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Toony Tales is an American animated short film series and media franchise created by former Fleischer Studios animators William Mathews and River Becker, and produced by Games Animation from 1942 to 1998 and Paramount Animation since 2000, and ran theatrically from 1942 to 1975, with a revival series running from the 1990s to present day. It is known for introducing well-known cartoon characters such as Reed and Smedley, Sally & Joey, Fishy, Little Nancy, Racky Raccoon, Count Dogcula, The Muskrat Trio, Princess Lovely, Star Chinchillas and Peppy Mouse, and many other cartoon characters.

The series was originally titled Reed Dog's Wacky Adventures in the first few shorts, but was renamed Toony Tales in 1943 due to being introduced with one-shot shorts and a new characters, Sally & Joey. Currently, Reed Dog is considered the mascot of the series, as well as the mascot of Games Animation.

Toony Tales has since become a worldwide media franchise, spawning to several television programs, feature films, comic books, albums, video games, and amusement park rides, as well as being Games' flagship franchise and one of the five most popular cartoon series in the Golden Age of American animation right after Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck, Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker, 20th Century Fox's RandomToons, Max Fleischer/Paramount's Popeye the Sailor, and MGM's Tom and Jerry, winning and nominating several awards.

As of 2016, the series is currently focused to be produced mostly for television and internet, particularly on Netflix, YouTube, Pluto TV, Paramount+ (since 2020), and occasionally theaters and film festivals.

History[]

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Series[]

  • Reed and Smedley - a Tom and Jerry/Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck-esque cartoon series about a dog and a cat chasing each other with the cat always failing. Debuted in 1942.
  • Sally & Joey - the misadventures of a girl and a kangaroo. Debuted in 1943.
  • Peppy Mouse - a young mouse who outsmart his feline enemies while go on various adventures. Debuted in 1945.
  • Fishy - a young goldfish who likes to travel around the world, while outsmarting his enemies. Debuted in 1945.
  • Little Nancy - a tomboyish little girl who is a talented mechanic, builder, engineer and inventor. Debuted in 1948.
  • Tod and Knot - two trouble-making pups. Debuted in 1948.
  • Willy and Winnie - TBD. Debuted in 1950.
  • Raymond the Fox - TBD. Debuted in 1951.
  • The Muskrat Trio - a Three Stooges-esque group of three muskrat. Debuted in 1952.
  • Felix, Willa and the Pirate - TBD. Debuted in 1952.
  • The Pitbull and the Cat - TBD. Debuted in 1953.
  • Beavers and Hyenas - a Tex Avery cartoon-esque series about a five beavers who outsmart a group of hyenas. Debuted in 1953.
  • Little Penny - an innocent little girl who is a very talented chef and baker. Debuted in 1954.
  • Lenny, Jenna and Ted - an "antecessor" to Yakko, Wakko and Dot from Warner Bros.' Animaniacs, three wild juvenile delinquents who cause havoc around the world and drive people insane. Debuted in 1954.
  • Outback High - It follows a group of young Australian animals who go to high school. Debuted in 1955.
  • Evelyn - A hard-working woman who tries doing her job while end up in many situations. Debuted in 1945 (in the Reed and Smedley shorts) and 1956 (in her own shorts).
  • Count Dogcula - A vampire dog tries to become rich and famous at entertainment industry, to his servants' dismay. Debuted in 1956.
  • Racky Raccoon - A raccoon thief named Racky tries to steal stuff at different places, but failed. Debuted in 1957.
  • Star Chinchillas - TBD. Debuted in 1960.
  • Princess Lovely - the misadventures of a cheerful and beautiful princess who sees everything as friendly, think herself beautiful and is unaware of evil villains trying to kidnapped and kill her. Debuted in 1961.
  • Daddy Wolf and Junior Wolf - the life of a wolf who tried to teach his son to catch something. Debuted in 1962.
  • Witch Magpie - TBD. Debuted in 1962.
  • Outlaws Kids - A two six-year-old kids named Willy and Delilah who are notorious outlaws in the American Wild West, robbing stuff and tormenting adults. Debuted in 1962.
  • Hokey Tiger and Pokey Crane - TBD. Debuted in 1963.
  • Miss Bow Wow and Mr. Mittens - TBD. Debuted in 1963.
  • The Dalmatian and the Teenager - the series follows a young teenager and his pet dalmatian who gets into a lot of trouble sometime. Debuted in 1964.
  • Jonathan Sheepdog - TBD. Debuted in 1966.
  • Little Jenny - A tomboyish little girl who is a total music lover and loves making music. Debuted in 1966.
  • The Furballs - a parody of the sitcom The Honeymooners but with the characters being cats. Debuted in 1968.
  • Pamela Mouse and Tinny Mouse - TBD. Debuted in 1968.

Characters and voice cast[]

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Co-production companies[]

While most of the Toony Tales shorts are fully produced by Games Animation (1942-1998) and Paramount Animation (1998-present), the studio had been collaborated with animation studios worldwide in several shorts, films and television series for the franchise. Here are the studios listed in alphabetical order.

Filmography[]

Main article: List of Toony Tales shorts

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Spin-offs and media[]

TV series[]

Series/movies marked with * are compilations of earlier shorts.

  • The Toony Tales Show (1957-1988)*
  • Funday Funnies with Reed & Smedley (1964-1988)*
  • Reed Dog's TV Funnies (1978-1985)*
  • The World Adventures of Nancy, Penny and Jenny (1984-1991)
  • The New Toony Tales (1987-1989)
  • Toony Tales: Zany Grand Prix (1992-1996)
  • Toony Tales: Wacky Classics (2000-2008)
  • Toony Titans Maximum (2005-2008)
  • Games Town (2010-2016)
  • Toony Tales: Olympics (2014-2016)
  • All-New Toony Tales (2016-2021)
  • Toony Tales: Modern Classics (2022-present)

TV specials[]

  • Happy Anniversary, Reed and Smedley! (1962)
  • Reed & Smedley's Cruise Vacation (1971)
  • Jenna and the Magic Lamp (1973)
  • Vote for Reed or Smedley (1975)
  • Reed Dog's 1001 Toony Tales (1984)
  • The Frog Prince: Starring Reed & Smedley (1985)
  • The Sweet Girls' Early Years (1987)
  • Rock and Woof! (1989)
  • Happy 50 Years, Toony Tales! (1992)
  • A Toony Tales Thanksgiving (1994)
  • The Lost Toony Tales (1995)
  • Robin Rood: Starring Reed Dog (1998)
  • Raymond the Easter Fox (1999)
  • Wolf for the Holiday (2007)
  • Toony Tales: Spooky Halloween Stories (2010)
  • A Toony Tales Valentine Special (2013)
  • Toony Tales History with Reed & Smedley (2017)

Albums[]

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Games[]

  • Toony Tales: Trip Around the World (1988; MS-DOS)
  • Toony Tales: Preschool Fun! (1988; MS-DOS)
  • Toony Tales: Numbers and Shapes (1988; MS-DOS)

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Films[]

Main article: Toony Tales (film series)

Direct-to-video[]

  • Toony Tales: Magical Unleashed (1999)
  • Toony Tales: Blast in Space (2002)
  • Toony Tales: Fast Speed Race (2002)
  • Toony Tales: Ahoy Dog (2003)
  • Jenna Twist (2004)
  • Toony Tales: Hotel for Dogs (2008)
  • Toony Tales: World of Wonderland (2010)
  • Toony Tales: The Magic Lamp (2011)
  • Toony Tales: Misadventures Around the World (2014)
  • Toony Tales: Kung Fu Masters (2015)
  • Toony Tales: Zany & Legend (2016)
  • Toony Tales: Reed and the Lighting Storm (2017)
  • Toony Tales Going Barnyard (2018)
  • Toony Tales and WWE: Slams & Toons! (2019)
  • Toony Tales: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019)
  • Toony Tales: Blast Through the Past (2022)
  • Toony Tales: The Next Level (2022)

Broadcast[]

United States[]

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Licensing deals[]

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Home media releases[]

Gallery[]

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Trivia[]

  • By 1969, most film studios had discontinued their animation departments, leaving William Mathews and River Becker as one of the only four producers still making animated shorts for theaters. The other studios were Walter Lantz Productions (until its closure in 1972), Kenny & Kella Young Productions (until its closure in 1982) and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the latter having co-producing several Toony Tales shorts during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • Throughout Games Animation's history in the Golden Age of American animation, the Toony Tales animated shorts from 1942 to 1960s were considered superior to the shorts produced by Terrytoons and Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios, with Games Animation eventually gaining the same artistic acclaim like fellow studios Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fleischer Studios, Screen Gems, Leon Schlesinger Productions/Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Cartoons, Walter Lantz Productions, Kenny & Kella Young Productions and UPA.
  • Unlike other 1930s cartoons like Walt Disney's pre-1934 Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies and more in line with 1940s/50s/60s cartoons such as Walt Disney's post-1934 Mickey Mouse, Warner Bros.' post-1936 Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies, Universal's Walter Lantz cartoons, Terrytoons' Heckle and Jeckle/Little Roquefort/Silly Sidney, Paramount Cartoon Studios' Baby Huey/Herman and Katnip/Buzzy the Funny Crow/Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare/Screen Songs/1960s cartoons, UPA cartoons, Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Joe Oriolo version), Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Tom and Jerry/Tex Avery cartoons, most of the Toony Tales shorts are notable for featuring a zanier, darker and sadistic style of slapstick and madcap humor.
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