Nasty Quacks

Nasty Quacks is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin.[1] The cartoon was released on December 1, 1945, and stars Daffy Duck.[2]

Nasty Quacks
Directed byFrank Tashlin (uncredited)
Produced byEdward Selzer (uncredited)
StarringMel Blanc
Sara Berner (uncredited)
Robert C. Bruce (uncredited)
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byArt Davis
I. Ellis
Richard Bickenbach
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • December 1, 1945 (1945-12-01) (USA)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

This was the final Daffy Duck cartoon, and the second to last overall, directed by Tashlin. The director is not credited as he had already left the studio. Voices of the male characters are performed by Mel Blanc.

Summary

The father of a suburban family gets a black duckling for his daughter, Agnes, who dotes on the duck. The duck quickly grows up to become Daffy, whose loud and obnoxious behavior drives the man to distraction, but Agnes defends her pet at every turn.

The father then buys a yellow duckling for Agnes, who she transfers her affections to. The father comes at Daffy with murder in his eyes, and chases Daffy around the house. Daffy is kicked out of the house but vows to get rid of his competitor. Back in the house, Daffy tries to kill the duckling, but has a pang of conscience and decides to make it grow to adult size before killing it. Daffy pours vitamins down the duckling's throat. The duckling, upon instantly growing into adulthood, turns out to be a white female duck. Daffy looks at the camera and shrugs his shoulders.

The father later walks down the stairs, laughing to himself, thinking he has chased Daffy out of the house, but is stunned to see Daffy and the other duck, with their ducklings bouncing around the dinner table. Daffy launches into one of his raucous stories.

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gollark: It's so special because I got it randomly without skill!
gollark: Just post a simple thing in S&R.
gollark: It's easy to keep it topped up.
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See also

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. 163. 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.


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