Screenplay: Tex Avery
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Tex Avery. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Looney Tunes (TV Series)
1930 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction Chuck Jones · Friz Freleng · Tex Avery · Bob Clampett
Plot Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and is Warner Bros.'s first...
7.1
32K votes
7.1
32K votes
Red Hot Riding Hood (S)
1943 · Movie · 7 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released on May 8, 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1994 it was voted #7 of The...
7.0
963 votes
7.0
963 votes
Tom and Jerry (TV Series)
1940 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction William Hanna · Joseph Barbera · Tex Avery · Michael Lah
Plot Tom and Jerry is a successful and long-running series of theatrical short subjects created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that centered on a never-ending rivalry between a...
6.8
31K votes
6.8
31K votes
What's Buzzin' Buzzard? (S)
1943 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.
6.7
35 votes
6.7
35 votes
I Love to Singa (S)
1936 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer," a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa," but only jazz.
6.6
261 votes
6.6
261 votes
Dumb-Hounded (S)
1943 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot The Wolf escapes from prison but is hounded by the police dog named Droopy. Wherever The Wolf goes, the little fellow is there, too.
6.5
159 votes
6.5
159 votes
The Woody Woodpecker Show (TV Series)
1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Sid Marcus · Robert Owan · Paul J. Smith · Tex Avery
Plot Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures. Though...
5.9
20K votes
5.9
20K votes
Droopy: Master Detective (TV Series)
1993 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Bill Thompson · Bruce Morris
Plot Droopy, Master Detective was an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The show is a spin-off from Tom and Jerry Kids, the only other H-B show to air in first-run...
5.0
288 votes
5.0
288 votes
The Kwicky Koala Show (TV Series)
1981 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery · George Gordon · Carl Urbano · Rudy Zamora
Plot Kwicky can move very quickly, which means he essentially disappears whenever Wilferd Wolf is close to catching him. George and Joey are two stupid circus dogs, the Bungle Brothers. Crazy...
4.4
41 votes
4.4
41 votes
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Malcolm D. Lee
Cast LeBron James · Sonequa Martin-Green · Don Cheadle · Martin Klebba
Plot NBA superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes for this long-awaited sequel.
4.2
5K votes
4.2
5K votes
Crazy Mixed Up Pup (S)
1954 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot After a traffic accident, a man is treated with dog plasma while his dog is treated with human plasma.
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I'm Cold (S)
1954 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot Chilly Willy is freezing in his igloo home (he lives in Coldernell, Alaska) and burning everything he owns in the fireplace to keep warm. He notices an ad for the...
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Hold That Rock (S)
1956 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Alex Lovy · Tex Avery
Plot Smedley is the manager of Balancing Rock Canyon where various boulders are perched atop high poles. As Smedley explains, the slightest noise is enough to send the rocks tumbling ("You...
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The Peachy Cobbler (S)
1950 · Movie · 7 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot A poor cobbler feeds his last crust of bread to some birds that are really elves, who show their gratitude by finishing all his work while he sleeps and giving...
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Jitterbug Follies (S)
1939 · Movie · 9 min. · United States
Direction Milt Gross
Plot Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog are promoting a $10,000 swing contest. They plan to skip town with the entry fees, but a menacing thug from the “Citizens for...
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Room and Wrath (S)
1956 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Alex Lovy · Tex Avery
Plot Smedley, manager of the "Snowtel" where Chilly Willy is visiting, notices Chilly has not paid his bill. When Chilly still refuses to pay, Smedley tries various methods of evicting him...
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The Quail Hunt (S)
1935 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Walter Lantz · Tex Avery
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Sh-h-h-h-h-h (S)
1955 · Movie · 6 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery
Plot A mild-mannered man whose nerves are shot from incessant noise is sent to an exclusive, silent retreat with hilarious results.
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Sky Larks (S)
1934 · Movie · 10 min. · United States
Direction Tex Avery · Walter Lantz
Plot Oswald the Rabbit and his friend travel up to Mars where they meet the Roman god of war and a variety of anthropomorphic weapons.
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