History Trivia / TexAveryMGMCartoons

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2020, the last home video release for Avery's non-WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} Creator/{{MGM}} cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become mostly hard to find outside of the occasional Boomerang airing prior to 2014 and as bonus features on [=DVDs=] of various classic MGM films Creator/WarnerBros had the rights to. Since 2020, WB (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, the second one was released on December 15, and a third volume was released on October 5, 2021.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://metro-goldwyn-mayer-cartoons.wikia.com/wiki/MGM_Cartoons_Wiki The MGM Cartoons Wiki]].

* FanNickname: Fans have dubbed the curvaceous female sheep from "Sheep Wrecked" Leggy Lamb.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2020, the last home video release for Avery's non-WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} Creator/{{MGM}} cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become mostly hard to find outside of the occasional Boomerang airing prior to 2014 and as bonus features on DVDs of various classic MGM films Creator/WarnerBros had the rights to. Since 2020, WB (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, the second one was released on December 15, and a third volume was released on October 5, 2021.

--> '''Greg''': Actually, Bradley was not especially fond of Avery's use of music, as the great director repeatedly requested what the composer felt were obvious old folk tunes and less of what Goldmark calls "through-composed" music." Most likely to him, it was less of a challenge and more "wah-wah-wah-wah." "It was all punch lines," explained Goldmark. "Not only was it all punch lines, but he wanted the same old corny tunes again and again which would drive him crazy." As a rule, Bradley preferred composed original melodies overusing existing tunes altogether, but if he was going to interpolate a song, he was happier when it was a pop, blues or classic piece.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2020, the last home video release for Avery's non-WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} Creator/{{MGM}} cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become mostly hard to find outside of the occasional Boomerang airing prior to 2014 and as bonus features on DVDs of various classic MGM films Creator/WarnerBros had the rights to. Since 2020, WB (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, the second one was released on December 15, and a third volume is set to be released on October 5, 2021.

* CreatorBacklash: Scott Bradley wasn't a big fan of the kind of music Creator/TexAvery wanted for his cartoons; according to Greg Ehrbar on Cartoon Research:

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} Creator/{{MGM}} cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like Website/YouTube don't have them. Since 2020, Creator/WarnerBros (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, and the second one was released on December 15.

* CreatorBacklash: Scott Bradley wasn't a big fan of the kind of music Tex Avery wanted for his cartoons; according to Greg Ehrbar on Cartoon Research:

* CreatorsPest: Tex Avery '''HATED''' Screwy Squirrel! There are accounts of him throwing out fan letters about the character on sight. It explains why Screwy ended up meeting [[KilledOffForReal such a gruesome end]] in his final cartoon, "Lonesome Lenny".

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. Since 2020, Warner Bros. (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, and the second one was released on December 15.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://metro-goldwyn-mayer-cartoons.wikia.com/wiki/MGM_Cartoons_Wiki The MGM Cartoons Wiki]].

* CreatorsPest: Tex Avery '''hated''' Screwy Squirrel. There are accounts of him throwing out fan letters about the character on sight. It explains why Screwy ended up meeting [[KilledOffForReal such a gruesome end]] in his final cartoon, "Lonesome Lenny".

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. Since 2020, Warner Bros. (via their Warner Archive division) has begun restoring all of his cartoons in multiple volumes: the first one was released in February 2020, and a second volume is due to be released on December 1.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy". Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. As of 2020, only 19 shorts have received a blu-ray release through Warner Archive.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy," all uncut. Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. As of 2020, only 19 shorts have received a blu-ray release through Warner Archive.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy," all uncut. Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing and as of June 2014, that has also became hard. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. As of 2020, only 19 shorts are set for blu-ray release through Warner Archive.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy," all uncut. Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing. Even video-sharing sites like [=YouTube=] don't have them. As of 2020, only 19 shorts are set for blu-ray release through Warner Archive.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The last home video release for Avery's non-Droopy MGM cartoons was a 1993 Laserdisc set, ''The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery'', which included every short he made, plus the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy," all uncut. Outside of that, the shorts have become incredibly hard to watch outside of the occasional Boomerang airing. Even video-sharing sites like YouTube don't have them. As of 2020, only 19 shorts are set for blu-ray release through Warner Archive.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unedited versions of the shorts are rare, and outside of the Droopy cartoons, few of these shorts in have seen any DVD release. Fortunately, there was a Laserdisc set, "The [[XtremeKoolLetterz Compleat]] Tex Avery" released which included ALL of Tex's MGM cartoons (including the two "banned" shorts "Uncle Tom's Cabana" and "Half-Pint Pygmy") uncut. If you look around online, you might just find it for a good price.