June 6: Tex Avery's animated short Sh-h-h-h-h-h is first released, produced by Walter Lantz Productions. It is the final theatrical animated short made by him before his retirement.
October 28: MGM releases Deputy Droopy, a cartoon starring Droopy, directed by Tex Avery. Avery left MGM in 1953, but the cartoon was only finished and released after he left.[5]
November 25: MGM releases Cellbound, a cartoon starring Spike the bulldog, directed by Tex Avery. Avery left MGM in 1953, but the cartoon was only finished and released after he left.[6]
Alberta Siegel conducts a study on the effect of cartoon violence on young children, under the title: Film-Mediated Fantasy Aggression and Strength of Aggressive Drive. She shows the Ub Iwerks cartoon The Little Red Hen and Woody Woodpecker cartoon Ace in the Hole as test subjects and notices the children play more aggressively after watching the Woody Woodpecker cartoon. A year later the test will cause debate and concern among moral guardians.[8]
March 6: Larry Cedar, American actor (voice of Mr. Pibbles in Samurai Jack, Oblongata, Hans, Anton Mohans, and Chip Clavicle in Freakazoid!, Howell Wainwright in the Ben 10 episode "A Small Problem").
May 10: Chris Berman, American sportscaster (voiced himself in the Clone High episode "Homecoming: A Shot in D'Arc" and the American Dad! episode "Fantasy Baseball").
November 29: Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host and author (voice of Skeeter, Animal and BunseninMuppet Babies, Jack in The Tangerine Bear, Comet in Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf, Spencer in Pinocchio 3000, Brian Booyah in The Dating Guy, FBI Agent Rick Chickmagnet in the Fugget About It episode "The Fugly American", himself in the Glenn Martin, DDS episode "Bust 'Em Up", the Robot Chicken episode "3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?", and the Harley Quinn episode "A High Bar", creator and voice of Bobby Generic and Howard Generic in Bobby's World).
^Grant, John (1998). The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules (3rd ed.). Disney Editions. p. 164. ISBN978-0-7868-6336-5.