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Pet Peeve picture

Trivia: This was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon to be released in CinemaScope, as well as the first not to have Mammy Two-Shoes as the owner of the house.

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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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By Word of Mouse picture

Trivia: When Hans arrives in America, he gives his cousin Willie some cheese. Hans then looks around and sees some traffic coming past. The traffic includes a pink lorry saying "Foster's Eggs" and a yellow lorry saying "Fritz Transfer Co." - a reference to the writer Warren Foster and director Friz Freleng, respectively.

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Knight-Mare Hare picture

Trivia: The book that Bugs is reading at the start of the cartoon is authored by "Burton" - a reference the Warner Brothers production manager, John Burton.

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Wags to Riches picture

Trivia: When Droopy puts a needle into Spike's rear whilst playing "Pin The Tale On The Donkey", Spike lets out "Tom's Scream."

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Angora Love picture

Trivia: This was Laurel and Hardy's final silent film.

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Kit for Cat picture

Trivia: When the orange cat is trying to frame Sylvester by making a lot of noise, he turns on the radio which plays a soap opera where the two main characters, "Melvin" and "Beatrice", take turns trying to kill each other. "Melvin" is Mel Blanc, whereas "Beatrice" is Bea Benaderet.

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Putty Tat Trouble picture

Trivia: When Sylvester hits the orange cat on the head with a mallet, look in the background and you can see a box with text printed on it advertising "Friz - America's Favorite Gelatin Dessert" - a reference to the director Friz Freleng.

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Boston Quackie picture

Trivia: The "Instant Girl" jar that Daffy Duck picks up towards the end of the cartoon credits the "Pierce Packing Co." This is a reference to Tedd Pierce, the writer of this cartoon.

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Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z picture

Trivia: The billboard that displays the cartoon's title at the start has "Selzer Sign Service" on the top of it - a reference to the Warner Brothers producer, Eddie Selzer.

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Odor of the Day picture

Trivia: There is no dialogue in the short, apart from a mutual "Gesundheit!" at the very end.

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Nelly's Folly picture

Trivia: The cartoon ends with no "That's All Folks!" title card. Just "Merrie Melodies: A Warner Bros. Cartoon. A Vitaphone Release" on a black background.

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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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Trivia: This is the first Merrie Melodies cartoon to feature the signature theme song, "Merrily We Roll Along."

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