In Drip-Along Daffy (1951), named after the Hopalong Cassidy character, throws Daffy into a Western with him labeled "Western-Type Hero" and Porky Pig labeled "Comedy Relief". Daffy Duck also appeared in several feature-film compilations, including two films centering on Daffy. Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character, "Daffy" redirects here. Furthermore, when he draws all the water he wants, Daffy then attempts to destroy the well in spite of the vicious pointlessness of the act, forcing Speedy to stop him. and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout, Scooby-Doo! History Origin. and Daffy puts those sunglasses, the cup of pencils and the "Blind" sign around Egghead's neck . Porky's Duck Hunt is a 1937 Looney Tunes short directed by Fred Avery.It is a landmark short in the series, being one of the first truly zany cartoons and thus codifying what distinguished a Warner Bros. cartoon from anyone else's cartoons. Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. In Loonatics Unleashed, his descendant is Danger Duck (voiced by Jason Marsden), who is also lame and unpopular to his teammates. Daffy and Porky became an established team, and as their partnership developed, Daffy's initial insanity was tempered to a neurotic paranoia. A very early appearance of a barely recognisable Daffy Duck, seen here tormenting Egghead, a prototype Elmer Fudd who is just as unsuccessful with ducks as he was later to be with a certain wascally wabbit. Long before Duck Amuck (1953), he repeatedly flouted the confines of cinema and storytelling, summoning at will a twin, either from his reflection or from behind some reeds (Daffy Duck & Egghead, 1938). He battles a Nazi goat intent on eating Daffy's scrap metal in Scrap Happy Daffy (1943), hits Adolf Hitler's head with a giant mallet in Daffy the Commando (1943) and outwits Hitler, Goebbels and Goering in Plane Daffy (1944). Egghead initially was depicted as having a bulbous nose, funny/eccentric clothing, a voice like Joe Penner, and an egg-shaped head (thus the moniker "Egghead"). In Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), a parody of Buck Rogers, Daffy trades barbs (and bullets) with Marvin the Martian, with Porky Pig retaining the role of Daffy's sidekick. However, in Mel Blanc's autobiography, That's Not All Folks!, he contradicts that conventional belief, writing, "It seemed to me that such an extended mandible would hinder his speech, particularly on words containing an s sound. Title Series Director Characters Release Date 1 : Porky's Duck Hunt : LT : Tex Avery : Daffy Duck, Porky Pig : April 17, 1937 2 : Daffy Duck & Egghead : MM Egghead made his second appearance in 1937's Little Red Walking Hood and then in 1938 teamed with Warner Bros.' newest cartoon star Daffy Duck in Daffy Duck & Egghead. What Makes Daffy Duck Scene 2. voiceman91. 1937. [8] In 1999, the short was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Start your week with this musical moment courtesy of Daffy Duck. Egghead was Warner Bros's first character to appear repeatedly in Merrie Melodies, which in the 1930s were usually reserved for one-time performances while the Looney Tunes series featured their main characters (at the time, it was Porky … Daffy Duck & Egghead January 1, 1938 (MM, Avery) - Color; What Price Porky February 26, 1938 (LT, Robert Clampett) - with Porky Pig; Porky & Daffy August 6, 1938 (LT, Clampett) - with Porky Pig . Daffy is greedy, hot-headed and generally just in a bad-mood, he's very anti-social and edging on insanity. He sees an ad for a ranch looking for a cowboy and applies. McKimson is noted as the last of the three units to make his Daffy uniform with Jones', with even late shorts, such as Don't Axe Me (1958), featuring traits of the "screwball" Daffy. I suspect the following character introduction was Hardaway's idea. The latter film does much to flesh out his character, even going so far as to cast a sympathetic light on Daffy's glory-seeking ways in one scene, where he complains that he works tirelessly without achieving what Bugs does without even trying. See More by ... And he gets even screwier in Daffy Duck and Egghead. A very early appearance of a barely recognisable Daffy Duck, seen here tormenting Egghead, a prototype Elmer Fudd who is just as unsuccessful with ducks as he was later to be with a certain wascally wabbit. 1098x1200px 274.99 KB. A duck comes out and thanks Egghead for catching Daffy. Bugs' ascension to stardom also prompted the Warner Bros. animators to recast Daffy as the rabbit's rival, intensely jealous, insecure and determined to steal back the spotlight, while Bugs either remained cool headed but mildly amused and/or indifferent to the duck's jealousy and/or used it to his advantage. Mar 11, 2013 - Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. However, this Daffy can do nothing that does not backfire on him, more likely to singe his tail feathers as well as his ego and pride than anything. When the Warner Bros. animation studio briefly outsourced cartoon production to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE) in the 1960s, Daffy Duck became an antagonist in several cartoons opposite Speedy Gonzales, who refers to Daffy as "the loco duck." Thus 'despicable' became 'desth-picable.'". This was Egghead's third cartoon. Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. Looney Tunes - Daffy Duck: The Daffy Duckaroo/Daffy Duck innamorato della bella indiana (Italiano) LT ITA. Also, in the Baby Looney Tunes episode "The Tattletale", Granny addresses Daffy as "Daffy Horatio Tiberius Duck". Friz Freleng's version took a hint from Chuck Jones to make the duck more sympathetic, as in the 1957 Show Biz Bugs. It features the early, zany version of Daffy Duck, who spends the film harassing Egghead (later to become Elmer Fudd), marking the second appearance of Daffy Duck (after Porky's Duck Hunt), his first in color, and first where he is given his current name. Cartoons. Daffy Duck & Egghead. "The Voice Artist's Spotlight on Twitter: "Greg Burson was the go-to guy for all voices in all of the Looney Tunes games developed by Sunsoft. Porky's Hare Hunt was the sequel to this one.. Daffy's one possession he is proud of is his paper-mache parade float, constructed on top of a flatbed truck, which is his main means of transportation. Directed by Tex Avery. In 1987, to celebrate Daffy's 50th anniversary, Warner Bros. released "The Duxorcist" as its first theatrical Looney Tunes short in two decades. [citation needed] His characterization here seems to incorporate some elements of Clampett's and Jones' designs while giving him an overall cheery if dimwitted personality. If you are the original creator of material featured on this website and want it removed, please contact the webmaster. The cartoon is a standard hunter/prey pairing for which Leon Schlesinger's studio was famous, but Daffy (barely more than an unnamed bit player in this short) was something new to moviegoers: an assertive, completely unrestrained, combative protagonist. In 1999, the U.S. What Price Porky(LT) - In a "Porky Pig" cartoon. [13] Daffy is performing in a hunting musical, when Elmer, who is in the audience, pursues him. Daffy also played Stupor Duck, a parody of the Adventures of Superman television series. The last cartoon featuring Daffy and Speedy is See Ya Later Gladiator, in what animation fans call the worst cartoon made by Warner Bros.[9]. Daffy is shown as a baby in Baby Looney Tunes and appears to have a similar personality to some of his earlier years with him being a rival of Bugs and saying Woo-hoo! He had a cameo appearance in The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries episode "When Granny Ruled the Earth", first airing on March 27, 1999. Wikis. Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. 1937 - Daffy Duck. The studio also instilled some of Bugs Bunny's savvy into the duck, making him as brilliant with his mouth as he was with his battiness. Daffy first appeared on April 17th, 1937, in Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery and animated by Bob Clampett. Daffy was number 14 on TV Guide's list of top 50 greatest cartoon characters.[2][3]. In light of the longstanding popularity of The Bugs Bunny Show and its various incarnations on CBS and ABC, NBC commissioned their own half-hour series, The Daffy Duck Show, which began airing in the fall of 1978. The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! This cartoon finishes with a sequence in which Daffy attempts to wow the Bugs-besotted audience with an act in which he drinks gasoline and swallows nitroglycerine, gunpowder, and uranium-238 (in a greenish solution), jumps up and down to "shake well" and finally swallows a lit match that detonates the whole improbable mixture. Daffy appears in Looney Tunes Cartoons, where he is voiced by Eric Bauza and is once again depicted as his original screwball self. 42 3 1K (1 Today) By ... Porky is well equipped and ready to begin duck hunting. This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Daffy Duck.[1]. . The first few bars of the song appear in the middle of 1937's "Porky's Garden", predating the first use of the song as the Looney Tunes theme by a month. A different vocal version, sung by Mel Blanc (voice of Daffy Duck), was heard in Daffy Duck and Egghead, a 1938 entry in the Merrie Melodies series at about five minutes into the cartoon. Also, these cartoons reveal Daffy's catchphrase, "Youuu're deththpicable!" In fact, the only aspects of the character that have remained consistent through the years are his voice characterization by Mel Blanc; and his black feathers with a white neck ring. Daffy was teamed up with Porky Pig; the duck's one-time rival became his straight man. Woo-hoo! In 1937, Tex Avery introduced a new character in his cartoon short Egghead Rides Again. The cartoon was directed by Tex Avery and animated by Bob Clampett. Porky's Duck Hunt(LT) - Daffy's first appearance, In a "Porky Pig" cartoon. Daffy Duck& Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. With Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, Billy Bletcher, Sons of the Pioneers. The hyperactive duck became an immediate hit and was christened "Daffy" in 1938 in the short titled, "Daffy Duck and Egghead." Porky's Duck Hunt is a standard hunter/prey pairing, but Daffy (barely more than an unnamed bit player in this short) was something new to moviegoers: an assertive, completely unrestrained, combative protagonist. and the Legend of the Vampire, Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League. Animator Bob Clampett immediately seized upon the Daffy Duck character and cast him in a series of cartoons in the 1930s and 1940s. Daffy appeared shortly in the 2015 DTV movie Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run. Clampett physically redesigned the character, making him taller and lankier and rounding out his feet and bill. Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1937-produced, 1938-released Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. Source. Egghead debuted in the 1937 cartoon Egghead Rides Again. TomTom offers Looney Tunes voices for GPS navigators, "Spectacular Light and Sound Show Illuminanza", "New Looney Tunes show unveiled at Movie World", "Looney Tunes featuring Santa Claus, Lauren & Andrew - Carols by Candlelight 2013", "Keith Scott: Down Under's Voice Over Marvel". show and made occasional cameo appearances on Animaniacs and Histeria!. He applies and goes to the ranch in Wyoming where he goes through various training sessions, but fails them all including, most spectacularly, an attempt to rope a calf who ends up roping Egghead ins… With Mel Blanc, Danny Webb. 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