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 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