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While at Warner Brothers during the late 1930s , Hardaway served as a storyman, and co-directed several films with Cal Dalton during Friz Freleng 's three-year exodus to MGM . In 1938 , Hardaway co-directed the first film to feature the prototype for a Screwball Rabbit character. This character would adopt Hardaway's nickname and be christened Bugs Bunny in 1940 .

In 1940, Hardaway joined the staff of the '', ''Woody Woodpecker'', and ''The Screwball'').

Hardaway was also the writer for the '' Pow Wow The Indian Boy '' cartoon series that aired as part of the Captain Kangaroo show.