1961

This is a list of events and occasions relating to Looney Tunes that took place in the year 1961. It is the thirty-second year that the following Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon shorts were released.

January

• January 7 - Cannery Woe, the four hundred and eleventh Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• January 21 - Zip 'n Snort, the four hundred and sixty-sixth Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

February

• February 11 - Hoppy Daze, the four hundred and twelfth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• February 25 - The Mouse on 57th Street, the four hundred and sixty-seventh Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

March

• March 18 - Strangled Eggs, the four hundred and sixty-eighth Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

April

• April 1 - Birds of a Father, the four hundred and thirteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• April 22 - D' Fightin' Ones, the four hundred and fifteenth Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

May

• May 20 - The Abominable Snow Rabbit, the four hundred and fourteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.

June

• June 3 - Lickety-Splat, the four hundred and fifteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• June 24 - A Scent of the Matterhorn, the four hundred and sixteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.

July

• July 15 - The Rebel Without Claws, the four hundred and seventeenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• July 29 - Compressed Hare, the four hundred and seventieth Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

August

• August 19 - The Pied Piper of Guadalupe, the four hundred and eighteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.

September

• September 2 - Prince Violent, the four hundred and nineteenth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.
• September 23 - Daffy's Inn Trouble, the four hundred and twentieth Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.

October

• October 21 - What's My Lion?, the four hundred and twenty-first Looney Tunes short, was released in theaters.

November

• November 11 - Beep Prepared, the four hundred and seventy-first Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.

December

• December 2 - The Last Hungry Cat, the four hundred and seventy-second Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.
• December 30 - Nelly's Folly, the four hundred and seventy-third Merrie Melodies short, was released in theaters.