March 2, 1935 –
One of the earliest Technicolor Merrie Melodies, I Haven’t Got A Hat, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring the debut of Porky Pig and Beans the Cat (a minor Looney Tunes character from the ‘30s,) premiered on this date.
Struggling against other animation studios, Warner Bros. were desperate to find a character as successful as major studios’ mascots, such as Disney’s Mickey Mouse, Fleischer Studios’ Betty Boop and Felix the Cat, and so Freleng designed several potential characters, Little Kitty, Beans, Ham and Ex, Oliver Owl, and Porky Pig.
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