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In the 1930's, Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, an animator who co-directed several Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, was asked to draw pictures of rabbits for a new short, while drawing, Ben labeled the papers as "Bug's Bunny." The name stuck.

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In 1968, having deemed 11 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons too politically incorrect to air, United Artists withheld them from syndication. The "Censored 11" haven’t aired on TV since, but clips have crept online, giving today’s audiences a window into cringeworthy racist stereotypes.

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1. In a span of 40 years Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons were sold by Warner Bros. to Associated Artists Productions, which was sold to United Artists, which was sold to MGM, which was sold to Turner Broadcasting, which was sold to ...Time Warner, bringing the cartoons full circle.

2. Censored Eleven is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons originally produced and released by Warner Bros. that were withheld from syndication because the use of ethnic stereotypes in the cartoons, specifically black stereotypes, was deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences.

3. The "Censored Eleven" is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists (UA) in 1968...these eleven cartoons from broadcast because the use of ethnic stereotypes in the cartoons were deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences.

4. The Censored Eleven a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists (UA) in 1968 because the use of ethnic stereotypes in the cartoons, specifically black stereotypes, was deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences.

5. "Butch" of the Little Rascals was a voice actor for Tex Avery's Merry Melodies. Specifically the voice for Owl Jolson's 'I love to Singa'. (Link in Comments)

6. Merrie Melodies had a character named Foxy that was a blatant ripoff of Mickey Mouse.

7. The song I thought was for Looney Tunes was actually for Merry Melodies.

8. Dorothy Dandridge's mother and sister was in a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon called "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs"