1938

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 ==
*Cal Howard and Tedd Pierce leave for Max Fleischer's studio in Miami, with Ben Hardaway taking over Howard's position in the animation unit that he shared with Cal Dalton.https://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2015/02/367-draft-horse-1942.html
*Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton direct "Porky's Hare Hunt", which features an early version of the character that would later become Bugs Bunny.
*Frank Tashlin resigns after an argument with studio manager Henry Binder and works for Disney in the story department. This leads to Chuck Jones leaving Bob Clampett's unit and replacing Tashlin as the director of his unit.
* Chuck Jones's directorial debut, "The Night Watchman", is released. This cartoon also was the first to use the green Color Rings.
== Theatrical Shorts ==
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== Character Debuts ==
* Prototype Bugs Bunny
* Yoyo Dodo
==People==
===Births===
* 19 October - Noel Blanc
* 4 November - Joe Pytka
== References ==
Category:Timeline