The Tex Avery Show is an American animated showcase series of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. cartoon shorts prominently by animator Tex Avery (a.k.a. Fred Avery).[2] In between the shorts, Don Kennedy gives short facts about the cartoons. The showcase premiered on the Cartoon Network in 1996 (not long after the Time Warner-Turner merger allowed for common ownership of all but four of Avery's cartoons), and was taken off the air in 2002, while reruns continued to be shown on Cartoon Network until April 11, 2004. It was soon re-broadcast on Boomerang. Some cartoons, like 1947's Uncle Tom's Cabaña, were omitted from the package as they were deemed offensive to some audiences.

The Tex Avery Show
Title card seen at the end of the show intro
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes99
Production
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseNovember 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)[1] –
June 15, 2002 (2002-06-15)
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References

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  1. ^ "Tex Avery Show/Toonheads Episode Guide". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. ^ Stabile, Carol (13 September 2013). Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture by Carol Stabile-Google Books. ISBN 9781136481642.
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