Saturday, June 2, 2007

This week's cartoon Saturday picks up from Mel Blanc's birthday back on Wednesday, as we note Daffy Duck.

The duck was top banana at the Warner studios until the rabbit made it big (just as the pig was before the duck). His earliest shorts, by Bob Clampett were his zaniest, with Daffy at his most manic, bouncing all over the place like a, well, a daffy duck. Later interpretations by Robert McKimson setting him up as a half of a comedy team with Porky Pig and Chuck Jones' definitive version of Daffy as the jealous rival of Bugs Bunny, glory seeking, egotistical and almost (and sometimes completely) accidentally self-destructive all provided for classic moments, but for sheer lunacy, nothing beats the Clampett Daffy.

This week's cartoon Saturday picks up from Mel Blanc's birthday back on Wednesday, as we note Daffy Duck.

The duck was top banana at the Warner studios until the rabbit made it big (just as the pig was before the duck). His earliest shorts, by Bob Clampett were his zaniest, with Daffy at his most manic, bouncing all over the place like a, well, a daffy duck. Later interpretations by Robert McKimson setting him up as a half of a comedy team with Porky Pig and Chuck Jones' definitive version of Daffy as the jealous rival of Bugs Bunny, glory seeking, egotistical and almost (and sometimes completely) accidentally self-destructive all provided for classic moments, but for sheer lunacy, nothing beats the Clampett Daffy.

Though the more modern Jones version is the most frequently seen Daffy likeness on licensed products, this 70's Pepsi premium pictures the Daffy of the Bob Clampett era.

Though the more modern Jones version is the most frequently seen Daffy likeness on licensed products, this 70's Pepsi premium pictures the Daffy of the Bob Clampett era.