Tex Avery
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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.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.007 |
| Birthday | 1908-02-26 |
| Place of Birth | Taylor, Texas, USA |
| Also Known As | Frederick Bean Avery, Fred Avery, |
1939
Fresh Fish
6/5
A tour of the waters near a South Sea island, introducing us to the various kinds of marine life, including the pickled herring, the hermit crab, the...
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Fresh Fish
1938
The Penguin Parade
5/6
An evening at a night club for penguins, (and a walrus or two). The stage show includes an appearance by a penguin incarnation of Bing Crosby, who sin...
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The Penguin Parade
1937
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
4.4/14
Warner Bros. cartoon parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotypi...
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Uncle Tom's Bungalow
1938
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
5.8/6
Johnny Smith enters an America where the Indians behave like 1930s average Americans. When he is arrested, the girl Poker Huntas rescues and elopes wi...
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Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
1939
Believe It or Else
5.8/4
In this Ripley's Believe It or Not! parody, some of the supposed curiosities we are shown are a man who daily drinks fifty quarts of milk, the world's...
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Believe It or Else
1940
Ghost Wanted
5.7/3
An inexperienced little ghost tries out for a house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by the fat ghost interviewing him for the position.
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Ghost Wanted
1949
Bad Luck Blackie
7.1/56
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 p...
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Bad Luck Blackie
1934
Toyland Premiere
5.2/5
Santa Claus gets a telegram from Oswald the Rabbit, telling him the city is ready for his Toyland Parade and that there will be a reception in the big...
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Toyland Premiere
1946
Lonesome Lenny
6.6/23
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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Lonesome Lenny
1941
The Heckling Hare
7/26
Bugs is being chased by hunting dog Willoughby, and outsmarts him at every turn, until the end, where they outsmart the audience together.
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The Heckling Hare
1939
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
6.3/14
Killer Diller and his gang are robbing every bank in town in numerical order (except the 13th National Bank, which they skip out of superstition). Des...
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Thugs with Dirty Mugs
1955
The First Bad Man
6.3/21
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
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The First Bad Man
1936
The Village Smithy
6.2/11
The narrator sets the scene for a warped version of the classic poem, and the hijinks when assistant Porky gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, th...
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The Village Smithy
1938
The Sneezing Weasel
6.2/6
When Mama hen takes her chicks out to get breakfast, little Wilbur is soaked in a sudden rainstorm and comes down with a head cold. Mama puts him to b...
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The Sneezing Weasel
1938
Count Me Out
6.3/6
Egghead decides his road to riches is through a boxing correspondence course. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew. Biff pummels him merc...
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Count Me Out
1937
Egghead Rides Again
6.1/9
City 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 fo...
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Egghead Rides Again
1940
The Bear's Tale
5.8/11
The Three Bears meets Little Red Riding Hood, told in the style of Tex Avery.
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The Bear's Tale
1938
A Feud There Was
6/5
The McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end the fighting; but violence and zaniness win out.
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A Feud There Was
1945
Jerky Turkey
6.3/24
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 (Pilg...
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Jerky Turkey
1936
Don't Look Now
5.7/9
It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.
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Don't Look Now
1950
Garden Gopher
7/12
When Spike tries to bury a bone he finds a belligerent gopher.
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Garden Gopher
1955
Deputy Droopy
6.6/31
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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Deputy Droopy
1993
The Compleat Tex Avery
0/0
A box set of Tex Avery’s complete output of theatrical cartoon shorts for the MGM studios, from 1942 to 1956.
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The Compleat Tex Avery
1951
Daredevil Droopy
6.8/20
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 strengt...
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Daredevil Droopy
1943
Who Killed Who?
7.2/48
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 hous...
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Who Killed Who?
1955
The Legend of Rockabye Point
7.5/20
The 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.
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The Legend of Rockabye Point
1940
Circus Today
5.6/5
A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the F...
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Circus Today
1939
A Day at the Zoo
6.3/19
A 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 a...
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A Day at the Zoo
1941
The Crackpot Quail
6/4
A dog chasing a quail keeps getting outsmarted.
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The Crackpot Quail
1947
Hound Hunters
6.6/17
George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
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Hound Hunters
1940
Of Fox and Hounds
6.8/11
Willoughby, a big dumb hound, is repeatedly tricked by George, the fox, into jumping off cliffs, among other things.
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Of Fox and Hounds
1947
Red Hot Rangers
6.5/14
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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Red Hot Rangers
1948
What Price Fleadom
6.5/8
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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What Price Fleadom
2007
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
10/2
The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales: In a storybook setting, Looney Tunes characters share with kids the necessary ingredients for a proper fairy ta...
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Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
1939
Dangerous Dan McFoo
6.5/11
An arctic saloon. The tiny dog, Dan McFoo, is playing a pinball-like marble game in the back. His girlfriend, Sue, sounding like Katharine Hepburn, st...
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Dangerous Dan McFoo
1937
Porky the Wrestler
6/9
Porky Pig, hitchhiking to the big wrestling match, gets a ride from the challenger and unexpectedly winds up also in the ring.
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Porky the Wrestler
2012
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
8.5/2
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
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King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
1988
Portrait of Tex Avery
0/0
Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.
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Portrait of Tex Avery
2003
Tex Avery: A Crazy World
8/1
French documentary of the life and work of pioneering animation director Tex Avery.
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Tex Avery: A Crazy World
1938
Porky's Phoney Express
6/4
A pony express office. Porky's only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back...
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Porky's Phoney Express
1942
Hold the Lion, Please
6.2/10
A lion wants to prove he's still "King of the Jungle" and, to prove it, he hunts rabbit.
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Hold the Lion, Please
1949
Señor Droopy
6.8/32
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 actr...
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Señor Droopy
1946
Henpecked Hoboes
6.2/15
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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Henpecked Hoboes
1975
Bugs Bunny Superstar
7.2/36
Animator 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 ho...
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
1953
Barney's Hungry Cousin
0/0
Barney Bear heads to a national park for a vacation while another bear, native to the park, notices Barney's picnic lunch and makes various attempts t...
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Barney's Hungry Cousin
1937
A Sunbonnet Blue
5/7
A rat comes between two mice in love.
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A Sunbonnet Blue
1950
Ventriloquist Cat
6.6/26
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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Ventriloquist Cat
2004
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
8/1
An interview with 'Tex Avery'.
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Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
1954
The Farm of Tomorrow
5.8/15
A series of gags showing how much more productive farms would be if farmers started crossbreeding their animals to create weird (but very useful) hybr...
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