Skip to main content
Tex Avery
Director 1908 - 1980

Tex Avery

Taylor, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

21 titles
Magical Maestro

Magical Maestro

Tex Avery 1952 6m 6.0

After he is rejected by the Great Poochini as an opening act, Mysto the Magician gets his revenge by conducting his next operatic performance.

Little Rural Riding Hood

Little Rural Riding Hood

Tex Avery 1949 6m

The last of Tex Avery's variations on "Red Hot Riding Hood" (1943), in which the country wolf visits his city cousin, who tries to teach him the rudiments of civilized behavior when watching girls in nightclubs - without, it has to be said, a great deal of success...

Bad Luck Blackie

Bad Luck Blackie

Tex Avery 1949 8m

A kitten who is being tormented by a bulldog finds a savior in a black cat (from the "Black Cat Bad Luck Company") who merely has to cross the dog's path for something very unlucky to happen to the bully.

Lucky Ducky

Lucky Ducky

Tex Avery 1948 7m

It's hunting season, and all the ducks are wisely staying undercover - apart from this freshly-hatched little duckling, who turns out to be more than a match for two inept would-be hunters....

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

Tex Avery 1947 8m

Uncle Tom tells the blood curdling story of how the evil Simon Legree tried to foreclose on Tom's simple log cabin. Uncle Tom's Cabaña is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Tex Avery.

King-Size Canary

King-Size Canary

Tex Avery 1947 8m

A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.

Northwest Hounded Police

Northwest Hounded Police

Tex Avery 1946 8m

The wolf escapes from Alka-Fizz prison, but persistent Sergeant McPoodle (Droopy) of the Canadian Mounties follows his trail wherever he goes.

Wild and Woolfy

Wild and Woolfy

Tex Avery 1945 8m

Droopy chases the wolf, a dangerous outlaw, after he kidnaps Lou, a sexy female singer, from the saloon.

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

Tex Avery 1945 8m

This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out to be Droopy, it turns into another Droopy-versus-the Wolf gagfest.

Swing Shift Cinderella

Swing Shift Cinderella

Tex Avery 1945 8m

The big bad wolf starts out chasing Little Red Riding Hood but switches to Cinderella after seeing the film's title, and ends up being chased in turn by her fairy godmother.

Screwball Squirrel

Screwball Squirrel

Tex Avery 1944 7m

A crazy squirrel provokes a dog into trying to catch him throughout the picture.

Happy-Go-Nutty

Happy-Go-Nutty

Tex Avery 1944 7m

Screwy Squirrel escapes from the nut house and leads the guard dog on a long and ridiculous chase.

Who Killed Who?

Who Killed Who?

Tex Avery 1943 8m

A murder has occurred at Gruesome Gables, and the dog detective trying to find the killer has to deal with some suspicious suspects and a haunted house.

Red Hot Riding Hood

Red Hot Riding Hood

Tex Avery 1943 7m

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.

Dumb-Hounded

Dumb-Hounded

Tex Avery 1943 7m

The wolf escapes from prison but can't get away from police dog Droopy no matter how hard he tries. This is the first cartoon starring Droopy.

Blitz Wolf

Blitz Wolf

Tex Avery 1942 10m

Yet another variation on the Three Little Pigs theme, this time told as WW2 anti-German propaganda (the US had just entered the war), with the wolf as a thinly-disguised Hitler.

Wabbit Twouble

Wabbit Twouble

Tex Avery, Robert Clampett 1941 8m 6.0

Elmer Fudd expects to find "west and wewaxation" during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but he sets up camp in Bugs' backyard, and the rabbit (and a neighboring bear) definitely don't have leisure in mind.

Tortoise Beats Hare

Tortoise Beats Hare

Tex Avery 1941 7m 7.0

An angry Bugs Bunny challenges the slick Cecil Turtle to a race.

A Wild Hare

A Wild Hare

Tex Avery 1940 8m 7.0

While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny, who tricks and harasses the hunter.

Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Tex Avery 1938 8m

Daffy Duck causes trouble on a Hollywood film set.

I Love to Singa

I Love to Singa

Tex Avery 1936 8m 6.0

A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer", a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa", but only jazz.

Discussion

Loading the discussion…