Loony Tunes 1960's rare version

[JES271991]

Yew my mistake sorry.



[2005dave]

The only three original studio cartoons this was used on: "Now Hear This", "Bartholomew Vs. The Wheel" and "Senorella and the Glass Huarache". Note the WHITE background on the series title and the cymbal crash after the opening sound effect - those did NOT carry over to the DePatie-Freleng and Format Films productions that later used this title sequence.

[IJustWatchEm71]

@2005dave All three you mention also included the Big Ben outro, if I'm not mistaken.

[JES271991]

Yes

[JES271991]

I think they used on Speed Runner and Coyete cartoons.

[barber747]

@JES271991

Speed Runner? Don't you mean Road Runner?

[IJustWatchEm71]

What's also interesting to note is that this, along with a small number of other WB 'toons of that year, had the Big Ben outro, with a small bike horn squeaking as the "OO" in "cartOOn" jumped out at you a few times.

Kind of a strange way to sign off, huh?

[jmsalaman]

Mmmmm..... Home o' Tacos

[baritonesilver]

This version was first used in the Chuck Jones short "Now Hear This".

[DoubleA1200]

@baritonesilver Preciselly

[MattTheSaiyan]

This logo (and the more common "black" one) are not bad logos, but are very inferior to what they replaced, and appeared at a time when the Looney Tunes series was getting progressively worse, to the point of becoming sub-Terrytoons by the end of the decade. For some reason I like those ultra-predictable cookie-cutter "Road Runner" cartoons though, and I don't know why.

[LioGunne]

I remember this back when i was younger.

[IHateLadyGaga1991]

Incidentally, this was the first WB cartoon to be released after the last one to feature the "bullseye" titles.

[LizBlazeOfficial98]

no i saw that intro on boomerang when i was a little kid

[bigdogonnet]

Awesome sound! :D

[birdmangyi]

This was used on 'Now hear this', 'Senora and the glass hurache (this one), and 'Bartholomew versus the wheel'. Around 1962-1963.

The ending used a strange bell tower sound for the pink shapes, and then a tricycle honk for the flashing 'oo' s. Roadrunner cartoons did NOT use this version. They used the more common black one, in 1964-1966. Obviously after that in 1967 they started using the scary blue 'W7' ones.

[mzlotta37]

how is that rare like it 's not rare 2 me but 2 u

[WillLoisJoeNetwork]

Definitly from a Wilie Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon.

[1997romaniaboy]

it's from speedy Gonzales

[HHog]

If I recall right, most Road Runner cartoons usually had this type of intro.

[wilek209]

The Road Runner cartoons directed by Rudy Larriva in 1965-1966 used this, but not the Chuck Jones ones

[ApacheMan2K]

@wilek209 And produced by David DePatie and Friz Freleng's studio -- the same one that made the Pink Panther cartoons for United Artists and Walter Mirisch.

[springofpiesucks]

i'll admit it, probably the logo used on "Pancho's Hideaway" (1964) is much rarier cause it uses same music and backround, but ending music that would be used in the DF era.

[ma55aracin9]

...and what about that original white background variant from "Now Hear This"

(1961)?

[myronfalwell]

@ ma55aracin9:

THAT variant - as well as the original "Abstract WB" open and close sequence were designed by Chuck Jones. He only could use it once on "Now Hear This," because he was fired from WB shortly thereafter.