1959

Long-time radio and film star Jack Benny appears in a WB short, The Mouse That Jack Built

The Academy Award-nominated Mexicali Shmoes debuts Speedy's cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez

Robert McKimson creates his first of only two pairings of Bugs and Daffy with People Are Bunny

1959 was one of the years of the Golden Age of Looney Tunes.

History

• "Wild and Woolly Hare" was the latest short to be given a Blue Ribbon Reissue.
• During this year, "Dog Gone South" was the final short that retained the original ending on its Blue Ribbon reissue. Starting late from this year and onwards, the original ending would also be removed but not the credits. Additionally, shorts such as "Putty Tat Trouble", "French Rarebit", "Pests for Guests", and Merrie Melodies shorts with orange rings made in 1956-1957 kept the original ending despite being reissued in the 1959-1960 season.
• Starting with "Bonanza Bunny", the Color Rings were changed to a crimson color, which would be permanent until the closure of the original studio.

Shorts

1. Baton Bunny (Jones and Levitow/January 10/GC: V1)
2. Mouse-Placed Kitten (McKimson/January 24/SS: FL&F)
3. China Jones (McKimson/February 14/CC: V3)
4. Hare-abian Nights (Harris/February 28/BB80)
5. Trick or Tweet (Freleng/March 21)
6. The Mouse That Jack Built (McKimson/April 4/GC: V3)
7. Apes of Wrath (Freleng/April 18)
8. Hot-Rod and Reel! (Jones/May 9/CC: V1)
9. A Mutt in a Rut (McKimson/May 23/SS: FL&F)
10. Backwoods Bunny (McKimson/June 13/BB80)
11. Really Scent (Levitow/June 27/SS: PLP)
12. Mexicali Shmoes (Freleng/July 4/GC: V4/PC: V2)
13. Tweet and Lovely (Freleng/July 18)
14. Wild and Woolly Hare (Freleng/August 1/BB80)
15. Cat's Paw (McKimson/August 15/SS: S&HH)
16. Here Today, Gone Tamale (Freleng/August 29/GC: V4)
17. Bonanza Bunny (McKimson/September 5/BB80)
18. A Broken Leghorn (McKimson/September 26/GC: V1/SS: FL&F)
19. Wild About Hurry (Jones/October 10)
20. A Witch's Tangled Hare (Levitow/October 31/PC: V1)
21. Unnatural History (Levitow/November 14)
22. Tweet Dreams (Freleng/December 5)
23. People Are Bunny (McKimson/December 19/BB80)

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1958-1959 Season

1. "Dog Collared" (McKimson/03-Jan-1959)
2. "A Fox in a Fix" (McKimson/31-Jan-1959)
3. "My Bunny Lies over the Sea" (Jones/24-Feb-1959)
4. "Golden Yeggs" (Freleng/19-Mar-1959)
5. "Scent-imental Romeo" (Jones/11-Apr-1959)
6. "Canned Feud" (Freleng/02-May-1959)
7. "Early to Bet" (McKimson/30-May-1959)
8. "Boobs in the Woods" (McKimson/20-Jun-1959)
9. "The Bee-Deviled Bruin" (Jones/11-Jul-1959)
10. "High Diving Hare" (Freleng/25-Jul-1959)
11. "Dog Gone South" (Jones/22-Aug-1959)

1959 - 1960 Season

1. "Drip-Along Daffy" (Jones/12-Sep-1959)
2. "Often an Orphan" (Jones/03-Oct-1959)
3. "Putty Tat Trouble" (Freleng/24-Oct-1959) (The only Looney Tune short reissued in the 1959-1969 season to have the original ending card left intact)
4. "Hot Cross Bunny" (McKimson/21-Nov-1959) (The oldest short to be reissued in the 1959-1969 season)
5. "A Bear for Punishment" (Jones/12-Dec-1959)

Character Debuts

• Slowpoke Rodriguez
• Blacque Jacque Shellacque

People

Deaths

• 18 November - Arthur Q. Bryan (aged 60)

Warner Club News Stories and Art

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October 1959 - Part 1

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