1947

Arthur Davis introduces Mac & Tosh in The Goofy Gophers

Tweetie Pie, WB's first Oscar-winning short and the short that paired Tweety and Sylvester for the first time

Little Orphan Airedale introduces Charlie Dog

1947 marks a revolutionary change for the studio as they win their first Oscar for "Tweetie Pie". However, as budgets were beginning to diminish, Warner Bros. began their cost-cutting procedures. Twenty-two shorts were released this year.

History

• The Color Rings change again to red rings and blue background starting with "Along Came Daffy". This variation was used in the end titles for the Turner "dubbed versions" of the cartoons crediting the bylines "A WARNER BROS. CARTOON", even if they were the Blue Ribbon prints.
• The "Present" text changes slightly starting with "A Hare Grows in Manhattan".
• The Looney Tunes logo does not have the bylines "REG US PAT OFF." at the end for the 1947-48 closing titles.
• "Tweetie Pie" is the first Warner Bros. cartoon to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
• "House Hunting Mice" is the first short since 1934 to be produced in Cinecolor.
• Arthur Davis' unit is disbanded in November due to budget problems that Warner Bros was facing. The last released short directed under his unit, "Bye, Bye Bluebeard" would be released two years later.

Warner Club News Stories

Mar. 1947

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July 1947

Aug. 1947 - Part 1

Aug. 1947 - Part 2

Sept. 1947 - Part 1

Sept. 1947 - Part 2

Nov. 1947 - Part 1

Nov. 1947 - Part 2

Theatrical Shorts

1.  "One Meat Brawl" (McKimson/January 18) 
2.  "The Goofy Gophers" (Clampett, Davis/January 25) 
3.  "The Gay Anties" (Freleng/February 15) 
4.  "Scent-imental over You" (Jones/March 8) 
5.  "A Hare Grows in Manhattan" (Freleng/March 22)
6.  "Birth of a Notion" (Clampett, McKimson/April 12) 
7.  "Tweetie Pie" (Freleng/May 3)  
8.  "Rabbit Transit" (Freleng/May 10)
9.  "Hobo Bobo" (McKimson/May 17) 
10.  "Along Came Daffy" (Freleng/June 7) 
11.  "Inki at the Circus" (Jones/June 21) 
12.  "Easter Yeggs" (McKimson/June 28)
13.  "Crowing Pains" (McKimson/July 12) 
14.  "A Pest in the House" (Jones/August 2)
15.  "The Foxy Duckling" (Davis/August 23) 
16.  "House Hunting Mice" (Jones/September 6) 
17.  "Little Orphan Airedale" (Jones/October 4) 
18.  "Doggone Cats" (Davis/October 25) 
19.  "Slick Hare" (Freleng/November 1)
20.  "Mexican Joyride" (Davis/November 29)
21.  "Catch as Cats Can" (Davis/December 6)
22.  "A Horse Fly Fleas" (McKimson/December 13) 

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1946-47 Season

1. "Have You Got Any Castles?" (February 1)
2. "Pigs Is Pigs" (February 22)
3. "The Cat's Tale" (March 29)
4. "Goofy Groceries" (April 19)
5. "Dog Gone Modern" (June 14)
6. "The Sneezing Weasel" (July 26)
7. "Rhapsody in Rivets" (August 16)
8. "Sniffles Bells the Cat" (September 20)
9. "The Cagey Canary" (October 11)
10. "Now That Summer Is Gone" (November 22)

Character Debuts

• Tweety (finalized appearance)
• Goofy Gophers
• Charlie Dog
• The Dog
• Wellington

People

Births

• 22 March - Tony Pope
• 4 December - Robert J. Walsh

References

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