tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post823533424471238991..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 384. The Hep Cat (1942)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-88859330211778649822016-12-20T01:37:00.050-08:002016-12-20T01:37:00.050-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-65198289248689864362016-07-14T20:16:30.523-07:002016-07-14T20:16:30.523-07:00The Hep Cat had a bigger WB shield than the remain...The Hep Cat had a bigger WB shield than the remaining color Looney Tunes, similar to that one used for the Merrie Melodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-29657130555517140502015-08-16T08:13:06.833-07:002015-08-16T08:13:06.833-07:00It's interesting that they opted to debut the ...It's interesting that they opted to debut the new color Looney Tunes with a cartoon that featured no continuing characters (especially since the second color LT waiting in the wings was one of the best Daffy-Porky pairings ever, and the first great Chuck Jones-Michael Maltese cartoon). It may have just been that since Clampett had been head curator of the B&W Looney Tunes for so long, they decided to give him the honor of the first color cartoon, and Bob and Warren Foster decided to make sure the short was pretty much non-stop gags and action, to make up for the fact it could have just as easily been a one-shot Merrie Melodie from late 1942.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com