Few things bring about a sense of nostalgia quite like the classic Merrie Melodies. To help us on our trip down memory lane, Spunkie has created a collection full of them.
Merrie Melodies was kind of a cousin to Looney Toons. Both owned by Warner Brothers, the two series shared the same cast of characters (Bugs, Porky & Daffy among them) and even the same animators. The only way to distinguish between them was often the logo at the beginning of the short.
The characteristic feature of Merrie Melodies, as opposed to Looney Tunes, was that it was conceived as a way to promote WB’s feature films by incorporating a show tune into the animation. This restriction, though, annoyed animators and was soon forgotten about. Extremely popular with the public, Merrie Melodies would run from 1931 to 1969.
There are well over 200 Merrie Melodies, though the collection only currently numbers 38. If you’d like to add more, feel free! The collection is public, which means other users can contribute.

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