Chivalry ain’t dead! Clip from "Mississippi Hare" (1949, directed by Chuck Jones). | GoldenAgeCartoons.com

Here is a Chuck Jones short that is yet another example of him moving away from the Disney style shorts he did at first to adding some faster pacing and speed - which would end up leading him to his own style and ‘voice’. From Saddle Silly (1941) #looneytunes #chuckjones #warnerbros | Anthony's Animation Talk

Today we remember Chuck Jones, the man who helped create so many great Looney Tunes’ cartoons. | Looney Tunes

Chuck Jones directed a number of outer space-themed cartoons during the 1950's, mostly in collaboration with Maurice Noble. The best known is "Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2 Century"(1953). This 1956 short, "Rocket Squad", took several ideas from "Dodgers" and explored them further, casting Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as space-age detectives ala "Dragnet". Ernie Nordli and Phil DeGuard handled the layout and background work on this one, although many ideas were recycled from Noble's work in the previou