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| - Bosko was the first character to say the phrase starting with the first official Looney Tune, Sinkin' In The Bathtub. His cartoons ended with him running in front of a sign reading "A Looney Tune" and saying, "That's all, folks!". The Merrie Melodies of the same time would feature the star of the cartoon running in front of a drum reading "A Merrie Melody", only they would say "So long, folks!" Unlike Looney Tunes, these would change with every cartoon. In 1940, Confederate Honey was released and the ending had the finalized "That's all Folks!" version which is being used today.
- In a nutshell, this is telling the audience the show is truly over. They can either wait for the next attraction or go home if that was the final one. Often presented as The Stinger, but other times it's a stock message. If they do it often enough, it's an Every Episode Ending or Couch Gag. In modern times, Vanity Plates can serve the purpose. Named for the line at the end of Looney Tunes shorts, that at some point was given to Porky Pig to say. (Which is why most usage of this particular line is rendered "Th-th-that's all, folks!") See also The End and Game Over Man.
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| - Bosko was the first character to say the phrase starting with the first official Looney Tune, Sinkin' In The Bathtub. His cartoons ended with him running in front of a sign reading "A Looney Tune" and saying, "That's all, folks!". The Merrie Melodies of the same time would feature the star of the cartoon running in front of a drum reading "A Merrie Melody", only they would say "So long, folks!" Unlike Looney Tunes, these would change with every cartoon. In 1933, Buddy became the star of Looney Tunes and he adopted that "That's all, folks!" sign-off. In 1935, Buddy was dropped, and Beans began signing off with the phrase. It wasn't until 1936 that both series started to use the now-famous script sign-off. The Looney Tunes shorts depicted the text being written on a black background, while the Merrie Melodies had it written over the bullseye. The first Looney Tunes to feature it were released in early 1936. In 1940, Confederate Honey was released and the ending had the finalized "That's all Folks!" version which is being used today. The first design was in 1936 with a lowercase "f" instead of an uppercase "F" in "Folks". In 1938 it was changed again. In 1940, WB created the finalized version. 1937's Rover's Rival made history by introducing Porky Pig's now-iconic sign-off. As an instrumental version of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" played in the background, Porky Pig would pop out of a drum and say "Th-th-that's all, folks!" This was used until 1946, when the Looney Tunes series too adopted the standard script logo on the bullseye like Merrie Melodies. Starting in 1964 (beginning with Senorella and the Glass Huarache), the opening and closing titles were redesigned and the phrase was dropped for both series. This change stuck until the series ended in 1969. The phrase has returned in most Looney Tunes productions from the 1970s onwards. Porky Pig returned to signing off the Larry Doyle-produced Looney Tunes in 2003. The Looney Tunes Show featured its own variations on the gag.
- In a nutshell, this is telling the audience the show is truly over. They can either wait for the next attraction or go home if that was the final one. Often presented as The Stinger, but other times it's a stock message. If they do it often enough, it's an Every Episode Ending or Couch Gag. In modern times, Vanity Plates can serve the purpose. Named for the line at the end of Looney Tunes shorts, that at some point was given to Porky Pig to say. (Which is why most usage of this particular line is rendered "Th-th-that's all, folks!") See also The End and Game Over Man. Examples of That's All Folks include:
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