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 (12)
1. Ralph Phillips
Aired 21 July 2002
Cartoons centered on Ralph Phillips, Chuck Jones' microscopically short-lived boy character who always had vivid daydreams.
2. Rabbit Season, Duck Season
Aired 28 July 2002
A look at the "Hunter's Trilogy" (or "Rabbit Season, Duck Season") cartoons, where Daffy and Bugs argue what hunting season it is and everything Bugs does ends up getting Daffy shot by Elmer.
3. Hubie and Bertie
Aired 4 August 2002
A look at Chuck Jones' Hubie and Bertie, a duo of curious, smart-aleck mice who often play pranks on a neurotic cat named Claude.
4. The Great Race
Aired 11 August 2002
5. Cartoons in the Real World
Aired 18 August 2002
A look at cartoons that blended live-action with animation.
6. Director Arthur Davis
Aired 1 September 2002
7. Before They Were Stars
Aired 21 December 2002
8. Gangster Toons
Aired 24 December 2002
A look at cartoons that parodied gangster crime dramas.
9. The Movie Parodies of Porky and Daffy
Aired 26 December 2002
10. The Three Faces of Tom and Jerry
Aired 27 December 2002
A look at how MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons looked under the direction of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Gene Dietch, and Chuck Jones.
11. Director Norman McCabe
Aired 28 December 2002
Cartoons directed by Norm McCabe, one of Termite Terrace's most overlooked animation directors.
12. Speedy Gonzales
Aired 31 December 2002