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Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character produced by Warner Bros. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duckthe character has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodieswhere he usually has been depicted as a foil of Bugs Bunny. Daffy was one of the first of the new "screwball" characters that emerged in the late s to replace traditional everyman characters who were more popular earlier in the decade[ citation needed ] such as Mickey Mouse and Popeye.
Daffy was number 14 on TV Guide ' s list of top 50 greatest cartoon characters. Daffy first appeared in Porky's Duck Huntreleased on April 17, The cartoon was directed by Tex Avery and animated by Bob Clampett.
This early Robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg is less anthropomorphic and resembles a "normal" black duck. In fact, the only aspects of the character that have remained consistent through the robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg are his voice characterization by Mel Blanc ; and his black feathers with a white neck ring.
Blanc's characterization of Daffy once held the world record for the longest characterization of one animated character by his or her original actor: The origin of Daffy's voice, with its notable lateral lispis a matter of some debate. One often-repeated "official" story is that it was modeled after producer Leon Schlesinger's tendency to lisp. Thus robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg became 'des th picable.
Daffy's slobbery, exaggerated lisp was developed over time, and it is barely noticeable in the early cartoons. Virtually every Warner Bros. Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones both made extensive use of these two very different versions of the character. Tex Avery and Bob Clampett created the original version of Daffy in Daffy established his status by jumping into the water, hopping around, and yelling, "Woo-hoo! The early Daffy is a wild and zany screwball, perpetually bouncing around the screen with cries of "Hoo-hoo!
Clampett physically redesigned the character, making him taller and lankier and rounding out his feet and bill. He was often paired with Porky Pig. Daffy would also feature in several war-themed shorts during World War II. Daffy always stays true to his unbridled nature, however; for example, he attempts to dodge conscription in Draftee Daffybattles a Nazi goat intent on eating Daffy's scrap metal in Scrap Happy Daffyhits Adolf Hitler 's head with a giant mallet in Daffy the Commando and outwits Hitler, Goebbels and Goering in Plane Daffy Daffy was "drafted" as a mascot for the th Bombardment Squadron.
For Daffy Doodles his first Looney Tunes cartoon as a directorRobert McKimson tamed Daffy a bit, redesigning him yet again to be rounder and less elastic. 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 was teamed up with Porky Pig; the duck's one-time rival became his straight man. Arthur Daviswho directed Warner Bros. 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 Mefeaturing traits of the "screwball" Daffy.
While Daffy's looney days were over, McKimson continued to make him as bad or good as his various roles required him to be. McKimson would use this Daffy from to Here, Daffy is over-emotional and jealous of Bugs, yet he has real talent that is ignored by the theater manager and the crowd.
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 nitroglycerinegunpowderand uranium in a greenish solutionjumps up and down to "shake well" and finally swallows a lit match that detonates the whole improbable mixture.
When Bugs tells Daffy that the audience loves the act and wants more, Daffy, now a ghost floating upward presumably to Heavensays that he can only do the act once.
Some TV stations, and in the s the cable network TNTedited out the dangerous act, afraid of imitation by young children. While Bugs Bunny became Warner Bros. Several cartoons place him in parodies of popular movies and radio serials; Robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg Pig was usually a comic relief sidekick.
Daffy also played Stupor Duck. Besides being playing parodies, Daffy also played a salesman-who continually annoys a potential customer to buying something: Bugs' ascension to stardom also prompted the Warner Bros. Daffy's desire to achieve stardom at almost any cost was explored as early as in Freleng's You Ought to Be in Picturesbut the idea was most successfully used by Chuck Joneswho redesigned the duck once again, making him scrawnier and scruffier.
Also, these cartoons reveal Daffy's catchphrase, "Youuu're deththpicable! 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. Daffy tries to upstage Bugs Bunny in order to be the guest of honor on the show; in all three of these cartoons Daffy ends up a loser because of his own over-emotional personality which impairs Daffy's common sense and reasoning ability and his craving for attention.
Film critic Steve Schneider calls Jones' version of Daffy "a kind of unleashed id. When Daffy demands to know who is responsible for the changes, the camera pulls back to reveal none other than Bugs Bunny.
Duck Amuck is widely heralded as a classic of filmmaking for its illustration that a character's personality can be recognized independently of appearance, setting, voice, and robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg. When the Warner Bros. Furthermore, when he draws all the water he robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg, Daffy then attempts to destroy the well in spite of the vicious pointlessness of the act, forcing Speedy to stop him.
In many of the later DFE cartoons, such as Feather Finger and Daffy's DinerDaffy is portrayed as a more sympathetic character often forced to turn against Speedy at the behest of a common enemy rather than the full-blown villain he is in cartoons like Well Worn Daffy and Assault and Peppered.
Daffy appeared in later cartoons. He was one of many Looney Tunes characters licensed by Warner Bros. In the film, Daffy utilizing his original, wacky characterization shares a scene with his Disney counterpart and rival Donald Duck whilst engaged in a piano duel. Into celebrate Daffy's 50th anniversary, Warner Bros. Daffy Duck also appeared in several feature-film compilations, including two films centering on Daffy. The first was released inDaffy Duck's Fantastic Island ; the second came inDaffy Duck's Quackbusterswhich is considered one of the Looney Tunes' best compilation films and featured another new theatrical short, " The Night of the Living Duck ".
Daffy has also had major roles in films such as Space Jam in and Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 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 robot chicken raiders of the lost ark construction easter egg trying.
That same year, Warner Bros. It should be stressed that in this show, Duck Dodgers actually is Daffy Duck due to him being frozen in suspended animation in some unknown incident. Daffy has also been featured in several webtoonswhich can be viewed online. Daffy has also made appearances on numerous television series. Daffy is shown as a baby in Baby Looney Tunes show and made occasional cameo appearances on Animaniacs and Histeria!
In Loonatics Unleashedhis descendant is Danger Duck voiced by Jason Marsdenwho is also lame and unpopular to his teammates. In the majority of these appearances, the uptight, neurotic and spotlight-hungry Daffy characterized by Chuck Jones is the most commonly-used version. Daffy has been given larger roles in more recent Looney Tunes films and series.
Back in ActionWarner Bros. However, more recent merchandise of the duck as well as that featured on the official website have been shown to incorporate elements of the zanier, more light-hearted Daffy of the s and s. Producer Larry Doyle noted that recent theatrical cartoons were planned that would portray a more diverse Daffy closer to that of Robert McKimson's design; however, due to the box office bomb of Looney Tunes: Back in Actionthese new films ceased production.
In the show, he has moved out of the forest and shares Bugs's house with him. Unlike Bugs and their neighbors, Daffy has no way of earning money and relies on Bugs for food and shelter. He tried on numerous occasions to get rich quick, but ended up failing repeatedly. Daffy's one possession he is proud of is his paper-mache parade float, constructed on top of a flatbed truckwhich is his main means of transportation.
It was destroyed by a car wash incident and Daffy sought to replace it with a yacht by tricking Porky into giving him the expensive loan, but his less-than-stellar boating skills ended that ambition.
His parade float is repaired shortly after. His favorite singing artist is Elton John. While Daffy's greed and jealousy of Bugs remains, it appears to be less antagonistic in this show and in one episode, Bugs even tells Daffy in spite of his faults, he is Bugs' best friend. Daffy serves as a sort of mentor to Gossamer. Daffy has difficulty telling fiction from reality; he often confuses television shows for his own life, believes Bugs is Supermanand at one point hallucinates he is a wizard.
Daffy is initially unaware of the danger, but quickly realizes the threat Elmer poses and outwits him by using the props against him. Daffy is often paired with Porky where Daffy will annoy and bedevil the pig, though occasionally Porky one ups Daffy. Dell Comics published several Daffy Duck comic booksbeginning in Four Color Comics, and and then continuing as Daffy —59then as Daffy Duck — This run was in turn continued under the Whitman Comics imprint until the company completely ceased comic book publication in Incorporate cousin DC Comics became the publisher for comics featuring all the classic Warner Bros.
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