As soon as they get home, the babies show up from every drawer and closet, much to the king's chagrin. As the singers keep informing us (until the king shuts the window on them), it's the end of his happiness. We spend most of the picture watching his baby assembly line, as he washes them, sends them through the rinse line, dries them with a roller towel, powders them, sends them floating along with balloons, diapers them with paper towels stapled in place, and finally flips them into sleep suits and into their cradles. Time to catch up on the sewing; the machine is connected to the cradles and rocks them as he sews. Once everyone is asleep, the king rests, until two babies run the machine at warp speed, sending everyone flying, ultimately into the king's lap.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherAbe DinovitchJackie MorrowBuddy is tasked with a secret investigation into the mistreatment of inmates at the Sing Song Prison.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBernard B. BrownCount CutelliJeanne DunneA parrot invades a cockroach nightclub and kidnaps its star dancer.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondJack CarrA cartoonist falls victim to the very villains he has drawn. It's up to Beans the Cat to save the day.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondBernard B. BrownA cheery tune in a Dutch kitchen; the girl on the plate and the salt shaker boy are in love. They dance. The girls on the blue plates join in. An evil-looking vinegar bottle comes after them with the mortgage for their windmill. The boy has just 30 minutes to get the money. The piggy bank only yields one cent. Paw's dentures on a shelf have gold teeth; the boy uses a firecracker to set them free, and makes his way back. But in the meantime, his girl's been strapped to a board inside a grandfather clock that's getting the sawmill treatment. He sets her free and pummels the vinegar bottle, knocking his head right off. The vinegar bottle finds a much more handsome head and gets the girl.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondBernice HansenBeans sneaks in to a Hollywood movie studio lot, where he gets into a heap of trouble.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondThe CaliforniansPorky digs up some gold and send Beans to town to stake a claim.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBilly BletcherBernard B. BrownCount CutelliBillboards come to life. Eddie Camphor and his "wioleen" player Rub-Him-Off do a song and dance to "Merrily We Roll Along" with new lyrics. A dancer on a Cuban tourism poster does a dance. Pancho's Tamales sing in Spanish; the Old Maid cleanser girls dance. Some Russian Rye bread dances to a Russian arrangement. The penguins for Old Colds cigarettes dance and skate, too. Two union suits do a dance, with their drop panel beating time on washtubs, as a set of lingerie dances and a Jell-O mold shakes. The My Ami chick goes after the worm in an apple, but catches the hose of an air pump instead and gets inflated. A cat comes after the chick. The bellhop for Philmore cigarettes calls out the support: A Police Chief gasoline car, the RCA dog (fake brand not visible), and finally the arm and hammer from a baking soda poster which clubs the cat on the head.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsThe DebutantesBernice HansenA tour of the garden, where every flower dances or plays a tune, especially today, since it's the flower pageant (which looks a lot like the Rose Parade). A series of floats, including the Scottish Heather in kilts and two firefly brake lights. Fire strikes as a badly placed magnifying glass ignites a match. The flowers do what they can to fight it, but the fire manages to get through the sprinkler. Finally, some watermelons put out most of the fire, with a grasshopper spitting tobacco juice at the last bit.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBernice HansenTwo bear cubs, one black, one brown, frolic near their sleeping father. The black one chases a turtle, who turns around and nips him on the nose. The brown one laughs at this; the black one throws a rock, but he ducks and it hits papa's head. When each blames the other, he arbitrarily spanks the brown one. The black one next suggests they play hide-and-seek. He runs off and hides in a trailer, where he makes a sandwich and washes it down with cider. Feeling tipsy, he puts on a hat in front of a mirror and sings. The brown cub, having counted to a million, finds him. They fight, and in the process, release the brakes, sending the trailer careening down a narrow mountain road. It crashes into a tree, sending the cubs and the contents flying. The cider jug hits the brown bear on the head, making him woozy. Papa comes running, but seeing the jug and his son's actions, comes to the wrong conclusion and paddles him again. The black one thinks he's gotten away scot-free, but the brown one throws another rock at him.
- DirectorJack KingStarsTommy BondBernice HansenShirley ReedBeans flies to the frozen north with Ham and Ex as stowaways. They explore an old pirate ship where the crew have been frozen in time. A lit stove thaws them out and a chase ensues.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsElvia AllmanBernice HansenThe RhythmettesMomma cat is teaching her kittens to catch mice. Meanwhile, across the basement, Momma mouse is teaching her little ones how to avoid cats. One of each of the kids sneaks out; they meet in the middle. After a brief staring match, the mouse kicks the kitten's fanny (literally); the kitten runs to momma, who complains to Mrs. Mouse to no real avail. The mouse invites the kitten back to dance to the wind-up record player. The kitten falls into a drain, and the mouse dives after it, while both mothers fret. The rescue involves the mouse using a guitar as a boat, then grabbing a board stretched across a hole; the kitten grabs on, a whirlpool twists both of them, and as they untwist, the board helicopters them out of the hole. The mothers are happy, and all the kids play together, until Mrs. Cat remembers that Mrs. Mouse poked her in the eyes on their first meeting; everyone starts fighting.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondJoe DoughertyWorld War I, apparently. There is a series of quick blackout gags, including a soldier that throws the pin, is blown sky-high by the grenade, and is caught in a net by an ambulance driver; one soldier's encounters with very smart bullets; a machine gunner with the jitters. Porky leads a charge, but with no support from his company, he runs back and dives under Beans' bunk. After a quick chorus of "You're in the Army Now," a messenger pigeon drops in with news that General Hardtack is being held prisoner. They dash off in a motorcycle/sidecar, chased by another smart bullet, and arrive in the nick of time to dispatch the general's captors. They fly off in a plane and get shot down to end up together in the hospital.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryBernice HansenJackie MorrowA bellhop in the No 1. hotel of a smalltown awaiting the arrival of Miss Glory dreams he has to page Miss Glory at a first class hotel in New York, and this turns out to be a nightmare. Finally he is awakened by the manager, because Miss Glory's car has arrived, but instead of a beautiful lady, a child star a la Shirley Temple steps out ...
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherTommy BondJack CarrProlog: various animals enjoy winter sports. Beans sees a notice of a ski race, and decides to enter. But so does a bad guy (who looks more than a little like Disney's Pete). The bad guy sabotages the other contestants in various ways, takes short cuts, etc. But Beans manages to tie up the bad guy in his own trip line. A duck riding a dachshund knocks the bad guy out for a while; he and Beans trade places a few more times before Beans wins the race, just barely.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBernard B. BrownBernice HansenShirley ReedUncle Beans is tasked with babysitting Ham and Ex at the fire station.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsGeneva HallTex AveryJoe DoughertyPorky figures out that by picking up people's stuff he can get enough change to buy ice-cream sodas. A bomber leaves a time-bomb in and Porky goes at lengths to return it to him without knowing its a bomb.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsAbe DinovitchThe citizens of Birdville are going about their business: weaving baskets, patronizing the bank (depositing nuts and worms), etc. In the saloon, a gangster type sings the title song, mugs a passing cop, and drinks a row of shots. He looks out and spots the bank; leading his gang across the street, he acts as lookout while the gang robs the bank. The police pursue; shootout. In the hideout, the ganster laughs at his wanted poster. A beat cop spots the getaway car and summons help; shootout, including air support. The cops shoot out the floor of the hideout birdhouse, capturing the lead, who sings, from jail, the flip side of the title song, "I'm just a jailbird now."
- DirectorJack KingStarsTommy BondJoe DoughertyBernice HansenPorky Pig and his friends Beans, Little Kitty and Ham and Ex, travel as pioneers toward the western frontier. As their wagon travels across the prairie, Ham and Ex cause trouble by pretending to be Indians. Then the real Indians show up!
- DirectorTex AveryStarsBilly BletcherJoe DoughertyBernice HansenPorky Pig joins the Army Air Corps. After overcoming the problems caused by his small stature and surviving the rigors of basic training, Porky gets his first assignment, as a janitor for the experimental "robot plane." When a boy standing in front of the command microphone for the robot plane starts to show off the tricks his dog can do, Porky's wild ride begins...