Joseph Barbera and Hanna worked alongside animator Tex Avery, who had created Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny for Warner Bros. and directed "Droopy" cartoons at MGM. In 1940, Hanna and Barbera jointly directed "Puss Gets the Boot", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best (Cartoon) Short Subject. The studio wanted a diversified cartoon portfolio, so despite the success of "Puss Gets the Boot", Barbera and Hanna's supervisor, Fred Quimby, did not want to produce more cat and mouse cartoons believing that there were already enough cartoons of those in existence. Surprised by the success of "Puss Gets the Boot", Barbera
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies later years, Cartoon Network broadcast the movie on Cartoon Theater. A restored two-part version of the movie known as "Monsterparty auf Schloß Blutenburg: Daffy Duck und das Phantom Der Seifenoper" ("Groovie Goolies: Daffy Duck and the Phantom of the Flickers") was broadcast on Junior in Germany. The first part, "Monsterparty auf Schloß Blutenburg 01: Daffy Duck und das Phantom Der Seifenoper – Teil 1" ("Groovie Goolies: Daffy Duck and the Phantom of the Flickers – Part 1"), was broadcast on February 23, 2002 and January 18, 2007, and the second part, "Monsterparty auf Schloß Blutenburg 02: Daffy Duck und das