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Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969. The sister series to Warner's Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies were originally one-shot musical cartoon shorts before gradually featuring recurring characters such as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. By 1944, no distinctions existed between the two series: both featured cartoons with characters such as Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Sylvester and Tweety, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, and Foghorn Leghorn, among many others. Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944, and the newly renamed Warner Bros. Cartoons continued production until 1963. Merrie Melodies were outsourced to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises from 1964 to 1967, and Warner Bros. Cartoons re-assumed production for the series' final two years.