Cartoons released in 1949

274 cartoons ← 1948 1950 →

  1. Cat-Nappy

    January 1, 1949 No. UA-16 Walter Lantz Productions.

  2. Wise Quackers

    January 1, 1949 No. 1063. MPAA: 12273 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Daffy Duck becomes Elmer Fudd's slave to avoid being shot.

  3. The Funshine State

    January 7, 1949 No. MPAA: # 4615 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Sing-along with spot gags about the state of Florida: orange groves, Seminoles, alligator wrestling- even a song about Tallahassee.

  4. Pueblo Pluto

    January 14, 1949 No. MPAA: 12315 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Vacationing in South America, Mickey leaves Pluto to fight with a St. Bernard pup and roll around the desert in a huge vase.

  5. Goggle Fishing Bear

    January 15, 1949 No. MPAA: #12714 Theatrical Series MGM

    Barney has a dive mask and swim fins to help with his pursuit of fish. First, though, he needs to get the anchor set, despite an overly helpful little seal. The seal acts like an inept hunt…

  6. Hare Do

    January 15, 1949 No. 1068. MPAA: 12188n Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Another classic episode as Elmer chases Bugs into a theater and ends up being the main attraction and the main course for a lion.

  7. So Dear To My Heart

    January 19, 1949 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    This live-action and animation feature stars Burl Ives, telling a story of a determined young country boy and his mischievous black lamb. While daydreaming of winning a blue ribbon at the c…

  8. The Little Cut-Up

    January 21, 1949 No. 4902 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little George Washington encounters many forest creatures while chopping down the cherry tree.

  9. Bad Luck Blackie

    January 22, 1949 No. 4902 Theatrical MGM

    Bad Luck Blackie is a black cat whose job it is to bring bad luck wherever needed... and it IS needed by a poor little kitten, constantly tortured by an evil bulldog. "Whenever you need me,…

  10. Holiday For Drumsticks

    January 22, 1949 No. 1096. MPAA: 12268 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A hillbilly brings home a turkey for the upcoming Thanksgiving feast. As a result of the family fattening up the turkey, Daffy is getting less food, so Daffy tries to convince the turkey to…

  11. Awful Orphan

    January 29, 1949 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1516. MPAA: 12… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Charlie Dog tries to move in with Porky.

  12. Pow Wow And The Hungry Frog

    January 30, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  13. Meet King Joe

    January 31, 1949 Theatrical John Sutherland Productions, American Studies Institute at…

    Pro-business cartoon explaining the role of investment capital in building America's prosperity. Joe, who wears overalls and talks with a pseudo-Brooklyn accent, is king of the workers of t…

  14. Dingbat Land

    February 1, 1949 No. 4904 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    TerryToons' answer to Robert Clampett's "Porky in Wackyland." Goofy Gander and his feline pal Sourpuss (who sounds like Jimmy Durante) enter a picture book and end up in "Dingbat Land," loo…

  15. Coo Coo Bird Dog

    February 3, 1949 No. 4901 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    While proving to the household parrot that he really is a bird dog, a dog swallows the cuckoo of a cuckoo clock.

  16. Hep Cat Symphony

    February 4, 1949 No. MPAA: # 4388 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    The hep cat in Tin Can Alley finds the mouse symphony orchestra practicing next door a constant disturbance to his jazzy jive. Dressed as the Pied Piper, he pipes them away, but the mice ca…

  17. Pow Wow And The Grasshopper

    February 6, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  18. Donald's Happy Birthday

    February 11, 1949 No. 4902.. MPAA: 12541 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Huey, Dewey, and Louie earn enough money to buy their Uncle Donald a birthday present. Donald, not knowing what the money is for, wants the kids to save their money for a rainy day. The boy…

  19. Scrappy Birthday

    February 11, 1949 No. UA-12. MPAA: 12746 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Andy Panda tries to catch a fox to turn into a fur coat for his girlfriend Miranda's birthday. The two fill the screen with pandemonium when Andy's gift falls far short of the fur coat that…

  20. Porky Chops

    February 12, 1949 No. 1061. MPAA: 12173 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Lumberjack Porky Pig intrudes upon the peace of a hipster squirrel vacationing in the North Woods by trying to chop down the squirrel's tree. The jivin', zoot-suited squirrel retaliates by…

  21. All's Well that Ends Well

    February 13, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  22. Ruffy Rabbit And his Lucky Foot

    February 20, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  23. The Emerald Isle

    February 25, 1949 No. MPAA: # 4593 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about Ireland. During this brief tour, groan along at every corny pun derived from every cliche and song about Irish people and Ireland known to man. Then sing with…

  24. Mississippi Hare

    February 26, 1949 No. 1071. Blue Ribbon: 1508. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs stows away on the riverboat "The Southern Star." He plays poker against riverboat gambler Colonel Shuffle. Bugs, with seven aces, beats Colonel Shuffle, who has only six.

  25. Polka-Dot Puss

    February 26, 1949 No. 4903. MPAA: 12914 Theatrical Series MGM

    Tom is using Jerry as a yo-yo when it's time to put the cat out. He fakes a sneeze (it is quite cold outside), and Mammy lets him sleep inside. While Tom is asleep, Jerry paints his face wi…

  26. The Snowshoe Rabbit

    February 27, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  27. Somerset

    February 28, 1949 No. 3 Theatrical G-B Animation

    Featuring Gypsy Woman

  28. The Racket Buster

    February 1949 (estimated) No. 4903 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Gangster cats use all means necessary to gather up as many mice as they can find. A gangster cat (who looks a lot like Edward G. Robinson) sees a chance to get even with Mighty Mouse. A mov…

  29. Pluto's Surprise Package

    March 4, 1949 No. MPAA: 12506 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    A package arrives in the mail for Pluto... but he has terrible trouble trying to get it into the house.

  30. Pow Wow Wins by a Head

    March 6, 1949 (estimated) TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Pow Wow and Chick-O-Shay have a battle over Pow Wow's girlfriend Pow Wee, but Pow Wow has the last laugh.

  31. Sleepy Head

    March 6, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  32. Comin' Round The Mountain

    March 11, 1949 No. MPAA: # 4677 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    A group of hillbilly cats and dogs are fighting in a nonstop feud. One day, the local rooster tells the arguing groups that the new schoolmarm is coming to town, and that they should behave…

  33. Paying The Piper

    March 12, 1949 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1451. MPAA: 12… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Porky the Pied Piper gets rid of all the rats in town. The cats aren't too happy to be out of jobs, so the Supreme Cat dresses as a giant rat to make Porky look bad in front of the mayor.

  34. Pow Wow And his Lucky Duck

    March 13, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  35. Beyond Civilization To Texas

    March 15, 1949 Theatrical Impossible Pictures

    A fairly low-budget, limited animation cartoon travelogue spoof.

  36. The Lion Hunt

    March 15, 1949 No. 4905 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    After admiring photos of lions in their stereopticon collection, Heckle and Jeckle decide to embark on a lion hunt with disastrous results. The boys plan to capture a lion for the zoo and m…

  37. The Lost Dream

    March 18, 1949 No. 6103. MPAA#: 04408 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Audrey meets a lost dream in her sleep and takes him back home to dreamland. On their wacky adventure, they see sweet dreams scrubbing stars and sewing silver linings. But what happens when…

  38. Pow Wow Builds A Canoe

    March 20, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  39. Drooler's Delight

    March 25, 1949 No. UA-13. MPAA: 12763 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Woody Woodpecker, suffering from heat and commercials, plans to spend his last quarter to cool off with a "super-duper delight ice cream soda," the "Drooler's Delight," but con man Buzz Buz…

  40. Popeye's Premiere

    March 25, 1949 No. MPAA: # 04697 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive are attending Popeye's movie premiere- of Aladdin. During the movie (which is footage from the 1939 cartoon "Popeye Meets Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp"), the villain ties…

  41. Daffy Duck Hunt

    March 26, 1949 No. 1078. Blue Ribbon: 1458. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    When Porky and his dog go duck hunting, Daffy invades Porky's home, disrupting the harmony between the pig and his pooch.

  42. The Beaver Boys

    March 27, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Featuring Pow Wow

  43. The Magic Fluke

    March 27, 1949 No. 4901 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Featuring the duo of Lips Fox and His Hot One. Lips decides to leave his partner for bigger and better things, and he refuses to even talk to his old pal. Lips, now known as Foxini, needs a…

  44. Going Up

    March 1949 (estimated) No. 3 Theatrical Publicity Films.

    Featuring Soupy

  45. No Fishing

    March 1949 (estimated) No. 4 Theatrical Publicity Films.

    Featuring Soupy

  46. A Fantasy On Ireland

    April 1, 1949 No. 4 Theatrical G-B Animation

    Featuring Potatoes, Leprechauns

  47. The Little Builders

    April 3, 1949 TV Episode Tempe-Toons

    Pow Wow helps the animals, and, in return, they help him build a house. Meanwhile, Pow Wow goes to see the medicine man, who tells him the story of how the beavers learned to make dams beca…

  48. Sea Salts

    April 8, 1949 No. 4904 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Bootle Beetle reminisces about old times with Donald aboard ship.

  49. The Stork Market

    April 8, 1949 No. MPAA: # 4658 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the booming baby business run by storks. Details the manufacturing and distribution of all kinds of infants.

  50. Rebel Rabbit

    April 9, 1949 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1517. MPAA: 12… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    When he sees that the bounty on a rabbit is only two cents, Bugs goes to Washington to get to the bottom of this. It seems that rabbits are harmless, fuzzy little creatures that don't do an…