MeTV Toon In with Me/Saturday Morning Cartoons 2025

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Lighter Than Hare (Bugs - 1960 - Freleng)

Quackodile Tears (Daffy - 1962 -Davis) - a single-shot 1960s directing opportunity for Art Davis. Mrs. Daffy voiced by June Foray.

Scrambled Aches (Road Runner - 1957 - Jones)

Apes of Wrath (Bugs - 1959 - Freleng) - uncensored

The Rebel Without Claws (Tweety, Sylvester - 1961 - Freleng) - language uncensored

Wild Over You (Pepé Le Pew - 1953 - Jones)

Sahara Hare (Bugs - 1955 - Freleng)

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"What's In Store This Holiday Season" (season 5 show 199)

Riff Raffy Daffy (Porky, Daffy - 1948 - Davis) - this is the only regular Warner cartoon release where the original camera negative was lost, and still not located--which probably explains why it was never altered and reissued. Therefore, it's the only late 40s/early 50s cartoon where the original opening Porky and Daffy headshot (which was not used after the early 50s) survives on a Warner library copy. Restoration for this cartoon used a surviving Super Cinecolor print, which appears to have been used on this MeTV airing.

Hot and Cold Penguin (Chilly Willy - 1955 - Lovy)

Gifts from the Air (1937 - Harrison)

Seasin's Greetinks! (Popeye - 1933 - Fleischer)

Ski for Two (Woody - 1944 - Culhane)

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“RRD” was even shown on ABC in the 90s, same, er, quality, which surprised me.

Was there some special connection between Arthur Davis and Cinecolor? I think all Cinecolor prints were Davis jobs at WB in the late 40s.

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Sometimes finding what had original issues in Cinecolor is elusive. Some of the reissues say "Print by Technicolor," which is one hint--the reissue was redeveloped in Technicolor. An example: Bone Sweet Bone.

I just found House Hunting Mice--a Jones cartoon where the original issue was Cinecolor. So much for the Davis theory lol... The Thunderbean copy of the original is on Youtube, and so is the Technicolor reissue.

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Daffy Dilly is another Jones cartoon where the original issue is Cinecolor, but now carries the "Print by Technicolor" moniker on the Blue Ribbon reissue.

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"Holiday Markets" (season 5 show 200)

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979 - Freleng)

The A-Tom-ianble Snowman (Tom and Jerry - 1966 - Levitow)

Thrills and Chills (Betty Boop - 1938 - Fleischer) - cartoon makes extensive use of rotoscoping, a process developed by Max Fleischer, in the extended skating scenes -- per commentary from Toon In with Me.

Mister and Mistletoe (Popeye - 1955 - Sparber)

Freeze Frame (Road Runner - 1979 - Jones)

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Those 1979 toons made for the Bugs Bunny Christmas special are the dregs of the Christmas mug

I missed the commentary from Bill but as soon as I saw Betty Boop skating I thought "rotoscoping"
And you could tell it was in the style of then championship skating, they would be gobsmacked at what
skaters do nowadays

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Originally Posted by rvoyttbots

Those 1979 toons from the Bugs Bunny Christmas special are the dregs of the Christmas mug

At least they're not as bad as the "Larriva 11" from the 1960s.

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"Christmas Eve Chaos" (season 5 show 201)

Heavenly Puss (Tom and Jerry - 1949 - Hanna, Barbera) - one of the more interesting stories in this series

*Flying South (Heckle & Jeckle - 1947 - Davis)

*A Cold Romance (Mighty Mouse - 1949 - Davis)

Snow Place Like Home (Chilly Willy - 1966 - Smith)

Fright Before Christmas (Bugs - 1979 - Freleng)

*first time on MeTV

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"TIWM's Rockin' Christmas" (season 5 show 202)

Bedtime for Sniffles (1940 [reissued 1949] - Jones) - this is the 1949 Blue Ribbon reissue copy, sans credits and original title. A Christmas classic - Sniffles struggles to stay awake on Christmas Eve. According to a note on Looney Tunes Wiki Fandom, as late as 2008 a 35mm print of the original 1940 cartoon was known to exist.

Hairied and Hurried (Road Runner - 1965 - Larriva)

Anti-Cats (Mighty Mouse - 1950 - Davis) - first time on MeTV

The Peachy Cobbler (1950 - Avery)

Snow Business (Tweety, Sylvester - 1953 - Freleng)

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"Goof Housekeeping" (season 4 show 119)

(originally aired Fri. Aug. 16, 2024)

Crowing Pains (Foghorn Leghorn, Sylvester - 1947 [reissued 1955] - McKimson) - early Foghorn Leghorn, only the second in the series. Sylvester was not paired with Foggy again until 1980. This is the restored original 1947 cartoon.

The Cat's Tale (1941 [reissued 1947] - Freleng) - Original 2024 airing was a Toon In with Me debut. Story by Michael Maltese; this is the 1947 reissue sans credits and original title.

The Paneless Window Washer (Popeye - 1937 - Fleischer)

House Cleaning Blues (Betty Boop - 1937 - Fleischer)

A Bone for a Bone (1951 [reissued 1960] - Freleng) - this is the 1960 reissue copy, with altered Blue Ribbon opening

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Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (Bugs - 1964 - McKimson)

Plop Goes the Weasel (Foghorn Leghorn - 1953 - McKimson)

Greedy for Tweety (Tweety, Sylvester - 1957 [reissued 1964] - Freleng)

Hare Conditioned (Bugs - 1945 - Jones)

What's My Lion? (1961 - McKimson) - Hal Smith voices Elmer Fudd and Herb Vigran narrates [uncredited]; an unrestored print.

Of Thee I Sting (1946 [reissued 1952] - Freleng) - altered opening with no credits on this reissue copy

Bowery Bugs (1949 [reissued 1958] - Davis) - Art Davis' only Bugs cartoon; reissue copy with altered opening

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"Buggin' Out" (season 4 show 116)

(originally aired Fri. Aug. 9, 2024)

Ant Pasted (1953 - Freleng) - Freleng appeared to like the character ending up in a water cooler after an explosion gag, since it's reused from "Bad Ol' Putty Tat" here, and later in "Pests for Guests." One other gag was censored on CBS (the round bomb that pops up out of the dynamite stick) years ago.

The Flea Circus (1954 - Avery)

Pup on a Picnic (Tom and Jerry - 1955 - Hanna, Barbera)

Rabbit's Feat (Bugs - 1960 - Jones)

Termites from Mars (Woody - 1952 - Patterson) - origibnal 2024 airing was a Toon In with Me debut

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"Model Behavior" (season 5 show 203)

Leghorn Swoggled (Foghorn Leghorn - 1951 [reissued 1961] - McKimson) - this appears to be the original issue cartoon; ABC censored the noose gags in the past

Trap Happy (Tom and Jerry - 1946 - Hanna, Barbera)

The Solid Tin Coyote (Road Runner - 1966 - Larriva)

I Never Changes My Altitude (Popeye - 1937 - Fleischer) - rotoscoped airport scene at the beginning

Falling Hare (Bugs - 1943 - Clampett)

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"2025 Rewind" (season 5 show 204)

Bugsy and Mugsy (Bugs - 1957 - Freleng)

Sappy New Year (Heckle & Jeckle - 1961 - Tendlar)

Kiddie League (Woody - 1959 - Smith)

He Dood It Again (Mighty Mouse - 1943 - Donnelly)

Touché, Pussy Cat! (Tom and Jerry - 1954 - Hanna, Barbera)