sentences:  George Gordon took over Ising's department, continuing work on the "Barney Bear" cartoons, but only completed three cartoons before he left the studio in 1943.In Harman's place, Quimby hired Tex Avery, an animation director known for his wild comedic style at the Schlesinger studio.Avery's first short for MGM was the World War II parody "Blitz Wolf", which was nominated for the 1942 Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons).