Ben Hardaway

Ben Hardaway

Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very well", designer Charlie Thorson inadvertently offered a permanent name by titling the model sheet "Bugs' Bunny" since it was meant for Hardaway's unit. By the time the rabbit was redesigned and refined for the film A Wild Hare, the name was already being used in relation to the character in studio publicity materials. In 1940, Hardaway joined the staff of Walter Lantz Productions, where he helped Walter Lantz in creating the studio's most famous character, Woody Woodpecker. Hardaway wrote or co-wrote most of the stories for the 1940–1950 Woody Woodpecker shorts, as well as supplying Woody's voice between 1944 and 1949. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

  • Title: Ben Hardaway
  • Popularity: 4.74
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1895-05-21
  • Place of Birth: Belton, Missouri, USA
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  • Also Known As: Joseph Benson Hardaway, Joseph B. Hardaway, Ben 'Bugs' Hardaway, Bugs Hardaway, B. Hardaway, Buggsy Hardaway, J.B. Hardaway, Bugsy Hardaway, J. B. Hardaway
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Ben Hardaway Movies

  • 1982
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    Woody Woodpecker and Friends

    Woody Woodpecker and Friends

    7.5 1982 HD

    A compilation of ten classic Walter Lantz cartoons: Knock Knock (1940), The Bandmaster (1947), Ski for Two (1944), Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Surf...

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  • 1946
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    Who's Cookin Who?

    Who's Cookin Who?

    7.8 1946 HD

    Woody Woodpecker is sleeping. He awakens, under a blanket of snow, to find that both Winter and a hungry wolf are knocking at his door. The wolf has...

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  • 1945
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    The Loose Nut

    The Loose Nut

    7 1945 HD

    Woody Woodpecker goes to the park for a game of golf, and quickly gets at odds with some workers who are laying a cement walk.

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  • 1946
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    The Reckless Driver

    The Reckless Driver

    7.286 1946 HD

    Driving down a U.S. highway, Woody Woodpecker passes a billboard which reminds him that he should renew his driver's license. He heads to the...

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  • 1946
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    Fair Weather Fiends

    Fair Weather Fiends

    7.286 1946 HD

    After a storm strands them on a deserted island, Woody Woodpecker and his wolf friend end up battling themselves in a quest to find food.

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  • 1948
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    Wild and Woody!

    Wild and Woody!

    7 1948 HD

    Woody Woodpecker gallops into a wild western town, which can't keep a sheriff very long due to the notorious outlaw (and sheriff-killer) Buzz...

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  • 1948
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    Wet Blanket Policy

    Wet Blanket Policy

    6.9 1948 HD

    Woody Woodpecker buys life insurance with the beneficiary being Buzz Buzzard who wants to collect early.

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  • 1942
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    6 1942 HD

    Woody Woodpecker is a stable boy. The stables are located right in an airfield, and the sound of airplanes droning around only fuels his lust to fly....

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  • 1945
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    Chew-Chew Baby

    Chew-Chew Baby

    6.65 1945 HD

    Boarding house proprietor Wally Walrus takes out an ad in the local paper looking for a sweetheart. Woody Woodpecker reads this and decides he might...

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  • 1944
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    The Barber of Seville

    The Barber of Seville

    6.337 1944 HD

    Woody is standing outside the Seville Barber Shop looking at the ads. Wanting a "victory haircut", he decides to enter the shop only to find the...

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  • 1944
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    The Beach Nut

    The Beach Nut

    6.786 1944 HD

    A crowd gathers at the beach to witness vacationer Wally Walrus thrashing Woody Woodpecker. Wally explains, in flashback, why he is trying to rid...

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  • 1942
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    The Hollywood Matador

    The Hollywood Matador

    6.6 1942 HD

    The bull is watching through a knothole as the great bullfighter, Woody Woodpecker, is showing off for the spectators. Unable to take it no longer...

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  • 1945
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    Woody Dines Out

    Woody Dines Out

    6.3 1945 HD

    Woody Woodpecker goes out to dine and accidentally stumbles into a taxidermist's shop, thinking it is a restaurant. The taxidermist, wanting a...

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  • 1944
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    Ski for Two

    Ski for Two

    6.6 1944 HD

    Planning a vacation, Woody reads in the newspaper about Swiss Chard Lodge which promises lots of good food (which, as Woody says, is his "favorite...

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  • 1941
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    Pantry Panic

    Pantry Panic

    6.1 1941 HD

    Woody's friends warn him that the groundhog has predicted a blizzard. Unconcerned, Woody decides not to go South with his pals. Soon enough, the...

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  • 1939
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    It's an Ill Wind

    It's an Ill Wind

    6.2 1939 HD

    Porky and his friend Dizzy Duck go fishing, but their trip is cut short by a thunderstorm. They take refuge in an old building that appears haunted,...

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  • 1947
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    The Coo Coo Bird

    The Coo Coo Bird

    7.8 1947 HD

    Woody Woodpecker reads in his newspaper that quail hunting season begins the next morning at 5a.m. Not wanting to pass up quail hunting, he...

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  • 1947
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    Woody the Giant Killer

    Woody the Giant Killer

    6.833 1947 HD

    Out of work, Woody complains about his not having any living quarters. A slick talking con man convinces him to buy some "magic beans" promising they...

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  • 1947
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    Smoked Hams

    Smoked Hams

    7 1947 HD

    Wally Walrus is a day sleeper and requires daily rest while his neighbor in the adjacent apartment, Woody Woodpecker, is a night sleeper who does his...

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  • 1945
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    The Dippy Diplomat

    The Dippy Diplomat

    6.5 1945 HD

    A newspaper announces that Ivan Awfulitch, the famous ambassador, is due to have a barbecue with local resident Wally Walrus. Unfortunately, while...

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  • 1940
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    Knock Knock

    Knock Knock

    7.167 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Loan Stranger

    The Loan Stranger

    6.667 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    Chew-Chew Baby

    Chew-Chew Baby

    6.65 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Barber of Seville

    The Barber of Seville

    6.337 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Dizzy Acrobat

    The Dizzy Acrobat

    5.857 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Beach Nut

    The Beach Nut

    6.786 1944 HD

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  • 1941
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    Woody Woodpecker

    Woody Woodpecker

    6.847 1941 HD

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  • 1945
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    Woody Dines Out

    Woody Dines Out

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Porky and Teabiscuit

    Porky and Teabiscuit

    5.75 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    Pantry Panic

    Pantry Panic

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Ration Bored

    Ration Bored

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Screwball

    The Screwball

    6.25 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Woody's Jalopy

    Woody's Jalopy

    7.35 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    Ski for Two

    Ski for Two

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Hollywood Matador

    The Hollywood Matador

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Hysterical Highspots in American History

    Hysterical Highspots in American History

    7.2 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    Apple Andy

    Apple Andy

    6.25 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Wacky Weed

    The Wacky Weed

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1985
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    Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck

    Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1938
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    Count Me Out

    Count Me Out

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Bars and Stripes Forever

    Bars and Stripes Forever

    5.8 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Hare-um Scare-um

    Hare-um Scare-um

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Buddy of the Apes

    Buddy of the Apes

    3.8 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Rhythm in the Bow

    Rhythm in the Bow

    4.6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Buddy's Adventures

    Buddy's Adventures

    3.8 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Buddy the Dentist

    Buddy the Dentist

    3.8 1934 HD

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  • 1940
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    Busy Bakers

    Busy Bakers

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    Buddy in Africa

    Buddy in Africa

    2.8 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Buddy of the Legion

    Buddy of the Legion

    3.3 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Buddy's Pony Express

    Buddy's Pony Express

    4 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Buddy's Theatre

    Buddy's Theatre

    3.8 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Gold Rush Daze

    Gold Rush Daze

    5.3 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Porky's Hare Hunt

    Porky's Hare Hunt

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Egg Cracker Suite

    The Egg Cracker Suite

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1938
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    Porky the Gob

    Porky the Gob

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Love and Curses

    Love and Curses

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    It's an Ill Wind

    It's an Ill Wind

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Hobo Gadget Band

    Hobo Gadget Band

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Porky the Giant Killer

    Porky the Giant Killer

    5.4 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Fagin's Freshman

    Fagin's Freshman

    5.3 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sioux Me

    Sioux Me

    4.7 1939 HD

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  • 1947
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    Smoked Hams

    Smoked Hams

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Woody the Giant Killer

    Woody the Giant Killer

    6.833 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Dippy Diplomat

    The Dippy Diplomat

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1948
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    Kiddie Koncert

    Kiddie Koncert

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Juke Box Jamboree

    Juke Box Jamboree

    6.571 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Boogie Woogie Sioux

    Boogie Woogie Sioux

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    Milk and Money

    Milk and Money

    6.625 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Loose Nut

    The Loose Nut

    7 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Reckless Driver

    The Reckless Driver

    7.286 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Fair Weather Fiends

    Fair Weather Fiends

    7.286 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Wet Blanket Policy

    Wet Blanket Policy

    6.9 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Wild and Woody!

    Wild and Woody!

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Woody Woodpecker Polka

    The Woody Woodpecker Polka

    8 1951 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Overture to 'William Tell'

    The Overture to 'William Tell'

    8 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    Mousie Come Home

    Mousie Come Home

    6.667 1946 HD

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  • 1941
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    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat

    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat

    4.4 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop

    Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop

    10 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    A Bone for a Bone

    A Bone for a Bone

    5.2 1951 HD

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  • 1948
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    Playful Pelican

    Playful Pelican

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Dog Tax Dodgers

    Dog Tax Dodgers

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    Scrappy Birthday

    Scrappy Birthday

    5.833 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Confederate Honey

    Confederate Honey

    4.8 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Yankee Doodle Swing Shift

    Yankee Doodle Swing Shift

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Who's Cookin Who?

    Who's Cookin Who?

    7.8 1946 HD

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  • 1934
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    Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Old Mother Hubbard

    Old Mother Hubbard

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Headless Horseman

    The Headless Horseman

    6.3 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Jack Frost

    Jack Frost

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    6.2 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Merry Old Soul

    The Merry Old Soul

    5.364 1935 HD

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  • 1940
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    Porky's Baseball Broadcast

    Porky's Baseball Broadcast

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Penguin Parade

    The Penguin Parade

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Daffy Duck & Egghead

    Daffy Duck & Egghead

    6.706 1938 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Coo Coo Bird

    The Coo Coo Bird

    7.8 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Bear's Tale

    The Bear's Tale

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    Fish Fry

    Fish Fry

    6.7 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Bathing Buddies

    Bathing Buddies

    7 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Pied Piper of Basin Street

    The Pied Piper of Basin Street

    6.333 1945 HD

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  • 1951
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    Rabbit Every Monday

    Rabbit Every Monday

    7 1951 HD

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