Abe Levitow

Abe Levitow

Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction. Levitow began working as an in-betweener and assistant animator at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1940 at the age of 17. He briefly left Warner Bros. when he was drafted during World War II working on training films. Levitow returned to the studio, working as an assistant animator for Ken Harris under the Chuck Jones unit, and he was later promoted to animator in 1950 and would receive his first animations credit in 1953 for the cartoon Wild Over You. He worked steadily for Jones over the remainder of the 1950s, and directed several cartoons for release in 1959, including the Pepé Le Pew cartoon "Really Scent". While working under Jones, he made characters' joints more angular than most other animators. Those characters with fur (Wile E. Coyote, for example) looked especially shaggy in Levitow's scenes. Levitow joined UPA in 1958 to work on the Mr. Magoo feature 1001 Arabian Nights, staying behind even after the studio was sold to Henry G. Saperstein. In 1962, he directed the first feature-length animated television special, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. 1962 also saw the release of his theatrical feature Gay Purr-ee. By 1962, he was working with Jones at MGM as an animator and a director in the Tom and Jerry series. He co-directed the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth with Chuck Jones at MGM. In addition, he worked with UPA on more Mr. Magoo cartoons, including The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, and also collaborated with Chuck again on the program Curiosity Shop through Format Films. He animated on the Chuck Jones-produced A Christmas Carol, directed by Richard Williams at Williams' London studio in 1971. In 1972, he and producer Dave Hanson founded Levitow/Hanson Films. The studio produced several animated pieces for Sesame Street, the most notable being Willie Wimple. His last completed project was B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, which aired in November of 1973. At the time of his death, Levitow was in line to direct the animated feature film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. The project was taken over by Richard Williams when Levitow died from a bone tumor during pre-production at the age of 52. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

  • Title: Abe Levitow
  • Popularity: 0.3429
  • Known For: Visual Effects
  • Birthday: 1922-07-02
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Abraham Levitow
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Abe Levitow Movies

  • 1962
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    Gay Purr-ee

    Gay Purr-ee

    6.6 1962 HD

    Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and his furry cohort, Robespierre, chase after Mewsette, but she's already fallen under the spell of a feline modeling-school racket run by Madame Rubens-Chatte and her slimy assistant, Meowrice.

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  • 1970
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    The Phantom Tollbooth

    The Phantom Tollbooth

    6.8 1970 HD

    The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.

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  • 1962
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    Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

    Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

    6.2 1962 HD

    In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.

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  • 1955
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    One Froggy Evening

    One Froggy Evening

    7.735 1955 HD

    A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will sing only for him, and just croak for the talent agent and the audience in the theater he's spent his life savings on.

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  • 1957
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    What's Opera, Doc?

    What's Opera, Doc?

    7.597 1957 HD

    Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.

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  • 1955
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    A Hitch in Time

    A Hitch in Time

    5.1 1955 HD

    John McRogers dreams about his future after spending four years in the U.S. Air Force, and is convinced by "Grogan," Technical Gremlin First Class, on why he should remain in the Air Force, rather, and what the advantages would be if he returned to civilian life.

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  • 1956
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    90 Day Wondering

    90 Day Wondering

    5.1 1956 HD

    Ralph Phillips is overjoyed when he runs out of Fort Itude, because he's a civilian again. Things, however, don't go well for him when he gets home, and two pixies named Pete and Re-Pete convince him to stay in civilian life or go back to the army. At the end, Ralph chooses to go back to the army

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  • 1959
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    A Witch's Tangled Hare

    A Witch's Tangled Hare

    6 1959 HD

    Rabbit - in this case Bugs - is an important needed ingredient in Witch Hazel's brew.

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  • 1957
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    Boyhood Daze

    Boyhood Daze

    5.8 1957 HD

    Ralph gets sent to his room for breaking a window. There, he passes the time in Walter Mitty-type fashion, daydreaming that he's a parent-saving jungle explorer, an alien-fighting jet ace and a convict.

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  • 1956
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    Broom-Stick Bunny

    Broom-Stick Bunny

    6.8 1956 HD

    On Halloween night, Bugs Bunny, masquerading as a witch, trick-or-treats at the creepy old mansion of Witch Hazel, who prides herself on being the ugliest witch of all.

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  • 1954
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    Feline Frame-Up

    Feline Frame-Up

    6.5 1954 HD

    After Claude frames Marc Antony, making it look like the bulldog ate the kitty, Marc must try various methods of getting back at Claude from outside the yard.

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  • 1958
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    Hare-Way to the Stars

    Hare-Way to the Stars

    7.066 1958 HD

    Bugs Bunny groggily climbs out of bed and his hole and, unknowingly, into a rocket ship that's parked directly above. It transports him into outer space, where he is chased by martians.

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  • 1948
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    Scaredy Cat

    Scaredy Cat

    7.6 1948 HD

    Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat spend the night in an old dark house, whose horrors only Sylvester sees.

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  • 1956
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    Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z

    Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z

    6.7 1956 HD

    Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully chases the Road Runner using such contrivances as a rifle, a steel plate, a dynamite stick on an extending metal pulley, a painting of a collapsed bridge (which the Coyote falls into while Road Runner passes right through), and a jet motor.

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  • 1954
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    Baby Buggy Bunny

    Baby Buggy Bunny

    6.8 1954 HD

    Baby-Faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.

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  • 1959
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    Baton Bunny

    Baton Bunny

    6.7 1959 HD

    Bugs conducts the Warner Brothers Symphony in Franz von Suppé's "Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna" while reacting to a bothersome fly.

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  • 1958
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    Cat Feud

    Cat Feud

    6.1 1958 HD

    Bulldog Marc Anthony, guarding a construction site, finds a kitten, Pussyfoot, to whom he affectionately gives a wiener for lunch. A hungry grown cat sees and is determined to have the wiener.

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  • 1954
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    Stop! Look! and Hasten!

    Stop! Look! and Hasten!

    6.9 1954 HD

    A Burmese tiger trap, a pop-up steel wall, a motorcycle, and a box of Acme-brand leg-building vitamins can't help the Coyote (Eatibus anythingus) catch the Road Runner (Hot Rodicus supersonicus).

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  • 1955
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    Ready.. Set.. Zoom!

    Ready.. Set.. Zoom!

    7 1955 HD

    Among the strategies that fail in Wile E. Coyote's attempts to catch the Roadrunner: glue on the road, a giant rubber band, an outboard motor in a wash tub, and dressing in drag as a female Roadrunner.

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  • 1955
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    Guided Muscle

    Guided Muscle

    7.1 1955 HD

    While cooking a tin can, the Coyote spots a better meal rushing by: the Road Runner.

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  • 1956
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    There They Go-Go-Go!

    There They Go-Go-Go!

    6.7 1956 HD

    Wile E. Coyote is hungry and schemes to catch the Road Runner.

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  • 1957
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    Scrambled Aches

    Scrambled Aches

    7.1 1957 HD

    Wile E. Coyote uses, among other things, a dehydrated boulder to try to catch the Road Runner.

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  • 1957
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    Zoom and Bored

    Zoom and Bored

    6.9 1957 HD

    Wile E. Coyote uses a bottle full of bees, a brick wall, a boulder in a catapult, and a harpoon gun in his attempts to catch the Road Runner.

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  • 1958
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    Whoa, Be-Gone!

    Whoa, Be-Gone!

    7.1 1958 HD

    Wile E. Coyote's plans for catching the Road Runner involve a giant elastic spring, a gun and trampoline, TNT sticks in a barrel, and tornado seeds.

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  • 1956
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    Deduce, You Say

    Deduce, You Say

    6.9 1956 HD

    Daffy Duck is a detective who is hunting for the Shropshire Slasher.

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  • 1959
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    Really Scent

    Really Scent

    7 1959 HD

    Pepe le Pew arrives in New Orleans, where Fabrette the black cat has been cursed with white stripes like a skunk, interfering with her chances to get married. Of course, a skunk is her perfect match... if she can stand the smell!

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  • 1956
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    Rocket-bye Baby

    Rocket-bye Baby

    6.7 1956 HD

    A cosmic mix-up results in a Martian baby being delivered to Earth, while an Earth baby is sent to Mars. Joseph Wilbur and his wife try to raise the green-skinned, ingenious Martian tyke as if he were an Earthling. But the kid builds his own spaceship and flies away, and Wilbur must find him and bring him back, or he'll never be able to make an exchange with the Martian parents for his own boy.

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  • 1970
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    The Phantom Tollbooth

    The Phantom Tollbooth

    6.8 1970 HD

    The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo. Unexpectedly receiving a magic tollbooth and, having nothing better to do, Milo drives through it and enters a kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.

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  • 1966
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    Catty-Cornered

    Catty-Cornered

    5.8 1966 HD

    Jerry's mouse hole connects two homes, with Tom living in one residence, a neighboring cat in the other. Jerry decides the best survival plan is pitting the cats against each other, without their knowledge.

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  • 1966
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    Filet Meow

    Filet Meow

    5.6 1966 HD

    Perhaps because he's grown weary of chasing Jerry, Tom sets his sights on the house's goldfish. But the female goldfish is a friend of Jerry's, and the little mouse has a crush on her. When Jerry gets involved to rescue his friend, the usual confrontations with Tom begin.

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  • 1966
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    Jerry-Go-Round

    Jerry-Go-Round

    5.9 1966 HD

    Jerry is chased into a circus, where he removes a tack from the foot of an elephant. This gets him a friend for life, and a powerful ally in the continuing battles with Tom, not that it stops Tom from trying, even when Jerry becomes part of the act.

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  • 1966
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    Puss 'n' Boats

    Puss 'n' Boats

    5.6 1966 HD

    Jerry's a wharf mouse; he sees a load of cheese being loaded onto a cargo ship and tries a variety of tricks to board, but Tom is on guard.

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  • 1962
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    Martian Through Georgia

    Martian Through Georgia

    5.5 1962 HD

    Way out in space, on another world whose population is contented, one of its people decides that travel broadens the mind and relieves boredom. So, he flies to Earth in hope of helping the alien Earthlings improve their lot, only to cause panic and be declared a monster just because he looks different. So, he decides to return home, where, at least, he can find love.

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  • 1967
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    Rock 'n' Rodent

    Rock 'n' Rodent

    5.7 1967 HD

    Jerry heads out to his night job: drummer for an all-mouse rock band in the basement of a high-rise. They are loud enough to wake up Tom, despite his attempts to block the noise. Tom's attempts keep running him afoul of a rather mean-tempered dog.

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  • 1967
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    Surf-Bored Cat

    Surf-Bored Cat

    5.6 1967 HD

    Tom and Jerry are taking a cruise when Tom decides to go surfing. He has problems with a shark and a rather tenacious starfish.

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  • 1967
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    O-Solar-Meow

    O-Solar-Meow

    6.6 1967 HD

    A supply satellite arrives at the space station where Tom (despite his high-tech gadgets) is having no better luck than usual at catching Jerry before he gets the cheese.

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  • 1967
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    Guided Mouse-Ille

    Guided Mouse-Ille

    6.3 1967 HD

    2565 AD. Tom and Jerry are once again manipulating robot versions of themselves in space. Tom experiments with invisibility, a giant electromagnet, and explosives, with results from bad to disastrous.

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  • 1967
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    The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.

    The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.

    6.4 1967 HD

    Secret agent Jerry-akin has to steal a giant refrigerator full of cheese, guarded by the evil Tom Thrush with a vast array of diabolical gadgets and traps. Of course, Jerry has a few tricks of his own.

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  • 1959
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    Unnatural History

    Unnatural History

    6 1959 HD

    Are animals human? Or vice versa? This is the question asked by a professor, Dr. Beest Lee, who appears on a stage in a theater to give a lecture and show a film about the human-like qualities of various cartoon animals, among them a beaver who "damns" a troublesome river, a groundhog who uses technology to predict the coming of spring, and a dog who scolds his neglectful master.

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  • 1991
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    Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes

    Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes

    6.6 1991 HD

    Bugs has to defend the Earth's right to exist in an intergalactic court.

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  • 1960
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    Inside Magoo

    Inside Magoo

    1 1960 HD

    A public-service announcement from the American Cancer Society featuring Mr. Magoo. Not part of the regular series, this rare cartoon begins with a bunch of clips talking about the history of the movies, then has some discussion about how Magoo is made, and a talk with Jim Backus. Then the bulk of the film is a Mr. Magoo cartoon featuring Magoo learning about cancer danger signs and how to protect yourself.

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  • 1957
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    Steal Wool

    Steal Wool

    6.9 1957 HD

    Ralph Wolf tries to forcibly remove Sam Sheepdog in order to gain access to a flock of sheep. Without success, he uses a lasso, cannon, a string of firecrackers, and a giant rubber band.

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  • 1961
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    Magoo Meets Frankenstein

    Magoo Meets Frankenstein

    1 1961 HD

    Mr Magoo goes to what he thinks is a hotel but it’s actually a mad scientist’s castle and he’s after a brain...

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  • 1959
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    Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

    Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)

    1 1959 HD

    Mr. Magoo agrees to babysit Gerald McBoing Boing.

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  • 1966
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    The A-Tom-inable Snowman

    The A-Tom-inable Snowman

    5.4 1966 HD

    In the Alps, Tom gets knocked out chasing Jerry, and is revived, revitalized and intoxicated by a St. Bernard with a keg of brandy. After several such episodes, Tom escapes with Jerry to a tropical island, where he is hit with a coconut. Not to worry- the St. Bernard appears and renders his special brand of first aid.

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  • 1973
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    B.C.: The First Thanksgiving

    B.C.: The First Thanksgiving

    5.7 1973 HD

    To add flavor to her rock soup, the Fat Broad commands Wiley, Peter, Thor, etc. to catch a turkey. The problem is that no one knows what a turkey is except for the turkey himself. In spite of this, the chase is on. Mostly a series of running gags, this animated special did a superb job of capturing the humor of Johnny Hart's B.C. comic strip.

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  • 1973
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    B.C.: The First Thanksgiving

    B.C.: The First Thanksgiving

    5.7 1973 HD

    To add flavor to her rock soup, the Fat Broad commands Wiley, Peter, Thor, etc. to catch a turkey. The problem is that no one knows what a turkey is except for the turkey himself. In spite of this, the chase is on. Mostly a series of running gags, this animated special did a superb job of capturing the humor of Johnny Hart's B.C. comic strip.

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  • 2010
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    Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

    Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

    1 2010 HD

    A concert musical featuring Looney Tunes characters.

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  • 1971
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    The Wizard of Id

    The Wizard of Id

    1 1971 HD

    Short cartoon based on the comic strip by Johnny Hart and Brant Parker.

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  • 1955
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    Beanstalk Bunny

    Beanstalk Bunny

    6.8 1955 HD

    Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (as Jack) find themselves at the top of a beanstalk where they get chased around by a giant Elmer Fudd.

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  • 1954
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    Claws for Alarm

    Claws for Alarm

    7.306 1954 HD

    Porky and Sylvester stay overnight in what Sylvester realizes is a terrifying hotel filled with endless imminent danger.

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  • 2011
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    Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

    Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

    8.8 2011 HD

    A Blu-ray Disc and DVD box set containing 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements. All but seven cartoons included on this volume - Lovelorn Leghorn, The Hasty Hare, Hare-Way to the Stars, Bill of Hare, A Witch's Tangled Hare, Feline Frame-Up, and From A to Z-Z-Z-Z - have been previously released, either as a part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection or a Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD.

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  • 1960
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    Barbecue for Two

    Barbecue for Two

    3 1960 HD

    Popeye wants to have a barbecue for two -- namely him and Olive. But Brutus, Wimpy and Swee' Pea all try to muscle in.

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  • 1964
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    Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

    Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery

    1 1964 HD

    Literary classics take a ribbing as the nearsighted bumbler portrays Dr. Watson, Dr. Frankenstein and other characters.

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  • 1955
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    Two Scent's Worth

    Two Scent's Worth

    6.6 1955 HD

    A crook disguises a cat as a skunk to scare people out of a bank. Soon after, great lover Pepé Le Pew sees her and the chase is on through the French Alps.

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  • 1970
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    Uncle Sam Magoo

    Uncle Sam Magoo

    1 1970 HD

    Join Mr. Magoo as Uncle Sam, on an all-American animated adventure through our nation's history. Pull up a chair at the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, march in line with Davy Crockett and dig for gold in California. After all...in Magoo we trust!

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  • 1953
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    Forward March Hare

    Forward March Hare

    7 1953 HD

    Bugs Bunny gets a draft notice by mistake and joins the army, with disastrous results, especially for the sergeant of his platoon.

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  • 1958
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    Robin Hood Daffy

    Robin Hood Daffy

    6.892 1958 HD

    Daffy attempts to convince Porky, as Friar Tuck, that he really is Robin Hood.

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  • 1961
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    Nelly's Folly

    Nelly's Folly

    5.9 1961 HD

    Nelly the Giraffe is discovered in Africa and leaves to begin a singing career, but finds that chasing fame brings her nothing but unhappiness.

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  • 1980
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    Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

    Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

    6.1 1980 HD

    A 1980 Looney Tunes Thanksgiving special, starring Daffy Duck. Cartoons featured "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" "Robin Hood Daffy" "Drip-Along Daffy" "His Bitter Half"

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  • 1954
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    It's Everybody's Business

    It's Everybody's Business

    6 1954 HD

    Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of life.

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  • 1959
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    1001 Arabian Nights

    1001 Arabian Nights

    5.7 1959 HD

    In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo -- an ancestor of Mr. Magoo -- is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. Tired of his nephew's laziness, Abdul insists that Aladdin find a wife. To his uncle's surprise, Aladdin falls in love with the beautiful Princess Yasminda. Before he can make his move, however, Aladdin is whisked away by the evil Wazir on a quest to find a magic lamp that will grant its owner unlimited power in the form of three magic wishes.

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  • 1971
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    B.C. - The Shadow

    B.C. - The Shadow

    1 1971 HD

    A short animated cartoon featuring the characters from the B.C. comic strip by Johnny Hart.

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  • 1961
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    Lickety-Splat

    Lickety-Splat

    6.3 1961 HD

    Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner with roller skis, a bow, a rifle, a boomerang, an anvil, and several exploding darts let loose from a balloon.

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  • 1971
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    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    7.161 1971 HD

    Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

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  • 1954
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    Sheep Ahoy

    Sheep Ahoy

    7.2 1954 HD

    After punching in for work, Sam Sheepdog deals with Ralph Wolf's attempts to steal the flock, which this time make use of a balloon, a fake Acme-brand rock and a bicycle-propelled submarine.

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  • 1955
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    Double or Mutton

    Double or Mutton

    7.167 1955 HD

    Ralph Wolf wants to steal sheep; Sam Sheepdog wants to stop him. Ralph's tricks include digging a tunnel, walking a tightrope, launching a guided missile, dressing as Little Bo Peep, shooting a cannon and growing Sam's hair.

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  • 1959
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    Wild About Hurry

    Wild About Hurry

    7 1959 HD

    Wile E. Coyote tries to catch the Road Runner by enclosing himself inside an indestructible steel ball.

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  • 1975
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    What Happened to All That Bread?

    What Happened to All That Bread?

    1 1975 HD

    Explains why bread costs so much. Two reporters investigate the 65¢ profit of a loaf of “Mother Miller” bread and learn the cruel reality of how profit is divided.

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  • 1972
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    Miss Peach II

    Miss Peach II

    1 1972 HD

    Curiosity Shop short

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  • 1959
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    1001 Arabian Nights

    1001 Arabian Nights

    5.7 1959 HD

    In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo -- an ancestor of Mr. Magoo -- is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. Tired of his nephew's laziness, Abdul insists that Aladdin find a wife. To his uncle's surprise, Aladdin falls in love with the beautiful Princess Yasminda. Before he can make his move, however, Aladdin is whisked away by the evil Wazir on a quest to find a magic lamp that will grant its owner unlimited power in the form of three magic wishes.

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  • 1970
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    6.643 1970 HD

    The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season. The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of the role he did on TV: while doing this show, he continued with the prime time show Gilligan's Island. Unlike the theatrical cartoons, which focused on the extremely nearsighted Quincy Magoo's bumbling, the show featured the Magoo character as an actor in adaptations of such literary classics as Don Quixote and Gunga Din. Each of these roles was played seriously, with few if any references to Magoo's nearsightedness; however, introductory segments in each program featured Magoo backstage stumbling into scenery and talking to props, thus connecting the older cartoons to this series. Some stories were contained in a single half-hour episode, but others ran to two and even four episodes. As UPA did not have its own studio facility the production was farmed out to the Grantray-Lawrence and Format Films studios. Among the most ambitious adaptations mounted in this format were the four-part Robin Hood, in which he took the role of Friar Tuck; Treasure Island, in which he played the villainous Long John Silver; and a version of Snow White in which he portrayed all seven dwarves.

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  • 1970
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    6.9 1970 HD

    The Dick Tracy Show was an American animated television series based on Chester Gould's comic strip crime fighter. The series was produced from 1961 to 1962 by UPA.

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  • 1970
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    7.131 1970 HD

    Follows the adventures of the famed spinach-eating sailor man. Popeye is one of the most popular cartoon characters of all time. This spunky but loveable spinach-eating sailor continues to delight young and old with his comic adventures, and the entire gang is around to provide plenty of rousing fun and action: Olive Oyl, Swee'Pea, Wimpy and Bluto.

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