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Drip-Along Daffy (1951)Daffy Duck plays a western hero, but things don't go as he hoped in a one horse town. Director:Chuck JonesWriter:Michael Maltese (story) |
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Title: Drip-Along Daffy (1951)
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Vowing to "clean up this one-horse town," Western-Type Hero Daffy, along with Comedy Relief Porky, get more than they bargained for when they come up against outlaw Nasty Canasta. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
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17 November 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Daffy la terreur See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
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Plays when Daffy recites "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
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Opening sequences include depictions of Monument Valley which featured in many of Director John Ford's westerns. See more »Goofs
Deputy Porky has beard stubble that comes and goes. For example, when Daffy gives him the drink, he's stubbly; when he's showing the effects of the drink, he's clean-shaven; later on, the stubble is back. See more »Quotes
Daffy Duck: There's going to be a sneak preview, and the sneaks ain't gonna like it.See more »
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"A Tisket, A Tasket"(uncredited)
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Plays when Daffy recites "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
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Daffy Duck is the `western hero type' and Porky Pig his `comedy relief' sidekick. They arrive in a `typical lawless town' to find violence and lawlessness is rife. Things get off to a shaky start but Daffy soon learns that all the crime comes from one man - a man that Daffy must face up to.
I'm a really big fan of Daffy Duck and always feel that he is at his best when he is in his early persona of being manic and wacky. Even when he becomes more cynical and greedy he still manages to be one of my favourite Warner Brothers characters. Here he is played as a bit of a pompous duck, so a touch of his later side here; he is the butt of most of the gags as he tries to be heroic but really flops. The material is reasonably good as he is defeated again and again by the main outlaw; it isn't hilarious but Daffy takes it well.
He doesn't carry the film himself though; in fact Porky actually does a great deal of the hard work and manages to slowly steal the cartoon from under Daffy. Daffy is still good though, but the fact that he is the joke here takes away from him being the leading character. The outlaw is a nice bit of stereotypical animation and works on that level - but you wouldn't call him a character in that way.
Overall this isn't hilarious but it works as a nice little western spoof. As a Daffy fan it was difficult to see him being the brunt of every joke here, but he works it well. Not a great example of Daffy at his best but still worth seeing; Porky also continues his habit of stealing scenes from Daffy despite always playing a minor role.