Cartoons

"What's Opera Doc?" 1957, Chuck Jones, Merrie Melodies, is a parody of Wagnarian opera, particularly The Ring. It's a general attack on everything: opera, ballet, Disney, and itself.

"Duck Amuck" 1953, Chuck Jones, Merrie Melodies, is a surreal cartoon that deconstructs the idea of cartoons and film. It gives us a different take on Bugs as trickster.

"One Froggy Evening" 1955, Chuck Jones, a Merrie Melodies film without any famous character. Spielberg called it "The Citizen Kane of animated film." It has the only appearance of Michigan J. Frog in the original Warners' cartoons.

"Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century," 1953, Chuck Jones, Merrie Melodies. A parody of the comic book Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. A cold war film about nuclear weapons.

"Rabbit of Seville" A 1950 Looney Tunes cartoon by Chuck Jones. Composer Carl Stalling keeps the structure of Rossini's overture to the opera The Barber of Seville relatively intact. A classic Bugs cartoon.

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