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Ben Hardaway introduces a rabbit character in Porky's Hare Hunt which will eventually become WB's breakout superstar

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Porky in Wackyland, a milestone short for Bob Clampett

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The Night Watchman, the directorial debut of the still Disney-influenced Chuck Jones

1938 saw significant shifts within Warner Brothers' staff including Frank Tashlin and Friz Freleng's departure, leading to Chuck Jones directorial debut, and the partnership of Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, who would significantly direct a short creating a rabbit character that would define the studio's future.

History[]

Shorts[]

  1. Merrie Melodies Daffy Duck & Egghead - 3819 (Avery/January 1/GC: V3) Blue Ribbon
  2. Looney Tunes Porky's Poppa - 3818 (Clampett/January 15/GC: V5/PP101)
  3. Merrie Melodies My Little Buckaroo - 3942 (Freleng/January 29)Blue Ribbon
  4. Looney Tunes Porky at the Crocadero - 3914 (Tashlin/February 5/GC: V5/PP101)
  5. Merrie Melodies Jungle Jitters - 3872 (Freleng/February 19)
  6. Looney Tunes What Price Porky - 3963 (Clampett/February 19/GC: V5/PP101)
  7. Merrie Melodies The Sneezing Weasel - 3954 (Avery/March 12)Blue Ribbon
  8. Looney Tunes Porky's Phoney Express - 4011 (Dalton and Howard/March 19/PP101)
  9. Merrie Melodies A Star Is Hatched - 4051 (Freleng/April 2/EXTRA: A Star Is Born '37 Blu-Ray)
  10. Looney Tunes Porky's Five & Ten - 4017 (Clampett/April 16/PP101)
  11. Merrie Melodies The Penguin Parade - 4083 (Avery/April 23/CC: V2)
  12. Looney Tunes Porky's Hare Hunt - 4131 (Hardaway and Dalton/April 30/PC: V2/PP101)
  13. Merrie Melodies Now That Summer Is Gone - 4111 (Tashlin/May 14/GC: V4)Blue Ribbon
  14. Looney Tunes Injun Trouble - 4138 (Clampett/May 21/PP101)
  15. Merrie Melodies The Isle of Pingo Pongo - 4189 (Avery/May 28) Blue Ribbon
  16. Looney Tunes Porky the Fireman - 4240 (Tashlin/June 4/GC: V4/PP101)
  17. Merrie Melodies Katnip Kollege - 4206 (Dalton and Howard/June 11/GC: V2/PC: V1) Blue Ribbon
  18. Merrie Melodies Have You Got Any Castles? - 4264 (Tashlin/June 25/GC: V2) Blue Ribbon
  19. Looney Tunes Porky's Party - 4173 (Clampett/June 25/GC: V3/PP101)
  20. Merrie Melodies Love and Curses - 4573 (Hardaway and Dalton/July 9)
  21. Merrie Melodies Cinderella Meets Fella - 4328 (Avery/July 23/CC: V3)
  22. Looney Tunes Porky's Spring Planting - 4327 (Tashlin/July 25/PP101)
  23. Looney Tunes Porky & Daffy - 4219 (Clampett/August 6/PP101/EXTRA: Angels with Dirty Faces Blu-Ray)
  24. Merrie Melodies The Major Lied 'Til Dawn - 4408 (Tashlin/August 13)
  25. Merrie Melodies A-Lad-In Bagdad - 4264 (Dalton and Howard/August 27)
  26. Looney Tunes Wholly Smoke - 4485 (Tashlin/August 27/GC: V5/PC: V3/PP101)
  27. Merrie Melodies Cracked Ice - 4464 (Tashlin/September 10/GC: V4)
  28. Merrie Melodies A Feud There Was - 4575 (Avery/September 24/CC: V3) Blue Ribbon
  29. Looney Tunes Porky in Wackyland 4272 (Clampett/September 24/GC: V2/PC: V2/PP101)
  30. Merrie Melodies Little Pancho Vanilla - 4562 (Tashlin/October 8/GC: V4)Blue Ribbon
  31. Looney Tunes Porky's Naughty Nephew - 4427 (Clampett/October 15/PP101)
  32. Merrie Melodies Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas - 4563 (Avery/October 22) Blue Ribbon
  33. Looney Tunes Porky in Egypt - 4463 (Clampett/November 5/GC: V3/PC: V2/PP101)
  34. Merrie Melodies You're an Education - 4707 (Tashlin/November 5/GC: V4)Blue Ribbon
  35. Merrie Melodies The Night Watchman - 4685 (Jones/November 19/GC: V4)Blue Ribbon
  36. Looney Tunes The Daffy Doc - 4587 (Clampett/November 26/GC: V5/PP101)
  37. Merrie Melodies Daffy Duck in Hollywood - 4775 (Avery/December 3/GC: V3/PP101)
  38. Merrie Melodies Count Me Out - 4776 (Hardaway and Dalton/December 17)
  39. Looney Tunes Porky the Gob - 4708 (Hardaway and Dalton/December 17/PP101)
  40. Merrie Melodies The Mice Will Play - 4851 (Avery/December 31)Blue Ribbon

Character Debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

References[]

  1. https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animation-profiles-cal-howard/
  2. https://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2015/02/367-draft-horse-1942.html
  3. Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. University Press of Mississippi, page 71. ISBN 9781578067497. 



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