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#16 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time as chosen by members of the animation field.ĭaffy imagines himself to be Duck Twacy, the famous detec-a-tive.

Porky and Daffy losing the Flying Saucer Bandit in a smog bank over Los Angeles is in reference to Los Angeles being considered the Smog Bank Capital of the world in the early to late 1950's.

Jones, Mel Blanc, Norman Moray and Eddie Selzer, all of whom had a hand in the making of the cartoon.

Among the names appearing on the buttons of the Criminal Detecto Set are John Burton Jr., Tedd Pierce, C.M.

Much of the imagery, particularly entering the police station, is reused from Jones' previous short, Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.

Schmoe Tuesday ("He always follows me," declares Joe.)

Daffy and Porky's characters first names put together are 'Joe Schmoe' (Sgt.

#FOG HORN LEG HORN FLYING SAUCER TV#

The title is a reference to the TV show Racket Squad.Schmoe Tuesday (Porky Pig), are returning from a routine investigation in the Big Dipper area, when they are asked to pursue the Flying Saucer Bandit. Occupation? Shropshire Slasher.ĭaffy Duck and Porky Pig are futuristic space cops who patrol the Milky Way Galaxy, parodying the cop/detective shows airing on television at the time particularly Dragnet and Racket Squad. Watson), as they attempt to locate and apprehend the dangerous Shropshire Slasher. I WOULD LIKE.I would like? I would like a trip to Europe…I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF…įeaturing Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and the Shropshire Slasherĭaffy Duck is the dim-witted detective Dorlock Homes (a parody of Sherlock Holmes) and Porky Pig as his sidekick Watkins (based on Dr.The title is a reference to Hop Along Cassidy, a popular cowboy hero from turn of the century novels.The cartoon includes an original song (sung by Porky) The Flower of Gower Gulch, a parody of sentimental cowboy-style love songs, Gower Gulch being an intersection in Hollywood known as a gathering spot for would-be actors in early Westerns. In a tongue-in-cheek nod to The Lone Ranger, Daffy's horse is named Tinfoil. This cartoon was produced as a parody of the Westerns 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 one-horse town. Every such film had Daffy playing the hero, and though he fell on his face quite often, he never fell short of a great performance.įeaturing Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Nasty Canasta Duck Dodgers alone remains firmly entrenched in the public consciousness, but his range included gritty detective movies, classic westerns, space epics, and grand medieval adventures. And yet his dissatisfaction playing second fiddle drove him to star in his own films, spoofing some of the most popular genres of 40 years of film history. But with true versatility, he evolves from zany to a self-serving, greedy preservationist, who holds his own on the same screen as Bugs. His early zany work made him the most popular cartoon character of the time, only to be eclipsed by Bugs Bunny years later. Daffy Duck might be the greatest character actor to ever grace celluloid.