Cartoon Alley is an American television program that aired on Turner Classic Movies every Saturday Morning at 11:30 AM ET. Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, the series featured three classic animated shorts from the 1930-1950's per episode. Most shorts were from The Golden Age of American animation. Each of the three shorts focused on a common theme. Most shorts came from Warner Bros., MGM, and Paramount, but during the show's first season Cartoon Alley featured shorts from the Gaumont Film Company. Many recognizable characters have been featured in at least one episode such as Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Porky Pig, Tom and Jerry, and others not so famous such as Goopy Geer and The Captain and the Kids. The shorts often appeared uncut and uncensored, and the more controversial cartoons were often introduced with a brief warning by Mankiewicz about the ethnic stereotypes being portrayed. The network's logo was only featured for a brief time, usually during the last short featured. From November 2004 to September 2005 the series was featured just once a month but after popular demand the series became a weekly feature. This series never aired in February because of TCM's 31 Days of Oscars programming. The series was canceled in autumn of 2007.
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Featured Cartoons: The CooCoo Nut Grove (1938)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Music: Carl W. Stalling Malibu Beach Party (1940)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Written by Jack Miller Music: Car…
Featured Cartoons: The Pups' Christmas (1936)(MGM) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley Peace On Earth (1939)(MGM) Directed by Hugh Harman Music: Scott Bradley The Night Before C…
Featured Cartoons: Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Story by Michael Maltese Music: Carl W. Stalling Blitz Wolf (1942)(MGM) Directed by Tex Avery Story by Rich Ho…
Featured Cartoons: Professor Tom (1948)(MGM) Directed by William Hanna & Joesph Barbera Music: Scott Bradley Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)(MGM) Directed by William Hanna & Joesph Barbera Musi…
Featured Cartoons: Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)(MGM) Directed by Tex Avery Batty Baseball (1944)(MGM) Directed by Tex Avery Music: Scott Bradley Swingshift Cinderella (1945)(MGM) Directed by …
Featured Cartoons: Honeymoon Hotel (1934)(WB) Directed by Earl Duvall Music: Norman Spencer Beauty and the Beast (1934)(WB) Directed by Friz Freleng Music: Norman Spencer I Haven't Got a Ha…
Featured Cartoons: Cleaning House (1938)(MGM) Directed by: Robert Allen Written by: Rudolph Dirks Music: Scott Bradley, Paul Kerby and Bert Lewis Petunia National Park (1939)(MGM) Directed b…
Featured Cartoons: Adventures of Popeye (1935)(Paramount) Directed by: Dave Fleischer Produced by: Max Fleischer The Anvil Chorus Girl (1944)(Paramount) Directed by: Izzy Sparber Written by:…
Featured Cartoons: The Australian Platypus (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The Cuckoo (1948) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The Lion (1948) Directed …
Featured Cartoons: The Ostrich (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed It's a Lovely Day (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed The House Cat (1949) Directed …
Featured Cartoons: Ginger Nutt's Bee-Bother (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus (1949) Directed by: Bert Felstead Music: Henry Reed Ginger Nut…
Featured Cartoons: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley The Fishing Bear (1940) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley Heir Bear (1953) Direct…
Featured Cartoons: Naughty But Mice (1939) Little Brother Rat (1939) Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939) * This weeks theme: Sniffles the Mouse All shorts are Warner Brothers On all shorts Director: Chuc…
Featured Cartoons: Dumb Hounded (1943) Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945) Writer: Heck Allen Wild Woolfy (1945) Writer: Heck Allen * The theme for this month is Droopy All shorts are Directed by: Tex…
Featured Cartoons A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) Directed by: Robert Clampett Writer: Warren Foster Music: Carl W Stalling Birdy and the Beast (1944) Directed by: Robert Clampett Writer: Warren Foster…
Featured Cartoons: Millionaire Droopy (1956) Directed by: Tex Avery Writers: Jack Cosgriff & Rich Hogan Music: Scott Bradley Cat's Meow (1957) Directed by: Tex Avery Music: Scott Bradley Tops With …
Featured Cartoons: Horton Hatches the Egg (1942) Directed by: Robert Clampett Writer: Michael Maltese Music: Carl W Stalling Hare-Raising Hare (1946)) Directed by: Chuck Jones Writer: Tedd Pierce Mu…
Featured Cartoons: The Discontented Canary (1934) Directed by: Rudolf Ising Music: Scott Bradley The Old Pioneer (1934) Directed by: Rudolf Ising Music: Scott Bradley Tale of Vienna Woods (1934) Di…
Featured Cartoons: Elmer's Candid Camera (1940) Directed by Chuck Jones Story: Rich Hogan Music: Carl W. Stalling Confederate Honey (1940) Directed by Friz Freleng Written by Ben Hardaway Music: C…
Featured Cartoons: Little Gravel Voice (1942) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley The Prospecting Bear (1941) Directed by Rudolph Ising Music: Scott Bradley Half-Pint Palomino (1953) …
Featured Cartoons: Walky Talky Hawky (1946) Directed by Robert McKimson Writer: Warren Foster Misic: Carl W. Stalling The Goofy Gophers (1947) Directed by Arthur Davis Misic: Carl W. Stalling Har…
Featured Cartoons: Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942) Directed by: Dave Fleischer Story: Jack Ward & Jack Mercer Producer: Max Fleischer A Balmy Swami (1949) Directed by: Izzy Sparber Story: Carl Meye…
Featured Cartoons Dog Gone Modern (1938) Director: Chuck Jones Writer: Rich Hogan Music: Carl W. Stalling The Curious Puppy (1939) Director: Chuck Jones Writer: Robert Givens Music: Carl W. Stalli…
Featured Cartoons: The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)(WB) Director: Hugh Harman & Rudolph Ising Music: Frank Marsales Bedtime for Sniffles (1940)(WB) Director: Chuck Jones Writer: Rich Hoga…
Featured Cartoons: Little Red Walking Hood (1937) The Bear's Tale (1940) The Trial of Mr. Wolf (1941) Tex Avery - Dir. Warner Brothers shorts.
The Homeless Flea (1940) What Price Fleadom (1948) The Cat That Hated People (1948)
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933) Pettin' in the Park (1934) Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)
Lucky Ducky (1948) Bad Luck Blackie (1949) Symphony in Slang (1951)
Aristo-Cat (1943) Roughly Squeaking (1946) House Hunting Mice (1947)
Can You Take It (1934) Child Psykolojiky (1941) Car-azy Drivers (1954)
Egghead Rides Again (1937) The Bashful Buzzard (1945) Boulevardier of the Bronx (1936)
Mucho Mouse (1957) Tom's Photo Finish (1957) Royal Cat Nap (1958)
Blackboard Jumble (1957) One Droopy Knight (1957) Sheep Wrecked (1958)
The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942) Porky's Cafe (1942) Conrad the Sailor (1942)
Henpecked Hoboes (1946) Hound Hunters (1947) Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)
A Wild Hare (1940) Elmer's Pet Rabbit (1941) Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)
Counterfeit Cat (1949) Ventriloquist Cat (1950) Garden Gopehr (1950)
Tortoise Beats Hare (1941) Tortoise Wins by A Hare (1943) Rabbit Transit (1947)
While the Cat's Away (1935) The Lost Chick(1935) The Calico Dragon (1935)
Porky's Picnic (1939) Porky's Baseball Broadcast (1940) Porky's Snooze Reel (1941)
Let It Be Me (1936) Bingo Crosbyana (1936) The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos(1937)
TOYLAND BROADCAST (1934) ALIAS ST. NICK (1935) CAPTAIN'S CHRISTMAS (1938)
Goopy Geer(1932) Moonlight for Two (1932) The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1939) A Rainy Day (1940) Papa Gets the Bird (1940)
The Fire Alarm (1935) The Phantom Ship (1936) Boom Boom (1936)
Daffy the Commando (1943) Russian Rhapsody (1944) Herr Meets Hare (1945)
Screwy Squirrel (1944) The Screwy Truant (1945) Lonesome Lenny (1946)
