Chuck Jones and June Foray finally refine the character of Witch Hazel in Broom-Stick Bunny
Stupor Duck depicts Daffy in a memorable parody of the Superman character
A Star Is Bored goes behind the scenes of the actions of Bugs, Daffy and the Looney Tunes characters
1956 is yet another year in the golden age of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
History[]
- This is the final season where the Blue Ribbon re-releases stop removing the credits ending on "Daffy Dilly". Starting from "Mouse Mazurka", the original credits were kept.
- Starting with "Two Crows from Tacos", the bylines on the opening titles change from "COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR" to simply "TECHNICOLOR", though Blue Ribbon reissues during this season would keep the former until the next season.
Shorts[]
"Bugs' Bonnets" (Jones/January 14/GC: V5)- "Too Hop to Handle" (McKimson/January 28/SS: S&HH)
- "Weasel Stop" (McKimson/February 11/SS: FL&F)
- "The High and the Flighty" (McKimson/February 18/PC: V2)
- "Broom-Stick Bunny" (Jones/February 25/GC: V2/PC: V1)
- "Rocket Squad" (Jones/March 10/GC: V3)
- "Tweet and Sour" (Freleng/March 24)
- "Heaven Scent" (Jones/March 31/GC: V6/SS: PLP)
- "Mixed Master" (McKimson/April 14)
- "Rabbitson Crusoe" (Freleng/April 28/BB80)
- "Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z" (Jones/May 5/GC: V2)
- "Tree Cornered Tweety" (Freleng/May 19)
- "The Unexpected Pest" (McKimson/June 2/GC: V4)
- "Napoleon Bunny-Part" (Freleng/June 16/SS: BB/BB80)
- "Tugboat Granny" (Freleng/June 23/CC: V3)
- "Stupor Duck" (McKimson/July 7/GC: V5)
- "Barbary-Coast Bunny" (Jones/July 21/GC: V4/PC: V2)
- "Rocket-bye Baby" (Jones/August 4/GC: V6/PC: V2)
- "Half-Fare Hare" (McKimson/August 18/BB80)
- "Raw! Raw! Rooster!" (McKimson/August 25/GC: V6)
- "The Slap-Hoppy Mouse" (McKimson/September 1/SS: S&HH)
- "A Star Is Bored" (Freleng/September 15/GC: V5)
- "Deduce, You Say" (Jones/September 29/GC: V1/PC: V2)
- "Yankee Dood It" (Freleng/October 13/GC: V6)
- "Wideo Wabbit" (McKimson/October 27/GC: V3)
- "There They Go-Go-Go!" (Jones/November 10/GC: V2)
- "Two Crows from Tacos" (Freleng/November 24/SS: FL&F)
- "The Honey-Mousers" (McKimson/December 8/GC: V3)
- "To Hare Is Human" (Jones/December 15/GC: V4)
Blue Ribbon Reissues []
1955 - 1956 Season[]
- "Bone Sweet Bone" (Davis/January 21)
- "I Taw a Putty Tat" (Freleng/February 25)
- "Two Gophers from Texas" (Davis/March 31)
- "Kit for Cat" (Freleng/April 21)
- "Scaredy Cat" (Jones/June 2)
- "A Horse Fly Fleas" (McKimson/July 7) - retitled A Horsefly Fleas
- "Little Orphan Airedale" (Jones/ August 4)
- "Daffy Dilly" (Jones/August 18)
1956-1957 Season[]
- "Mouse Mazurka" (15-Sep-1956)
- "Paying the Piper" (20-Oct-1956)
- "Daffy Duck Hunt" (17-Nov-1956)
- "Henhouse Henery" (01-Dec-1956)
Character Debuts[]
- September 29 - Shropshire Slasher in "Deduce, You Say".
- August 4 - Mot the Infant Martian in "Rocket-bye Baby".
- August 25 - Rhode Island Red in "Raw! Raw! Rooster!".
- November 24 - Jose and Manuel in "Two Crows from Tacos".
- December 8 - Alice Crumden, Ralph Crumden and Ned Morton in "The Honey-Mousers".
People[]
Births[]
- ? - Lenord Robinson
- January 26 - Pat Musick
- February 7 - Bob Camp
- March 11 - Rob Paulsen
- April 4 - Tom Ruegger
- May 7 - S. Scott Bullock
- September 10 - Desiree Goyette
- September 13 - Kathleen Helppie-Shipley
- October 2 - Charlie Adler
- October 25 - Danny Gans
- October 29 - Darrell Van Citters
- December 7 - Larry Bird
- December 18 - T.K. Carter
Deaths[]
- February 24 - Marian Richman (aged 33)
- September 19 - Cecil Surry (aged 49)
Warner Club News Stories and Art[]
January 1956 - Part 1
January 1956 - Part 2
February 1956
March 1956 - Part 1
March 1956 - Part 2
April 1956 - Part 1
April 1956 - Part 2
May 1956 - Part 1
May 1956 - Parts 2 and 3
June 1956 - Part 1
June 1956 - Part 2
July 1956 - Part 1
July 1956 - Part 2
August 1956 - Part 1
August 1956 - Part 2
September 1956 - Part 1
September 1956 - Part 2
October 1956 - Part 1
October 1956 - Part 2
November 1956 - Part 1
November 1956 - Part 2
December 1956 - Part 1
December 1956 - Part 2
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