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About ToonHeads

ToonHeads is a TV series that premiered on Cartoon Network on October 2, 1992. It has 8 seasons and 102 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 8 Episode 8 "The Boys from Kansas City", aired on November 23, 2003.

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.

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Episodes

102 episodes · 8 seasons

Season 1

1992 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 32 years ago

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  1. E24

    24. Forgotten Directors: Arthur Davis

    Finale
  2. E23

    23. Forgotten Directors: Frank Tashlin

  3. E22

    22. Insomnia

  4. E21

    21. Don't Adjust Your Color: Black-and-White Cartoons

  5. E20

    20. Wobert Cwampett: That Cwazy Diwector

  6. E19

    19. St. Patrick's Day

  7. E18

    18. Valentine's Day

  8. E17

    17. Popeye

  9. E16

    16. Cartoon Sequels

  10. E15

    15. Academy Award Winning Toons

  11. E14

    14. The Best of Tex Avery

  12. E13

    13. Jay Ward

  13. E12

    12. Bugs Bunny in Fairy Tales

  14. E11

    11. The Evolution of Tom and Jerry

  15. E10

    10. Daws Butler

  16. E9

    9. Mel Blanc

  17. E8

    8. Sports

  18. E7

    7. Music

  19. E6

    6. The Old West

  20. E5

    5. Hollywood

  21. E4

    4. Ranger John Smith

  22. E3

    3. Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Cartoons

  23. ToonHeads S1 E2 still E2

    2. Barney Bear

    Cartoons about MGM character Barney Bear. Features: The Unwelcomed Guest(1945) The Bear and the Hare(1948) Goggle Fishing Bear(1949)

  24. ToonHeads S1 E1 still E1

    1. El Kabong

    Cartoons about Hanna-Barbera character Quick Draw McGraw and his alter ego, El Kabong. Features: El Kabong (1959) El Kabong Meets El Kazing (1960) Kabong Kabong's Kabong (1960)

Season 2

1996 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 29 years ago

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  1. E9

    9. The Economy According to Sylvester

    Finale
  2. E8

    8. Blame It on the Stork!

  3. E7

    7. Gossamer

  4. E6

    6. A Night of Independent Animation

  5. E5

    5. The Nudnik Shorts, Part 5

  6. E4

    4. The Nudnik Shorts, Part 4

  7. E3

    3. The Nudnik Shorts, Part 3

  8. E2

    2. The Nudnik Shorts, Part 2

  9. E1

    1. The Nudnik Shorts, Part 1

Season 3

1998 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. The Dreams of Bob Clampett

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. Egghead

  3. E11

    11. Shut Eye

    Cartoons centered on the comedy behind a character trying to get some sleep.

  4. E10

    10. Movie Star Bugs

  5. E9

    9. Future Shock

    Cartoons that parodied the 1940s and 1950s imaginings of what the future would be like.

  6. E8

    8. Hollywood Nights

  7. E7

    7. The Many Faces of Robin Hood

  8. E6

    6. Midnight in the Bookstore

  9. E5

    5. Southern Fried Cartoons

    Cartoons that take place in the American South.

  10. E4

    4. The Early Works of Chuck Jones

  11. E3

    3. Baseball Cartoons

  12. E2

    2. Emily the Chicken

    Featuring: Let It Be Me, A Star is Hatched, Strangled Eggs

  13. E1

    1. Travelogue Cartoons

    Cartoons that parodied the travelogue, a short film that advertised the beauty and splendor of a certain country or region. Featuring: Detouring America, Crazy Cruise, Fresh Fish

Season 4

1999 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Battle of the Bookworms

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. One Toon Wonders

    Cartoons that had potential recurring characters, but only starred in one cartoon. Ghost Wanted, Crackpot Quail, and One Froggy Evening

  3. E11

    11. Night of 1000 Elves

    A look at cartoons that featured elven characters, often in a parody of the fable "The Shoemaker and the Elves".

  4. E10

    10. The Musical Cartoons of Friz Freleng

  5. E9

    9. Our Man Sam

    A look at Yosemite Sam, Friz Freleng's hot-tempered, trigger-happy cowboy character created as a more worthy adversary to Bugs Bunny.

  6. E8

    8. Director Robert McKimson

  7. E7

    7. Toro! Toro!

    Cartoons that lampooned bull-fighting.

  8. E6

    6. The Nice Mice of Warner Bros.

  9. E5

    5. The Year Elmer Fudd Got Fat

    A look at the short-lived time in the early 1940s when Elmer Fudd was depicted as a fat man to look more like his voice actor, Arthur Q. Bryan.

  10. E4

    4. The Evolution of Tweety

  11. E3

    3. Fight Night

    Cartoons that lampooned boxing and wrestling.

  12. E2

    2. Motor Heads

  13. E1

    1. The Goofy Gophers

Season 5

1999 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. The Twelve Missing Hares

    Finale Air date TBA

    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.

  2. E9

    9. 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?"

  3. E8

    8. 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.

  4. E7

    7. An Ant's Life

  5. E6

    6. A ToonHeads Cartoon Christmas Special

  6. E5

    5. Salesman Daffy

    Cartoons that feature Daffy Duck as a relentless salesman. Shorts include: "Yankee Doodle Daffy", "The Stupor Salesman" and "Fool Coverage".

  7. E4

    4. Rocky and Mugsy

  8. E3

    3. Hobo Flea

  9. E2

    2. Turkey Toons

  10. E1

    1. Crooner Toons

    Cartoons that had caricatures of crooners, male singers of the 1930s and '40s.

Season 6

2001 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 24 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Cartoon Newsreels

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. Tish Tash

  3. E11

    11. Baby Boom Toons

  4. E10

    10. Beaky Buzzard

  5. E9

    9. Sufferin' Succotash

  6. E8

    8. A Night at the Opera

  7. E7

    7. The Early Works of Friz Freleng

  8. E6

    6. Before Bedrock

    Cartoons that take place during the Stone Age.

  9. E5

    5. The Tasmanian Devil

  10. E4

    4. The Great Cartoon Controversy

    A look at the allegations of plagiarism between MGM's "The Cat Concerto" and Warner Bros. "Rhapsody Rabbit"

  11. E3

    3. Moon Toons

    Cartoons centered on space travel years before it would become a reality.

  12. E2

    2. The Early Works of Hanna-Barbera

  13. E1

    1. The Evolution of Elmer Fudd

Season 7

2002 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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  1. E12

    12. Speedy Gonzales

    Finale
  2. E11

    11. Director Norman McCabe

    Cartoons directed by Norm McCabe, one of Termite Terrace's most overlooked animation directors.

  3. E10

    10. The Three Faces of Tom and Jerry

    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.

  4. E9

    9. The Movie Parodies of Porky and Daffy

  5. E8

    8. Gangster Toons

    A look at cartoons that parodied gangster crime dramas.

  6. E7

    7. Before They Were Stars

  7. E6

    6. Director Arthur Davis

  8. E5

    5. Cartoons in the Real World

    A look at cartoons that blended live-action with animation.

  9. E4

    4. The Great Race

  10. E3

    3. Hubie and Bertie

    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.

  11. E2

    2. Rabbit Season, Duck Season

    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.

  12. E1

    1. Ralph Phillips

    Cartoons centered on Ralph Phillips, Chuck Jones' microscopically short-lived boy character who always had vivid daydreams.

Season 8

8 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. The Boys from Kansas City

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Pepé Le Pew

    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"

  3. E6

    6. The Many Moods of Daffy Duck

    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

  4. E5

    5. Tex's Red

  5. E4

    4. Private SNAFU

    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)

  6. E3

    3. The Early Career of Porky Pig

  7. E2

    2. Captain and the Kids

  8. E1

    1. The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever

    Air date TBA

    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".

ToonHeads FAQ

Will there be new episodes of ToonHeads?

ToonHeads has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 23, 2003.

When did the latest episode of ToonHeads come out?

The most recent episode of ToonHeads, Season 8 Episode 8 "The Boys from Kansas City", aired on November 23, 2003.

How many seasons of ToonHeads are there?

ToonHeads has 8 seasons with 102 episodes in total.

When did ToonHeads first air?

ToonHeads first aired on Cartoon Network on October 2, 1992.

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