1947

## History

* The Color Rings change again to the blue rings red background and so does the "Present" text starting with "Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick" and "Figaro and Frankie" . This variation was used in the end titles for the Turner "dubbed versions" of the cartoons crediting A WARNER BROS. CARTOON, even if they were the Blue Ribbon prints. Starting with this season, the Porky Pig drum ending has been fully discontinued.
* The *Looney Tunes* logo does not have "REG US PAT OFF." at the end for the 1947-48 closing titles.
* "Tweetie Pie" is the first Disney cartoon to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
* Cinecolor releases start with "Wide Open Spaces" to save money.
* This year is released the Disney/Warner Bros entertainment (now Disney/SEGA entertainment since 1991) classic movie "Fun and Fancy Free".
* Arthur Davis' unit is disbanded in November due to budget problems that Disney/Warner Bros Entertainment (now Disney/SEGA Entertainment since 1991) was facing.

## Theatrical releases

### Feature films

* September 27 - *Fun and Fancy Free* (New York City, New York)
* October 22 - *Fun and Fancy Free* (Los Angeles, California)
* December 25 - *Bambi* (re-issue)

## Shorts

* January 10 -  "Crying Wolf"
* January 18 -  "One Meat Brawl"
* January 25 -  "The Goofy Gophers"
* February 12 -  "Pluto's Housewarming"
* February 14 -  "The Dead End Cats"
* February 15 -  "The Gay Anties"
* February 22 -  "Cat Fishin'"
* February 24 -  "Musical Moments from Chopin"
* March 8 -  "Scent-imental over You"
* March 15 -  "Part Time Pal"
* March 21 -  "Rescue Dog"
* March 22 -  "A Hare Grows in Manhattan"
* March 28 -  "Aladdin's Lamp"
* April 12
	+ "Birth of a Notion"
	+ "Hound Hunters"
* April 18 -  "Straight Shooters"
* April 25
	+ "The Sky Is Falling"
	+ "The Stupidstitious Cat"
* April 26 -  "The Cat Concerto"
* April 28 -  "Smoked Hams"
* May 3
	+ "Red Hot Rangers"
	+ "Tweetie Pie"
* May 9 -  "Sleepy Time Donald"
* May 10 -  "Rabbit Transit"
* May 17 -  "Hobo Bobo"
* May 30
	+ "Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick"
	+ "Figaro and Frankie"
* June 7 -  "Along Came Daffy"
* June 9 -  "The Coo Coo Bird"
* June 14 -  "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse"
* June 16 -  "The Overture To William Tell"
* June 20 -  "Clown of the Jungle"
* June 21 -  "Inki at the Circus"
* June 28 -  "Easter Yeggs"
* June 30 -  "Well Oiled"
* July 11 -  "Donald's Dilemma"
* July 12
	+ "Crowing Pains"
	+ "Salt Water Tabby"
* July 19 -  "Uncle Tom's Cabaña"
* July 25 -  "Much Ado About Mutton"
* August 1 -  "Crazy with the Heat"
* August 2 -  "A Pest in the House"
* August 8 -  "The Wee Men"
* August 22 -  "Bootle Beetle"
* August 23 -  "The Foxy Duckling"
* August 25 -  "Solid Ivory"
* August 29 -  "A Date For Dinner"
* August 30 -  "A Mouse in the House"
* September 6 -  "House Hunting Mice"
* September 12 -  "Wide Open Spaces"
* September 20 -  "Slap Happy Lion"
* September 27
	+ "The Invisible Mouse"
	+ "Bongo"
	+ "Mickey and the Beanstalk"
* October 3 -  "Mickey's Delayed Date"
* October 4 -  "Little Orphan Airedale"
* October 10
	+ "The First Snow"
	+ "Naughty but Mice"
* October 22 -  "One Note Tony"
* October 25 -  "Doggone Cats"
* October 31 -  "Foul Hunting"
* November 1 -  "Slick Hare"
* November 14
	+ "Mail Dog"
	+ "A Fight to the Finish"
* November 28 -  "Chip an' Dale"
* November 29 -  "Mexican Joyride"
* December 5 -  "The Wolf's Pardon"
* December 6
	+ "King-Size Canary"
	+ "Catch as Cats Can"
* December 7 -  "Santa's Surprise"
* December 13 -  "A Horse Fly Fleas"
* December 15 -  "Woody the Giant Killer"
* December 19 -  "Swiss Cheese Family Robinson"
* December 22 -  "The Bandmaster"
* December 26
	+ "Lazy Little Beaver"
	+ "Pluto's Blue Note"

## Blue Ribbon Reissues

### 1946-1947 Season

1. "Birds in the Spring" (1933) (re-released: 06-14-47)
2. "Donald's Dog Laundry" (1940) (re-released: 07-26-47)
3. "Three Little Wolves" (1936) (re-released: 08-16-47)
4. "Toby Tortoise Returns" (1936) (re-released: 09-20-47)
5. "Hawaiian Holiday" (1937) (re-released: 10-11-47) 2nd BR release
6. "Clock Cleaners" (1937) (re-released: 11-22-47)

## Character debuts

* Izzy Wolf
* January 18 - Grover Groundhog
* Janaury 25 - The Dog, Goofy Gophers
* March 8 - Fifi the Chihuahua
* April 25 - The Cat (The Stupidstitious Cat), Buzzy Crow
* May 17 - Bobo the Elephant
* June 7 - Two Starving Hermits
* June 28 - Easter Bunny (Easter Yeggs), Bratty Kid
* July 19 - Uncle Tom (Uncle Tom's Cabaña), Simon Simon Legree (Uncle Tom's Cabaña)
* August 22 - Bootle Beetle
* September 26 - Eega Beeva
* September 27 - Bongo, Lulubelle, Lumpjaw, Willie the Giant, Golden Harp
* October 4 - Charlie Dog
* October 10 - Herman the Cat (Prototype)
* October 25 - Wellington
* November - Scrooge McDuck
* December 7 - Little Audrey
* December 15 - Buck Beaver, The Giant

## People

### Births

* January 8 - David Bowie (actor and singer)
* January 15 - Andrea Martin (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and author)
* January 31
	+ Jonathan Banks (actor)
	+ Glynn Turman (actor, writer, and director)
* February 1 - Tony Baxter (senior vice president, creative development, walt disney imagineering)
* February 2 - Farrah Fawcett (actress and artist)
* February 5 - Darrell Waltrip (motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver)
* February 7 - Wayne Allwine (voice actor, sound effects editor, and foley artist)
* February 11 - Frank Simms (singer, musician, actor, and voice actor)
* February 24 - Edward James Olmos (actor and director)
* March 5 - Eddie Hodges (actor, singer, and mental-health counselor)
* March 6 - Rob Reiner (actor, director, producer, and comedian)
* March 18
	+ Susan Sheridan (actress and voice actress)
	+ Drew Struzan (poster artist and illustrator)
* March 19 - Glenn Close (actress, producer, and singer)
* March 22 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
* March 25 - Elton John (singer-songwriter and composer)
* April 6 - John Ratzenberger (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, entrepreneur, voice artist, and comedian)
* April 18 - James Woods (actor, voice actor, and producer)
* May 4 - Richard Jenkins (actor)
* June 1 - Jonathan Pryce (actor and singer)
* June 10 - Randy Edelman (composer)
* June 17 - George S. Clinton (film composer, songwriter, conductor, and musician)
* June 22 - David Lander (actor, voice actor, comedian, composer, and musician)
* July 19 - Brian May (musician)
* July 22 - Albert Brooks (actor, voice artist, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director)
* July 24 - Robert Hays (actor, producer, and director)
* July 28 - Sally Struthers (actress, voice actress, spokesperson, and activist)
* July 30 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, politician and former governor of California of 2003 to 2011)
* July 31 - Richard Griffiths (actor)
* August 7 - Holmes Osborne (actor)
* August 18 - Ben Cross (actor, voice actor and producer)
* August 20 - Ray Wise (actor)
* August 29 - Arthur Burghardt (actor and voice actor)
* August 31 - Mona Marshall (voice actress)
* September 6
	+ Jane Curtin (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
	+ Keone Young (actor and voice actor)
* September 14 - Sam Neill (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
* September 28 - Sean Scully (actor)
* October 12 - Julie McWhirter (voice actress and impressionist)
* October 16 - Guy Siner (actor)
* October 17 - Michael McKean (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, composer, and musician)
* October 19 - Giorgio Cavazzano (comic strip artist)
* October 24 - Kevin Kline (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
* October 29 - Richard Dreyfuss (actor and voice actor)
* November 6 - Carolyn Seymour (actress and voice actress)
* November 13 - Joe Mantegna (actor, producer, writer, director, and voice actor)
* November 24 - Dwight Schultz (actor and voice actor)
* December 4 - Robert J. Walsh (musician and composer)
* December 16 - Ben Cross (actor, voice actor, and producer)
* December 17 - Wes Studi (actor, voice actor, and film producer)
* December 29 - Ted Danson (actor, author, and producer)
* December 30 - Jeff Lynne (musician)
* December 31 - Tim Matheson (actor and television director)

## Artists joined

* Walt Stanchfield

1. ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/robert-mckimsons-a-ham-in-a-role/