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 Phantom Der Seifenoper – Teil 2" ("Groovie Goolies: Daffy Duck and the Phantom of the Flickers – Part 2"), was broadcast on February 24, 2002 and January 19, 2007. On October 29 2013, the first part of the movie was broadcast on Anixe. This part can be found on Dailymotion. The UK release of the movie was uploaded on YouTube on February 23, 2017, only to be replaced by a "2018 restoration" of the movie on May 5, 2018, followed by a version of the movie with Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Tweety's voices corrected on June 8, 2018. Daffy