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The Wise Quacking Duck picture

Trivia: When Daffy Duck slides down the banister when Mr Meek is chasing him, he turns the statue at the bottom of the banister so that its spear will hit Mr Meek. When he does this, you can briefly see that the shield the statue is holding has the words "Buy Bonds" on it.

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Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death picture

Trivia: The final complete "Wallace and Gromit" film to feature original voice actor Peter Sallis before his retirement. He voiced the character in only one other project after - an educational mini-series that featured the character in short vignettes introducing segments about unique inventions.

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Lickety-Splat picture

Trivia: The opening theme for this cartoon was also used in "Zip 'N Snort."

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Canned Feud picture

Trivia: When Sylvester opens the letter box, he sees a milk bottle with a note in it. The note is signed by "Mrs. Champin" - a reference to the Looney Tunes animator Ken Champin.

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The Honey-Mousers picture

Trivia: When Ralph is raiding the fridge, you can see a bottle of "Pierce's Beer" behind him. This is a reference is the cartoon's story writer, Tedd Pierce.

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Knight-Mare Hare picture

Trivia: The first Warner Brothers cartoon in which director Charles M. Jones is credited as "Chuck" Jones.

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Chow Hound picture

Trivia: When Butch is looking at the "Lost and Found" ads in the newspaper, some of the ads have names of Warner Brothers staff: "Vaughan" (Lloyd Vaughan), "K. Harris" (Ken Harris) and "C.M. Jones" (Chuck Jones).

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Birds Anonymous picture

Trivia: Voice artist Mel Blanc said that this was his personal favourite of all the cartoons he worked on.

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High Diving Hare picture

Trivia: When we see Bugs telling the other cowboys about the acts for the vaudeville show, you can see behind him there is a poster for an act entitled "Frizby the Magician." This is a reference to the Warner Brothers director Friz Freleng.

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A Broken Leghorn picture

Trivia: In the cartoon's opening title credits, there is no "Layout" next to Robert Gribbroek's name, which makes him appear to be an animator.

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The Old Grey Hare picture

Trivia: When Elmer finds himself in the year 2000, he picks up a newspaper with a headline saying "Smellevision replaces Television!" Underneath this there is a caption saying "Carl Stalling sez, "It will never work!" Carl Stalling was the music composer and arranger for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Brothers.

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You Ought to Be in Pictures picture

Trivia: Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett can be seen in the crowd rushing out from the studio during the lunch break.

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Lost and Foundling picture

Trivia: On Sniffles' shelf, there are two bottles with the labels "Grib" and "Broek" on them - a reference to the Warner Brothers layout artist Robert Gribbroek.

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Tortoise Wins by a Hare picture

Trivia: When Cecil Turtle shows Bugs Bunny a blueprint of his turtle shell, look at the bottom right and you can see the name "Michael Sasanoff." Sasanoff was Robert Clampett's layout artist.

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Duck Amuck picture

Trivia: Look at the flag on the tail of the bizarre animal which the animator re-draws Daffy as - it reads "screwball."

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Little Red Riding Rabbit picture

Trivia: This is the first Warner Brothers cartoon in which Mel Blanc receives a voice credit.

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The Impatient Patient picture

Trivia: The opening credits on this cartoon are the artists' actual signatures.

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