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Leonard Maltin wrote a book "Of Mice and Magic" all about Hollywood animation from the golden era. Basically there was early experimental stuff in the silent era and that is where Disney began and learned the ropes. With the beginning of Mickey Mouse which was created from the fallout of him leaving the employ of one these early animation outfits Disney rose to dominance in animation in the 1930s with Mickey and his growing gang and also had exclusive technicolor toons when the competition like Fleischer and Warners only had black and white. When Snow White in 1937 debuted Disney had moved to the next level and was now besides doing shorts was doing feature animated movies again leading the way.

Warners with Porky Pig and eventually Bugs Bunny stole the shorts crown from Disney during the 1940s and 1950s. The animation unit petered out and went silent by the early 1960s. What you saw on your tv during the 1960s and forward were those legendary shorts from earlier shown in movie theatres recycled. They are timeless and will be enjoyed for many generations into the future.

I should add the creator directors at Warners Bob Clampett, Tex Avery,Isadore “Friz” Freleng and Chuck Jones were responsible for those great toons. The place they were made on the Warners lot was called the Termite Terrace.