Many of us out there are fans of the wonderful cartoons that were produced by Warner Bros. from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. Even decades after these cartoons were made, many are still fresh and lively, and make us laugh, as they must have made our parents and grand-parents laugh.
But how often have you seen a Merrie Melodie or Looney Tune, and scratched your head, wondering what a particular joke meant, or who was the personality that was being parodied? On the other hand, there may be a plethora of little, hidden jokes scattered in the cartoons that you might not notice on the first go-round. And, maybe, you just want a little bit more information about the people who produced these cartoons.
This website is an effort to present, in (I hope) an easy format, lots of interesting, obscure, and even at times weird bits of information on WB cartoons. I have arranged the subject matter alphabetically, and have tried to put in cross-references. The selection of subjects is, I admit, a trifle idiosyncratic, but I more than welcome comments, corrections, and suggestions for other topics. Hie your brickbats to: EOCostello@aol.com. And yes, I know the apostrophes are messed up in a lot of places.
Note: The information presented on this website is of an informational and commentary nature. The various characters, indicia, etc. of Warner Bros. cartoons are the property of Time Warner Inc. and/or its various subsidiaries. This compilation of information is (c) 1997, 1998 Eric O. Costello.
Eric O. Costello
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 1800 hours on May 11, 1997: Amos N Andy; Armstrong, Louis; BO; Borge; Doberman; Dodsworth; Ellington, Duke; Foxy; Franklyn, Milt; Givens, Robert; Goopy Geer;Hare Ribbin; and all of the letter I.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2130 hours on May 12, 1997: Captain Schmideo, Col. Shuffle, Frisky Puppy, Focke-Wulf, Foghorn Leghorn, Gas Rationing (ref. to Baseball Bugs), Henery Hawk, Hippety Hopper, The Hole Idea, Illudium, and the letter J.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2115 hours on May 14, 1997: Amos n Andy; Barnyard Dog; Beals, Dick; Bobo; Buck Rogers; Cookie; Ellington, Duke; Garbo, Greta; Jones, Charles and the letter K.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2100 hours on May 15, 1997: Foo; Henie, Sonja, and the letter L.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2000 hours on May 18, 1997: Beans; Dodsworth; Duvall, Earl; Egghead, Jr.; Ham and Ex; King, Jack; Lescoulie, Jack; Leonard, Sheldon
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2300 hours on May 18, 1997: Inki; Jones, Giovanni; Levitow, Abe; and the letter M.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2130 hours on May 19, 1997: Laughton, Charles; Messerschmit; and the letter N.
The following entries were either added and/or changed at 2215 hours on May 20, 1997: Kreisler, Fritz and the letter O, as well as the bibliography.
The following entries were added at 2245 hours on June 15, 1997: the letter P.
The following entries were added at 2145 hours on June 16, 1997: the letters Q and R.
The following entries were either added or changed at 2200 hours on June 17, 1997: Rocky, and the letter S.
The following entries were either added or changed at 1400 hours on June 22, 1997: Ralph Phillips; Ralph Wolf; Sam Sheepdog; Speedy Gonzales; Spike and Chester; Sylvester; Sylvester Junior; Smith, Kate; P-38 and P-40; Passe; and Sucker Morph.
The follwing entries were added at 1700 hours on June 22, 1997: the letter T.
The following entries were added and/or changed at 2100 hours on June 23, 1997: Tracy, Spencer and the letters U and V (in one volume).
The following entries were added and/or changed at 2245 hours on June 23, 1997: Scott, Raymond and the letter W.
The following entries were added and/or changed at 2000 hours on June 24, 1997: Scott, Raymond; Pepe le Pew; V; War Bonds; and the letters X, Y and Z (in one volume).
The following entries were added and/or changed at 2100 hours on June 25, 1997; Passe; $64 Question; Sucker Morph; Time Marches On; Tasmanian Devil;Marvin Martian;War Bonds;Thomas, Lowell; Lehr, Lew; Gabby Catcher Gag;Lone Ranger; Slowpoke Rodriguez;Pirate Subs;Sloppy Moes; X and X-2.
The following entries were added and/or changed on June 28, 1997: The Brown Turban; Yosemite Sam; Coyote, Wile E.; Roadrunner; Log Gag; Marx Brothers.
The following entries were added and/or changed on June 29, 1997: Marx Brothers; Music; Roadrunner; Advertisements and Acme.
The following entries were either added and/or changed on July 1, 1997: Life Goes to a Party; Foo; Japanese Mandated Islands; I Am Chinese; I Dont Get It; Homma, Masaharu, Yamamoto, Isoroku; Homosexuals; Yosemite Sam; Yehudi; and Human Torepdo
The following entries were revised on July 2, 1997: Sylvester Junior; Acme; Advertising; Around and Around She Goes.
The following entries were added on July 4, 1997: Baruch, Bernard; Barber, Red; Barrymoore, Lionel; Barrymoore, John; Audience Gag; Dr. Christian; Dr. Kildare; Dont Ever Do That!
The following entries were added and/or edited on July 7, 1997; Tojo, Hideki; Truth or Consequences; Superman; Sloppy Moes; Nazarro, Cliff; Twerp, Joe; Dougherty, Joe; Berner, Sara, Allman, Elvia; Foghorn Leghorn, Colvig, Vance; Judels, Charles; Sportsmen; Four Blackbrids;Hall Johnson Choir; and Reed, Shirley
The following entries were added and/or changed on July 11, 1997 (aside from a cosmetic overhaul of A supplied by Gary Hoo): AgsbŐry; Fifth Column, Advertisements; Durante, Jimmy, Bread and Butter, Big Mo and Super Chief.
Gary Hoo, HTML-meister, supplied a cosmetic overhaul of B which was added on July 15, 1997. He was nearly done in by the monotony of the Buddy filmography.
The following entries were added and/or changed on July 20, 1997: Through These Portals; Superman; Superchief; Advertisements; The Brown Turban.
The following entries were added and/or changed on April 18, 1998: Advertisements, Curran, Glorya, Milt Towne, Cleo, Foray, June, Foster, Warren, Liberace, Arsenic and Old Lace, Harris, Ken and Hold the Onions.
Volume 2 -- B-19 to Butler, Daws
Volume 3 -- Cagney, James to Curran, Glorya
Volume 4 -- Daffy Duck to Duvall, Earl
Volume 5 -- Eager Beaver to Esquire
Volume 6 -- 4-F to Fudd, Elmer J.
Volume 7 -- Gabby Catcher Gag to Gremlins
Volume 8 -- Hair in the Projector to Hurricane
Volume 9 -- I Am Chinese to It Happened All Night
Volume 10 --J.L. to Junyer Bear
Volume 11 --Kaiser, Henry to Kyser, Kay
Volume 12 --Lake, Arthur to Lyman, Abe
Volume 13 --MacArthur, Gen. Douglas to Myrt
Volume 14 -- Nasty Canasta to Non-stop Corrigan
Volume 15 -- Oldfield, Barney to Owl Jolson
Volume 16 -- P-38 and P-40 to Put Out That Light
Volume 17 -- QTTV to Quentin Quail
Volume 18 -- Ralph Phillips to Ruby Squealer
Volume 19 -- Sasanoff, Michael to Sylvester, Junior
Volume 20 -- Taint Funny McGee to Two Crows
Volume 21 -- Uncle Fud to Victory Gardens
Volume 22 -- Wabbit Twouble to Wynn, Ed
Mercy Buttercups to the following, who comprise The Usual Gang of Idiots