May 22, 1940 –
The Merrie Melodies short, Sniffles Takes a Trip, directed by Chuck Jones, starring Sniffles debuted on this date.
This cartoon is possibly a nod to Aesop’s fable, “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, where two mice visit the countryside and the city, only to end up going through so many dangers while being in the city. The country mouse concludes he would rather live the countryside than the city, due to better safety, and the city mouse concludes he would rather live in the city than the countryside, as there is barely anything to do over there, and he couldn’t stand being in an empty area.
The Haus of Dcaligari 