red hot riding hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by tex avery and released with the movie "dr. gillespie's criminal case" on may 8, 1943 by metro-goldwyn-mayer. in 1994, it was voted #7 of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked mgm cartoon on the list. it is one of avery's most popular cartoons, inspiring several of his own "sequel" shorts as well as influencing other cartoons and feature films for years afterward.