The hidden world of LOONEY TUNES background art

00:00 It's hidden in plain sight
01:36 The art of Looney Tunes
02:10 The artists behind the art
02:50 The genius of Maurice Noble
03:30 The wonky style of Looney Tunes
04:16 Characters and story shape the art
05:53 The best cartoon of all time
07:07 Never forget the artists

Looney Tunes is total mayhem. And it’s great, but if you strip Looney Tunes from all its action and movement and drama, you'll find a beautiful and silent world. It's the world of the background art.

Beautiful images that are little artworks in and of themselves. In this video I’ll explain why background art is so important, who the artists are behind this art, and why Maurice Noble is a key figure in all this.

This video is for educational purposes.

This video contains footage and still images from the following cartoons (in order of appearance)

To Beep or not to Beep (1963), Warner Brothers
Golden Yeggs (1950), Warner Brothers
Satans Waitin’ (1954), Warner Brothers
To Hare is Human (1959), Warner Brothers
Robin Hood Daffy (1958), Warner Brothers
Beep Prepared (1961), Warner Brothers
Bear Feat (1949), Warner Brothers
Duck Dodgers in the 24.5th Century (1953), Warner Brothers
What’s Opera, Doc? (1957), Warner Brothers
Beep, Beep (1952), Warner Brothers
Drip-Along Daffy (1951), Warner Brothers
Pancho’s Hideaway (1964), Warner Brothers
Frigid Hare (1949), Warner Brothers
Dough for the Do-Do (1949), Warner Brothers
Long-Haired Hare (1949), Warner Brothers
Steamboat Willie (1928), Walt Disney Company
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink (Pink Panther, 1968), MGM
Woody Woodpecker intro, Universal
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Walt Disney Company
Tom and Jerry - Muscle Beach Tom (1956), Warner Brothers
Fantasia (1940), Walt Disney Company
Dumbo (1941), Walt Disney Company
Alice in Wonderland (1951), Walt Disney Company
Boyhood Daze (1957), Warner Brothers
High Diving Hare (1949), Warner Brothers
What’s Up Doc (1950), Warner Brothers
Hare-Way to the Stars (1958), Warner Brothers
Baseball Bugs (1946), Warner Brothers

Sources:
The Noble Approach - Tod Polson (based on the notes of Maurice Noble), 2013
The Art of the Gag - A making of Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes Backgrounds Instagram @looneytunesbackgrounds

Music:
Luar - Valiant:   / valiant  
Antidote X - Van Sandano (licensed under Epidemic Sounds)
David Celeste - Sphinx (licensed under Epidemic Sounds)