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, the first appearance of

Odor-able Kitty, the first appearance of Pepé Le Pew

, the first appearance of

Life with Feathers, the first appearance of Sylvester

creates a tougher rival for Bugs Bunny with in

Friz Freleng creates a tougher rival for Bugs Bunny with Yosemite Sam in Hare Trigger

1945 saw the conclusion of World War II and Warner Brothers' efforts in fighting the war (including the final Private Snafu shorts), as well as the final departure of Bob Clampett, as well as the emergence of new directors Arthur Davis and animation master Robert McKimson.

History[]

  • Starting with "Herr Meets Hare", the red rings black background is reused from the 1942-43 season. The 1944-45 and 1945-46 seasons would use the same Color Rings and backgrounds. Also, the byline "A WARNER BROS. CARTOON" starts to be used at the ending titles. The bottom byline "RELEASED BY WARNER BROS. PICTURES INCORPORATED" would be removed as well.
  • Starting in mid-1945, all shorts produced by Leon Schlesinger that were reissued under the Blue Ribbon program cut all mentions of Schlesinger's name, starting with "When I Yoo Hoo". This also means the original closing titles were also replaced. The last cartoon to be re-released with Schlesinger's credit was "The Fella with the Fiddle".
  • The 1945-55 opening rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" debuts in "Hare Trigger", which is the first to feature full credits. This is also the first to have the WB shield with Bugs sitting and pulling the title card, barring "The Heckling Hare". This variation would be used until "Hare Do".
  • Sylvester makes his debut in "Life with Feathers", which is also the final cartoon to not have full credits, the final cartoon to have the 1941-45 opening rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along", and the final cartoon to have the WB shield zoom onto the screen before the "WARNER BROS. PICTURES INC." and "Present" fade-in in a non-Bugs Bunny cartoon.
  • The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies themes are shortened this year to allow for full credits. The Looney Tunes theme would change again in 1946, because the series started using the "That's all Folks!" script, but the Merrie Melodies theme stayed the same. The 1945-46 opening rendition of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" debuts in "Ain't That Ducky".
  • Bob Clampett leaves the studio on May 7 and Arthur Davis takes over his unit.[1]

Warner Club News Stories and Art[]

Theatrical Shorts[]

  1. Looney Tunes "Odor-able Kitty" (Jones/January 6) Blue Ribbon
  2. Merrie Melodies "Herr Meets Hare" (Freleng/January 13)
  3. Looney Tunes "Draftee Daffy" (Clampett/January 27)
  4. Merrie Melodies "The Unruly Hare" (Tashlin/February 10)
  5. Looney Tunes "Trap Happy Porky" (Jones/February 24) Blue Ribbon
  6. Merrie Melodies "Life with Feathers" (Freleng/March 24) Blue Ribbon Academy Award nominee
  7. Looney Tunes "Behind the Meat-Ball" (Tashlin/April 7)
  8. Merrie Melodies "Hare Trigger" (Freleng/May 5)
  9. Looney Tunes "Ain't That Ducky" (Freleng/May 19) Blue Ribbon
  10. Merrie Melodies "A Gruesome Twosome" (Clampett/June 9)
  11. Looney Tunes "Tale of Two Mice" (Tashlin, McKimson/June 30) Blue Ribbon
  12. Merrie Melodies "Wagon Heels" (Clampett/July 28)
  13. Looney Tunes "Hare Conditioned" (Jones/August 11)
  14. Merrie Melodies "Fresh Airedale" (Jones/August 25) Blue Ribbon
  15. Looney Tunes "The Bashful Buzzard" (Clampett/September 15) Blue Ribbon
  16. Merrie Melodies "Peck Up Your Troubles" (Freleng/October 20) Blue Ribbon
  17. Looney Tunes "Hare Tonic" (Jones/November 10)
  18. Merrie Melodies "Nasty Quacks" (Tashlin/December 1)

Private Snafu shorts[]

  1. "In the Aleutians – Isles of Enchantment" (Jones/February) Public domain
  2. "It's Murder She Says" (Jones/May) Public domain
  3. "Hot Spot" (Freleng/July) Public domain
  4. "Operation Snafu" (Freleng/October) Public domain
  5. "No Buddy Atoll" (Jones/October) Public domain
  6. "Secrets of the Caribbean" (Jones) Public domain (unreleased)

Mr. Hook shorts[]

  1. "The Return of Mr. Hook" (McKimson) Public domain
  2. "The Good Egg" (Jones) Public domain
  3. "Tokyo Woes" (Clampett) Public domain

Blue Ribbon Reissues[]

1944-45 Season[]

  1. Merrie Melodies "The Fella with the Fiddle" (January 20)
  2. Merrie Melodies "When I Yoo Hoo" (February 24)
  3. Merrie Melodies "I Only Have Eyes for You" (March 17)
  4. Merrie Melodies "Ain't We Got Fun" (April 21)
  5. Merrie Melodies "I'm a Big Shot Now" (June 4)[2]
  6. Merrie Melodies "Speaking of the Weather" (July 21)
  7. Merrie Melodies "Old Glory" (August 25)
  8. Merrie Melodies "Busy Bakers" (October 20)

1945-46 Season[]

  1. Merrie Melodies "A Sunbonnet Blue" (November 17)
  2. Merrie Melodies "The Lyin' Mouse" (December 22)

Character Debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press, page 467. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0. 
  2. ↑ betterlivingtv



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