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This character was created by Tex
Avery, who directed the series until he left mgm in 1954, and was based
on the character Wallace Wimple of the "Fibber McGee and Molly Show". Bill
Thompson (of Fibber McGee Fame) voiced Droopy till he was replaced by Daws
Butler and then Don Messick.
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Directed by: Tex Avery, Dick
Lundy, and Micheal Lah
| Title | Release Date | Director | Notes |
| Dumb Hounded | 3/20/43 | Avery | |
| Shooting Of Dan McGoo | 3/3/45 | Avery | originally The Shooting of Dan McScrew |
| Wild And Wolfy | 11/3/45 | Avery | formerly Robinson's Screwball |
| Northwest Hounded Police | 8/13/46 | Avery | formerly The Man Hunt |
| Senor Droopy | 4/9/49 | Avery | |
| Wags To Riches | 8/13/49 | Avery | formerly From Rags to Riches |
| Out-Foxed | 10/12/49 | Avery | |
| The Chump Champ | 11/4/50 | Avery | |
| Daredevil Droopy | 3/31/51 | Avery | |
| Droopy's Good Deed | 5/5/51 | Avery | |
| Droopy's Double Trouble | 11/17/51 | Avery | |
| Caballero Droopy | 9/27/52 | Lundy | |
| Three Little Pups | 12/26/53 | Avery | |
| Drag-Along Droopy | 2/20/54 | Avery | |
| Homesteader Droopy | 7/10/54 | Avery | |
| Dixieland Droopy | 12/4/54 | Avery | first in CinemaScope |
| Deputy Droopy | 10/28/55 | Avery | |
| Millionaire Droopy | 9/21/56 | Avery | |
| Grin And Share It | 5/17/57 | Lah | first production by Hanna/Barbera |
| Blackboard Jumble | 10/4/57 | Lah | |
| One Droopy Knight | 12/6/57 | Lah | Academy Award Nomination |
| Sheep Wrecked | 2/7/58 | Lah | |
| Mutts About Racing | 4/4/58 | Lah | |
| Droopy Leprechaun | 7/4/58 | Lah |
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Some say this character was based on Rudolf
Ising's sleepy personality. In the early episodes Barney was designed with
tons of detail...six eybrows and heaps of fur...and animating him was quite
a feat. I happen to love the fact that cuddliness and detail won out over
laughs and pranks in this cartoon series. Or at least till some of the
last few, which were still quite good mind you, just not of the same high
detailed quality.
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Directed by: Rudolf Ising,
George Gordon, Preston Blair, Michael Lah, Dick Lundy
| Title | Release Date | Director | Notes |
| The Bear That Couldn't Sleep | 6/10/39 | Ising | |
| The Fishing Bear | 1/20/40 | Ising | |
| The Prospecting Bear | 3/8/41 | Ising | |
| Rookie Bear | 5/17/41 | Ising | |
| The Flying Bear | 11/1/41 | Ising | |
| The Bear And The Beavers | 3/28/42 | Ising | |
| Wild Honey | 11/7/42 | Ising | formerly How To Get Along Without A Ration Book |
| Barney Bear's Victory Garden | 12/26/42 | Ising | |
| Bah Wilderness | 2/13/43 | Ising | |
| The Uninvited Pest | 7/17/43 | Ising | re-released 4/29/50 |
| Bear Raid Warden | 9/9/44 | Gordon | |
| Barney Bear's Polar Pest | 12/30/44 | Gordon | formerly Bedtime For Barney |
| Unwelcome Guest | 2/17/45 | Gordon | formerly Skunk Story |
| The Bear And The Bean | 1/31/48 | Blair/Lah | My personal favorite! |
| The Bear And The Hare | 6/26/48 | Blair/Lah | formerly Snowshoe Baby |
| Goggle Fishing Bear | 1/15/49 | Blair/Lah | formerly Goggle Fishing |
| Little Wise Quacker | 11/8/52 | Lundy | |
| Busybody Bear | 12/20/52 | Lundy | |
| Barney's Hungry Cousin | 1/31/53 | Lundy | |
| Cobs And Robbers | 3/14/53 | Lundy | |
| Heir Bear | 5/30/53 | Lundy | |
| Wee Willie Wildcat | 6/20/53 | Lundy | |
| Half Pint Palomino | 9/26/53 | Lundy | |
| Impossible Possum | 3/28/54 | Lundy | |
| Sleepy-Time Squirrel | 6/19/54 | Lundy | |
| Bird-Brain Bird Dog | 7/30/54 | Lundy |
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After "Happy Harmonies" Hugh Harman returned
to MGM and created a new series using a familiar formula. These are an
absolutely tremendous group of cartoons not to be missed. As a child in
the early 60's, though I haven't seen them in decades, I shall never forget
"Field Mouse" or "The Little Mole". The effort "Peace On Earth" is considered
to be the absolute pinnacle of Harman's career.
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Directed by:
Hugh Harman
| Title | Release Date | Notes |
| Art Gallery | 5/13/39 | |
| Goldilocks And The 3 Bears | 7/15/39 | re-released 11/22/47 |
| Bear Family | Was totally abandoned | |
| The Bookworm | 8/26/39 | directed by Friz Freleng |
| The Blue Danube | 10/28/39 | |
| Peace On Earth | 12/9/39 | Academy Award Nomination |
| The Mad Maestro | 12/30/39 | |
| A Rainy Day | 4/20/40 | |
| Tom Turkey And His Harmonica Humdingers | 6/8/40 | |
| The Bookworm Turns | 7/20/40 | |
| Papa gets The Bird | 9/7/40 | |
| Lonesome Stranger | 11/23/40 | |
| Abdul The Bulbul Ameer | 2/22/41 | |
| The Little Mole | 4/5/41 | |
| The Alley Cat | 7/5/41 | |
| Field Mouse | 12/27/41 | |
| The Hungry Wolf | 2/21/42 |
Created for enjoyment by
Randy Aragorn Simcox