1969

The final one-off, "Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!", pits expys of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote with slient gags

Merlin and Second Banana concludes their short-lived careers in "Shamrock and Roll"

With Cool Cat also following suit in the final cartoon before the studio's closure, "Injun Trouble"

1969 marks the final year of Warner Bros. cartoon output, as the studio would close for the final time by the end of the year.

History

• Warner Bros. closes their cartoon studio, ending the Golden Age of Looney Tunes.
• The Blue Ribbon program ends. However, the shorts re-released between 1964 and 1969 had no alterations of any kind, hence those shorts exist with both their original titles and credits.

Theatrical Cartoons

All cartoons are directed by Robert McKimson (with Alex Lovy for "Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!").

1.  "The Great Carrot-Train Robbery" (January 25)
2.  "Fistic Mystic" (March 29)
3.  "Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!" (June 7)
4.  "Shamrock and Roll" (June 28)
5.  "Bugged by a Bee" (July 26)
6.  "Injun Trouble" (September 20)

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1969 Season

1. "Rabbit of Seville" (January 18)
2. "Of Rice and Hen" (February 15)
3. "Don't Give Up the Sheep" (March 22)
4. "Forward March Hare" (May 24)
5. "Southern Fried Rabbit" (July 12)
6. "Quack Shot" (July 19)
7. "All Fowled Up" (August 2)
8. "Steal Wool" (August 30)
9. "Fast and Furry-ous" (2nd reissue, September 13)
10. "Cheese It, the Cat!" (September 27)
11. "Captain Hareblower" (October 11)
12. "Boston Quackie" (October 25)
13. "Zipping Along" (November 15)
14. "One Froggy Evening" (December 6)
15. "Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z" (December 27)

References

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