The Astroduck

The Astroduck
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Tony Benedict (uncredited) Bill Danch (uncredited) Tedd Pierce (uncredited)
Produced by	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng
Starring	Mel Blanc
Edited by	Lee Gunther
Music by	Bill Lava
Animation by	Bob Matz Manny Perez Warren Batchelder Don Williams George Grandpré Norm McCabe
Layouts by	Dick Ung
Backgrounds by	Tom O'Loughlin
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	January 1, 1966 (1966-1-1)
Running time	6 minutes
Language	English

The Astroduck is a 1966 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. ^[1] The short was released on January 1, 1966, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales. ^[2]

Synopsis

Daffy rents a house from a realtor in Mexico, but Speedy, claiming that his Gonzales family has lived there for many generations, will not leave. The rodent remains stubborn as Daffy tries nailed signs, a mallet, a sewer rooter, a shotgun, a plunger, a hand grenade, and many sticks of dynamite. At the end Daffy blows the house sky-high and Speedy says, "We got a new astroduck!"

Crew

• Director: Robert McKimson
• Story (uncredited): Tony Benedict, Bill Danch, Tedd Pierce
• Animation: Bob Matz, Manny Perez, Warren Batchelder, Don Williams, George Grandpre, Norm McCabe
• Layout: Dick Ung
• Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
• Film Editor: Lee Gunther
• Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc
• Music: Bill Lava
• Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng

See also

• List of American films of 1966
• The Golden Age of American animation
• List of Daffy Duck cartoons

Sources

1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 355. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.

External links

• The Astroduck at IMDb