The Essential Daffy Duck
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| Language | English |
The Essential Daffy Duck is a DVD set featuring cartoons focusing on Daffy Duck. It was released on November 1, 2011.[1][2]
Contents
The contents are split over two discs. The first disc features 15 classic Daffy Duck shorts (14 of which were previously released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets or Frustrated Fowl plus his debut cartoon, Porky's Duck Hunt, which makes its DVD debut). The second disc features more recent shorts and TV appearances.
Disc 1
| # | Title | Co-Stars | Release Date | Director |
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| 1 | Porky's Duck Hunt | Porky | April 17, 1937 | Tex Avery |
| 2 | Daffy Duck & Egghead | Egghead | January 1, 1938 | Tex Avery |
| 3 | The Daffy Doc | Porky | November 26, 1938 | Bob Clampett |
| 4 | Plane Daffy | Hatta Mari | September 16, 1944 | Frank Tashlin |
| 5 | The Great Piggy Bank Robbery | Porky (cameo) | July 20, 1946 | Bob Clampett |
| 6 | Nasty Quacks | Melissa Duck | December 1, 1945 | Frank Tashlin |
| 7 | Book Revue | The Big Bad Wolf | January 5, 1946 | Bob Clampett |
| 8 | Duck Amuck | Bugs (cameo) | February 28, 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 9 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century | Porky, Marvin | July 25, 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 10 | The Scarlet Pumpernickel | Porky, Sylvester, Elmer, Henery, Melissa, Mama Bear | March 4, 1950 | Chuck Jones |
| 11 | My Little Duckaroo | Porky, Nasty Canasta | November 27, 1954 | Chuck Jones |
| 12 | A Star Is Bored | Bugs, Elmer, Sam | September 15, 1956 | Friz Freleng |
| 13 | Deduce, You Say! | Porky, Shropshire Slasher | September 29, 1956 | Chuck Jones |
| 14 | Ali Baba Bunny | Bugs | February 9, 1957 | Chuck Jones |
| 15 | Robin Hood Daffy | Porky | March 8, 1958 | Chuck Jones |
Disc 2
| Content | Release Date | Type | Previous DVD release | Director |
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| The Duxorcist | November 22, 1987 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition | Greg Ford |
| The Night of the Living Duck | September 23, 1988 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition | Greg Ford Terry Lennon |
| Duck Dodgers Jr. | February 4, 1991 | Segment from the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone" | Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2 | |
| Superior Duck | August 23, 1996 | Short | Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | Chuck Jones |
| Attack of the Drones | 2004 | Short | Australian edition of Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Rich Moore |
| The Green Loontern | October 18, 2003 | Episode from the Duck Dodgers TV series | Green Lantern: First Flight | |
| Daffy Duck for President | 2004 | Short | Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 (bonus feature) | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
Special features
- All-New Career Profile – Daffy Duck: Ridicule Is the Burden of Genius
- 2 Vintage TV Programs:
- Daffy Duck's Easter Special
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (sped-up PAL master)
References
- ^ "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour DVD news: Announcement for the Essential Daffy Duck | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Essential Daffy Duck". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 6, 2021.