Screwy Squirrel (series)

Screwy Squirrel is a cartoon series created by Tex Avery and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It premeired in 1944 with the first cartoon called Screwball Squirrel, and concluded in 1946 with the fifth (and final) cartoon called Lonesome Lenny. The series revolves around the titular character Screwball "Screwy" Squirrel as he goes on various adventures in Crackpot, Ohio.

Cartoons
The following is a list of five cartoons of the series.
 * 1) Screwball Squirrel (1944)
 * 2) Happy-Go-Nutty (1944)
 * 3) Big Heel-Watha (1944)
 * 4) The Screwy Truant (1945)
 * 5) Lonesome Lenny (1946)

Reruns
The Tex Avery original shorts have been frequently seen on Turner Broadcasting System-run networks such as the Cartoon Network and Boomerang (Turner, now a subsidiary of Time Warner, has owned the rights to Screwy Squirrel since founder Ted Turner bought the MGM/UA film library in 1986).

On April Fools' Day, 1997, Cartoon Network ran an edited version (minus one blackface gag) of the 1944 Screwy Squirrel cartoon Happy-Go-Nutty repeatedly from 6 AM to 6 PM, as part of an April Fool's Joke that the cartoon character had taken over the channel.

As of 2005, Screwy appears as one of the characters in idents for Cartoon Network's sister station, Boomerang.

Film
In May 13, 2017, Warner Bros. and Annapurna Pictures announced plans to make a family-friendly film based on the cartoon series Screwy Squirrel. On October 14, 2017, the, Jon Vitti, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi signed on to write the film. On February 9, 2018, it was announced that Tim Hill signed on to direct. On April 7, 2018, Bruno Mars and Nick Kroll was cast as Screwy Squirrel and Meathead Dog, respectively. On April 29, 2018, Bella Thorne joined the cast. On May 15, 2018, it was confirmed that Selena Gomez had joined the cast. Principal photography began on May 6, 2018, and concluded on July 12, 2018.