(In "Merry Melodies" cartoons since 1952;
CBS Sat. Mornings, 1967 - 1968 as "The Road Runner Hour";
CBS Sat. Mornings, 1968 - 1971 as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour";
ABC Sat. Mornings, 1971 - 1972 as "The Road Runner Hour";
CBS Sat. Mornings, 1975 - 1978 as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour";
CBS Sat. Mornings, 1978 - as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show";
Syndicated 1972 -)
[Many Warner Brothers cartoons were sold in packages throughout
the early days of TV, including the Merrie Melodies and Looney
Tunes cartoons; which included "Bugs Bunny", a character which
originated with director Fred "Tex" Avery;
The Road Runner cartoons were originated as infrequent characters
within the Merrie Melodies collection; The character was developed
by animator/director Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese who developed
stories.
This classic chase cartoon featured wily "Wile E. Coyote" who
was in a perpetually frustrated hunt for "The Road Runner", a
cartoon bird who was too fleeting and too clever too be caught;
the bird's only cry was "mmbeep, beep" which was spoken by Mel
Blanc who did most of the characters for Warner Brothers;
In the early 1960s, Bugs Bunny had his own show on PrimeTime
TV, and as time went on a few new characters were developed
for both PrimeTime and Saturday Mornings;
After appearances on both CBS and ABC Saturday mornings, the
cartoons were syndicated as part of various Warner Brothers
packages]
[aka: "Merrie Melodies (Open/Closing Theme)";
aka: "That's All, Folks"]
[based loosely on the Nursery Tune "Merrily We Roll Along"]
Composers/Adapters: Charles Tobias (ASCAP),
Murray Mencher (ASCAP), and
Eddie Cantor (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [T. B.] Harms, Inc. (ASCAP)
2000 Publishers: [T. B.] Harms, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o Warner Bros. Inc.
of Los Angeles, CA;
Ched Music Corp. (ASCAP),
of Naples, FL; and
Eddie Cantor Music (ASCAP),
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Feb. 14, 1935; EP 46 607.
Revised Version: Nov. 19, 1956; Eu 457 377.
Recordings:
[above is title as filed for copyright;
ASCAP title variations aka: "Road Runner (Main and End)"]
Composer: Barbara Cameron (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)
(Warner Bros. Music Div.)
c/o Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
of Los Angeles, CA
Unpublished Copyright Date: Aug. 7, 1972; Eu 349 069.
Unpublished Renewal Date: Jan. 5, 2000; RE-820-433.
Published Copyright Date: Aug. 4, 1972; EP 304 190.
Published Renewal Date: Jan. 5, 2000; RE-820-292.
Recordings: