Cartoon Alley
Cartoon Alley is an American television program that aired on Turner Classic Movies every Saturday Morning at 11:30 AM ET. Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, the series featured three classic animated shorts from the 1930-1950's per episode. Most shorts were from The Golden Age of American animation. Each of the three shorts focused on a common theme. Most shorts came from Warner Bros., MGM, and Paramount, but during the show's first season Cartoon Alley featured shorts from the Gaumont Film Company. Many recognizable characters have been featured in at least one episode such as Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Porky Pig, Tom and Jerry, and others not so famous such as Goopy Geer and The Captain and the Kids. The shorts often appeared uncut and uncensored, and the more controversial cartoons were often introduced with a brief warning by Mankiewicz about the ethnic stereotypes being portrayed. The network's logo was only featured for a brief time, usually during the last short featured. From November 2004 to September 2005 the series was featured just once a month but after popular demand the series became a weekly feature. This series never aired in February because of TCM's 31 Days of Oscars programming. The series was canceled in autumn of 2007.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Clark Gable
05-11-200430mFeatured Cartoons: The CooCoo Nut Grove (1938)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Music: Carl W. Stalling Malibu Beach Party (1940)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Written by Jack...
- Ep 2
2.Christmas
04-12-200430mFeatured Cartoons: The Pups' Christmas (1936)(MGM) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley Peace On Earth (1939)(MGM) Directed by Hugh Harman Music: Scott Bradley...
- Ep 3
3.Oscar Nominated Shorts
01-01-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Story by Michael Maltese Music: Carl W. Stalling Blitz Wolf (1942)(MGM) Directed by Tex Aver...
- Ep 4
4.Tom & Jerry
05-03-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Professor Tom (1948)(MGM) Directed by William Hanna & Joesph Barbera Music: Scott Bradley Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)(MGM) Directed by William Hanna & J...
- Ep 5
5.Tex Avery
02-04-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)(MGM) Directed by Tex Avery Batty Baseball (1944)(MGM) Directed by Tex Avery Music: Scott Bradley Swingshift Cinderella (1945)...
- Ep 6
6.The Early Days of Warner Brothers Cartoons
07-05-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Honeymoon Hotel (1934)(WB) Directed by Earl Duvall Music: Norman Spencer Beauty and the Beast (1934)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Music: Norman Spencer...
- Ep 7
7.The Captain and the Kids
04-06-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Cleaning House (1938)(MGM) Directed by: Robert Allen Written by: Rudolph Dirks Music: Scott Bradley, Paul Kerby and Bert Lewis Petunia National Park (193...
- Ep 8
8.Popeye
02-07-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Adventures of Popeye (1935)(Paramount) Directed by: Dave Fleischer Produced by: Max Fleischer The Anvil Chorus Girl (1944)(Paramount) Directed by: Izzy S...
- Ep 9
9.Animaland Series (1)
03-09-200530mFeatured Cartoons: The Australian Platypus (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The Cuckoo (1948) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The Lio...
- Ep 10
10.Animaland Series (2)
10-09-200530mFeatured Cartoons: The Ostrich (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed It's a Lovely Day (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The House Ca...
- Ep 11
11.Animaland Series (3)
17-09-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Ginger Nutt's Bee-Bother (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: He...
- Ep 12
12.Barney Bear
24-09-200530mFeatured Cartoons: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley The Fishing Bear (1940) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley Hei...
- Ep 13
13.Sniffles the Mouse
01-10-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Naughty But Mice (1939) Little Brother Rat (1939) Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939) * This weeks theme: Sniffles the Mouse All shorts are Warner Brothers On all s...
- Ep 14
14.Droopy
08-10-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Dumb Hounded (1943) Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945) Writer: Heck Allen Wild Woolfy (1945) Writer: Heck Allen * The theme for this month is Droopy All shorts...
- Ep 15
15.Tweety Bird
15-10-200530mFeatured Cartoons A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) Directed by: Robert Clampett Writer: Warren Foster Music: Carl W Stalling Birdy and the Beast (1944) Directed by: Robert Clampett W...
- Ep 16
16.Cinemascope Cartoons
TBA30mFeatured Cartoons: Millionaire Droopy (1956) Directed by: Tex Avery Writers: Jack Cosgriff & Rich Hogan Music: Scott Bradley Cat's Meow (1957) Directed by: Tex Avery Music: Scott...
- Ep 17
17.Peter Lorry Caricatures
29-10-200530mFeatured Cartoons: Horton Hatches the Egg (1942) Directed by: Robert Clampett Writer: Michael Maltese Music: Carl W Stalling Hare-Raising Hare (1946)) Directed by: Chuck Jones Wr...
- Ep 18
18.Show #12
24-09-200530m
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