(In "Merry Melodies" cartoons since 1952; CBS Sat. Mornings, 1967 - 1968 as "The Road Runner Hour"; CBS Sat. Mornings, 1968 - 1971 as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour"; ABC Sat. Mornings, 1971 - 1972 as "The Road Runner Hour"; CBS Sat. Mornings, 1975 - 1978 as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour"; CBS Sat. Mornings, 1978 - as "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show"; Syndicated 1972 -) [Many Warner Brothers cartoons were sold in packages throughout the early days of TV, including the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoons; which included "Bugs Bunny", a character which originated with director Fred "Tex" Avery; The Road Runner cartoons were originated as infrequent characters within the Merrie Melodies collection; The character was developed by animator/director Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese who developed stories. This classic chase cartoon featured wily "Wile E. Coyote" who was in a perpetually frustrated hunt for "The Road Runner", a cartoon bird who was too fleeting and too clever too be caught; the bird's only cry was "mmbeep, beep" which was spoken by Mel Blanc who did most of the characters for Warner Brothers; In the early 1960s, Bugs Bunny had his own show on PrimeTime TV, and as time went on a few new characters were developed for both PrimeTime and Saturday Mornings; After appearances on both CBS and ABC Saturday mornings, the cartoons were syndicated as part of various Warner Brothers packages]
[aka: "Merrie Melodies (Open/Closing Theme)"; aka: "That's All, Folks"] [based loosely on the Nursery Tune "Merrily We Roll Along"] Composers/Adapters: Charles Tobias (ASCAP), Murray Mencher (ASCAP), and Eddie Cantor (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: [T. B.] Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 2000 Publishers: [T. B.] Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o Warner Bros. Inc. of Los Angeles, CA; Ched Music Corp. (ASCAP), of Naples, FL; and Eddie Cantor Music (ASCAP), of New York, NY Copyright Date: Feb. 14, 1935; EP 46 607. Revised Version: Nov. 19, 1956; Eu 457 377. Recordings:
[above is title as filed for copyright; ASCAP title variations aka: "Road Runner (Main and End)"] Composer: Barbara Cameron (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP) (Warner Bros. Music Div.) c/o Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA Unpublished Copyright Date: Aug. 7, 1972; Eu 349 069. Unpublished Renewal Date: Jan. 5, 2000; RE-820-433. Published Copyright Date: Aug. 4, 1972; EP 304 190. Published Renewal Date: Jan. 5, 2000; RE-820-292. Recordings: