ToonHeads is an animation anthology series consisting of Hanna-Barbera, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. and Popeye cartoon shorts, with interesting background information and trivia, prominently about animators and voice actors like: Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, Hugh Harman, Rudy Ising, David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Daws Butler. The program was narrated by Leslie Fram and Don Kennedy. Every half-hour episode would have a different theme, including one series of episodes in 1996 featuring the long-unseen Nudnik shorts. It was originally broadcast on Cartoon Network from October 1992 to November 23, 2003, with a Christmas special shown on December 24, 2005. The series includes 82 episodes, two one-hour specials, and one half-hour special which was never aired.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | El Kabong | 1992-10-02 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Barney Bear | 1992-10-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Cartoons | 1992-10-16 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Ranger John Smith | 1992-10-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Hollywood | 1992-10-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Old West | 1992-11-06 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Music | 1992-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Sports | 1992-11-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Mel Blanc | 1992-11-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Daws Butler | 1992-12-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Evolution of Tom and Jerry | 1992-12-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Bugs Bunny in Fairy Tales | 1992-12-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Jay Ward | 1992-12-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Best of Tex Avery | 1992-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Academy Award Winning Toons | 1993-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Cartoon Sequels | 1993-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Popeye | 1993-01-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Valentine's Day | 1993-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | St. Patrick's Day | 1993-03-17 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | Wobert Cwampett: That Cwazy Diwector | 1993-06-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Don't Adjust Your Color: Black-and-White Cartoons | 1993-06-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Insomnia | 1993-08-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Forgotten Directors: Frank Tashlin | 1994-04-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | Forgotten Directors: Arthur Davis | 1994-04-29 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Nudnik Shorts, Part I | 1996-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Nudnik Shorts, Part II | 1996-01-09 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Nudnik Shorts, Part III | 1996-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Nudnik Shorts, Part IV | 1996-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Nudnik Shorts, Part V | 1996-01-12 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | A Night of Independent Animation | 1996-10-20 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Gossamer | 1996-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Blame It on the Stork! | 1996-12-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Economy According to Sylvester | 1996-12-30 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Travelogue Cartoons | 1998-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Emily the Chicken | 1998-11-20 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Baseball Cartoons | 1998-11-27 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Early Works of Chuck Jones | 1998-12-06 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Southern Fried Cartoons | 1998-12-11 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Midnight in the Bookstore | 1998-12-18 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Many Faces of Robin Hood | 1998-12-25 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Hollywood Nights | 1999-01-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Future Shock | 1999-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Movie Star Bugs | 1999-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Shut Eye | 1999-01-22 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Egghead | 1999-01-29 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | The Dreams of Bob Clampett | 1999-02-05 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | Goofy Gophers | 1999-05-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | Motor Heads | 1999-05-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | Fight Night | 1999-05-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Evolution of Tweetie | 1998-06-06 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Year Elmer Fudd got Fat | 1999-06-13 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | The Nice Mice of Warner Bros. | 1999-06-20 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | Toro! Toro! | 1999-06-27 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | Director Robert McKimson | 1999-07-04 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | Our Man Sam | 1999-07-11 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | The Musical Cartoons of Friz Freleng | 1999-07-18 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 11 | Night of 1000 Elves | 1999-07-25 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 12 | One Toon Wonders | 1999-08-01 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 13 | Battle of the Bookworms | 1999-08-08 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | Crooner Toons | 1999-11-19 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | Turkey Toons | 1999-11-26 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | Hobo Flea | 1999-12-03 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | Rocky & Mugsy | 1999-12-10 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Salesman Daffy | 1999-12-17 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | Cartoon Christmas | 1999-12-24 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | Ants Life | 1999-12-26 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Toonheads Special - The Lost Cartoons | 2000-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Toonheads Special - The Wartime Cartoons | 2001-07-01 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | The Twelve Missing Hares | 30 min | |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | The Evolution of Elmer Fudd | 2001-11-04 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | The Early Works of Hanna & Barbera | 2001-11-11 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | Moon Toons | 2001-11-25 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | The Great Cartoon Controversy | 2001-11-25 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | Tasmanian Devil | 2001-12-02 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | Before Bedrock | 2001-12-02 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | The Early Works of Friz Freleng | 2001-12-09 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 8 | Night at the Opera | 2001-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 9 | Sufferin' Succotash! | 2001-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 10 | Beaky Buzzard | 2001-12-23 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 11 | Baby Boom Toons | 2001-12-23 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 12 | Tish Tash | 2001-12-30 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 13 | Cartoon News Reels | 2001-12-31 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | Ralph Phillips | 2002-07-21 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Rabbit Season, Duck Season | 2002-07-28 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | Hubie & Bertie | 2002-08-04 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | The Great Race | 2002-08-11 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 5 | Cartoons in the Real World | 2002-08-18 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | Director Arthur Davis | 2002-09-01 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 7 | Before They Were Stars | 2002-12-21 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 8 | Gangster Toons | 2002-12-24 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 9 | The Movie Parodies of Porky & Daffy | 2002-12-26 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 10 | The Three Faces of Tom & Jerry | 2002-12-27 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 11 | Director Norman McCabe | 2002-12-28 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 12 | Speedy Gonzales | 2002-12-31 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 1 | Captain and the Kids | 2003-10-19 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 2 | The Early Career of Porky Pig | 2003-10-26 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 3 | Private SNAFU | 2003-11-09 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 4 | Tex's Red | 2003-11-09 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 5 | The Many Moods of Daffy Duck | 2003-11-16 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 6 | Pepé Le Pew | 2003-11-16 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 7 | The Boys of Kansas City | 2003-11-23 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 8 | The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever | 30 min |