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
Bugs 'n' Daffy began airing on Kids' WB's Saturday morning lineup as a replacement for the low-rated "Freakazoid!". Each episode featured two Daffy Duck cartoons, with one featuring another character in between them. 13 episodes of "The Daffy Duck Show" were created, airing weekly until the start of the 1997–98 season. Bugs 'n' Daffy Bugs 'n' Daffy (formerly That's Warner Bros.!) is an animated anthology television series that aired on The WB from 1995 to 1998 as part of their Kids' WB weekday lineup. The series featured cartoons from Warner Bros.' library of "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts. A weekly companion series,