1954

1954 marks when the Warner Bros. animation studio begin efforts to distribute their theatrical cartoons in widescreen to theaters, although by using cropped versions of their Academy prints. Twenty-nine Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts were released.
==Notes==
*The Warner Bros. animation studio reopens on January 4.Daily Variety, December 4, 1953. Readable at 
*Starting with this year, the Warner Bros. cartoon opening rings would get a significant overhaul and become smaller. The center hole in the Merrie Melodies rings was made smaller, almost the same size as that found on the old-style Looney Tunes rings, which were made smaller still, to the point where the WB shield cuts into the rings. This was implemented as a new practice to optimize the cartoons for the widescreen ratio that can be played in theaters due to rising popularity of the aforementioned aspect ratio.http://www.dohtem.com/bugs/wide/ However, Blue Ribbon reissues during this period would still use the old-style rings and remained only available to theaters in Academy ratio format. Beginning with the 1954-55 season, this also applied to the closing titles, as well as the Blue Ribbon reissues.
==Theatrical Shorts==
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== Blue Ribbon Reissues ==
=== 1953-54 Season ===
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=== 1954-55 Season ===
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==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==
WCN - January 1954.jpg|January 1954 - Part 1
WCN - January 1954 - Part 2.jpg|January 1954 - Part 2
WCN - February 1954 - Part 1.jpg|February 1954 - Part 1
WCN - February 1954 - Part 2.jpg|February 1954 - Part 2
WCN - March 1954 - Part 1.jpg|March 1954 - Part 1
WCN - March 1954 - Part 2.jpg|March 1954 - Part 2
WCN - April 1954.jpg|April 1954 - Part 1
WCN - April 1954 - Part 2.jpg|April 1954 - Part 2
WCN - May 1954 - Part 1.jpg|May 1954 - Part 1
WCN - May 1954 - Part 2.jpg|May 1954 - Part 2
WCN - June 1954 - Part 1.jpg|June 1954 - Part 1
WCN - June 1954 - Part 2.jpg|June 1954 - Part 2
WCN - June 1954 - Part 3.jpg|June 1954 - Part 3
WCN - September 1954 - Part 1.jpg|September 1954 - Part 1
WCN - September 1954 - Part 2.jpg|September 1954 - Part 2
WCN - September 1954 - Part 3.jpg|September 1954 - Part 3
WCN - October 1954 - Part 1.jpg|October 1954 - Part 1
WCN - October 1954 - Part 2.jpg|October 1954 - Part 2
WCN - November 1954 - Part 1.jpg|November 1954 - Part 1
WCN - November 1954 - Part 2.jpg|November 1954 - Part 2
WCN - December 1954 - Part 1.jpg|December 1954 - Part 1
WCN - December 1954 - Part 2.jpg|December 1954 - Part 2
==References==
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