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The Art of Chuck Jones

Name: The Art of Chuck Jones
Address: Coronado, CA, US
Telephone: +16192949880
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07/11/2025

" in 1953, Pepé Le Pew starred in "Wild Over You"—where love was in the air… or maybe that was just the fumes. 💨💕

Set in a cartoon Paris, "Wild Over You" gave us exaggerated poses, accordion serenades, and a skunk who never takes “non” for an answer.

🎨 Smell that? It’s the scent of timeless animation.

Explore more romantic (and timeless) classics at —where cartoon legends live on.

07/10/2025

“Rabbit Seasoning” (1952)

The second film in the "Hunting Trilogy," this short features Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd in peak form—complete with the legendary" pronoun trouble" gag that rewrote the rules on timing and character-driven comedy.

Chuck Jones, along with writer Michael Maltese, took what could’ve been another chase cartoon and turned it into a dialogue ballet. The rhythm, misdirection, and mounting frustration? Pure brilliance.

What’s your favorite line from this short? Drop it below ⬇️

07/09/2025

Sometimes being a little looney … is the sanest way through chaos.

Chuck Jones redefined Daffy in the 1950s—transforming him from a zany goofball into a delusional, self-centered antihero (and somehow, we loved him more for it).

Daffy’s flaws made him real. His endless need for the spotlight? Classic insecurity—animated to perfection.

✨ Midweek reminder:
Be bold. Be ridiculous. Be unapologetically YOU. Even if the world keeps handing the script to Bugs.

What’s your most Daffy moment this week? Sound off below 👇

07/08/2025

in 1950, Chuck Jones’s "8 Ball Bunny" premiered—starring Bugs Bunny and the adorable, silent “Playboy Penguin” on a hilarious, misdirected journey to the South Pole… or so Bugs thinks.

Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, this 7-minute short is rich in visual gags, surreal detours, and even a Humphrey Bogart impression asking, “Could you help out a fellow American who’s down on his luck?” (voiced by Dave Barry)

With music by Carl Stalling and animation by Warner Bros. greats like Ken Harris and Ben Washam, it’s a prime example of Jones’s storytelling genius. And the ending? One of the best punchlines in Looney Tunes history.

🎬 Rewatch this one today—and appreciate the artistry behind every frame.

07/07/2025

📦 Found: One small kitten.
😭 Reaction: Full emotional collapse.
💪 Response: Guard her with my life.

Chuck Jones’s Marc Anthony may look tough, but give him a kitten and he melts like butter.

🎬 First appeared in “Feed the Kitty” (1952)—one of the sweetest, most emotionally layered shorts in cartoon history.

🧠 Jones called it a masterclass in “animating thought.”

💡 Monday takeaway?
Even the toughest week gets better when you protect what matters (even if it’s small and covered in fluff).

07/06/2025

🎼 in 1957, Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese flipped classical music on its head with "What’s Opera, Doc?"—a 6-minute epic that spoofed Wagner’s entire Ring Cycle with a lovestruck Elmer and Bugs Bunny.

Jones called it one of his proudest achievements, and for good reason—it was the first cartoon ever inducted into the National Film Registry. The colors, the drama, the thunderbolt ballet... all to chase one “wabbit.”

Proof that a cartoon can be both funny and art. 🎶 Have you seen it lately? Comment below. 👇

07/05/2025

Another Froggy Evening (1995)

Director: Chuck Jones | Writers: Don Arioli, Stephen Fossatti, Stan Freberg, Chuck Jones + Michael Maltese

Starring Jeff McCarthy + Joe Alaskey

Animators: David Burgess, Thomas E. Decker, Greg Duffell, Raul Garcia, to name a few.

07/04/2025

Bric-a-brac-a Firecracker! Sis Boom Bah! Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny! Rah! Rah! Rah! 🧨🐰

Leave it to Bugs to bring the fireworks and the fanfare! Whether he's outwitting rivals or leading a patriotic parade, he’s always got a trick—or a sparkler—up his sleeve. 🎆

Wishing you a Looney, legendary, and laughter-filled 4th of July!

07/03/2025

in 1943, audiences got a wild taste of desert island madness with Chuck Jones’s “Wackiki Wabbit.”

🎨 Visually, this short is one of Jones’s most experimental of the 40's—blending stylized backgrounds, surreal design, and split-screen gags inspired by UPA-style modernism before it hit mainstream.

07/02/2025

Witch Hazel might not win hearts with spells, but she wins laughs with every cackle.

Chuck Jones introduced her in "Bewitched Bunny" (1954), mixing horror tropes with zany slapstick—and letting Mel Blanc go wild with her voice.

💡 Hazel’s crooked charm is proof that even villains deserve great comedic timing.

💬 What’s your favorite Looney Tunes laugh? Witch Hazel’s is hard to top.

07/01/2025

🥀 Romance? Misunderstood skunk? Or just pure cartoon chaos?

Introduced by Chuck Jones in 1945, Pepé Le Pew was inspired by French actors and the moody atmosphere of film noir. Pepé brought exaggerated charm and a heavy scent to the Golden Age of Animation.

💡 Jones undeniably won an Oscar in 1949 for the Pepé short “For Scent-imental Reasons.”

Pepé Le Pew was a walking satire of overconfidence. He was part opera, part oblivion, and entirely skunk.

💬 Share your favorite Pepé moment! Drop it in the comments. 👇

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Coronado, CA

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Monday	1pm - 9pm
Tuesday	1pm - 9pm
Wednesday	1pm - 9pm
Thursday	1pm - 9pm
Friday	1pm - 9pm
Saturday	11:30am - 9pm
Sunday	11am - 8pm

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+16192949880

Website

https://www.chuckjonescatalog.com/

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The Chuck Jones Galleries are owned and operated by the family of Chuck Jones. The parent company, Linda Jones Enterprises was founded in 1977 by Chuck Jones's daughter, Linda, with the mission to find artwork wherever it is, whether it is inside of an artist or in someone's attic and bring it to collectors who love the artwork.

The Chuck Jones Galleries were established in 1991 with its first location in Corona del Mar where Chuck Jones lived.

There are now Chuck Jones Galleries in Orange County, California residing in the South Coast Collection (SOCO) in Costa Mesa, a block of the central Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in the Little Italy district in San Diego, California.