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  2. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down - Wikipedia

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    The tune first appeared in the Merrie Melodies cartoon short Sweet Sioux, released June 26, 1937. [2]Starting with the Looney Tunes cartoon short Rover's Rival released October 9, 1937, an adapted instrumental version of the song's main tune became the staple opening and closing credits theme for the Looney Tunes series, most memorably featuring Porky Pig stuttering "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!"

  3. Merrie Melodies - Wikipedia

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    By 1937, the theme music for Looney Tunes was "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin, and the theme music for Merrie Melodies was an adaptation of "Merrily We Roll Along" by Charles Tobias, Murray Mencher and Eddie Cantor [10] (the original theme was "Get Happy" by Harold Arlen, played at a faster tempo).

  4. Merrily We Roll Along (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Merrily We Roll Along" is a song written by Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor in 1935, and used in the Merrie Melodies cartoon Billboard Frolics that same year. It is best known as the theme of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon series. The first two lines of Cantor's recording are:

  5. Porky's Garden - Wikipedia

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    Porky's Garden is a 1937 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery. [3] The short was released on September 11, 1937, and stars Porky Pig. [4] * This cartoon's theme is a Looney Tunes theme from 1937, known as Porky Signature theme, but not "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which would be first used as the opening theme in "Rover's Rival".

  6. Carl W. Stalling - Wikipedia

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    The theme of the Looney Tunes series was "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (1937), a minor hit from the team of Dave Franklin and Cliff Friend. Franklin and Friend were members of the Tin Pan Alley. [2] The theme of the Merrie Melodies series was "Merrily We Roll Along" (1935). An electric guitar provided the song's initial sound effect. [2]

  7. Cliff Friend - Wikipedia

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    Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist.A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series.

  8. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959 ...

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    DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, disc 3: Looney Tunes All Stars Part 1; DVD – Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1, Disc 1; Blu-ray, DVD – Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, disc 2 (restored) April 29, 1961 First appearances of Marc Antony and Pussyfoot; 641 Gift Wrapped: LT: I. Freleng: Arthur Davis, Manuel ...

  9. Have You Got Any Castles - Wikipedia

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    When the cartoon was re-released, Woollcott asked that his scenes be excised from the film when he died, deducting about a minute from the film. Eventually, these scenes were restored to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 DVD set. [10] This version retains the Blue Ribbon opening and closing titles. The cuts are as follows: