Michael Maltese

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Michael Maltese

Born February 6, 1908 · New York, New York, USA

Died February 22, 1981 · aged 73

Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc…

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Zoom and BoredZoom and Bored · 1957
Zoom and Bored
7.21957
MovieAnimationComedy
Wile E. Coyote uses a bottle full of bees, a brick wall, a boulder in a catapult, and a harpoon gun in his attempts to catch the Road Runner.
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie · 1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
7.41979
MovieAnimationComedy
A collection of Warner Brothers short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Wile E. Coyote. These animations are interspersed by Bugs Bunny reminiscing on past events and providing links between the individual animations which are otherwise unconnected. This 1979 feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons. Among the 11 shorts shown in their entirety are the classics "Robin Hood Daffy," "What's Opera, Doc?," "Bully for Bugs," and "Duck Amuck". The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie provides a showcase not only for Jones's razor-sharp timing, but for the work of his exceptional crew, which included designer Maurice Noble, writer Mike Maltese, composers Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn, and voice actor Mel Blanc.
Claws for AlarmClaws for Alarm · 1954
Claws for Alarm
7.31954
MovieAnimationComedy
Porky and Sylvester stay overnight in what Sylvester realizes is a terrifying hotel filled with endless imminent danger.
The Hare-Brained HypnotistThe Hare-Brained Hypnotist · 1942
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
6.81942
MovieAnimationComedy
Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs using hypnotism, only the plan backfires.
Long-Haired HareLong-Haired Hare · 1949
Long-Haired Hare
7.11949
MovieAnimationComedy
Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.
Scrambled AchesScrambled Aches · 1957
Scrambled Aches
7.21957
MovieAnimationComedy
Wile E. Coyote uses, among other things, a dehydrated boulder to try to catch the Road Runner.
Forward March HareForward March Hare · 1953
Forward March Hare
7.21953
MovieAnimationComedy
Bugs Bunny gets a draft notice by mistake and joins the army, with disastrous results, especially for the sergeant of his platoon.
No BarkingNo Barking · 1954
No Barking
6.61954
MovieAnimation
A homeless cat (Claude Cat) searching for food is harassed by the playful antics and barking of an energetic pup (Frisky Puppy). Frisky repeatedly sneaks up behind the poor tabby cat (who hates the dog) and scares it into jumping vertically when it barks. After Claude finally silences the pup, he encounters a larger dog, whose bark has a disastrous effect. Tweety Bird has two lines. Can you guess what they are?

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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie · 1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
7.41979
MovieAnimationComedy
A collection of Warner Brothers short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Wile E. Coyote. These animations are interspersed by Bugs Bunny reminiscing on past events and providing links between the individual animations which are otherwise unconnected. This 1979 feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons. Among the 11 shorts shown in their entirety are the classics "Robin Hood Daffy," "What's Opera, Doc?," "Bully for Bugs," and "Duck Amuck". The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie provides a showcase not only for Jones's razor-sharp timing, but for the work of his exceptional crew, which included designer Maurice Noble, writer Mike Maltese, composers Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn, and voice actor Mel Blanc.

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Harlem GlobetrottersHarlem Globetrotters · 1970
Harlem Globetrotters
6.41970
SeriesAnimation
Harlem Globetrotters is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and CBS Productions, featuring animated versions of players from the famous basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters. Broadcast from September 12, 1970, to September 2, 1972 on CBS, and later re-run on NBC as The Go-Go Globetrotters, the show featured cartoon versions of George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Freddie "Curly" Neal, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, J.C. "Gip" Gipson, Bobby Joe Mason, and Pablo Robertson, alongside their fictional bus driver and manager, Granny, and their dog mascot, Dribbles. The series worked to a formula where the team travels somewhere and typically get involved in a local conflict that leads to one of the Globetrotters proposing a basketball game to settle the issue. To ensure the Globetrotters' defeat, the villains rig the contest; however, before the second half of the contest, the team always finds a way to even the odds, become all but invincible, and win the game.

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