Twentieth Toons is an American animated comedy series produced by 20th Century Studios from 1937 to 1974 during the golden age of American animation.
Twentieth Toons has since become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, music albums, video games, and amusement park rides, as well as serving as 20th Century Studios' flagship franchise. The most famous Twentieth Toons character, Felix Fox, is regarded as a cultural icon and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
History[]
20th Century Fox Era (1937-1952, 1979-present)[]
The First Cartoon of The 1st Series of The First Appearence of Edward, Melvin, Ren, and Benjamin Was the 1937 Short Named The Clake in The Clarks Directed By Bob Clampelt and Last Cartoon of The 1st Series of the First Appearence of William P. Wolf Was The 1949 Short Named The Rushie Highway Directed by Tex Avery and Rudolf Ising.
The First Cartoon of Revival Short Named A Felix Fox Christmas Carol. (Limited Theatrical Release)
DePatie-Freleng Era (1952-1965)[]
The First Cartoon of The 2nd Series of Felix Gets Pairing with Benjamin for The 1st Time was the 1952 Short Named Samurai Gamaurai (This Is The Only Short to be Directed By Friz Freleng Credited as Isadore Freleng) and The Last Cartoon of The 2nd Series of The First Appearence of Charlie Cassowary, Lucille, and Quickie Lombardi was The 1963 Short The Agent 000-Bird Directed By Irv Spector and Friz Freleng. (This is The Only Cartoon to be Directed By Irv Spector)
Chuck Jones Era (1966-1974)[]
The First Cartoon of The 3rd and Final Series Featuring Felix Fox, Benjamin Bird, and Larry Watson's Was The 1963 Short The Joe's of Pimple and The Final Cartoon of The Last Appearence of Felix, William, Edward, Melvin, and Sebastian was The 1972 short Trouble in Tokyo Directed By Gerry Chiniquy and Robert McKimson and Produced By Chuck Jones Film Productions. (This Is the only Short to be Produced by Chuck Jones Enterprises)
Home Media[]
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Filmography[]
- Main article: Twentieth Toons filmography
Accolades[]
Inducted into the National Film Registry[]
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Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[]
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Academy Award Nominations[]
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Related Media[]
Television Series[]
Series/movies marked with * are compilations of earlier shorts.
Movies marked with ^ are live-action/animated hybrids.
- The Felix Fox Show* (1970–2002)
- The Tom Turtle Show* (1972–1975)
- The Charlie Cassowary Show* (1973–1977)
- Felix & Benjamin* (1988–1996)
- Butch's Wild Island (1995-1999)
- Toonmania (1994-1999)
- New Twentieth Toons (1998-2002)
- Twentieth Toons Kids (2003–2006)
- Bird Busters (2005-2007)
- Twentieth Titans Beyond (2007–2009)
- The Twentieth Toons Show (2016–2020)
- Twentieth Toons: Retooned! (2021–present)
- Toonmania: Unleashed (2022)
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Feature Films[]
- The Felix Fox Movie (1977)*
- Benjamin's Island of Wonders (1986)*
- Benjamin's Scary Stories (1989)*
- Toonlympics^ (1999)
- Twentieth Toons: Tooned Out^ (2005)
- Twentieth Toons: Quest for the Toon Temple (2022)
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Direct-to-Video[]
- A Toonmania Summer Vacation (1997)
- Twentieth Toons in The Land of Oz (2009)
Comic books[]
Gold Key Comics/Whitman[]
- Felix Fox #1–146 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1964–1984)
- Benjamin Bird #1–126 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1965–1984)
- Edward & Melvin #1–87 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1965–1983)
- Tom Turtle #1–76 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1966–1984)
- Furious Freddie & Felix Fox #1–56 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1970–1981)
- Laura Reed #1–78 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1975–1984)
- Twentieth Toons #1–42 (Gold Key Comics/Whitman, 1976–1984)
Archie Comics[]
- Twentieth Toons #1–274 (Archie Comics, 1994–2017)
Bongo Comics[]
- Bird Busters #1–12 (Bongo Comics, 2001–2003)
IDW Publishing[]
- Twentieth Toons #274-present (IDW Publishing, 2019–present)
Video Games[]
- Toonlympics (1999) (for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, PC)
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Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
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Tropes[]
- Main article: Twentieth Toons/Tropes