The BEST episodes directed by Tex Avery
#2 - A Wild Hare
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 24
The first "true" appearance of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny who tricks and harasses the hunter.
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#3 - Cinderella Meets Fella
Looney Tunes - Season 1938 - Episode 21
Fairy-tale satire to the original Cinderella fairy-tale.
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#5 - Tortoise Beats Hare
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 9
A $10 bet is between Bugs and Cecil Turtle when they agree to compete in a race against each other. Bugs is sure that he'll win, because Cecil is a turtle, but Cecil has some tricks up his sleeves, unbeknownst to Bugs.
#6 - The Bear's Tale
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 11
Parody of Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood fairy tales.
#7 - Little Red Walking Hood
Looney Tunes - Season 1937 - Episode 32
A take on Little Red Riding Hood.
#9 - Thugs with Dirty Mugs
Looney Tunes - Season 1939 - Episode 15
Parody of famous gangster pictures.
#10 - Wild and Woolfy
Droopy - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Wolf rides into town, terrorises it, kidnaps the girl, and is chased by the outraged townspeople, accompanied by Droopy, who despite introducing himself as "the hero" at the end, in fact barely features in this one - but connoisseurs of Tex Avery wolves will have a field day.
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#11 - Millionaire Droopy
Droopy - Season 1 - Episode 18
Despite what's printed on the credits, Tex Avery had nothing to do with this cartoon - it's a Cinemascope remake of 'Wags to Riches' (1949), put together by others from his original artwork and production cels. Apart from the new Cinemascope backgrounds, it's identical to the earlier film.
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#12 - Milk and Money
Looney Tunes - Season 1936 - Episode 26
Porky and his horse enter a race in order to save their farm.
#16 - Porky's Preview
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 13
Porky previews his film at a movie theater.
#20 - Droopy's Double Trouble
Droopy - Season 1 - Episode 11
Droopy and his identical twin brother Drippy are assigned to look after a house, and are told to deal violently with strangers. But Droopy takes pity on his friend Spike, and agrees to put him up for a few days - but he forgets to warn Drippy.
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#22 - Gold Diggers of '49
Looney Tunes - Season 1935 - Episode 21
Beans finds gold in the mountains and rushes into town with the news.
#23 - The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Droopy - Season 1 - Episode 2
This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out to be Droopy, it turns into another Droopy-versus-the Wolf gagfest.
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#27 - Aloha Hooey
Looney Tunes - Season 1942 - Episode 4
Sammy Seagull shows a shipmate, Cecil Crow, in how to attract a lady.
#28 - A Gander at Mother Goose
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 17
A collection of short gags based on classic nursery rhymes and fairy tales.
#29 - I Only Have Eyes for You
Looney Tunes - Season 1937 - Episode 6
A deliveryman who drives an ice truck is wooed by a homely spinster bird who hopes to entice him with her culinary talents.
#30 - Crazy Cruise
Looney Tunes - Season 1942 - Episode 8
A tour that takes us to different places around the world that includes: The African Jungle, The Carribean, The Swiss Alps, Veronica Lake, and The Pyramids.
#32 - The Heckling Hare
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 23
Bugs' peace and quiet is interrupted when Willoughby, a dog, digs Bugs out of his rabbit hole. Willoughby takes an immediate disliking to Bugs, and he starts to chase him into a lake.
#33 - The Mice Will Play
Looney Tunes - Season 1938 - Episode 40
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
#34 - Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Looney Tunes - Season 1938 - Episode 37
Daffy Duck wreaks havoc on a movie set at Wonder Pictures.
#35 - I Love to Singa
Looney Tunes - Season 1936 - Episode 19
A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer," a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa," but only jazz.
#36 - Page Miss Glory
Looney Tunes - Season 1936 - Episode 5
A bellhop in the best hotel of a small town dreams about working at a first class hotel in New York City.
#38 - Detouring America
Looney Tunes - Season 1939 - Episode 28
Travelogue parody of a look all-round America.
#39 - All This and Rabbit Stew
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 30
Another dumb hunter tries to have Bugs as his dinner. It's a good thing that Bugs knows how to negotiate with hunters, as this certain hunter is a sucker for negotiations.
#40 - Porky's Duck Hunt
Looney Tunes - Season 1937 - Episode 10
New duck hunter Porky is constantly taunted by a very early version of Daffy, and all the other ducks.
#41 - Hollywood Steps Out
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 17
A satirical night of Hollywood where a group of celebrities gather at Ciro's nightclub for dinner and dancing.
#42 - Screwball Football
Looney Tunes - Season 1939 - Episode 42
Spot-gag cartoon taking place on a football field.
#43 - The Early Worm Gets the Bird
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 2
A young blackbird is in dire need to eat a worm, and so wakes up early in the morning, but only to be outwitted by the worm.
#44 - The Haunted Mouse
Looney Tunes - Season 1941 - Episode 5
An exhausted cat travels to a ghost town, where he ends up being haunted by a mouse.
#45 - Cross Country Detours
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 9
A travelogue parody which shows us the national parks, wildlife and tourism.
#46 - Circus Today
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 20
Spot-gag parody taking place at the circus.
#47 - Ceiling Hero
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 27
Spot-gag of airplanes flying over mid-west America.
#48 - Holiday Highlights
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 32
Spot-gag about all the holidays of the year.
#50 - Of Fox and Hounds
Looney Tunes - Season 1940 - Episode 38
A dimwitted hound, Willoughby, repeatedly asks sly fox, George, where the fox went.