Cartoon Alley (2004)
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.
Seasons & Episode
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)