Tex Avery
Director · 1908 – 1980 · Taylor, Texas, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
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Movie6.3ComedyAnimationA dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the local black market. War and rationing gags abound (Pilgrims line up behind a sign reading "Ye Cigarettes Today"), as well as a running gag featuring a bear wearing an "Eat at Joe's" sandwich sign. The turkey harnesses the power of gags to save himself.
Jerky Turkey
1945 · 30 votes
Movie6.6AnimationComedyThe McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end the fighting; but violence and zaniness win out.
A Feud There Was
1938 · 7 votes
Movie6.1AnimationComedyThe Three Bears meets Little Red Riding Hood, told in the style of Tex Avery.
The Bear's Tale
1940 · 11 votes
Movie7.1AnimationComedyA murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.
Who Killed Who?
1943 · 53 votes
Movie4.9AnimationComedyWarner Bros. cartoon parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
1937 · 18 votes
Movie6.9AnimationComedyTex Avery's narrator shows us the amazing features of the ultra-modern House of Tomorrow.
The House of Tomorrow
1949 · 39 votes
Movie7.2AnimationComedyBarney Bear heads to Jellystone National Park for a vacation while another bear, native to the park, notices Barney's picnic lunch and makes various attempts to steal the food.
Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953 · 4 votes
Movie6.6AnimationComedyThe first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
The First Bad Man
1955 · 28 votes
Movie6.4AnimationComedyA lion wants to prove he's still "King of the Jungle" and, to prove it, he hunts rabbit.
Hold the Lion, Please
1942 · 14 votes
Movie7.0AnimationComedyA pony express office. Porky's only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back...
Porky's Phoney Express
1938 · 6 votes
Movie6.7AnimationComedyGeorge and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
Hound Hunters
1947 · 23 votes
Movie6.4AnimationComedyA series of gags showing how much more productive farms would be if farmers started crossbreeding their animals to create weird but useful hybrids.
The Farm of Tomorrow
1954 · 21 votes
Movie7.5AnimationComedyThe old fishing boat captain tells the story of Chilly Willy, a singing polar bear and a bulldog who quickly falls asleep when he hears a lullaby.
The Legend of Rockabye Point
1955 · 24 votes
Movie6.4AnimationComedyGeorge and Junior are two hungry bears who try to make a meal out of a not too bright barnyard chicken.
Henpecked Hoboes
1946 · 20 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryFocuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
Movie6.8AnimationComedyTwo outlaws are trying to steal a shipment of gold being guarded by Deputy Droopy, and have to keep quiet to avoid alerting the sheriff.
Deputy Droopy
1955 · 40 votes
Movie6.5AnimationFamilyA tour of the zoo, in typical Tex Avery style: a series of one-liners and sight gags, punctuated by Egghead teasing a lion at intervals, despite the admonishments of the narrator.
A Day at the Zoo
1939 · 23 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryAnimationAnimator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which in the 1930's and 1940's housed the animation unit which gave birth to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. Includes color and black-and-white home-movie-type footage shot at the time showing such animation greats as Clampett, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones. Also featured are nine complete Warner cartoons.
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1976 · 39 votes
Movie6.1AnimationIt's amateur night at the local theatre, and a procession of bad acts comes and goes: various musicians, a magician, and some actors. But they keep getting interrupted by Egghead singing "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain".
Hamateur Night
1939 · 14 votes
Movie6.9AnimationEgghead decides his road to riches is through a boxing correspondence course. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew. Biff pummels him mercilessly (the correspondence course record continues to coach him during the match), but by accident, he knocks Biff out until we see it was all in Egghead's head, after being knocked out by the practice equipment.
Count Me Out
1938 · 7 votes
Movie6.8AnimationComedyKiller Diller and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order (except the 13th National Bank, which they skip out of superstition). Despite their predictable actions, the police are unable to catch them...until they get a tip from an unlikely source.
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
1939 · 17 votes
Movie6.5ComedyAnimationCity dweller Egghead dreams of being a cowboy, but his bouncing around gets him kicked out of his boarding house. He sees an ad for a ranch looking for a cowboy and applies. His tryout includes tests of marksmanship and use of a branding iron, but most of it consist of chasing down and roping a troublesome little calf. He passes the test, but the job isn't exactly what he dreamed of.
Egghead Rides Again
1937 · 11 votes
Movie5.9AnimationComedyThe narrator sets the scene for a warped version of the classic poem, and the hijinks when assistant Porky gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, then a hot horseshoe on the horse's backside by accident.
The Village Smithy
1936 · 13 votes