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As they arrived at the old windmill on Rue 66, a eerie fog enveloped the group. Suddenly, a figure emerged from the shadows – none other than Daffy Duck, dressed in a fedora and a trench coat.

From 1929 through 1933, the earliest Looney Tunes (and their sister series, Merrie Melodies, starting in 1931) were experimental, jazz-infused, and largely forgotten by the public. But they were the foundation. By the end of 1929, Warner had released – all in black and white, all with mono sound. Today, 10 of those 12 survive in some form. looneytunesalmostcompletes1929s20111086of

The Looney Tunes franchise began as a series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros. The very first cartoon, Sinkin’ in the Bathtub , was released in 1930, but its roots go back to 1929, when animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising created a pilot, Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid , to sell the concept. Over the next four decades, the series—alongside its sister series Merrie Melodies —produced a staggering number of animated shorts. According to the official filmography, a total of 1,002 animated shorts were released under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s, and 1,041 theatrical shorts have been created from the beginning to the present day. As they arrived at the old windmill on

Restoring a 1929 short is nothing like cleaning a 1990s film. The original Looney Tunes were shot on nitrate stock, which shrinks, warps, and develops vinegar syndrome (a chemical decay smelling like acetic acid). Audio was on separate optical tracks – often misaligned. But they were the foundation