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'''Technique:''' For ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' and ''The Porky Pig Show'', it's hand drawn animation. None for ''The Road Runner Show''. | '''Technique:''' For ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' and ''The Porky Pig Show'', it's hand drawn animation. None for ''The Road Runner Show''. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. On ''The Road Runner Show'', we hear the Road Runner's distinctive "Beep beep!" and tongue-popping-out sound effect. | ||
'''Availability:''' It's seen on TV broadcasts of ''The Porky Pig Show'' and ''The Road Runner Show''. | '''Availability:''' It's seen on TV broadcasts of ''The Porky Pig Show'' and ''The Road Runner Show''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. Traditional animation for ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour'' variant. | '''Technique:''' None. Traditional animation for ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour'' variant. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show. | ||
'''Availability:''' It's seen on episodes of ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show'', ''The Sylvester and Tweety, Daffy, and Speedy Show'', ''The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour'', and ''The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show'', as well as other ''Looney Tunes'' specials during the era, though most specials plaster it with the 5th logo. | '''Availability:''' It's seen on episodes of ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show'', ''The Sylvester and Tweety, Daffy, and Speedy Show'', ''The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour'', and ''The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show'', as well as other ''Looney Tunes'' specials during the era, though most specials plaster it with the 5th logo. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | '''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (1946-1955 "goofy" version) or "Merrily We Roll Along" (1945-1955 or 1955-1964 versions) in the 1979 and 1987 versions. From 1990 onward, "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" was used until 1993. Starting in 1994 with ''Chariots of Fur'', the theme "Merrily We Roll Along" is used, orchestrated depending on the composers of ''Tiny Toons'', ''Animaniacs'', ''The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries'' and more (such as Richard Stone, George Daughtery or Cameron Patrick). In the 1991 short ''(Blooper) Bunny'', the theme "What's Up Doc?" is used. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' On ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie'', "Merrily We Roll Along" is arranged by Dean Elliott. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | '''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The sound of Bugs munching his carrot, usually played over the closing theme of the show. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* On ''Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends'', an announcer says "''Merrie Melodies'' is a production of Warner Bros. Animation, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television" (the last part is heard over the 1990 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] logo). | * On ''Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends'', an announcer says "''Merrie Melodies'' is a production of Warner Bros. Animation, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television" (the last part is heard over the 1990 [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] logo). | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show. | ||
'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years'', ''Bugs Bunny's Creature Features'', and ''Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes''. | '''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years'', ''Bugs Bunny's Creature Features'', and ''Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the show. On ''Taz-Mania'', it has the last four notes of the ''Taz-Mania'' ending theme. On ''Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation'', it's the finishing of the end-title theme. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The ending of the show's theme or none. | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' Silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Appears on [[Re-TV Video Library]]'s tapes of ''Looney Tunes'' material, all of which are available on the Internet Archive (good luck trying to get physical copies though). | '''Availability:''' Appears on [[Re-TV Video Library]]'s tapes of ''Looney Tunes'' material, all of which are available on the Internet Archive (good luck trying to get physical copies though). | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' It's usually the outro of the show's theme music, but is also seen silent on some direct-to-video movies (typically if it follows a [[DC Entertainment]] logo, a [[Hanna-Barbera]] credit, or a dedication in the credits). | ||
''' | '''Audio Variant:''' On [[CBBC|CBBC]] UK airings of ''What's New Scooby Doo?'', ''Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!'', ''Krypto the Superdog'' and ''Baby Looney Tunes'', the last note of the show's theme music is heard. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | '''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A remixed version of "Merrily We Roll Along", arranged by Walter Murphy and recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at the Fox Studio Lot. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*On ''Whizzard of Ow'', the explosion sound effects corresponding with the classic clips shown can be heard. | *On ''Whizzard of Ow'', the explosion sound effects corresponding with the classic clips shown can be heard. | ||
*At the end of ''Cock-A-Doodle Duel'', a country version of the "Merrily We Roll Along" is heard in the first part before Porky's dialogue. | *At the end of ''Cock-A-Doodle Duel'', a country version of the "Merrily We Roll Along" is heard in the first part before Porky's dialogue. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The opening music. | ||
'''Availability:''' It was first seen in ''The Karate Guard'' and was last seen in ''Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale''. | '''Availability:''' It was first seen in ''The Karate Guard'' and was last seen in ''Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation and CGI. None for the closing variant. | '''Technique:''' Hand drawn animation and CGI. None for the closing variant. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The opening variant plays a sped-up version of the very end of the 1945-1955 rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" by Carl Stalling with Bugs munching his carrot, while the end variant uses the end theme of the show/movie or none. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* The alternative logo has no music (or often have the opening theme of the movie); however, they rarely have a music exclusively at Mark Marek's website, which sounds mysterious, dramatic and serious than the "Merrily We Roll Along" one, including the sound of a film projector at the beginning. | * The alternative logo has no music (or often have the opening theme of the movie); however, they rarely have a music exclusively at Mark Marek's website, which sounds mysterious, dramatic and serious than the "Merrily We Roll Along" one, including the sound of a film projector at the beginning. | ||
*''The Looney Tunes Show'' variants have a few notes of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (the show's theme music) followed by a drum solo that goes on depending on the duration of the characters' dialogue. After the dialogue, the last saxophone note plays at the end. | *''The Looney Tunes Show'' variants have a few notes of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (the show's theme music) followed by a drum solo that goes on depending on the duration of the characters' dialogue. After the dialogue, the last saxophone note plays at the end. | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI animated by [[Reel FX Animation Studios|Reel FX]]. | '''Technique:''' CGI animated by [[Reel FX Animation Studios|Reel FX]]. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A remixed, short version of "Merrily We Roll Along", arranged by Christopher Lennertz. On the 3D shorts, when the shield zooms in, we hear the "twanging" sound from the 1945-1955 ''Merrie Melodies'' theme. Also, we hear some whooshing sounds when the circles fly by. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*On ''I Tawt I Taw a Putty Tat'', it had a different "twanging" sound and the whooshing sounds are absent. | *On ''I Tawt I Taw a Putty Tat'', it had a different "twanging" sound and the whooshing sounds are absent. | ||
*On ''Daffy's Rhapsody'', the "twanging" sound (as well as the whooshing sounds) is absent. | *On ''Daffy's Rhapsody'', the "twanging" sound (as well as the whooshing sounds) is absent. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The ending theme of ''MAD''. | ||
'''Availability:''' It's only seen after the end credits of ''MAD''. | '''Availability:''' It's only seen after the end credits of ''MAD''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the show (a fast-paced jazzy remix of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", arranged by Andy Sturmer). | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The opening music. | ||
'''Availability:''' It was used only in ''Tom and Jerry'' direct-to-video movies, starting with ''Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse''. | '''Availability:''' It was used only in ''Tom and Jerry'' direct-to-video movies, starting with ''Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse''. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' None or the closing theme of the show/movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' This logo can be seen on the second season of ''Teen Titans Go!'', the first season of ''Mike Tyson Mysteries'', ''Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers'', ''Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas'', ''Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered!'', and other WB Animation movies. | '''Availability:''' This logo can be seen on the second season of ''Teen Titans Go!'', the first season of ''Mike Tyson Mysteries'', ''Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers'', ''Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas'', ''Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered!'', and other WB Animation movies. | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' None, the closing theme of the show/movie, or whoosh sound effects starting in 2019. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation directed and storyboarded by Pete Browngardt, and animated by veteran animator Eric Goldberg. | '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation directed and storyboarded by Pete Browngardt, and animated by veteran animator Eric Goldberg. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' Various cartoon sound effects, including Daffy's trademark "Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo!" (voiced by Eric Bauza). | ||
'''Availability:''' It is currently being used in tandem with the previous logo on movies. This was first seen on ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' and later appeared on several direct-to-video releases from the company since. | '''Availability:''' It is currently being used in tandem with the previous logo on movies. This was first seen on ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' and later appeared on several direct-to-video releases from the company since. | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A short orchestral remix of either "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" or "Merrily We Roll Along" arranged by Carl Johnson. The closing logo features an even shorter arrangement than what was heard in the classic shorts. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variant:''' On the smaller shorts like "Tunnel Vision" or "Cactus If You Can", it either uses an even shorter remix of "Merrily We Roll Along" or a generic fanfare that matches the theme of the short (examples include a fairy-tale fanfare in "Fleece and Desist" or a brass fanfare in "TNT Trouble"). | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. | '''Technique:''' 2D animation. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' An orchestral rearrangement of the 1960s Bill Lava version of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", arranged by Joshua Moshier. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on the ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' short "Crumb and Get It", which is a parody of the 1960s era of the Warner Bros. cartoons, hence with this logo sequence appearing. | '''Availability:''' Seen on the ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' short "Crumb and Get It", which is a parody of the 1960s era of the Warner Bros. cartoons, hence with this logo sequence appearing. | ||