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Porky's Duck Hunt creates a new star in Daffy Duck

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Bob Clampett makes his directorial debut in Porky's Badtime Story

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The fairy tale parody Little Red Walking Hood included a surprise "hero" in Elmer Fudd

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"The Merry-go-round Broke Down" (Looney Tunes theme)

Original Looney Tunes theme score

1937 would be a breakthrough year for Warner Brothers animation as the studio found it's identity through it's shorts, new significant characters like Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd first appearing, and Mel Blanc lending his voice to become the main voice actor of the studio's output.

History[]

Shorts[]

Thirty-six Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were released this year.

  1. Merrie Melodies He Was Her Man (Freleng/Jan 2) Blue Ribbon
  2. Looney Tunes Porky the Wrestler (Avery/Jan 9/PP101)
  3. Merrie Melodies Pigs Is Pigs (Freleng/Jan 30/GC: V3) Blue Ribbon
  4. Looney Tunes Porky's Road Race (Tashlin/Feb 7/GC: V3/PP101)
  5. Looney Tunes Picador Porky (Avery/Feb 27/PP101) Mel Blanc’s first LT.
  6. Merrie Melodies I Only Have Eyes for You (Avery/Feb 27/CC: V3) Blue Ribbon
  7. Merrie Melodies The Fella with the Fiddle (Freleng/Mar 27) Blue Ribbon
  8. Looney Tunes Porky's Romance (Tashlin/Apr 3/GC: V3/PP101)
  9. Merrie Melodies She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (Freleng/Apr 10/GC: V3)
  10. Looney Tunes Porky's Duck Hunt (Avery/Apr 17/EDD/PP101)
  11. Merrie Melodies Ain't We Got Fun (Avery/Apr 17) Blue Ribbon
  12. Looney Tunes Porky and Gabby (Iwerks/May 15/PP101)
  13. Merrie Melodies Clean Pastures (Freleng/May 22) ††
  14. Merrie Melodies Uncle Tom's Bungalow (Avery/Jun 5) ††
  15. Looney Tunes Porky's Building (Tashlin/Jun 19/PP101)
  16. Merrie Melodies Streamlined Greta Green (Freleng/Jun 19)
  17. Merrie Melodies Sweet Sioux (Freleng/Jun 26) Blue Ribbon
  18. Looney Tunes Porky's Super Service (Iwerks/Jul 3/PP101)
  19. Merrie Melodies Egghead Rides Again (Avery/Jul 17/CC: V3)
  20. Looney Tunes Porky's Badtime Story (Clampett/Jul 24/PP101)
  21. Merrie Melodies Plenty of Money and You (Freleng/Jul 31) Blue Ribbon
  22. Looney Tunes Porky's Railroad (Tashlin/Aug 7/GC: V4/PP101)
  23. Merrie Melodies A Sunbonnet Blue (Avery/Aug 21) Blue Ribbon
  24. Looney Tunes Get Rich Quick Porky (Clampett/LT Aug 28/PP101)
  25. Merrie Melodies Speaking of the Weather (Tashlin/Sep 4/GC: V3) Blue Ribbon
  26. Looney Tunes Porky's Garden (Avery/Sep 11/PP101)
  27. Merrie Melodies Dog Daze (Freleng/Sep 18)
  28. Merrie Melodies I Wanna Be a Sailor (Avery/Sep 25/CC: V2) Blue Ribbon
  29. Looney Tunes Rover's Rival (Clampett/Oct 9/PP101)
  30. Merrie Melodies The Lyin' Mouse (Freleng/Oct 16) Blue Ribbon
  31. Looney Tunes The Case of the Stuttering Pig (Tashlin/Oct 30/GC: V4)
  32. Merrie Melodies Little Red Walking Hood (Avery/Nov 6/GC: V5) Blue Ribbon
  33. Looney Tunes Porky's Double Trouble (Tashlin/Nov 13/GC: V5)
  34. Merrie Melodies The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (Tashlin/Dec 4/GC: V3)
  35. Looney Tunes Porky's Hero Agency (Clampett/Dec 4/PP101)
  36. Merrie Melodies September in the Rain (Freleng/Dec 18) Blue Ribbon

Character Debuts[]

People[]

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press, page 341. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0. 
  2. http://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2012/05/163-porky-and-gabby-1937.html
  3. http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Clampett/interview_bob_clampett.htm
  4. Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press, page 288. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0. 
  5. Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. University Press of Mississippi, page 66-67. ISBN 9781578067497. 



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