William Hanna
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 14, 1910
- Died
- March 22, 2001 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Melrose, New Mexico, USA
Biography
William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Known For
Filmography
Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)
Movie · Director
Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons
Movie · Director
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
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Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
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Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
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Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
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Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
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Il Meglio di... Tom & Jerry - Volume 1
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Hard Luck Duck
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What a Cartoon!
TV · Director · 2 eps
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
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The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
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Jetsons: The Movie
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Les p'tits schtroumpfs
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Rock Odyssey
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Le bébé schtroumpf
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Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
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Stay Awake or Else...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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The Three Musketeers
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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
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A Christmas Story
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Oliver and the Artful Dodger
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Yogi's Ark Lark
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The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
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The Last of the Curlews
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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
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Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
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Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
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The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV · Director · 15 eps
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
TV · Director · 16 eps
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV · Director · 15 eps
The Funky Phantom
TV · Director · 17 eps
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
TV · Director · 24 eps
Around the World in 79 Days
TV · Director · 17 eps
It's the Wolf
TV · Director · 8 eps
Motormouse and Autocat
TV · Director · 34 eps
Love, American Style
TV · Director · 2 eps
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
TV · Director · 89 eps
Arabian Knights
TV · Director · 18 eps
Shutter Bugged Cat
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Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
TV · Director · 59 eps
Shazzan
TV · Director · 2 eps
Young Samson & Goliath
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Man Called Flintstone
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Matinee Mouse
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The Space Kidettes
TV · Director · 1 ep
Big Mouse-Take
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Horse Shoo
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Crow's Fete
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Pork Chop Phooey
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The Secret Squirrel Show
TV · Director · 78 eps
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
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Bear Hug
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Bear Knuckles
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Elephantastic
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Raggedy Rug
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Trouble Bruin
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Christmas Flintstone
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Jonny Quest
TV · Director · 1 ep
Breezly and Sneezly
TV · Director · 23 eps
Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse
TV · Director · 15 eps
Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long
TV · Director · 23 eps
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey
TV · Director · 14 eps
A Fallible Fable
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Bear Up!
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Chicken Hearted Wolf
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Crook Who Cried Wolf
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Drum-Sticked
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Habit Rabbit
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Just a Wolf at Heart
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Not in Nottingham
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Sheep Stealers Anonymous
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Watcha Watchin'?
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Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing
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Yogi's Birthday Party
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Bunnies Abundant
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Chicken Fracas-See
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Rancid Ransom
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Bungle Uncle
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Beef For And After
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Swash Buckled
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Common Scents
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Bearly Able
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Slippery Slippers
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The Jetsons
TV · Director · 7 eps
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har
TV · Director · 52 eps
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum
TV · Director · 52 eps
Count Down Clown
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This Is My Ducky Day
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Fee Fie Foes
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Zoo is Company
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Child Sock-Cology
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Catch Meow
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Kooky Loopy
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Loopy's Hare-do
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Happy Go Loopy
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Two Faced Wolf
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Top Cat
TV · Director · 2 eps
Here, Kiddie, Kiddie
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No Biz Like Shoe Biz
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Tale of a Wolf
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Life with Loopy
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Creepy Time Pal
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Snoopy Loopy
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The Do-Good Wolf
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The Flintstones
TV · Director · 166 eps
Wolf Hounded
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Little Bo Bopped
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The Quick Draw McGraw Show
TV · Director · 135 eps
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
TV · Director · 45 eps
Snooper and Blabber
TV · Director · 45 eps
Happy Go Ducky
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Tot Watchers
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Robin Hoodwinked
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Royal Cat Nap
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The Vanishing Duck
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Yogi Bear's Big Break
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The Huckleberry Hound Show
TV · Director · 2 eps
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
TV · Director · 57 eps
Mucho Mouse
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Timid Tabby
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Feedin' the Kiddie
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Tom's Photo Finish
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Tops with Pops
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Give and Tyke
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Scat Cats
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The Ruff and Reddy Show
TV · Director · 156 eps
Blue Cat Blues
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Busy Buddies
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Barbecue Brawl
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Muscle Beach Tom
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Down Beat Bear
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The Egg and Jerry
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The Flying Sorceress
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Good Will to Men
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Designs on Jerry
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Mouse for Sale
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That's My Mommy
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Pecos Pest
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Southbound Duckling
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Tom and Chérie
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Pup on a Picnic
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Smarty Cat
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Baby Butch
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Mice Follies
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Pet Peeve
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Neapolitan Mouse
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Little School Mouse
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Downhearted Duckling
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Posse Cat
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Puppy Tale
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Touché, Pussy Cat!
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Hic-cup Pup
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Jerry and Jumbo
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Johann Mouse
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Just Ducky
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The Missing Mouse
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Life with Tom
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That's My Pup!
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Two Little Indians
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The Two Mouseketeers
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Smitten Kitten
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The Flying Cat
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Little Runaway
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Cruise Cat
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The Duck Doctor
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Fit to Be Tied
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Push-Button Kitty
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Triplet Trouble
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The Dog House
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His Mouse Friday
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Casanova Cat
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Jerry and the Goldfish
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Jerry's Cousin
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Cat Napping
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Nit-Witty Kitty
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Sleepy-Time Tom
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Slicked-up Pup
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Jerry and the Lion
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Texas Tom
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Little Quacker
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Cue Ball Cat
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The Hollywood Bowl
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The Framed Cat
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Safety Second
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Saturday Evening Puss
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Hatch Up Your Troubles
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Heavenly Puss
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Jerry's Diary
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The Cat and the Mermouse
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The Little Orphan
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Polka-Dot Puss
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Love That Pup
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Tennis Chumps
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Mouse Cleaning
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The Truce Hurts
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Kitty Foiled
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Old Rockin' Chair Tom
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Professor Tom
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Make Mine Freedom
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Salt Water Tabby
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A Mouse in the House
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The Invisible Mouse
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Part Time Pal
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The Cat Concerto
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Cat Fishin'
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
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Springtime for Thomas
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Trap Happy
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The Milky Waif
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Solid Serenade
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Quiet Please!
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Tee for Two
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The Mouse Comes to Dinner
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Flirty Birdy
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Mouse in Manhattan
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Mouse Trouble
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The Zoot Cat
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Puttin' on the Dog
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The Bodyguard
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The Million Dollar Cat
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Sufferin' Cats!
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Baby Puss
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The Lonesome Mouse
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The Yankee Doodle Mouse
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War Dogs
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Droopy
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Bowling Alley-Cat
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Puss n' Toots
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Fine Feathered Friend
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Fraidy Cat
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Dog Trouble
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The Midnight Snack
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The Night Before Christmas
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The Goose Goes South
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Officer Pooch
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Puss Gets the Boot
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Gallopin' Gals
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Swing Social
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Old Smokey
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Blue Monday
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What a Lion!
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To Spring
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