List of films directed by Tex Avery

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Tex Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor, and director. He became famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden age of American animation and produced his most significant work while employed by the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.

Avery in 1926

He created the characters of Daffy Duck in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), in Egghead in Egghead Rides Again (1937), Elmer Fudd in Little Red Walking Hood (1937), Bugs Bunny in A Wild Hare (1940), Cecil Turtle in Tortoise Beats Hare (1941), Droopy in Dumb-Hounded (1943), Screwy Squirrel in Screwball Squirrel (1944), George and Junior in Henpecked Hoboes (1946), Spike/Butch the Bulldog (Tex Avery's version) in Bad Luck Blackie (1949), and Smedley Dog in I'm Cold (1954). He developed the characters of Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. studio and Chilly Willy from the Walter Lantz Studio into the personas for which they are best remembered.

Avery first began his animation career at the Walter Lantz studio in the early 1930s, working on the majority of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1931-35. He is listed as "animator" on the original title card credits on the Oswald cartoons. He later claimed to have directed two cartoons during this time. By 1942, Avery was in the employ of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, working in their cartoon division under the supervision of Fred Quimby. At MGM, Avery's creativity reached its peak. A burnt-out Avery left MGM in 1953 to return to the Walter Lantz studio. Avery's return to the Lantz studio did not last long. He directed four cartoons in 1954-1955: the one-shots Crazy Mixed-Up Pup and Shh-h-h-h-h, and I'm Cold and The Legend of Rockabye Point, in which he defined the character of Chilly Willy the penguin.

Films directed or co-directed by Tex Avery

1935: Carl Laemmle/Walter Lantz era

Title Year Notes Ref(s).
Towne Hall Follies 1935 First cartoon directed by Avery at Lantz and credited as an animator; Co-directed by Walter Lantz [1]
The Quail Hunt 1935 Co-directed by Walter Lantz [1]

1935–1942: Warner Bros. era

Title Year Notes Ref(s).
Gold Diggers of '49 1935 In black and white. First cartoon by Tex Avery at Warners. [2]
Plane Dippy 1936 In black and white. [citation needed]
Page Miss Glory 1936 First color cartoon by Tex Avery. [citation needed]
The Blow Out 1936 In black and white. [2]
I'd Love to Take Orders from You 1936 [citation needed]
I Love to Singa 1936 [citation needed]
Porky the Rain Maker 1936 In black and white. [2]
The Village Smithy 1936 In black and white. [3][4]
Milk and Money 1936 In black and white. [4]
Don't Look Now 1936 [citation needed]
Porky the Wrestler 1937 In black and white. [citation needed]
Picador Porky 1937 In black and white. First cartoon to have voices by Mel Blanc. [citation needed]
I Only Have Eyes for You 1937 [citation needed]
Porky's Duck Hunt 1937 In black and white. First appearance of the character Daffy Duck.

First cartoon when Mel Blanc does the voice of Porky Pig.

[3]
Uncle Tom's Bungalow 1937 Part of the Censored Eleven. [citation needed]
Ain't We Got Fun 1937 [citation needed]
Egghead Rides Again 1937 First appearance of Egghead. [citation needed]
A Sunbonnet Blue 1937 [citation needed]
Porky's Garden 1937 In black and white. [citation needed]
I Wanna Be a Sailor 1937 [citation needed]
Little Red Walking Hood 1937 First appearance of the prototype of Elmer Fudd. [5]
Daffy Duck & Egghead 1938 [6]
The Sneezing Weasel 1938 [citation needed]
The Penguin Parade 1938 [citation needed]
The Isle of Pingo Pongo 1938 Part of the Censored Eleven. Lobby poster makes first reference to the Prototype of Elmer as "Elmer". [7][8]
Cinderella Meets Fella 1938 [7]
A Feud There Was 1938 First cartoon in which the name full Elmer Fudd was employed. [7][9]
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas 1938 [7][9]
Daffy Duck in Hollywood 1938 Final Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Tex Avery. [9]
The Mice Will Play 1938 [9]
Hamateur Night 1939 [9]
A Day at the Zoo 1939 [citation needed]
Thugs with Dirty Mugs 1939 [6]
Believe It or Else 1939 Berth of a baby sequence removed from television airings (especially Cartoon Network and Boomerang) due to its racist content. [citation needed]
Dangerous Dan McFoo 1939 [7][6]
Detouring America 1939 Eskimo,black and half of Native American sequence cut from television airings. [citation needed]
Land of the Midnight Fun 1939 [citation needed]
Fresh Fish 1939 [citation needed]
Screwball Football 1939 [citation needed]
The Early Worm Gets the Bird 1940 [citation needed]
Cross-Country Detours 1940 [6]
The Bear's Tale 1940 [citation needed]
A Gander at Mother Goose 1940 [citation needed]
Circus Today 1940 [citation needed]
A Wild Hare 1940 Formalizes and finalizes Bugs Bunny, debuting his catchphrase "What's up, Doc?". [3]
Ceiling Hero 1940 [citation needed]
Wacky Wild Life 1940 [citation needed]
Of Fox and Hounds 1940 [citation needed]
Holiday Highlights 1940 [citation needed]
The Crackpot Quail 1941 [citation needed]
The Haunted Mouse 1941 In black and white. [citation needed]
Tortoise Beats Hare 1941 First appearance of the character Cecil Turtle. [citation needed]
Hollywood Steps Out 1941 [citation needed]
Porky's Preview 1941 In black and white. Final Porky Pig cartoon directed by Tex Avery. [citation needed]
The Heckling Hare 1941 [3]
Aviation Vacation 1941 African native sequence cut from television airings. [citation needed]
All This and Rabbit Stew 1941 Part of the Censored Eleven and the only cartoon in the Censored Eleven to have a recurring character (Bugs Bunny).

Final Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Tex Avery until he started directing Kool Aid ads in the 1960s.

[10][11]
The Bug Parade 1941 Final cartoon directed by Tex Avery that he completed by himself. [citation needed]
The Cagey Canary 1941 Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett. [1]
Wabbit Twouble 1941 Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett.
Aloha Hooey 1942 Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett. [1]
Crazy Cruise 1942 Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett. African native sequence and Japanese vulture sequence cut from television airings. [1]

1941: Paramount era

All shorts are in live action and in black and white.

Title Year Notes Ref(s).
Down on the Farm 1941 [12]
In a Pet Shop 1941 [13]
In the Zoo 1941 [14]

1942–1957: MGM era

Title Produced Year Notes DVD - Availability Blu-ray - Availability Ref(s).
Blitz Wolf Fred Quimby 1942 Rarely airs on Cartoon Network and Boomerang due to Nazi Imagery. First appearance of the Wolf. WB Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 		[6][15]
The Early Bird Dood It! 1942 Girl Crazy Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [16][15]
Dumb-Hounded 1943 First appearance of Droopy Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [6]
Red Hot Riding Hood 1943 Originally withheld from broadcast during the television restrictions code for its suggestive material. First appearance of Red. Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 		[3][6]
Who Killed Who? 1943 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
One Ham's Family 1943 Best Foot Forward Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [17][15]
What's Buzzin' Buzzard 1943 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Screwball Squirrel 1944 First appearance of the character Screwy Squirrel. The Thin Man Goes Home Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 		[citation needed]
Batty Baseball 1944 The Stratton Story Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [7]
Happy-Go-Nutty 1944 Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings. Dragon Seed Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15] [6]
Big Heel-Watha 1944 Rarely airs on Cartoon Network and Boomerang due to negative stereotypes of Native Americans. Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [3]
The Screwy Truant 1945 The Clock Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [3]
The Shooting of Dan McGoo 1945 Original print found by Mark Kausler. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Jerky Turkey 1945 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [7]
Swing Shift Cinderella 1945 Originally withheld from broadcast during the television restrictions code for its suggestive material. Working title was Red Hot Cindy during production Without Love Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15][6]
Wild and Woolfy 1945 Originally withheld from broadcast during the television restrictions code for its suggestive material. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Lonesome Lenny 1946 Undercurrent Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
The Hick Chick 1946 Ziegfeld Follies Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [3]
Northwest Hounded Police 1946 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [3][15]
Henpecked Hoboes 1946 First appearance of the characters George and Junior. Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings. Till the Clouds Roll By [citation needed]
Hound Hunters 1947 Originally titled What Price Fleadom during production, named used for another Avery cartoon the following year. Fiesta Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [18]
Red Hot Rangers 1947 Tycoon Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Uncle Tom's Cabaña 1947 [citation needed]
Slap Happy Lion 1947 Song of the Thin Man Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
King-Size Canary 1947 Command Decision Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [3]
What Price Fleadom 1948 The Three Musketeers Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Little 'Tinker 1948 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Half-Pint Pygmy 1948 [citation needed]
Lucky Ducky 1948 Blackface gag cut from television airings. [citation needed]
The Cat That Hated People 1948 Words and Music Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [3]
Bad Luck Blackie 1949 First appearance of the character Spike/Butch the bulldog (Tex Avery's version). Kitty Foyle Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 		[citation needed]
Señor Droopy 1949 First cartoon in which the character is named onscreen. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
The House of Tomorrow 1949 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [6]
Doggone Tired 1949 In the public domain Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Wags to Riches 1949 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Little Rural Riding Hood 1949 Originally withheld from broadcast during the television restrictions code for its suggestive material. Last appearance of Red. Battleground Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [3]
Out-Foxed 1949 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The Counterfeit Cat 1949 East Side, West Side Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Ventriloquist Cat 1950 Three Little Words Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The Cuckoo Clock 1950 Summer Stock Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Garden Gopher 1950 Blackface gag airs uncut on MeTV. Two Weeks With Love Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
The Chump Champ 1950 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
The Peachy Cobbler 1951 Photo backgrounds Nancy Goes to Rio Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Cock-a-Doodle Dog 1951 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Daredevil Droopy 1951 Blackface gag cut from television airings. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Droopy's Good Deed 1951 Blackface gag and stereotypes cut from television airings. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection [citation needed]
Symphony in Slang 1951 An American in Paris Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 [citation needed]
Car of Tomorrow 1951 Royal Wedding Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Droopy's Double Trouble 1951 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Magical Maestro 1952 The Belle of New York Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 		[19]
One Cab's Family 1952 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Rock-a-Bye Bear 1952 Final cartoon directed by Avery before year-long sabbatical. Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Little Johnny Jet 1953 First cartoon directed by Avery after return from sabbatical. The Naked Spur
WB Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection 		Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
T.V. of Tomorrow 1953 Torch Song Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The Three Little Pups 1953 Final live-action/animated cartoon. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Drag-a-Long Droopy 1954 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [20]
Billy Boy 1954 Executive Suite Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [20]
Homesteader Droopy 1954 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The Farm of Tomorrow 1954 Deep in My Heart Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The Flea Circus 1954 Les Girls Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Dixieland Droopy 1954 Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Field and Scream 1955 Hit the Deck Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
The First Bad Man 1955 Kismet Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 [citation needed]
Deputy Droopy 1955 Directed by Tex Avery and Michael Lah. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Cellbound 1955 Directed by Tex Avery and Michael Lah.
Last MGM cartoon actually directed by Tex Avery. He would go on to do TV commercials for most of his remaining years before passing away during early pre-production of The Kwicky Koala Show in 1980 of which Tex Avery created. 		Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 [15]
Millionaire Droopy William Hanna and Joseph Barbera 1956 Cinemascope remake of Wags to Riches (1949) by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after Avery left. Credits mention « directed by Tex Avery » though. Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection [citation needed]
Cat's Meow William Hanna and Joseph Barbera 1957 Cinemascope remake of Ventriloquist Cat (1950) by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after Avery left. Credits mention « directed by Tex Avery » though. [citation needed]

1954–1955: Universal & Walter Lantz era

Title Year Notes Ref(s).
I'm Cold 1954 Chilly Willy cartoon. First appearance of the character Smedley Dog [21]
Crazy Mixed Up Pup 1955 [22]
The Legend of Rockabye Point 1955 Chilly Willy cartoon. [23]
Sh-h-h-h-h-h 1955 [24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, 1975, Da Capo Press
  2. ^ a b c Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age. Oxford University Press. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-0195167290.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Tex Avery was the master of bizarre, groundbreaking animation
  4. ^ a b Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age. Oxford University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0195167290.
  5. ^ Michael Barrier, J.; Elliott, Duong Van Mai; Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age. ISBN 978-0-19-503759-3.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Grant, John (2006). Animated movies : facts, figures and fun. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-904332-52-7.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Talking About Tex
  8. ^ The Censored 11: “The Isle Of Pingo Pongo” (1938)
  9. ^ a b c d e 1938-39 Merrie Melodies: The People’s Choice (Pt. 1)
  10. ^ The Censored 11: “All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)”
  11. ^ Check Out These 1965 Tex Avery Directed Kool-Aid Commercials
  12. ^ "Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Speaking of Animals in the Zoo". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Some Advance Notes on “Tex Avery Screwball Classics” Volume 3
  16. ^ Avery, Tex (29 August 1942). "The Early Bird Dood It!". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  17. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 229–230. ISBN 9781476672939.
  18. ^ "Irv Spence and Rod Scribner, One-Shot Moonlighters |".
  19. ^ The Song Begins…It’s Magic!
  20. ^ a b Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 6): I Was a (??)-Pound Weakling
  21. ^ "I'm Cold". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Crazy Mixed Up Pup". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  23. ^ "The Legend of Rockabye Point". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Sh-h-h-h-h-h". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  25. ^ The Final Needle Drop: “The Okeh Laughing Record”
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