As far as I know, there were no short cartoons from the Termite Terrace era had been added to the prestigious National Film Registry ever since 2003, when One Froggy Evening made it's place there. Well, Disney features from Snow White through Fantasia to Sleeping Beauty are all there, even some shorts like Three Little Pigs or Steamboat Willie, but MGM and Warners deserve more recognition there.

For example Tex Avery's Red Hot Riding Hood (or King-Size Canary) is a highly representative short from the classic MGM style, not to mention the fame of Tom and Jerry in Cat Concerto (and a few others, like Heavenly Puss). In the case of Warners, there is not a single Friz Freleng short in there, something like Birds Anonymous or You Ought to be in Pictures, which are both critically acclaimed and very innovative in their style. And also the likes of Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2-th Century, the innovative The Dover Boys, the Road Runner pilot Fast and Furry-ous from Chuck Jones.

What do you think about this? I guess they couldn't pick all of these above, but a few of them should make the cut in the next decade.

As a matter of fact, I sent my nomination list (which was mostly animation related titles) a few months ago. While I admit I did put some more notable Disney shorts on there (including the PSA short "The New Spirit" and the Safety award winning "Motor Mania"), I didn't leave out the other studios. Off the top of my head, I nominated Fleischer's "Superman", Lantz' "Barber of Seville" and the MGM shorts, "Red Hot Riding Hood", "King Sized Canary", "Mouse Trouble" (I had to choose between that and "Cat's Concerto"), and I think "Peace on Earth".

Regrettably, the only Warners short I put there was "A Wild Hare". However, after reading Michael Lyons' anniversary article on "Animation Scoop", I should've included "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" as well. I'll try next year.

We should be realistic. Puttin' on the Dog and the likes are good cartoons, but they have no chance to be selected for a while, especially at this rate, when short cartoons from the golden era had been snubbed since 2003. But who knows, I'm still surprised Magical Maestro from all Tex Avery cartoons have been added, but it was the 1990s, when these cartoons and their history got much less exposure by public.

Realistically a Freleng cartoon (either You Ought to be in Pictures or Birds Anonymous), another Tex Avery cartoon (the iconic Red Hot Riding Hood) and a truly famed Tom and Jerry cartoon (ie. Cat Concerto) have the best chance in the next decade.