What Makes Daffy Duck
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{{Infobox film
| name = What Makes Daffy Duck
| image =
| caption =
| director = Arthur Davis
| story = Lloyd Turner
William Scott
| animator = Emery Hawkins
J.C. Melendez
Basil Davidovich
Don Williams
| layout_artist = Don Smith
| background_artist = Philip DeGuard
| starring = Mel Blanc
| music = Carl Stalling
| producer =
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
| studio = Warner Bros. Cartoons
| released = {{Film date|1948|2|14}}
| color_process = Cinecolor
| runtime = 7 minutes
| language = English
}}
What Makes Daffy Duck is a 1948 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Arthur Davis.{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=182}} The cartoon was released on February 14, 1948, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72}}
The title is a play on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel What Makes Sammy Run?
Plot
Daffy Duck finds himself in a perilous situation during duck hunting season and employs his cunning to outsmart both Elmer Fudd and a fox named Fortescue. Daffy tricks them into competing against each other for his capture, leading to comical mishaps. Despite several close encounters with danger, Daffy manages to turn the tables on both Elmer and the fox using clever schemes and manipulation.
In the chaos that ensues, Daffy orchestrates a series of events that pit Elmer and the fox against each other, ultimately leading to their confrontation. As they engage in a heated argument, a dog ranger arrives and changes the hunting seasons, causing Elmer to chase after the fox instead. Daffy, disguised as the dog ranger, watches the chaos unfold, amused by his own cleverness in manipulating his adversaries.
Home media
All prints have the 1950 green Merrie Melodies ending title card.
- VHS - Cartoon Moviestars: Elmer!
- LaserDisc - Cartoon Moviestars: Bugs! and Elmer!
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 8
- Blu-ray/DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc 1
References
External links
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- {{IMDb title|0040959}}
{{Daffy Duck in animation}}
{{Elmer Fudd in animation}}
Category:Films directed by Arthur Davis (animator)
Category:1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
Category:Films scored by Carl Stalling