Daffy Duck is a struggling novelty gag salesman operating on the sidewalk of a large city, futilely hawking things like flower squirters, a Joe Miller joke book, a rib-tickler, a chicken inspector badge and a 200-volt electric hand buzzer, inadvertently demonstrating the latter on himself ("It's... shocking..."). But then he hears a news bulletin on a nearby radio that buzzsaw tycoon J.B. Cubish, who has not laughed in 50 years and is on his deathbed, is offering one million dollars to anyone who can make him laugh just one more time before he dies.
Seeing his chance at a huge payday, Daffy immediately sets off for the Cubish's mansion, but his butler refuses to let him inside. Daffy tries several ways to outfox the butler (scaling the wall with a grappling hook, swinging in through the window on a rope, etc.), all of which fail, until Daffy hides himself in a package designed to look like a bottle of champagne (which the butler tries to keep for himself). Caught again, Daffy runs for his life and escapes via dumbwaiter as the butler chases him with an ax and then tries to shoot him with a cannon, which Daffy narrowly avoids.
As the butler is about to dispose of him permanently, Daffy accuses him of not wanting Cubish to regain his health. The butler is astounded, but then Daffy accuses him of attempted murder with an elaborate story he invents on the spot (eventually asiding to the audience, "What's Humphrey Bogart got that I ain't got?"). Having frightened the butler into incoherence, Daffy tricks him into fleeing the mansion in disguise to avoid arrest, which he quickly does.
Finally, Daffy makes it to Cubish's bedroom, but before he can even start, slips on a rug and falls onto a tray of food, covering himself in cake which, to Daffy's confusion, causes Cubish to start laughing. In the end, a newspaper reports that laughter has miraculously saved Cubish's life, and Cubish has kept Daffy on as his personal jester, merrily throwing pies at Daffy's face while he stands in front of a target. "It's a living," Daffy mutters to the audience, before he is hit with one last pie onscreen as the cartoon closes.
Home mediaedit
VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 3: The Vocal Genius
This cartoon was edited into, and served as the genesis of the plot for, the 1988 compilation feature Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. In the film, Cubish "dies laughing" and leaves his entire fortune to Daffy, on the grounds that he use it to perform a beneficial public service "and to display honesty in all business affairs". When Cubish returns in spectral form and threatens to take away Daffy's inheritance, Daffy forms a ghost-hunting business to "rid the world of disgusting ectoplasmic slime like J.P. Cubish!...Uh, I mean, nice ectoplasmic slime like J.P. Cubish!".
the only one of the five that does not have its original titles restored for DVD release. However, a print of the original version is in possession of the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt, Maryland.[citation needed]
the only one of the five to have been originally released in Cinecolor; the others were released in Technicolor). Since the short was originally released in Cinecolor and re-released in Technicolor, the original closing titles were omitted and replaced with Blue Ribbon closing titles.
Despite the existence of an original print, the restored version as seen on Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl is the Blue Ribbon version (it is not known if WB was aware of the original print's existence or not). It is the only creditless Blue Ribbon in the post-1948 package to be presented as such on DVD.
Referencesedit
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 190. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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Daffy Dilly is a 1948 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones 1 The cartoon was released on October 30 1948 and stars Daffy Duck 2 Daffy DillyTitle card of the original printDirected byCharles M JonesStory byMichael MalteseProduced byEddie SelzerStarringMel BlancMusic byCarl StallingAnimation byBen Washam Lloyd VaughanKen HarrisPhil MonroeA C Gamer effects animation Layouts byRobert GribbroekBackgrounds byPeter AlvaradoColor processCinecolor original 3 hue Technicolor re release ProductioncompanyWarner Bros CartoonsDistributed byWarner Bros PicturesThe Vitaphone CorporationRelease dateOctober 30 1948 1948 10 30 Running timeAbout 7 and a half minutesLanguageEnglish Daffy Dilly is notable for being an early example of a greedy self centered Daffy with some screwball elements as perfected by Jones The title is a word play on daffodil Contents 1 Plot 2 Home media 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot editDaffy Duck is a struggling novelty gag salesman operating on the sidewalk of a large city futilely hawking things like flower squirters a Joe Miller joke book a rib tickler a chicken inspector badge and a 200 volt electric hand buzzer inadvertently demonstrating the latter on himself It s shocking But then he hears a news bulletin on a nearby radio that buzzsaw tycoon J B Cubish who has not laughed in 50 years and is on his deathbed is offering one million dollars to anyone who can make him laugh just one more time before he dies Seeing his chance at a huge payday Daffy immediately sets off for the Cubish s mansion but his butler refuses to let him inside Daffy tries several ways to outfox the butler scaling the wall with a grappling hook swinging in through the window on a rope etc all of which fail until Daffy hides himself in a package designed to look like a bottle of champagne which the butler tries to keep for himself Caught again Daffy runs for his life and escapes via dumbwaiter as the butler chases him with an ax and then tries to shoot him with a cannon which Daffy narrowly avoids As the butler is about to dispose of him permanently Daffy accuses him of not wanting Cubish to regain his health The butler is astounded but then Daffy accuses him of attempted murder with an elaborate story he invents on the spot eventually asiding to the audience What s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain t got Having frightened the butler into incoherence Daffy tricks him into fleeing the mansion in disguise to avoid arrest which he quickly does Finally Daffy makes it to Cubish s bedroom but before he can even start slips on a rug and falls onto a tray of food covering himself in cake which to Daffy s confusion causes Cubish to start laughing In the end a newspaper reports that laughter has miraculously saved Cubish s life and Cubish has kept Daffy on as his personal jester merrily throwing pies at Daffy s face while he stands in front of a target It s a living Daffy mutters to the audience before he is hit with one last pie onscreen as the cartoon closes Home media editVHS Looney Tunes The Collectors Edition Volume 3 The Vocal Genius DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck Frustrated FowlSee also editLooney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography 1940 1949 List of Daffy Duck cartoonsNotes editDaffy would also appear as a salesman in The Stupor Salesman 1948 Fool Coverage 1952 and Design for Leaving 1954 Elmer Fudd is Daffy s foil in the latter cartoon This cartoon was edited into and served as the genesis of the plot for the 1988 compilation feature Daffy Duck s Quackbusters In the film Cubish dies laughing and leaves his entire fortune to Daffy on the grounds that he use it to perform a beneficial public service and to display honesty in all business affairs When Cubish returns in spectral form and threatens to take away Daffy s inheritance Daffy forms a ghost hunting business to rid the world of disgusting ectoplasmic slime like J P Cubish Uh I mean nice ectoplasmic slime like J P Cubish This was one of only five post 1948 WB cartoons to get a Blue Ribbon reissue prior to 1956 with the original credits cut The others were The Foghorn Leghorn Kit for Cat Scaredy Cat and You Were Never Duckier Daffy Dilly is still the only one of the five that does not have its original titles restored for DVD release However a print of the original version is in possession of the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt Maryland citation needed the only one of the five to have been originally released in Cinecolor the others were released in Technicolor Since the short was originally released in Cinecolor and re released in Technicolor the original closing titles were omitted and replaced with Blue Ribbon closing titles Despite the existence of an original print the restored version as seen on Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck Frustrated Fowl is the Blue Ribbon version it is not known if WB was aware of the original print s existence or not It is the only creditless Blue Ribbon in the post 1948 package to be presented as such on DVD References edit Beck Jerry Friedwald Will 1989 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros Cartoons Henry Holt and Co p 190 ISBN 0 8050 0894 2 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 70 72 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Daffy Dilly Daffy Dilly at IMDb Daffy Dilly on the Internet ArchivePreceded byYou Were Never Duckier Daffy Duck cartoons1948 Succeeded byThe Stupor Salesman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daffy Dilly amp oldid 1175653989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
