"The Looney Tunes Show" - 5/29/04

[J. B. Warner]

"Rabbit's Kin" (MM, McKimson, 1952)
"Hot Rod and Reel" (LT, Jones, 1959)
"Really Scent" (MM, Levitow, 1959)
"Ducking the Devil" (MM, McKimson, 1957)
"Sandy Claws" (LT, Freleng, 1955)
"Leghorn Swoggled" (MM, McKimson, 1951)
"Buccaneer Bunny" (LT, Freleng, 1948)

Weren't we supposed to get a pre-48 this week?

[Daffyfan2003]

I think Buccaneer Bunny is pre-48.

[J. B. Warner]

No, it's 1948, I checked my copy of "That's All, Folks" by Steve Schnieder.

Although I'm not complaining; we did get some good cartoons today (I forgot how funny "Really Scent" was until I saw it this morning).

[Nick]

No, it's 1948, I checked my copy of "That's All, Folks" by Steve Schnieder.

Although I'm not complaining; we did get some good cartoons today (I forgot how funny "Really Scent" was until I saw it this morning).

"Buccaneer Bunny" was sold to A.A.P in 1957 along with other 1948 shorts like "Back Alley Op-Roar", "What Makes Daffy Duck?" and "Gorilla My Dreams".

[candy17]

No, it's 1948, I checked my copy of "That's All, Folks" by Steve Schnieder.I already knew that Buccaneer Bunny was a 1948 cartoon from Jon's Censored Cartoons list


Although I'm not complaining; we did get some good cartoons today (I forgot how funny "Really Scent" was until I saw it this morning).
Hey, I liked Really Scent too...but I also don't like it because I went through life not knowing it wasn't directed by Chuck Jones until I was 14. Of course, this doesn't make the cartoon bad.

[Daffysleftfoot]

"Buccaneer Bunny" was sold to A.A.P in 1957 along with other 1948 shorts like "Back Alley Op-Roar", "What Makes Daffy Duck?" and "Gorilla My Dreams".
The cutoff date for A.A.P. was any cartoon released in theatres before August 1, 1948. Was there any logical reason why A.A.P. chose that date in particular?

[Jack]

The cutoff date for A.A.P. was any cartoon released in theatres before August 1, 1948. Was there any logical reason why A.A.P. chose that date in particular?a.a.p. was buying Warner Bros's entire pre 1948 film library, meaning the date probably has a lot more to do with WB's live action fare than it does with the cartoons. In the mid 1950's, the screen actors guild was asking for royalties to be payed for television airings of post 1948 movies. This meant that a studio could still sell its pre 1948 copyrighted films to television without having to worry about paying royalties to actors. Cartoons probably didn't need to follow this rule (After all, the Popeyes a.a.p. got were made up through 1957), but having a general cutoff date of 1948 for everything would have been convenient, and would have left a large enough library of old cartoons to continue the Blue Ribbon reissue series.


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