What are the differences between Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies?
Today there is no difference. Back in the early days, however is another story. When Looney Tunes was first started, it featured Bosko as the star and singing. Leon Schlesinger was so enthused by the series’ success, he commissioned a second series, Merrie Melodies, which was basically an excuse to publicize the music division’s catalog, Hence the weird titles of some MMs. This hobbled the Merrie Melodies series for years, because a minimum of one verse and/or chorus from the song had to be sung in the cartoon.
