Tex Avery Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, director, cartoonist and voice actor, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior and Chilly Willy. Gary Morris described Avery's innovative approach:Above all, [Avery] steered the Warner Bros. house style away from Disney-esque sentimentality and made
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies late 70s or early 80s. A German version of the movie was released by Select Video in 1983 as "Muntere Monster in Hollywood" ("Groovie Goolies in Hollywood"), and Comic-World in 1986 as "Duffy Duck und Co." ("Daffy Duck and Co.") and 1990 as "Duffy Duck und Co. in Hollywood" ("Daffy Duck and Co. in Hollywood"). The original laugh track from the movie was removed for those releases. Sky One broadcast the movie on July 4, 1992. The USA Network broadcast the movie as a Halloween special in the mid to late 90s shortly before it stopped broadcasting cartoons altogether. In