List of unreleased Warner Bros animated shorts
Following is the list of the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry animated short subjects proposed by either Warner Bros. Cartoon studio in the 1930's-1960's or Warner Bros. Animation in the 2000s. In 1945, Bob Clampett planned to direct a Looney Tunes cartoon that would fictionalize the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a dog but when Roosevelt died the project was abandoned. In the 1950s, Friz Freleng pondered the idea of a one-shot cartoon that would combine Marilyn Monroe's life with the fairytale of Snow White but this project was also shelved when it was deemed too similar to Monroe's own personal life. Not all abandoned Looney Tunes shorts were one-shots as Looney Tunes comprises several sub-series such as Bugs Bunny, Pepe Le Pew and the Road Runner, to name few. It is no surprise that not all planned sub-series didn't get off the ground, and many of them ended up either not being produced at all or being ReWorked into one-shots. Some of these sub-series were Keystone Kops, Rapid Rabbit and Quick Brown Fox, Corn Plastered, The Eager Beaver, Canyon Kiddies, etc. None of these went so far as to have individual titles mapped out.
In 2003, Warner Bros. Animation had plans to return to making Looney Tunes shorts but after the box office failure of Looney Tunes Back in Action, Warner Bros. canceled several short projects while still in development as executives saw that interest in slapstick humor and traditional animation was vanishing. Most of these cartoons were in production under the hands of Larry Doyle in terms of Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies shorts and Joe Barbera in terms of Warner Bros. and the popular cat-and-mouse duo, Tom and Jerry.
Series guide
- LT = Looney Tunes
- T&J = Tom and Jerry
- MM = Merrie Melodies
Canceled — 28 titles
- It is unknown who directed the following Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, but the Tom and Jerry cartoons were directed by either Joe Barbera or Spike Brandt (albeit the latter shorts were actually completed without the participation of either of the two).
Title |
Series |
Characters |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
A Jolly Good Fala |
MM |
Canceled in 1945 |
|
Marilyn Monroe/Snow White project |
LT or MM |
Canceled during the mid 1950's |
|
Executive Tweet |
LT |
Sylvester, Bird, Ghosts |
Canceled in 2004 |
The Pig Stays in the Picture |
LT |
Porky, Porky's family |
Canceled in 2004 |
Joy Riding Jokers |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike, Mrs. Two-Shoes |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
A Very Daffy Christmas |
LT |
Daffy, Elves |
Canceled in 2004 |
What's Hip, Doc? |
LT |
Bugs, Elmer, Supermodel |
Jenna Elfman voiced the supermodel |
Full Metal Jackass |
LT |
Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner |
Canceled in 2004 |
Way-Off Broadway |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Bada Bugs |
LT |
Bugs, Daffy, Two Mobsters |
Canceled in 2004 |
Slacker Quacker |
LT |
Porky, Daffy |
Canceled in 2004 |
Feeding Time |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Scheme Park |
LT |
Porky, Porky's family |
Canceled in 2004 |
Cat Got Your Luggage? |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Beach Bunny |
LT |
Bugs, Beach Bully |
Canceled in 2004 |
Bats What I Like About the South |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Meat Me in Chicago |
MM |
Cow |
Canceled in 2004 |
Deep Sea Bugs |
LT |
Bugs, Sam |
Canceled in 2004 |
Baseball Taz |
LT |
Taz, Minor League Team, Rival Team's Monkey |
Canceled in 2004 |
Cry Uncle |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike, Uncle Pecos, Auntie Spinner |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Dancing Pepe |
LT |
Pepe, Chipmunk, Chipmunk's friend |
Canceled in 2004 |
Daffy Contractor |
LT |
Daffy, Porky |
Canceled in 2004 |
Prehisterics |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike, Mrs. Two-Shoes |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Reaper Madness |
LT |
Granny, Grim Reaper |
Canceled in 2004 |
Dino-Sores |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Duck Suped |
LT |
Daffy |
Canceled in 2004 |
Tomcat Jetpack |
T&J |
Tom, Jerry, Spike |
Completed in 2006 as part of Tom and Jerry Tales |
Guess Who's Coming to Meet the Parents |
LT |
Bugs, Squirrel, Bugs' parents |
Canceled in 2004 |
External links
Larry Doyle being interviewed by Matthew Hunter in 2003 toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com
See also
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- Looney Tunes
- Tom and Jerry
- Tom and Jerry Tales