My Ten Favorite Warner Bros. Cartoons of the 1930's

I think each of these deserve an equal amount of praise, so I decided to list them in alphabetical order instead of ranking them.

1. Three-way tie between Bars and Stripes Forever, Hobo Gadget Band, and Fagin’s Freshman- A trio of underrated gems that were the best cartoons to come from Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.

2. The Case of the Stuttering Pig- A really funny horror parody and the best black and white cartoon of the decade.

3. Cracked Ice- Moral: never try to steal alcohol from a St. Bernard

4. Daffy Duck in Hollywood- One of the best examples of screwball Daffy.

5. Dangerous Dan McFoo- How to successfully use a voice that would later become iconic for a future character.

6. Have You Got Any Castles- Ned Sparks being caricatured as Rip Van Winkle is a really funny idea and he easily steals every scene he’s in.

7. Katnip Kollege- The score for this one is really fun and I love Johnny’s character journey here where he goes from not knowing how to swing and then impresses everyone when he finally learns how.

8. Now That Summer is Gone- At first, you think this is similar to a Silly Symphony, but once the plot begins, it truly becomes a Warner cartoon. The twist ending is also brilliant.

9. Snowman’s Land- Proof that Chuck Jones could make a funny cartoon in his early days.

10. Thugs with Dirty Mugs- Hilarious parody of Angels with Dirty Faces, long before Home Alone spoofed it.

Honorable Mentions (listed in chronological order):

1. A Cartoonist’s Nightmare

2. Page Miss Glory

3. The Blow Out

4. I Love to Singa

5. Porky’s Duck Hunt

6. Speaking of the Weather

7. Porky and Daffy

8. Porky in Wackyland

9. Little Pancho Vanilla

10. You’re an Education

11. The Daffy Doc

12. Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur

13. Old Glory

14. Screwball Football