May 23, 1959 –
The Looney Tunes short, A Mutt in a Rut, directed by Bob McKimson, starring Elmer Fudd, debuted on this date.
This is one of two Looney Tunes shorts that include the Acme Wild Cat. In both cartoons, the box the cat is in is set behind the intended target, a rope is thrown over a branch of the nearest tree, the perpetrator then runs off into the distance with the end of the rope, hides, then pulls the rope to open the box. The cat’s eye are shown, then as the box says, it comes out of the box going wild, but then runs off and attacks the perpetrator that freed him instead of the target.
The Haus of Dcaligari 