May 15, 1937 –
The Looney Tunes short, Porky and Gabby, directed by Ub Iwerks, starry Porky Pig and Gabby the Goat (in his first appearance,) debuted on this date.
This is the first time Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones are assistant directors. Eventually after Ub Iwerks left Warner Bros. Cartoons, Clampett took his place as director and eventually would work for the studio to direct more Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts up until his departure in 1945, while Jones stayed as an assistant director after Clampett took over Iwerks’ unit until Porky’s Poppa in 1938 and eventually became a director himself later on in 1938 after Frank Tashlin’s departure.
The Haus of Dcaligari 