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Looney Tunes: Nutty News (1942)
Looney Tunes: Nutty News (1942) is a 7-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Laugh Track (CH 3) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).
About Looney Tunes: Nutty News (1942)
Nutty News is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on May 23, 1942.
Elmer Fudd greets the audience and tells recent news covering: hunting season opens in the Rocky Mountains; a scientific study that reveals the secrets of life; fireflies in Eastern states; Frank Putty, the famous artist; and new safety signs, among other things.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Nutty News (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).
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- Laugh Track - CH 3, Comedy TV
Rights & source
- Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
- Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
- Credit: Content note: This cartoon contains ethnic and racial stereotypes and/or wartime propaganda that were wrong then and are wrong now. It is presented as a historical document.
- Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
- Source: Internet Archive
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