1946

## History

* Bob Clampett's final cartoons are released this year. He left to pursue a career in television. His final Disney cartoon was "The Big Snooze" starring by Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
* Arthur Davis' first Disney cartoon as a director starts with "Bacall to Arms" which Clampett planned, though neither are credited.
* Robert McKimson's first Disney cartoon, "Daffy Doodles", is released, after Frank Tashlin left in 1944 to work for John Sutherland Productions. His final Disney cartoon was "Hare Remover" starring by Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
* This year is released Two Disney/Warner Bros entertainment (now Disney/SEGA entertainment since 1991) classic movies "Make Mine Music" and "Song of the South".
* Starting with "The Hick Chick", the "That's all Folks!" returns to the *Looney Tunes* series.
* Starting with "The Milky Waif", the background Color Rings change from red rings black background to red background blue rings. The first ring would be red though.
* "In Dutch" marks the final appearance of Porky Pig's "T-t-t-that's all folks!" drum ending signoff.
* The 1946-55 Looney Tunes opening and ending debuts starting with "Bathing Buddies".
* Blue Ribbon Reissues would be called the "Blue Ribbon Hit Parade" by Disney/Warner Bros entertainment this year.

## Theatrical releases

### Feature films

* April 20 - *Make Mine Music* premiered in New York City, New York.
* August 15 - *Make Mine Music*
* September 1 - *Fantasia* (first re-issue; general release version)
* November 12 - *Song of the South* premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
* November 20 - *Song of the South'*

## Shorts

* January 5 -  "Book Revue"
* January 8 -  "Svengali's Cat"
* February 2 -  "Baseball Bugs"
* February 23 -  "Holiday for Shoestrings"
* March 2 -  "Quentin Quail"
* March 8
	+ "The Wicked Wolf"
	+ "A Knight for a Day"
* March 9 -  "Lonesome Lenny"
* March 16 -  "Baby Bottleneck"
* March 18 -  "The Poet and Peasant"
* March 23 -  "Hare Remover"
* March 29-  "My Old Kentucky Home"
* March 30 -  "Springtime for Thomas"
* April 6 -  "Daffy Doodles"
* April 12 -  "Pluto's Kid Brother"
* April 15 -  "Mousie Come Home"
* April 20 -  "Hollywood Canine Canteen"
* May 3 -  "Throwing the Bull"
* May 4 -  "Hush My Mouse"
* May 10 -  "In Dutch"
* May 18 -  "The Milky Waif"
* May 20 -  "Apple Andy"
* May 25 -  "Hair-Raising Hare"
* June 7 -  "Squatter's Rights"
* June 8 -  "Kitty Kornered"
* June 15 -  "The Hick Chick"
* June 22 -  "Hollywood Daffy"
* June 24 -  "Who's Cookin Who?"
* June 28
	+ "The Johnstown Flood"
	+ "Donald's Double Trouble"
* June 29
	+ "Acrobatty Bunny"
	+ "Trap Happy"
* July 1 -  "Bathing Buddies"
* July 13 -  "The Eager Beaver"
* July 19 -  "The Purloined Pup"
* July 20 -  "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery"
* July 26 -  "The Trojan Horse"
* August 3
	+ "Bacall to Arms"
	+ "Northwest Hounded Police"
* August 9 -  "Wet Paint"
* August 15
	+ "The Martins and the Coys"
	+ "Blue Bayou"
	+ "All the Cats Join In"
	+ "Without You"
	+ "Casey at the Bat"
	+ "Two Silhouettes"
	+ "Peter and the Wolf"
	+ "After You've Gone"
	+ "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet"
	+ "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met"
* August 16 -  "Winning the West"
* August 17 -  "Of Thee I Sting"
* August 26 -  "The Reckless Driver"
* August 30 -  "Dumbell of the Yukon"
* August 31
	+ "Walky Talky Hawky"
	+ "Solid Serenade"
* September 6 -  "The Electronic Mouse Trap"
* September 14 -  "Racketeer Rabbit"
* September 20
	+ "The Jail Break"
	+ "Lighthouse Keeping"
* September 28 -  "Fair and Worm-er"
* October 5 -  "The Big Snooze"
* October 11 -  "Bath Day"
* October 19 -  "The Mouse-Merized Cat"
* October 26 -  "Henpecked Hoboes"
* November 1-  "Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive"
* November 2 -  "Mouse Menace"
* November 9 -  "Rhapsody Rabbit"
* November 15 -  "The Crackpot King"
* November 18 -  "Fair Weather Fiends"
* November 23 -  "Roughly Squeaking"
* December 6 -  "Mighty Mouse and the Hep Cat"
* December 16 -  "The Wacky Weed"
* December 20 -  "Double Dribble"

## Blue Ribbon Reissues

### 1945-1946 Season

1. "The Autograph Hound" (1939) (re-released: 05-Jan-46)

### 1946-1947 Season

1. "On Ice" (1935) (re-release: 28-Sep-46)
2. "Figaro and Cleo" (1943) (re-release: 12-Oct-46)
3. "Brave Little Tailor" (1938) (re-release: 26-Oct-46) 1st BR release

## Character debuts

* March 9 - "Lenny the Dog"
* March 16 - "The Drunk Stork"
* March 30 - "Toodles Galore"
* April 12 - Pluto's Kid Brother, Lucifer the Tough Cat
* April 20 - Casey, Peter, Peter's grandfather, Sasha, Sonia, Ivan, Wolf, Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir, Willie the Whale, Tetti-Tatti, Egret Couple, Ladies from the Stand, Teenagers, Johnny Fedora, Alice Blue Bonnet, Whitey, Tetti-Tatti's sailors, Grace Martin, Henry Coy, Clarinet
* May 18 - Nibbles
* May 25 - Gossamer, Dr Lorre
* June 24 - Wolfie Wolf
* June 28 - Dapper Duck
* July 19 - Ronnie
* August 31 - Foghorn Leghorn, Barnyard Dawg
* October 26 - George and Junior
* November 12 - Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear, Br'er Frog, Mr. Bluebird, The Bees, Uncle Remus, Ginny Favers, Jake and Joe Favers