George A. Klein
ToonHeads (1992)
Season 5
ToonHeads is an animation anthology series consisting of Hanna-Barbera, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. and Popeye cartoon shorts, with interesting background information and trivia, prominently about animators and voice actors like: Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, Hugh Harman, Rudy Ising, David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Daws Butler. The program was narrated by Leslie Fram and Don Kennedy. Every half-hour episode would have a different theme, including one series of episodes in 1996 featuring the long-unseen Nudnik shorts. It was originally broadcast on Cartoon Network from October 1992 to November 23, 2003, with a Christmas special shown on December 24, 2005. The series includes 82 episodes, two one-hour specials, and one half-hour special which was never aired.
Released Oct. 2, 1992
Episode 22 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Documentary, Family
Keywords: imdb.animation-history, imdb.anthology-series, imdb.animator, imdb.trivia-question, imdb.film-history, imdb.compilation, imdb.trivia
Production Companies: Cartoon Network Productions
Network: Cartoon Network
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Crooner Toons
Cartoons that had caricatures of crooners, male singers of the 1930s and '40s.
Nov. 19, 1999, midnight
S5E2 - Turkey Toons
Nov. 26, 1999, midnight
S5E3 - Hobo Flea
Dec. 3, 1999, midnight
S5E4 - Rocky and Mugsy
Dec. 10, 1999, midnight
S5E5 - Salesman Daffy
Cartoons that feature Daffy Duck as a relentless salesman. Shorts include: "Yankee Doodle Daffy", "The Stupor Salesman" and "Fool Coverage".
Dec. 17, 1999, midnight
S5E6 - A ToonHeads Cartoon Christmas Special
Dec. 24, 1999, midnight
S5E7 - An Ant's Life
Dec. 26, 1999, midnight
S5E8 - A ToonHeads Special: The Lost Cartoons
A special episode featuring lost, rare, and obscure works from Warner Bros. studios. Featuring: Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid (edited for time), Cryin' for the Carolines, clips from The Leon Schlesinger Studios gag reel showing a "typical" day working at Termite Terrace; Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (edited for time), Any Bonds Today? (edited for content), Spies (edited for content), The Return of Mr. Hook (edited for time), A scene from Two Guys From Texas, A scene from My Dream Is Yours, So Much for So Little, Drafty, Isn't It?, Commercial for Tang featuring Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian, clips from the failed 1950s pilot Philbert, Credits and original song for Adventures of the Road Runner.
March 12, 2000, midnight
S5E10 - The Twelve Missing Hares
A June Bugs 2001 special focused around Bugs Bunny shorts deemed unsuitable for broadcasting on Cartoon Network. The special features many clips showing racial character stereotypes from various Bugs Bunny shorts and how they are incorrectly portraying different cultures and also how it is inappropriate to show them on TV to young audiences. It was pulled from airing last minute.
S5E9 - A ToonHeads Special: The Wartime Cartoons
A look at animated shorts made during World War II. Featuring: Blitz Wolf (edited for content), Scrap Happy Daffy, Herr Meets Hare, Russian Rhapsody, and clips from "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips", "Tokio Jokio", "The Weakly Reporter", "Seein' Red, White, and Blue", "Spinach fer Britain", "Daffy - The Commando", "Crazy Cruise", and "Any Bonds Today?"
July 1, 2000, midnight
Cartoon Network
22 min/ep
22 min
Oct. 2, 1992
Nov. 23, 2003, midnight
Ended
NR
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