1954

Bugs faces Rocky and his new partner Mugsy in Bugs and Thugs

Devil May Hare introduces Bugs most dangerous foe yet: the Tasmanian Devil

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z, an Oscar-nominated WB short about a boy's daydreams

1954 is yet another year when Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts were released.

Notes

• The Warner Bros. animation studio reopens on January 4.
• Starting with this year, the Warner Bros. cartoon opening rings would get a significant rehaul, though Blue Ribbon reissues during this period would still use the old-style rings. Beginning with the 1954-55 season, this also applied to the closing titles, as well as the Blue Ribbon reissues.

Releases

1. "Dog Pounded" (Freleng/Jan 2/SS: PLP/PC: V3) *
2.  "Captain Hareblower" (Freleng/Jan 16/BB80)
3. "I Gopher You" (Freleng/Jan 30)
4. "Feline Frame-Up" (Jones/Feb 13/PC: V1)
5. "Wild Wife" (McKimson/Feb 20/GC: V6)
6. "No Barking" (Jones/Feb 27/GC: V3)
7. "Bugs and Thugs" (Freleng/Mar 13/GC: V1/PC: V3)
8. "The Cats Bah" (Jones/Mar 20/SS: PLP)
9. "Design for Leaving" (McKimson/Mar 27)
10. "Bell Hoppy" (McKimson/Apr 17/SS: S&HH)
11. "No Parking Hare" (McKimson/May 1/BB80)
12. "Dr. Jerkyl's Hide" (Freleng/May 8)
13. "Claws for Alarm" (Jones/May 22/GC: V3)
14. "Little Boy Boo" (McKimson/Jun 5/SS: FL&F)
15. "Devil May Hare" (McKimson/Jun 19/GC: V1/PC: V1)
16. "Muzzle Tough" (Freleng/Jun 26)
17. "The Oily American" (McKimson/Jul 10/GC: V6)
18. "Bewitched Bunny" (Jones/Jul 24/GC: V5/PC: V1)
19. "Satan's Waitin'" (Freleng/Aug 7/GC: V6/PC: V3)
20. "Stop! Look! And Hasten!" (Jones/Aug 14/GC: V2)
21. "Yankee Doodle Bugs" (Freleng/Aug 28/BB80)
22. "Gone Batty" (McKimson/Sep 4/SS: P&F)
23. "Goo Goo Goliath" (Freleng/Sep 18/GC: V6)
24. "By Word of Mouse" (Freleng/Oct 2/GC: V6)
25.  "From A to Z-Z-Z-Z" (Jones/Oct 16/WBAAAC/PC: V1)
26. "Quack Shot" (McKimson/Oct 30)
27. "My Little Duckaroo" (Jones/Nov 27/GC: V6/PC: V2)
28. "Sheep Ahoy" (Jones/Dec 11/CC: V3)
29. "Baby Buggy Bunny" (Jones/Dec 18/GC: V2/BB80)

* First cartoon to use both of the series' new-style opening sequences.

Blue Ribbon Reissues

1953-1954 Season

1. "Of Fox and Hounds" (06-Feb-1954) (2nd Blue Ribbon release)
2. "Roughly Squeaking" (27-Feb-1954)
3. "Hobo Bobo" (03-Apr-1954)
4. "The Gay Anties" (24-Apr-1954)
5. "The Cat Came Back" (05-Jun-1954) (2nd Blue Ribbon release)
6. "One Meat Brawl" (10-Jul-1954)
7. "Along Came Daffy" (24-Jul-1954)
8. "Mouse Menace" (14-Aug-1954)

1954-1955 Season

1. "Rhapsody in Rivets" (11-Sep-1954) (2nd Blue Ribbon release)
2. "Inki at the Circus" (16-Oct-1954)
3. "The Foxy Duckling" (06-Nov-1954)
4. "The Shell Shocked Egg" (27-Nov-1954)
5. "The Trial of Mr. Wolf" (25-Dec-1954) (2nd Blue Ribbon release)

Character Debuts

• Tasmanian Devil
• Witch Hazel
• Ralph Phillips
• Egghead Jr.
• Mugsy

People

Births

• ? - Gordon Goodwin
• ? - Gordon Kent
• ? - Jeff McCarthy
• October 9 - John O'Hurley

Warner Club News Stories and Art

January 1954 - Part 1

January 1954 - Part 2

February 1954 - Part 1

February 1954 - Part 2

March 1954 - Part 1

March 1954 - Part 2

April 1954 - Part 1

April 1954 - Part 2

May 1954 - Part 1

May 1954 - Part 2

June 1954 - Part 1

June 1954 - Part 2

June 1954 - Part 3

September 1954 - Part 1

September 1954 - Part 2

September 1954 - Part 3

October 1954 - Part 1

October 1954 - Part 2

November 1954 - Part 1

November 1954 - Part 2

December 1954 - Part 1

December 1954 - Part 2

References

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