Tex Avery
Popularity:5.029
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1908-02-26
Place of Birth:Taylor, Texas, USA
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Also Known As:Frederick Bean Avery, Fred Avery
Fresh Fish (1939)
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...
The Penguin Parade (1938)
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...
Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937)
Warner Bros. cartoon parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for...
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (1938)
Johnny Smith enters an America where the Indians behave like 1930s average Americans. When he is arrested, the girl Poker Huntas rescues and elopes...
Believe It or Else (1939)
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...
Ghost Wanted (1940)
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.
Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
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...
Toyland Premiere (1934)
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...
Lonesome Lenny (1946)
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".
The Heckling Hare (1941)
Bugs is being chased by hunting dog Willoughby, and outsmarts him at every turn, until the end, where they outsmart the audience together.
Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
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)....
The First Bad Man (1955)
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
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...
The Village Smithy (1936)
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,...
Count Me Out (1938)
Egghead decides his road to riches is through a boxing correspondence course. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew. Biff pummels him...
Egghead Rides Again (1937)
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...
The Bear's Tale (1940)
The Three Bears meets Little Red Riding Hood, told in the style of Tex Avery.
A Feud There Was (1938)
The McCoys and the Weavers are two feuding hillbilly clans. Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker, attempts to end the fighting; but violence and zaniness win out.
Jerky Turkey (1945)
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...
Don't Look Now (1936)
It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.
Garden Gopher (1950)
When Spike tries to bury a bone he finds a belligerent gopher.
Deputy Droopy (1955)
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.
The Compleat Tex Avery (1993)
A box set of Tex Avery’s complete output of theatrical cartoon shorts for the MGM studios, from 1942 to 1956.
Daredevil Droopy (1951)
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...
Who Killed Who? (1943)
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...
The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)
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.
Circus Today (1940)
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...
The Crackpot Quail (1941)
A dog chasing a quail keeps getting outsmarted.
A Day at the Zoo (1939)
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...
Hound Hunters (1947)
George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
Red Hot Rangers (1947)
Forest rangers George and Junior try to snuff out a frisky flame with a sparky personality that threatens to set the forest alight.
Of Fox and Hounds (1940)
Willoughby, a big dumb hound, is repeatedly tricked by George, the fox, into jumping off cliffs, among other things.
What Price Fleadom (1948)
A dog lives in harmony with its flea Homer, until Homer spots a lady flea on a passing dog and relocates.
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (2007)
The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales: In a storybook setting, Looney Tunes characters share with kids the necessary ingredients for a proper fairy...
Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939)
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,...
Porky the Wrestler (1937)
Porky Pig, hitchhiking to the big wrestling match, gets a ride from the challenger and unexpectedly winds up also in the ring.
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
Portrait of Tex Avery (1988)
Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.
Tex Avery: A Crazy World (2003)
French documentary of the life and work of pioneering animation director Tex Avery.
Porky's Phoney Express (1938)
A pony express office. Porky's only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back...
Hold the Lion, Please (1942)
A lion wants to prove he's still "King of the Jungle" and, to prove it, he hunts rabbit.
Señor Droopy (1949)
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...
Henpecked Hoboes (1946)
George and Junior are two hungry bears who try to make a meal out of a not too bright barnyard chicken.
Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975)
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...
Barney's Hungry Cousin (1953)
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...
A Sunbonnet Blue (1937)
A rat comes between two mice in love.
Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (2004)
An interview with 'Tex Avery'.
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 (2004)
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (2007)
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3 (2021)
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One (2011)
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1 (2020)
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 (2020)
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