Boston Quackie
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Boston Quackie is a Warner Bros.
Looney Tunes
short featuring Daffy Duck
and Porky Pig
, directed by Robert McKimson
and released in 1957. The name and cartoon itself are a parody of a 1950s crime serial called Boston Blackie
.
) is an American agent enjoying some time in Paris
with his girlfriend Mary when his boss (played by Porky Pig
) comes to him with an assignment. Porky hands Quackie a briefcase
that has to be delivered to the American consulate - however, secret agents will try to get the briefcase. Immediately on turning his back, Quackie lost the briefcase by a man wearing a green hat. Quackie, Mary and his boss chased after him
Quackie follows the man to the Cloak
& Dagger
express train
, and tries various ways to prove that the man wears a green hat and thus is the man he's after. With some help from Porky and Mary, Quackie eventually prevails, getting the briefcase to the American consulate. However, he's dismayed when the consulate pulls out what appears to be a simple bottle (saying "You mean, all that hassle just so you could have a coffee break
?"). The consulate pours some water in the bottle, shakes it, and out pops a beautiful woman in an evening dress - the consulate needed a date for the embassy ball. Quackie then looks at the label for the bottle - "Acme House Instant Girl" ("Directions: Add water and pour" being written in another label on the back side of the pot), and admiringly says, "You know, there just might be a market for this!"
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
short featuring Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
and Porky Pig
Porky Pig
Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts using the fat little pig...
, directed by Robert McKimson
Robert McKimson
Robert "Bob" Porter McKimson, Sr. was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros., and later DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
and released in 1957. The name and cartoon itself are a parody of a 1950s crime serial called Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle . Originally a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's novels, he became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend."-Literature:Jack...
.
Plot
"Friend to those who need no friend, enemy to those who have no enemies", Boston Quackie (played by Daffy DuckDaffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
) is an American agent enjoying some time in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with his girlfriend Mary when his boss (played by Porky Pig
Porky Pig
Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts using the fat little pig...
) comes to him with an assignment. Porky hands Quackie a briefcase
Briefcase
A briefcase is a narrow box-shaped bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and other documents and equipped with a handle. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, hence the name...
that has to be delivered to the American consulate - however, secret agents will try to get the briefcase. Immediately on turning his back, Quackie lost the briefcase by a man wearing a green hat. Quackie, Mary and his boss chased after him
Quackie follows the man to the Cloak
Cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform. Cloaks are as old as human history; there has nearly always been...
& Dagger
Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. The design dates to human prehistory, and daggers have been used throughout human experience to the modern day in close combat confrontations...
express train
Express train
Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
, and tries various ways to prove that the man wears a green hat and thus is the man he's after. With some help from Porky and Mary, Quackie eventually prevails, getting the briefcase to the American consulate. However, he's dismayed when the consulate pulls out what appears to be a simple bottle (saying "You mean, all that hassle just so you could have a coffee break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break is an online book on the NCBI Bookshelf created and maintained by staff at NCBI, a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The book consists of small chapters which are each written about a different topic in the world of Biomedicine. There are currently 32 chapters, and it was...
?"). The consulate pours some water in the bottle, shakes it, and out pops a beautiful woman in an evening dress - the consulate needed a date for the embassy ball. Quackie then looks at the label for the bottle - "Acme House Instant Girl" ("Directions: Add water and pour" being written in another label on the back side of the pot), and admiringly says, "You know, there just might be a market for this!"