Daffy Doodles

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Daffy Doodles
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Warren Foster
Starring Mel Blanc
Edited byTreg Brown (uncredited)
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Animation by Richard Bickenbach
Arthur Davis
Cal Dalton
I. Ellis
Anatole Kirsanoff (uncredited)
Don Williams (uncredited)
Ray Patin (uncredited)
A.C. Gamer (effects)
Layouts by Cornett Wood (uncredited)
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1946 (1946-04-06)(USA)
Running time
7 min (one reel)
LanguageEnglish

Daffy Doodles is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob McKimson. [1] It was released on April 6, 1946, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. [2]

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Daffy is the notorious "mustache fiend", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a police officer intent on capturing him.

The cartoon is the first full-length one that animator Robert McKimson directed. (He previously directed the wartime short The Return of Mr. Hook .) Mel Blanc provided the voices for the characters, and Warren Foster was the writer.

Plot

In a metropolis of the eastern hemisphere, inhabitants are gripped by fear and law enforcement perplexed, as the entire urban landscape becomes inundated with an enigmatic phenomenon: mustaches painted ubiquitously on advertisements and even unsuspecting individuals. Amidst this puzzling scenario, Daffy Duck emerges as the self-professed culprit, breaking the fourth wall to the audience and justifying his actions through poetic verse. With whimsical resolve, Daffy reveals his singular mission: to adorn every countenance with a mustache.

Porky Pig assumes the role of a police officer, devising a stratagem involving a picture frame to ensnare Daffy. However, Daffy outwits Porky with a cunning ruse, transforming himself into a Christmas present to perpetrate his mischievous deed. Engaging in a pursuit through the city's subway system, Daffy deftly eludes Porky while adorning commuters with mustaches, further complicating the pursuit.

As the chase escalates, Porky confronts Daffy atop a towering billboard, culminating in a precarious confrontation where Daffy seemingly plunges to his demise, only to orchestrate yet another mischief by adorning Porky with a mustache. The chase ensues with escalating absurdity, involving a motorbike pursuit, a crash through a skylight, and Daffy's strategic placement of additional mustaches on Porky.

Ultimately, the escapade culminates in a courtroom scene, where Daffy stands trial before a stern bulldog judge and a jury adorned with mustaches. Following a verdict of not guilty, Daffy vows to forsake his mustache-drawing endeavors, opting for beards instead. However, true to his irrepressible nature, Daffy concludes his antics by defiantly adorning the judge with a beard and obscuring the screen with paint.

Home media

The cartoon is available on at least two VHS tapes: "Porky!" and also "Porky Pig & Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival featuring Tick Tock Tuckered". It also included as a bonus feature of the DVD My Reputation , starring Barbara Stanwyck.

On April 10, 2023, a restored version for Daffy Doodles was announced for Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 1 , was announced. The release date for the Blu-Ray is May 30. [3]

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References

  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. 166. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Vol. 1
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