1961

The Pied Piper of Guadalupe, one of three Oscar-nominated shorts also including Beep Prepared and Nelly's Folly

Beep Prepared, the only Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote short to be nominated for an Oscar.

Chuck Jones experiments with animated drama with Nelly's Folly

1961 is a year in the Golden Age of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. John W. Burton retires during this period, allowing David H. DePatie to take over his role as producer. Most regular main characters continued to appear, while several others such as Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig were in the process of being retired from the studio by this point.

History

• David H. DePatie starts his long-time executive producer career this year.
• Starting from this year and onwards all the way to 1969, the ending titles would have A VITAPHONE RELEASE or A VITAGRAPH RELEASE at the end on the bottom with A WARNER BROS. CARTOON, as first shown in "From Hare to Heir" and "Hopalong Casualty". However, some 1960-1961 BR reissues, along with some shorts such as "Pests for Guests", "Yankee Dood It", "Tweet Zoo", and some other shorts released with orange rings, were exceptions.

Theatrical Shorts

1.  "Cannery Woe" (McKimson/January 7)
2.  "Zip 'n Snort" (Jones/January 21)
3.  "Hoppy Daze" (McKimson/February 11)
4.  "The Mouse on 57th Street" (Jones/February 25)
5.  "Strangled Eggs" (McKimson/March 18)
6.  "Birds of a Father" (McKimson/April 1)
7.  "D' Fightin' Ones" (Freleng/April 22)
8.  "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" (Jones/May 20)
9.  "Lickety-Splat" (Jones/June 3)
10.  "A Scent of the Matterhorn" (Jones/June 24)
11.  "The Rebel Without Claws" (Freleng/July 15)
12.  "Compressed Hare" (Jones/July 29)
13.  "The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" (Freleng/August 19) 
14.  "Prince Violent" (Freleng/September 2)
15.  "Daffy's Inn Trouble" (McKimson/September 23)
16.  "What's My Lion?" (McKimson/October 21)
17.  "Beep Prepared" (Jones/November 11) 
18.  "The Last Hungry Cat" (Freleng/December 2)
19.  "Nelly's Folly" (Jones/December 30) 

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1960-61 Season

1. "Bunny Hugged" (January 28)
2. "The Wearing of the Grin" (February 18)
3. "Beep, Beep" (March 11)
4. "Rabbit Fire" (April 8)
5. "Feed the Kitty" (April 29)
6. "The Lion's Busy" (May 13)
7. "Thumb Fun" (June 10)
8. "Corn Plastered" (July 1)
9. "Kiddin' the Kitten" (August 5)
10. "Ballot Box Bunny" (August 26)

1961-62 Season

1. "A Hound for Trouble" (September 9)
2. "Strife with Father" (September 30)
3. "The Grey Hounded Hare" (October 28)
4. "Leghorn Swoggled" (November 25)
5. "A Peck o' Trouble" (December 23)

Character Debuts

• Hugo the Abominable Snowman

Warner Club News Stories and Art

January 1961

February 1961 - Part 1

February 1961 - Part 2

March 1961

April 1961

May 1961 - Part 1

May 1961 - Part 2

June 1961

July 1961

August 1961 - Part 1

August 1961 - Part 2

September 1961

October 1961 - Part 1

October 1961 - Part 2

November 1961

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