50 Greatest Cartoons

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"The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals" is a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck, consisting of articles about, and rankings of fifty highly-regarded animated short films made in North America, as well as many other notable cartoons.

  1. 1.
    What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
    by Chuck Jones

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  2. 2.
    Duck Amuck (1953 Short)
    by Chuck Jones

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  3. 3.
    Band Concert, The (1935)
    by Wilfred Jackson

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  4. 4.
    Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century (1953)
    by Chuck Jones

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  5. 5.
    One Froggy Evening (1955 short)
    by Charles M. Jones

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  6. 6.
    Gertie the Dinosaur
    by Winsor McCay

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  7. 7.
    Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
    by Tex Avery

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    Porky in Wackyland (1938 short)
    by Robert Clampett

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  9. 9.
    Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
    by Robert Cannon

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  10. 10.
    King Size Canary
    by Tex Avery

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  11. 11.
    Three Little Pigs (1933)
    by Burt Gillett

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  12. 12.
    The Rabbit of Seville (1950)
    by Chuck Jones

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  13. 14.
    The Old Mill (1937)
    by Wilfred Jackson (Disney)

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  14. 15.
    Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
    by Tex Avery

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  15. 16.
    The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
    by Robert Clampett

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  16. 17.
    Popeye Meets Sindbad The Sailor (1936)
    by Dave & Max Fleischer

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  17. 18.
    The Skeleton Dance (animated short, 1929)
    by Walt Disney

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  18. 19.
    Snow-White (Betty Boop Short, 1933)
    by Dave Fleischer

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  19. 20.
    Minnie the Moocher (1932)
    by Dave & Max Fleischer

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  20. 21.
    Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
    by Robert Clampett

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  21. 22.
    Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)
    by Jack Kinney

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  22. 23.
    Little Rural Riding Hood (1949)
    by Tex Avery

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  23. 24.
    The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
    by Ted Parmelee

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  24. 25.
    The Big Snit (1985)
    by Richard Condie

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  25. 26.
    Brave Little Tailor, The (1938)
    by Bill Roberts (Disney)

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  26. 27.
    Clock Cleaners (short) (1937)
    by Ben Sharpsteen (Disney)

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  27. 28.
    Northwest Hounded Police
    by Tex Avery

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  28. 29.
    Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
    by Ward Kimball, Charles A. Nichols

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  29. 30.
    Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
    by Chuck Jones

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  30. 31.
    The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
    by Chuck Jones

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  31. 32.
    The Cat Came Back (1988)
    by Cordell Barker

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  32. 33.
    Superman (1941)
    by Dave Fleischer

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  34. 36.
    Feed the Kitty (1952 short)
    by Chuck Jones

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  35. 37.
    Bimbo's Initiation
    by Dave Fleischer

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  36. 38.
    Bambi Meets Godzilla
    by Marv Newland

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  37. 39.
    Little Red Riding Rabbit
    by Friz Freleng

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  38. 40.
    Peace on Earth (short) (1939)

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  39. 41.
    Rooty Toot Toot (1951)
    by John Hubley

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  40. 42.
    The Cat Concerto (1946)
    by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera

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  41. 44.
    Man Who Planted Trees

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  42. 45.
    Book Revue
    by Robert Clampett

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    A Corny Concerto
    by Bob Clampett

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  44. 48.
    Unicorn in the Garden (1953 Animated Short)
    by William T. Hurtz

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  45. 50.
    Felix In Hollywood (Animated Short, 1923)
    by Otto Messmer

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