What is Merrie Melodies?
'''''Merrie Melodies''''' is the name of a series of [[animation|animated cartoons]] distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] between 1931 and 1969. The sister series to Warner's ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', ''Merrie Melodies'' were originally one-shot [[musical film|musical]] cartoon shorts before gradually featuring recurring characters. By 1944, no distinctions existed between the two series. Originally produced by [[Harman-Ising Pictures]], ''Merrie Melodies'' were produced by [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Leon Schlesinger Productions]] from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944, and the newly renamed [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] continued production until 1963, ''[[What's Up Doc? (film)|What's Up Doc?]]'' (1950) == Other websites == * [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Warner_Bros_/Merrie_Melodies/index.html The Big Cartoon Database entry for ''Merrie Melodies''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121204170735/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Warner_Bros_/Merrie_Melodies/index.html |date=2012-12-04 }} {{Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies}} {{Performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Looney Tunes|*]] [[Category:Animated movies]] [[Category:1931 establishments]] [[Category:1969 disestablishments]]