1967

The series bid farewell to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises with "Daffy's Diner".

Seven Arts acquires Warner Bros., and the logo is changed.

Cool Cat and Merlin the Magic Mouse debuts as Warner Bros.-Seven Arts attempts to create a new star.

1967 would mark another shift for the series as production moves back to in-house at Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on much smaller budgets than at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Desperate to bring back appraise from the earlier years, the studio attempted to create obscure new stars for the series, to very minimal success.

History

• The final Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises are released. "Daffy's Diner" was the last Warner Bros. cartoon produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. "Quacker Tracker", "The Music Mice-Tro" and "The Spy Swatter" were produced by Format Films.
• Seven Arts acquires Warner Bros. and the company is renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. This grants them access to the black-and-white shorts in the Sunset Productions library.
• Warner Bros.-Seven Arts decides to internalize cartoon production once more. Headed by Alex Lovy, who had worked for Walter Lantz's cartoon studio, "Speedy Ghost to Town" was the first production from the then-new studio.

Theatrical Shorts

1.  "Daffy's Diner" (McKimson/January 21)
2.  "Quacker Tracker" (Larriva/April 29)
3.  "The Music Mice-Tro" (Larriva/May 27)
4.  "The Spy Swatter" (Larriva/June 24)
5.  "Speedy Ghost to Town" (Lovy/July 29)
6.  "Rodent to Stardom" (Lovy/September 23)
7.  "Go Away Stowaway" (Lovy/September 30)
8.  "Cool Cat" (Lovy/October 14)
9.  "Merlin the Magic Mouse" (Lovy/November 18)
10.  "Fiesta Fiasco" (Lovy/December 9)

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1966-67 Season

1. "Wild and Woolly Hare" (February)
2. "Pre-Hysterical Hare" (April)
3. "Hare-abian Nights" (May)
4. "Rabbit Romeo" (July)

1967-68 Season

1. "Knights Must Fall" (October 28)
2. "Lighthouse Mouse" (December 16)

Character Debuts

• Cool Cat
• Colonel Rimfire
• Merlin the Magic Mouse
• Second Banana

People

Births

• September 6 - Macy Gray

Deaths

• October 3 - Pinto Colvig (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, newspaper cartoonist, circus performer, screenwriter, and animator)

References

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