"except in the separately drawn set-piece of Daffy singing ""The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"" in which just a slight lisp can be heard. In ""The Scarlet Pumpernickel"" (1950), Daffy has a middle name, Dumas as the writer of a swashbuckling script, a nod to Alexandre Dumas. Also, in the ""Baby Looney Tunes"" episode ""The Tattletale"", Granny addresses Daffy as ""Daffy Horatio Tiberius Duck"". In ""The Looney Tunes Show"" (2011), the joke middle names ""Armando"" and ""Sheldon"" are used. Tex Avery and Bob Clampett created the original version of Daffy in 1937. Daffy established his status by jumping into the water, hopping"
"Daffy Duck Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character produced by Warner Bros. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, the character has appeared in cartoon series such as ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"", in which he usually has been depicted as a foil for Bugs Bunny. Daffy was one of the first of the new ""screwball"" characters that emerged in the late 1930s to replace traditional everyman characters who were more popular earlier in the decade, such as Mickey Mouse and Popeye. Daffy starred in 130 shorts in the golden age, making him the third-most frequent character in the ""Looney"
"Melissa Duck Melissa Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers ""Looney Tunes"" and ""Merrie Melodies"" series of cartoons and the animated television series ""Baby Looney Tunes"". She is featured as main character Daffy Duck's blonde girlfriend in several cartoon shorts but is only referred to as Melissa in one, ""The Scarlet Pumpernickel"", where she is voiced by Bea Benaderet. In the 1945 cartoon ""Nasty Quacks"", Daffy's owner, a young girl, also becomes the besotted owner of a small, yellow duckling. When a jealous Daffy feeds the duckling growth pills, he is surprised to see it age into"
"Duck Amuck Duck Amuck is an American surreal animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The short film was released in early 1953 by The Vitaphone Corporation, the short subject division of Warner Bros., as part of the ""Merrie Melodies"" series. It stars Daffy Duck, who is tormented by a seemingly sadistic, initially unseen animator, who constantly changes Daffy's locations, clothing, voice, physical appearance and even shape, much to Daffy's aggravation and rage. Pandemonium reigns throughout the cartoon as Daffy attempts to steer the action back to some kind of normality, only for the animator"
"Aqua Duck Aqua Duck is a 1963 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Daffy Duck. This short is directed by Robert McKimson and written by John Dunn. Daffy is wandering across a Dalí-style desert. Under the broiling sun he is suffering from hyperthermia and dehydration. He seeks water, but finds a gold nugget instead. A pack rat wants to give him water in exchange for the gold, but Daffy refuses to trade. The desert heat and his thirst take a toll on Daffy's sanity, as he begins imagining that he's in a bar, in a hotel, playing baseball, waiting for"
"a white, female duck with blonde hair. By the end of the cartoon, the two have fallen in love and given birth to roughly ten black, white and yellow ducklings of their own. The blonde duck in this cartoon bears visual similarities to Daffy's girlfriend from ""Muscle Tussle"" (as well as a vague resemblance to the female pigeon Hatta Mari from ""Plane Daffy"", 1944) and may represent the ""origin"" of the Melissa Duck character. Melissa Duck first officially appeared by name in adult form in the original ""Looney Tunes"" short Chuck Jones' ""The Scarlet Pumpernickel"" (1950) which was, in 1994,"
"comic book series was subsequently continued in Gold Key Comics ""Daffy Duck"" #31-127 (1962–79). This run was in turn continued under the Whitman Comics imprint until the company completely ceased comic book publication in 1984. In 1994, corporate cousin DC Comics became the publisher for comics featuring all the classic Warner Bros. cartoon characters, and while not getting his own title, Daffy has appeared in many issues of ""Looney Tunes"". Daffy Duck Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character produced by Warner Bros. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, the character has appeared in cartoon series such as ""Looney Tunes"""
"the bus, and dancing with a cactus. Finally Daffy becomes so severely dehydrated that he turns to dust and agrees to surrender the gold after the rat restores him with a drop of water. As he takes a glass of water, a storm swamps him in a flood. For the closing line he says, ""When I buy water, I sure get my money's worth!"" Aqua Duck Aqua Duck is a 1963 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Daffy Duck. This short is directed by Robert McKimson and written by John Dunn. Daffy is wandering across a Dalí-style desert. Under the"
"using the props against him. Daffy appeared in the 2015 DTV movie """". Daffy appears in the Cartoon Network series ""New Looney Tunes"" where he is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and has the personality that Tex Avery and Bob Clampett originally gave him in the 30s and 40s. 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 books, beginning in ""Four Color Comics"" #457, #536, and #615 and then continuing as ""Daffy"" #4-17 (1956–59), then as ""Daffy Duck"" #18-30 (1959–62). The"
"also appears very similar to Daffy, but wears a pink skirt and bonnet. In the end, the egg hatches into a black duckling but Daffy had, in the course of the short, lost the unhatched egg in the middle of an alligator's nest of eggs. In the 1950 short ""His Bitter Half"", Daffy marries a different, large and grey duck for her money, but he soon runs away after experiencing her bossy ways and her son Wentworth's trouble-making which leads to Daffy getting scalped, beaten up and blown up by a firework. In ""Duck Dodgers"", Daffy, playing the titular character"
"him to take an interest in their eggs or ducklings. In all the cartoons, the wife is portrayed as identical to Daffy but wearing female items of clothing (much the same way as the wives of the Tasmanian Devil and Porky Pig have been animated). In one short, Daffy's wife was given a name, ""Daphne Duck""; she has also been nicknamed ""Honey Bunch"" and ""My Love"". In ""Wise Quacks"" (1939), Daffy is married to Mrs. Daffy Duck whose four eggs, which eventually hatch, must be protected by their father from a hungry buzzard. In ""The Henpecked Duck"" (1941), Daffy is"
"Duck due to him being frozen in suspended animation in some unknown incident.) He had a cameo appearance in ""The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries"" episode ""When Granny Ruled the Earth"", first airing on March 27, 1999. Daffy has also been featured in several webtoons, which can be viewed online. Daffy has also made appearances on numerous television series. In ""Tiny Toon Adventures"", Daffy is a teacher at Acme Looniversity, where he is the hero and mentor of student Plucky Duck. Daffy is shown as a baby in ""Baby Looney Tunes"" show and made occasional cameo appearances on ""Animaniacs"" and ""Histeria!""."
"unhappily married to his dominant wife, Mrs. Daffy Duck, who appears identical to her husband but with a brimmed hat and a skirt. She seeks a divorce from him in the court of Judge Porky Pig as he lost their egg after commanding him to sit on it. In the end, however, Daffy proves the egg is not lost and it hatches into a small black duckling named Junior who ends the cartoon by dismissing the case. In ""The Stupid Cupid"" (1944), Daffy avoids being targeted by Cupid (played by Elmer Fudd) as he is still suffering from their last"
"is finally able to escape when Henry accidentally hits George with a mallet, missing Daffy. Getting back to the city before the contest begins, Daffy puts on another glove. Then, at the contest, Daffy proceeds to lose to Henery's father George, disguised as a Rhode Island red (he obviously stole Daffy's idea). Daffy then tries for the best duck prize ($0.05), but loses that as well - to Henery, wearing a disguise consisting of a clothespin and two flippers. You Were Never Duckier You Were Never Duckier is a 1948 ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. Starring Daffy Duck"
"time wears a blue bow in her head. Although, Daphne wants to have (possibly more) children, Daffy is against the idea and attempts to stop the egg-delivering stork from arriving at their human-like house. According to the Big Cartoon Database, Daphne Duck was intended to become the duck equivalent of Bugs Bunny's girlfriend Honey Bunny, although she failed to become as popular as Honey had. Finally, in ""Quackodile Tears"" (1962), Daffy is once again married to a fairly dominant wife, nicknamed Honey Bunch, who forces Daffy to sit on their egg (similar to the scenario in ""The Henpecked Duck""). She"
"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."" In ""Well Worn Daffy"" (1965), Daffy is determined to keep the mice away from a desperately needed well seemingly for no other motive than pure maliciousness. 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. The Warner Bros. studio was entering its twilight years, and even Daffy had"
"Stupor Duck Stupor Duck is a Looney Tunes animated short starring Daffy Duck. A Superman parody directed by Robert McKimson, the cartoon was released July 7, 1956. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc and Daws Butler; Butler — who voiced the narrator and the newspaper editor — was uncredited. Daffy Duck is cast as Stupor Duck and his alter ego, Cluck Trent. The cartoon begins as a parody of the opening to ""The Adventures of Superman"", which-after introducing Stupor Duck as a ""Strange being from another planet""-shows Stupor Duck being: After the parodied introduction, the film proceeds to the"
"""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. Clampett later recalled: This early Daffy is less anthropomorphic and resembles a ""normal"" black duck. 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. Blanc's characterization of Daffy once held the world record for the longest characterization of one animated character by his or her original actor:"
"Duck Dodgers Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Eoghain Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros., featuring Daffy Duck in the role of a science fiction hero. He first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short ""Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century,"" directed by Chuck Jones as a spoof of the popular ""Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"" and ""Flash Gordon"" science fiction serials of the 1930s, casting the brash, egomaniacal Daffy Duck as the hero of the story. it is available in the DVD compilation """", and is also available for download on the iTunes"
"adding ""You've got 'em, brother!"". To Porky's shock, the flock of ducks from earlier have invaded his home and are having a party as the cartoon ends. Cracked Quack Cracked Quack is a 1952 ""Merrie Melodies"" short starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. It was later re-issued as a Blue Ribbon ""Merrie Melodies"" short. A cold and tired Daffy Duck flies through a blizzard, having flown south too late. He eventually comes to a mansion, full of mounted animal heads. Daffy sees a stuffed duck on the fireplace that looks like himself and believes ""Well, there's one of our boys"
"Two in the . Drip-Along Daffy Drip-Along Daffy is a Warner Bros. ""Merrie Melodies"" theatrical cartoon short released in 1951 and later re-released in 1959 as a Blue Ribbon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. This cartoon was produced as a parody of Westerns which were widely popular at the time of its release, and features Daffy Duck as a ""Western-Type Hero"", who, with his trusty ""Comedy Relief"" (Porky Pig) hopes to clean up a violence-filled """". In a tongue-in-cheek nod to ""The Lone Ranger"", Daffy's horse is named ""Tinfoil"". The cartoon includes an original song (sung"
"Nasty Canasta Nasty Canasta is a cartoon character and antagonist of the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes series who made appearances in three cartoons. Created by animator Chuck Jones, Canasta is depicted as a tough, hulking, and brutish-looking outlaw (normally with a cowboy theme). Like other similar antagonists in Looney Tunes, he is a typical 'dumb muscle' but is relatively more criminal in his personality and much more intimidating, especially in his nearly superhuman physique and threatening use of his revolver pistols. He was originally voiced by Mel Blanc, with Daws Butler voicing him in ""Barbary Coast Bunny"". Daffy Duck"
"encounter which forced him to marry a very dominant duck (whose father also managed to pressure the wedding by pressing a shotgun against Daffy during the ceremony). Again she looks very similar to Daffy in appearance; other than her white wedding dress shown in the family album, and the red hat she wears during the short which closely resembles her hat from ""The Henpecked Duck"". The pair gave birth to six black ducklings including one which is two-headed. In Stork Naked (1955), Daffy is married to a duck named Daphne who, once again, appears very similar to Daffy but this"
"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 1930s and 1940s. 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 """", these new films ceased production. Daffy returned to Cartoon Network in ""The Looney Tunes Show"", voiced by Jeff Bergman. His characterization here seems to incorporate some elements of Clampett's and Jones' designs while giving him an overall"
"Duck Cartoon Festival featuring Tick Tock Tuckered"". It also included as a bonus feature of the DVD ""My Reputation"", starring Barbara Stanwyck. Daffy Doodles Daffy Doodles is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, produced in 1945, and released in 1946. Daffy is the notorious ""moustache fiend"", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a police officer intent on capturing Daffy. This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator Robert McKimson directed. Mel Blanc provided the voices for the characters, and Warren Foster was the writer. A narrator"
"DVD on February 19, 2013, and ""Duck Dodgers – The Complete Second Season: Deep Space Duck"" on July 23, 2013. Duck Dodgers (TV series) Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series, based on the 1953 theatrical cartoon short ""Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century"", produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 2003 to 2005. The series is comic science fiction, featuring the fictional Looney Tunes characters in metafictional roles, with Daffy Duck as the title character. It originally aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang until March 22, 2010. Though primarily based around the original ""Duck Dodgers"" short (which is set"
"only making a couple appearances each, whilst ""Baby Looney Tunes"" character Lola Bunny was created for the 1996 movie ""Space Jam"". In ""Baby Looney Tunes"", Melissa, a yellow duckling with darker hair than her adult self, acts as a comedian and enjoys making her friends laugh, even though her humor sometimes gets her into trouble. She is voiced there by Janyse Jaud. Apart from his relationship with Melissa Duck, Daffy Duck has also appeared married in other ""Looney Tunes"" cartoons. For the most, Daffy's wife, usually referred to as ""Mrs. Daffy Duck"", holds dominance over him in the marriage, forcing"
"of various disguises and being thrown out each time, culminating with Daffy posing as a film director, but ultimately this disguise is exposed as well. Daffy finally declares that he won't leave until he literally ""sees (movie) stars."" The guard agrees to figuratively show him the stars, then bashes Daffy over the head and throws him out of the studio, where the dazed Daffy can see all the stars he wants...circling his head. Hollywood Daffy Hollywood Daffy is a 1946 Warner Bros. ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon, directed by an uncredited Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese, and starring Daffy Duck. The"
"Daffy's Diner Daffy's Diner is a 1967 Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales, detailing Daffy's attempts to make Speedy into a mouseburger. It was the final Warner Bros. cartoon to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. Daffy runs a diner near Guadalajara, serving mouseburgers with rubber mice as substitutes for actual mice, as he hasn't seen one in ages. However, one angry cat discovers the trick and demands a real mouseburger. So by gunpoint, Daffy goes to find a mouse. At this point, Daffy encounters Speedy, begging for food, who he tries to cook. The mouse discovers"
"a replacement. He states, ""You never know what you'll do, until you've got a gun pointed at your head"" (which was almost the same line Daffy used in ""Golden Yeggs""). Daffy's Diner Daffy's Diner is a 1967 Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales, detailing Daffy's attempts to make Speedy into a mouseburger. It was the final Warner Bros. cartoon to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. Daffy runs a diner near Guadalajara, serving mouseburgers with rubber mice as substitutes for actual mice, as he hasn't seen one in ages. However, one angry cat discovers the trick and"
"mallet, knocking him out. A little later, Daffy is admiring himself in a mirror. Elmer puts on a semi-realistic female duck disguise and rubber fishing boots and calls to Daffy from a pond. Daffy begins flirting with the duck, but dives underwater, sees Elmer's boots, and sees through his game. Still, Daffy plays along, and offers to bring some art collectibles for ""her"" to see. He slips away and awakens the fox (who was still unconscious until now) with a duck call. The fox sees the ""female duck"", grabs it, and runs away, until he notices the neck stretching. Curiously,"
"voted number 31 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. In the cartoon, she appears as a blonde damsel-in-distress and Daffy Duck's love interest. The plot followed Daffy attempting to save ""Fair Lady Melissa"" from having to marry the evil ""Grand Duke Sylvester"" with whom she is not in love. Femme Fatale (aka ""The Body"", has also been referred to as Fowl Fatale or Shapely Lady Duck), from the 1952 Daffy Duck cartoon ""The Super Snooper"", was a tall voluptuous bright blue-eyed, redheaded duck wearing red lipstick who bears a strong resemblance to"
"of the now-naked Daffy screaming, still clinging to the rocket for dear life at it streaks toward the moon. Stupor Duck Stupor Duck is a Looney Tunes animated short starring Daffy Duck. A Superman parody directed by Robert McKimson, the cartoon was released July 7, 1956. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc and Daws Butler; Butler — who voiced the narrator and the newspaper editor — was uncredited. Daffy Duck is cast as Stupor Duck and his alter ego, Cluck Trent. The cartoon begins as a parody of the opening to ""The Adventures of Superman"", which-after introducing Stupor Duck"