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 (8)
1. The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever
A special centered around the worst Hanna Barbera, Ruby Spears, and Filmation cartoons ever made. Features clips from the various Scooby-Doo Knockoffs, failed 70's H-B cartoon series, and the Filmation Tom and Jerry series. It also features the full episode of "Disco Droopy" as ToonHeads top pick of "The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever".
2. Captain and the Kids
Aired 19 October 2003
3. The Early Career of Porky Pig
Aired 26 October 2003
4. Private SNAFU
Aired 9 November 2003
Cartoons centered on Private Snafu, a comically incompetent Army private whose shorts were only seen by military audiences during World War II. Featuring : Private Snafu, Booby Traps, Spies, Snafuperman, and Censored (edited for content)
5. Tex's Red
Aired 9 November 2003
6. The Many Moods of Daffy Duck
Aired 16 November 2003
Cartoons showing how different directors changed Daffy's personality to be more than just "the wacky duck". Shown was The Wise Quacking Duck, Duck Amuck, and Ali Baba Bunny
7. Pepé Le Pew
Aired 16 November 2003
Cartoons about Chuck Jones' amorous French skunk character, Pepe Le Pew. Featuring: "Odor-able Kitty", "For Scent-imental Reasons", and "Louvre, Come Back to Me"
8. The Boys from Kansas City
Aired 23 November 2003