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Tex Avery MGM Collection

Collection
63 Movies1942 - 1958

The complete collection of Tex Avery's 67 cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, featuring Droopy, the Wolf, the Nutcracker, and many others.

Movies in this Collection

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1
Blitz Wolf
Aug 22, 1942

Yet another variation on the Three Little Pigs theme, this time told as WW2 anti-German propaganda (the US had just entered the war), with the wolf as a thinly-disguised Hitler.

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2
The Early Bird Dood It!
Aug 29, 1942

The early worm barely escapes the bird, again. In search of a way to get rid of the bird, he enlists the help of a cat, but the bird is too smart for the cat.

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3
Dumb-Hounded
Mar 20, 1943

The wolf escapes from prison but can't get away from police dog Droopy no matter how hard he tries. This is the first cartoon starring Droopy.

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4
Who Killed Who?
Jun 19, 1943

A 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.

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5
One Ham's Family
Aug 14, 1943

A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.

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6
What's Buzzin' Buzzard?
Nov 27, 1943

Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.

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7
Screwball Squirrel
Apr 1, 1944

A crazy squirrel provokes a dog into trying to catch him throughout the picture.

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8
Batty Baseball
Apr 22, 1944

A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....

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9
Happy-Go-Nutty
Jun 24, 1944

Screwy Squirrel escapes from the nut house and leads the guard dog on a long and ridiculous chase.

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10
Big Heel-Watha
Oct 21, 1944

To prove he's a true Indian Brave, Big Heel-Watha decides to catch a squirrel - but wouldn't you know it; Screwy Squirrel is the first one he sees...

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11
The Screwy Truant
Jan 13, 1945

The truant officer is after Screwy Squirrel for not going to school.

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12
Jerky Turkey
Apr 7, 1945

A 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.

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13
Lonesome Lenny
Mar 9, 1946

Screwy Squirrel becomes the playmate of Lenny, a lonesome, dopey, but strong dog, in this broad parody of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men".

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14
The Hick Chick
Jun 15, 1946

In this triangle drama a country chicken chooses between a country rooster and a city rooster.

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15
Northwest Hounded Police
Aug 3, 1946

The wolf escapes from Alka-Fizz prison, but persistent Sergeant McPoodle (Droopy) of the Canadian Mounties follows his trail wherever he goes.

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16
Henpecked Hoboes
Oct 26, 1946

George and Junior are two hungry bears who try to make a meal out of a not too bright barnyard chicken.

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17
Hound Hunters
Apr 12, 1947

George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.

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18
Red Hot Rangers
May 3, 1947

Forest rangers George and Junior try to snuff out a frisky flame with a sparky personality that threatens to set the forest alight.

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19
Slap Happy Lion
Sep 20, 1947

The king of the jungle, after a well spent day terrorising the rest of the animals, is petrified by a mouse.

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20
King-Size Canary
Dec 6, 1947

A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.

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21
What Price Fleadom
Mar 20, 1948

A dog lives in harmony with its flea Homer, until Homer spots a lady flea on a passing dog and relocates.

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22
Little 'Tinker
May 15, 1948

The lovesick B.O. Skunk is having no luck finding a mate, when Cupid gives him a book called "Advice for the Love-Worn" to help him out.

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23
Half-Pint Pygmy
Aug 7, 1948

George and Junior hunt for the world's smallest pygmy.

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24
Lucky Ducky
Oct 9, 1948

It's hunting season, and all the ducks are wisely staying undercover - apart from this freshly-hatched little duckling, who turns out to be more than a match for two inept would-be hunters....

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25
The Cat That Hated People
Nov 20, 1948

A much-abused cat really hates living with people, so decides to go to the moon for some peace and quiet.

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26
Bad Luck Blackie
Jan 22, 1949

A kitten who is being tormented by a bulldog finds a savior in a black cat (from the "Black Cat Bad Luck Company") who merely has to cross the dog's path for something very unlucky to happen to the bully.

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27
Señor Droopy
Apr 9, 1949

The wolf, the champion toreador, and Droopy, the challenger, are competing to see who is best in the bullring in the hopes of winning the hand of actress Lina Romay (who appears in a live action shot).

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28
The House of Tomorrow
Jun 11, 1949

Tex Avery's narrator shows us the amazing features of the ultra-modern House of Tomorrow.

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29
Doggone Tired
Jul 30, 1949

A rabbit tries all he can to keep a hunting dog awake before tomorrow's big hunt.

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30
Wags to Riches
Aug 13, 1949

Droopy inherits a fortune, but the will says that if he meets an untimely death all the money will go to Spike, who spends the entire film trying to make this happen.

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31
Out-Foxed
Nov 5, 1949

Droopy is part of a pack of English hunting hounds trying unsuccessfully to catch a tricky, tea-drinking fox.

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32
The Counterfeit Cat
Dec 4, 1949

A cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive the bulldog Spike and get a chance to eat the canary Spike is guarding.

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33
Ventriloquist Cat
Mar 31, 1950

A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...

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34
The Cuckoo Clock
Jun 10, 1950

A cat is driven up the wall by the inhabitant of the cuckoo clock, so he spends the film trying to catch him.

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35
Garden Gopher
Sep 30, 1950

When Spike tries to bury a bone he finds a belligerent gopher.

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36
The Chump Champ
Nov 4, 1950

Droopy and Gorgeous Gorillawitz (Spike) are competing for the title of King of Sports and for a kiss from the Queen of Sports. Spike cheats as much as possible but can never seem to beat Droopy.

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37
The Peachy Cobbler
Dec 9, 1950

A poor cobbler feeds his last crust of bread to some birds that are really elves, who show their gratitude by finishing all his work while he sleeps.

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38
Cock-a-Doodle Dog
Feb 10, 1951

Collection of classic Tex Avery visual gags, set up as a battle between a sleep-deprived bulldog who just wants some shut-eye and a rooster driven by his natural instincts to crow all night long.

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39
Daredevil Droopy
Mar 31, 1951

Droopy and Spike are applying for the job of Dare Devil Dog at the Circus, and the one who give the best performance in a variety of "feats of strength and daring" will get it.

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40
Droopy's Good Deed
May 5, 1951

Hobo Spike pretends to be a boy to compete with Scout Droopy for the title of Best Scout and a trip to meet the President.

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41
Symphony in Slang
Jun 16, 1951

At the gates of Heaven, the admitting officials have a hard time understanding a newcomer's life story with all his contemporary slang.

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42
Car of Tomorrow
Sep 22, 1951

A series of demonstrations of the kind of motoring accessories we'll all take for granted in the future.

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43
Droopy's Double Trouble
Nov 17, 1951

Butler Droopy gets his twin brother Drippy a job as assistant butler, causing trouble for Butch, who is trying to mooch an easy meal but can't tell the difference between the kind Droopy and the violence-prone Drippy.

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44
Magical Maestro
Feb 9, 1952

After he is rejected by the Great Poochini as an opening act, Mysto the Magician gets his revenge by conducting his next operatic performance.

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45
One Cab's Family
May 17, 1952

A happily married pair of taxicabs are delighted when Junior enters their lives, but this delight turns to consternation when he states his ambition to become a hotrodder..

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46
Rock-a-Bye Bear
Jul 12, 1952

Spike gets a job running the house for a hibernating bear. Only problem is that same bear is VERY noise-sensitive, and Spike's got a rival that wants his job.

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47
Caballero Droopy
Sep 27, 1952

Droopy is on his way to woo his lovely señorita when he is waylayed by Slick the Wolf intent on winning the fair lass. But Slick wasn't counting on Droopy's uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time.

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48
Little Johnny Jet
Apr 18, 1953

A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after WWII, is upset after his wife gives birth to a little jet. When he tries to compete with modern planes in an around-the-world race, Junior comes to his aid. This short is virtually identical in plot to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of airplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose been born with a jet engine.

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49
T.V. of Tomorrow
Jun 6, 1953

A variety of fanciful innovations in "future" T.V. sets, including a model with a built-in stove, and a number of highly interactive models. And of course, even with dozens of channels, there's nothing on...or more accurately, there's nothing but the same Western.

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50
The Three Little Pups
Dec 26, 1953

In this variation on "The Three Little Pigs", Droopy and his brothers, Snoopy and Loopy, repeatedly outwit the big bad wolf, a dogcatcher who tries to find a way to get the pooches out of their house of bricks.

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51
Drag-A-Long Droopy
Feb 20, 1954

An "absolutely authentic account of the grazing land battles of the sheep and cattle wars of the early west," pitting sheep rancher Droopy against a cattle ranching wolf.

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52
Billy Boy
May 8, 1954

A deep south farmer is initially delighted to get a baby goat, but this soon turns to apprehension when he discovers that it eats literally anything (including, at one point, the animation artwork).

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53
Homesteader Droopy
Jul 10, 1954

Droopy and family head west to start a new homestead, but have to defend it against Dishonest Dan the cattle man.

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54
The Farm of Tomorrow
Sep 18, 1954

A series of gags showing how much more productive farms would be if farmers started crossbreeding their animals to create weird but useful hybrids.

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55
The Flea Circus
Nov 6, 1954

In this animated comedic short, the entire entourage of a flea circus runs away to join a dog.

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56
Dixieland Droopy
Dec 4, 1954

John Pettibone (Droopy), a dog whose love of Dixieland music is not appreciated by those around him, has a lucky meeting with Pee-Wee Runt and his All-Flea Dixieland band at the circus.

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57
Field and Scream
Apr 30, 1955

A collection of very brief cartoons, mostly revolving around sight gags and puns, on the subject of hunting and fishing, and the men who are addicted to them.

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58
The First Bad Man
Sep 30, 1955

The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.

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59
Deputy Droopy
Oct 28, 1955

Two outlaws are trying to steal a shipment of gold being guarded by Deputy Droopy, and have to keep quiet to avoid alerting the sheriff.

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60
Cellbound
Nov 25, 1955

Spike has just finished the 20 year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.

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61
Millionaire Droopy
Sep 21, 1956

Despite what's printed on the credits, Tex Avery had nothing to do with this cartoon - it's a Cinemascope remake of 'Wags to Riches' (1949), put together by others from his original artwork and production cels. Apart from the new Cinemascope backgrounds, it's identical to the earlier film.

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62
Cat's Meow
Jan 24, 1957

An orange cat lets it be known that it hates dogs. When the cat runs across a big mean looking bull dog, the cat does whatever it can to avoid the wrath of the dog while tormenting it. The cat comes across a device which lets it throw its voice, which the cat uses to trick the dog into thinking it's where it's not really located. Ultimately, the cat uses the device to turn another group of canines against one of their own. But the cat's action has an unforeseen consequence against itself.

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63
Droopy Leprechaun
Jul 4, 1958

Droopy, on an Irish stopover of an international flight, buys a souvenir leprechaun hat, and is mistaken for a real leprechaun by Butch.

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