About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. The Evolution of Elmer Fudd
Aired 4 November 2001
2. The Early Works of Hanna-Barbera
Aired 11 November 2001
3. Moon Toons
Aired 25 November 2001
Cartoons centered on space travel years before it would become a reality.
4. The Great Cartoon Controversy
Aired 25 November 2001
A look at the allegations of plagiarism between MGM's "The Cat Concerto" and Warner Bros. "Rhapsody Rabbit"
5. The Tasmanian Devil
Aired 2 December 2001
6. Before Bedrock
Aired 2 December 2001
Cartoons that take place during the Stone Age.
7. The Early Works of Friz Freleng
Aired 9 December 2001
8. A Night at the Opera
Aired 16 December 2001
9. Sufferin' Succotash
Aired 16 December 2001
10. Beaky Buzzard
Aired 23 December 2001
11. Baby Boom Toons
Aired 23 December 2001
12. Tish Tash
Aired 30 December 2001
13. Cartoon Newsreels
Aired 30 December 2001