Looney Tunes

10 Best Episodes of Looney Tunes - Season 1951

Series of comedy short films from 1929 to 1969 during the golden age of American animation, alongside its sister series Merrie Melodies.

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Looney Tunes - S1951E24

#8 - A Bear for Punishment (Season 1951 - Episode 24)

It's Father's Day, and Junyer and Ma have a bunch of big surprises in store for good ol' Pa, including a pipe filled with gunpowder. To top it off, there's a gala Father's Day pageant, and Pa sits cringing through Junyer's recitation and aghast at Ma's tap-dancing rendition of "I'm Just Wild About Father."

The episode was rated 7.33 from 12 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E27

#7 - Big Top Bunny (Season 1951 - Episode 27)

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At Colonel Korny's World Famous Circus, Bruno the Bear is the star of the show. But when the Colonel gets a phone call about Bugs Bunny's talents, he agrees to put him on stage with Bruno - which Bruno shows his disgust for by spitting into a corner.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 12 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E7

#6 - Bunny Hugged (Season 1951 - Episode 7)

The big wrestling match: The Crusher vs. Ravishing Ronald. Ronald's mascot is Bugs Bunny ("it's a living"). But Ronald is massively outmatched by The Crusher, and Bugs, seeing his meal ticket threatened, quickly substitutes as "The Masked Terror."

The episode was rated 7.85 from 13 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E12

#5 - Early to Bet (Season 1951 - Episode 12)

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A cat experiences the ups and downs of gambling.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 10 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E5

#4 - Putty Tat Trouble (Season 1951 - Episode 5)

Tweety Bird is shoveling out his nest atop a city pole after a snowstorm and is spotted by Sylvester Cat and a one-eyed orange tabby, who fight over Tweety. Tweety runs into a cellar where he befriends a wooden dunking bird. The two cats then chase Tweety into a park and onto a sheet of ice covering a pond. Tweety cuts a circle around the cats so that they fall into the freezing water and become bedridden with cold.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 10 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E3

#3 - Canned Feud (Season 1951 - Episode 3)

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Sylvester Cat finds that his people have gone on vacation and left him alone in a locked house with a large stash of canned food in a cupboard. Sylvester needs a can opener, or he'll starve. And a pesky mouse has the only can opener in the house and torments Sylvester into trying more and more desperate measures to obtain it.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 15 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E26

#2 - Drip-Along Daffy (Season 1951 - Episode 26)

Daffy, introduced as a "Western-Type Hero" and Porky (billed as "Comedy Relief") ride along the desert until they come across a small town that's so full of violence, the population sign changes immediately when someone gets shot. Daffy notices that the last Sherriff is shot, and the town needs a new sherriff. Looking through his various badges (which include "Chicken Inspector" and "Oh, you kid!"), Daffy picks out a sheriff badge and rides into town on his horse 'Tinfoil', with Porky following behind on his small mule.

The episode was rated 8.62 from 13 votes.

Looney Tunes - S1951E13

#1 - Rabbit Fire (Season 1951 - Episode 13)

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Rabbit Fire is a 1950 Looney Tunes cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short, guest starring Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, is notable for being the first film in Jones' "Hunting Trilogy" - the other two films being Rabbit Seasoning and Duck! Rabbit! Duck!. It is also the first film to feature a feud between Bugs and Daffy. Produced by Edward Selzer for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., the short was released to theaters on May 19, 1951 by Warner Bros. Pictures and is widely considered among Jones' best and most important films.

The episode was rated 8.70 from 23 votes.

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