The Decline of Quality at Warner Brothers. Post 1948.

It's a universal fact that the Post 1948 Looney Tunes are more beloved than the Pre 48's and especially the pre 1940 cartoons. There's good reason for this. By 1943 the folks at Warner Brothers had really come into their own with characterization and storytelling. Essentially the characters were in a league of their own and the humor was almost top of the line. (Tex Avery's MGM cartoons were possibly funnier). So there's no doubting why they are so popular. Plus the simple animation of the post 48's really allows the cartoons to fit in on TV these days (The Pre 43 cartoons never see the light of day on Boomerang/CN here in the states). However those "simple backgrounds," and simple animation I eluded to is the reason that i prefer the older Looney Tunes/Merries Melodies.From 1938 on the humor and characters started to be there but the quality was still at a high level. Budgetary cuts of the 50's really hampered Looney Tunes. By the 60s the studio was on its last leg due to the budget. However by the 1950's most studios had been budgetized and Warner Brothers was no exception.