List of films directed by Tex Avery

Tex Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor, and director. He became famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden age of American animation and produced his most significant work while employed by the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.

He created the characters of Daffy Duck in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), Elmer Fudd in Egghead Rides Again (1937), Bugs Bunny in A Wild Hare (1940), Cecil Turtle in Tortoise Beats Hare (1941), Droopy in Dumb-Hounded (1943), Screwy Squirrel in Screwball Squirrel (1944), George and Junior in Henpecked Hoboes (1946), Spike/Butch the bulldog (Tex Avery's version) in Bad Luck Blackie (1949), and Smedley Dog in I'm Cold (1954). He developed the characters of Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. studio and Chilly Willy from the Walter Lantz Studio into the personas for which they are best remembered.

Avery first began his animation career at the Walter Lantz studio in the early 1930s, working on the majority of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1931-35. He is listed as "animator" on the original title card credits on the Oswald cartoons. He later claimed to have directed two cartoons during this time. By 1942, Avery was in the employ of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, working in their cartoon division under the supervision of Fred Quimby. At MGM, Avery's creativity reached its peak. A burnt-out Avery left MGM in 1953 to return to the Walter Lantz studio. Avery's return to the Lantz studio did not last long. He directed four cartoons in 1954-1955: the one-shots Crazy Mixed-Up Pup and Shh-h-h-h-h, and I'm Cold and The Legend of Rockabye Point, in which he defined the character of Chilly Willy the penguin.

Films directed or co-directed by Tex Avery

1935–1942: Warner Bros. era

Title	Year	Notes	Ref(s).
Gold Diggers of '49	1935	In black and white. First cartoon by Tex Avery
Plane Dippy	1936	In black and white
Page Miss Glory	1936	First color cartoon by Tex Avery
The Blow Out	1936	In black and white
I'd Love to Take Orders from You	1936
I Love to Singa	1936
Porky the Rain Maker	1936	In black and white
The Village Smithy	1936	In black and white
Milk and Money	1936	In black and white
Don't Look Now	1936
Porky the Wrestler	1937	In black and white
Picador Porky	1937	In black and white. First cartoon to have voices by Mel Blanc
I Only Have Eyes for You	1937
Porky's Duck Hunt	1937	In black and white. First appearance of the character Daffy Duck First cartoon when Mel Blanc does the voice of Porky Pig
Uncle Tom's Bungalow	1937	Part of the Censored Eleven.
Ain't We Got Fun	1937
Egghead Rides Again	1937	First appearance of the character Elmer Fudd as Egghead
A Sunbonnet Blue	1937
Porky's Garden	1937	In black and white. Also in the public domain
I Wanna Be a Sailor	1937	In the public domain
Little Red Walking Hood	1937
Daffy Duck & Egghead	1938
The Sneezing Weasel	1938
The Penguin Parade	1938
The Isle of Pingo Pongo	1938	Part of the Censored Eleven
Cinderella Meets Fella	1938
A Feud There Was	1938	First cartoon in which the name Elmer Fudd was employed
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas	1938
Daffy Duck in Hollywood	1938	Final Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Tex Avery
The Mice Will Play	1938
Hamateur Night	1939	In the public domain
A Day at the Zoo	1939	In the public domain
Thugs with Dirty Mugs	1939
Believe It or Else	1939	Berth of a baby sequence removed from television airings (especially Cartoon Network and Boomerang) due to its racist content
Dangerous Dan McFoo	1939
Detouring America	1939	Eskimo,black and half of Native American sequence cut from television airings
Land of the Midnight Fun	1939
Fresh Fish	1939
Screwball Football	1939
The Early Worm Gets the Bird	1940	In the public domain
Cross-Country Detours	1940
The Bear's Tale	1940
A Gander at Mother Goose	1940
Circus Today	1940
A Wild Hare	1940	First appearance of the character Bugs Bunny
Ceiling Hero	1940
Wacky Wild Life	1940
Of Fox and Hounds	1940
Holiday Highlights	1940
The Crackpot Quail	1941
The Haunted Mouse	1941	In black and white. In the public domain
Tortoise Beats Hare	1941	First appearance of the character Cecil Turtle
Hollywood Steps Out	1941
Porky's Preview	1941	In black and white. Also in the public domain Final Porky Pig cartoon directed by Tex Avery
The Heckling Hare	1941
Aviation Vacation	1941	African native sequence cut from television airings
All This and Rabbit Stew	1941	Part of the Censored Eleven and the only cartoon in the Censored Eleven to have a recurring character (Bugs Bunny) Final Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Tex Avery until he started directing Kool Aid ads in the 1960s. Also in the public domain
The Bug Parade	1941	Final cartoon directed by Tex Avery that he completed by himself
The Cagey Canary	1941	Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett	[1]
Aloha Hooey	1942	Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett	[1]
Crazy Cruise	1942	Planned, but completed by Bob Clampett. African native sequence and Japanese vulture sequence cut from television airings	[1]

1941: Paramount era

All shorts are in live action and in black and white.

Title	Year	Notes	Ref(s).
Down on the Farm	1941	In the public domain	[2]
In a Pet Shop	1941	In the public domain	[3]
In the Zoo	1941	In the public domain	[4]

1942–1957: MGM era

Title	Year	Notes	DVD - Availability	Blu-ray - Availability	Ref(s).
Blitz Wolf	1942	Rarely available due to Nazi imagery. First appearance of the Wolf.	WB Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2	[5]
The Early Bird Dood It!	1942		Girl Crazy		[6]
Dumb-Hounded	1943	First appearance of the character Droopy.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Red Hot Riding Hood	1943	First appearance of the character Red.		Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Who Killed Who?	1943			Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
One Ham's Family	1943		Best Foot Forward		[7]
What's Buzzin' Buzzard	1943			Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Screwball Squirrel	1944	First appearance of the character Screwy Squirrel.	The Thin Man Goes Home	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Batty Baseball	1944		The Stratton Story	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Happy-Go-Nutty	1944	Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings.	Dragon Seed
Big Heel-Watha	1944	Rarely available due to negative stereotypes of Native Americans.		Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
The Screwy Truant	1945		The Clock	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
The Shooting of Dan McGoo	1945		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Jerky Turkey	1945			Anchor's Away
Swing Shift Cinderella	1945		Without Love	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2
Wild and Woolfy	1945		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Lonesome Lenny	1946		Undercurrent	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
The Hick Chick	1946		Ziegfeld Follies	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Northwest Hounded Police	1946		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Henpecked Hoboes	1946	First appearance of the characters George and Junior. Blackface gag present which is cut from television airings.	Till the Clouds Roll By
Hound Hunters	1947	Originally titled What Price Fleadom during production, named used for another Avery cartoon the following year.	Fiesta	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1	[8]
Red Hot Rangers	1947		Tycoon	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Uncle Tom's Cabaña	1947	Rarely available due to racially stereotypical content.
Slap Happy Lion	1947		Song of the Thin Man
King-Size Canary	1947		Command Decision	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2
What Price Fleadom	1948		The Three Musketeers
Little 'Tinker	1948		The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Half-Pint Pygmy	1948	Rarely available due to racially stereotypical content.
Lucky Ducky	1948	Blackface gag cut from television airings.
The Cat That Hated People	1948		Words and Music	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Bad Luck Blackie	1949	First appearance of the character Spike/Butch the bulldog (Tex Avery's version). Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings.	Kitty Foyle	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Señor Droopy	1949	First cartoon in which the character is named onscreen.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
The House of Tomorrow	1949		Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Doggone Tired	1949	In the public domain		On the Town Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Wags to Riches	1949		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Little Rural Riding Hood	1949		Battleground	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Out-Foxed	1949		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The Counterfeit Cat	1949		East Side, West Side	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Ventriloquist Cat	1950		Three Little Words	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The Cuckoo Clock	1950		Summer Stock	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Garden Gopher	1950	Blackface gag cut from television airings.	Two Weeks With Love	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
The Chump Champ	1950		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
The Peachy Cobbler	1950	Photo backgrounds	Nancy Goes to Rio	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Cock-a-Doodle Dog	1951
Daredevil Droopy	1951	Blackface gag cut from television airings.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Droopy's Good Deed	1951	Blackface gag and stereotypes cut from television airings.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Symphony in Slang	1951		An American in Paris	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
Car of Tomorrow	1951	Native American and Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings.	Royal Wedding	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Droopy's Double Trouble	1951		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Magical Maestro	1952	Blackface and Chinese stereotypes cut from television airings.	The Belle of New York	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
One Cab's Family	1952			Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Rock-a-Bye Bear	1952	Final cartoon directed by Avery before year-long sabbatical.		Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2
Little Johnny Jet	1953	First cartoon directed by Avery after return from sabbatical.	The Naked Spur
T.V. of Tomorrow	1953		Torch Song	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The Three Little Pups	1953	Final live-action/animated cartoon.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Drag-a-Long Droopy	1954		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Billy Boy	1954		Executive Suite
Homesteader Droopy	1954		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The Farm of Tomorrow	1954		Deep in My Heart	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The Flea Circus	1954		Les Girls	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Dixieland Droopy	1954		Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Field and Scream	1955		Hit the Deck	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
The First Bad Man	1955		Kismet	Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2
Deputy Droopy	1955	Directed by Tex Avery and Michael Lah.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Cellbound	1955	Directed by Tex Avery and Michael Lah. Last MGM cartoon actually directed by Tex Avery. He will go on to do TV commercials for most of his remaining years before passing away during early pre-production of The Kwicky Koala Show in 1980 of which Tex Avery created.
Millionaire Droopy	1956	Cinemascope remake of Wags to Riches (1949) by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after Avery left. Credits mention « directed by Tex Avery » though.	Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
Cat's Meow	1957	Cinemascope remake of Ventriloquist Cat (1950) by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after Avery left. Credits mention « directed by Tex Avery » though.

1954–1955: Universal & Walter Lantz era

Title	Year	Notes	Ref(s).
I'm Cold	1954	Chilly Willy cartoon. First appearance of the character Smedley Dog	[9]
Crazy Mixed Up Pup	1955		[10]
The Legend of Rockabye Point	1955	Chilly Willy cartoon. First appearance of the character Maxie the Polar Bear.	[11]
Sh-h-h-h-h-h	1955		[12]

References

1. Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, 1975, De Capo Press
2. "Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
3. "Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
4. "Speaking of Animals in the Zoo". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
5. Avery, Tex (22 August 1942). "Blitz Wolf". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. Avery, Tex (29 August 1942). "The Early Bird Dood It!". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
7. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 229–230. ISBN 9781476672939.
8. https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/irv-spence-and-rod-scribner-one-shot-moonlighters/
9. "I'm Cold". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
10. "Crazy Mixed Up Pup". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
11. "The Legend of Rockabye Point". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
12. "Sh-h-h-h-h-h". IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2020.