Looney Tunes Quick Notes and Facts

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Looney Tunes Quick Notes and Facts

Below you will find a little history, facts and information on the Looney Tunes and their creators.
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Famous Names and Creators behind the Looney Tunes
The list below is not a complete resource for the Looney Tunes characters. Animator and Director all worked together on the creation of the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. You might say a group effort was made to find the personalities and characteristics for all the characters.

Mel Blanc - Voice Actor
He was the famous voice of several Looney Tunes character including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

Chuck Jones - Animator and Director
Creator of Pepe Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote, The Road Runner, Henery Hawk Michigan J. Frog and also played a large part in the creation of Marvin the Martian. He also contributed to a host of other characters.

Friz Freleng - Animator and Director
Creator of Porky Pig and Slyvester and contributor to a variety of other Looney Tunes characters

Bob Clampett - Animator and Director
Creator of Tweety and Daffy Duck

Tex Avery - Animator and Director
He was the creator of Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. He also made major contribution to deveoping Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.

Robert (Bob) McKimson - Animator and Director
Creator of Tazmanian Devil and Hippety Hopper and contributor to a variety of other Looney Tunes characters.

Carl Stalling - Musical Director
Composed music for Warner Bros. cartoons from 1936-1958.

The Looney Tunes Cartoon Character List
If you see a character I missed please contact me and let me know so I can add it to my list.

Benard Dog	Foghorn Leghorn	K9	Petunia Pig	Slyvester
Bugs Bunny	Frisky	Lola Bunny	Porky Pig	Slyvester Jr.
Cecil Turtle	Granny	Mac and Tosh	Pussyfoot	Tazmanian Devil
Charlie Dog	Gossamer	Marc Anthony	Ralph Wolfe	Tweety
Claude Cat	Henery Hawk	Marvin the Martian	Road Runner	Wile E. Coyote
Daffy Duck	Hippety Hopper	Michigan J. Frog	Sam Sheepdog	Witch Hazel
Elmer Fudd	Hubbie and Bertie	Pepe Le Pew	Speedy Gonzales	Yosemite Sam

Quick Notes and Facts

	The Looney Tunes have been entertaining audiences almost 75 years. The first Looney Tunes cartoon made its debute in 1930 featuring Bosko in the cartoon Sinkin' in the Bathtub.
	The Merrie Melodies series began in 1931, mainly to promote Warner Bros. songs.
	Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny made their debutes between 1935-1940.
	The Looney Tunes gain popularity in 1960 with the weekly series The Bugs Bunny Show shown on ABC.
	We all know the Warner Bros. name but do you know the names of the brothers it represented? Warner Brothers: Harry, Jack, Sam and Albert

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