Daffy Doodles
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Daffy Doodles is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies
cartoon featuring Daffy Duck
and Porky Pig
. Daffy is the notorious "mustache fiend", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a policeman intent on capturing Daffy.
This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator Robert McKimson
directed. Mel Blanc
provided the voices for the characters, and Warren Foster
was the writer.
). Daffy eventually confesses to being the guilty party to the audience
. As Daffy himself puts it, "Science is some folks' calling; others pilot a ship. My mission in life, stated simply, is: a mustache on every lip!" He then uses a variety of methods to accomplish this, even using a contraption to draw multiple mustaches at once.
Porky is then introduced as a policeman, set as a 'booby trap' - he's holding up a picture frame around his own face. Daffy passes by, trying to get Porky to break his 'pose'. He then puts a box in front of Porky labeled "Do not open until Xmas
" and walks off. Porky notes that he won't be around for Christmas, so he opens the lid to take a peek. Daffy jumps out, drawing a mustache on Porky's face and runs off, leaving Porky with the realization that he's the mustache fiend.
To the tune of a very brassy rendition of 42nd Street
, Daffy goes to a subway
platform, and holds up a paintbrush to the incoming train, giving everyone on board a mustache. As he's about to leave, Daffy is stopped by Porky who chases after him. Daffy then acts as a conductor, holding the doors open for Porky and telling him in a rapid-fire sentence, "Hurry up - all aboard - get in there - we ain't got all day - push in - come on - let's go - push in there - that's it!" Porky jumps on the train, and just before it pulls out, Daffy gives him another painted mustache as he says a mispronounced "bon voyage
!" .
Porky is now searching the streets, where he notices the various movie posters all defaced with a mustache (including posters for some Warner Brothers stars such as Peter Lorre
, Humphrey Bogart
... and even Bugs Bunny
!). Meanwhile, Daffy comes across a giant billboard on top of a large building featuring a woman's face. Daffy is unable to resist, saying that "it'll be... my masterpiece!".
Porky, having come across more of Daffy's work (including a baby in a stroller with "Wet Paint" written on the side), sees something on the building in front of him. Looking through a telescope
, he sees Daffy, a rope around his waist, painting a giant mustache on the billboard face. Porky gives chase and gets up to the billboard as Daffy is singing Sobre las Olas
to the tune of "She was an acrobat's daughter" while still swinging from the rope. Porky clubs Daffy in the head, and Daffy wanders to the edge. As Porky approaches, Daffy warns Porky "One more step, and I'll jump!" Porky takes another step, Daffy jumps - but when Porky rushes to the edge, Daffy is on a ledge, painting yet another mustache on Porky's face.
Porky then chases Daffy around the ledge of the building (Daffy even once saving Porky from falling), then is chased by Daffy on a motorcycle. The chase ends back on the roof, where both of them crash through a skylight and Daffy again wanders off (Porky, noticeably, has a 'mustache' from the motorcycle's handlebar on his face). Porky chases Daffy through the building, getting three more mustaches painted on his face (twice with a stencil, once where Daffy paints a mustache in mid-air and Porky runs into it).
Porky then spots Daffy inside a mail chute and races downstairs to pull him out. Daffy then slaps handcuffs on himself and Porky, saying "Wait'll J. Edgar Whoozis
hears of this!". However, Daffy's mania gets the better of him again and he draws another mustache on Porky's face - but this time is clubbed by Porky while still handcuffed to him.
Daffy then faces a dog judge and asks for mercy, not to be sent to "Sing Sing...Sing...Sing
", adding "You might be a fiend yourself someday." The judge turns to the jury and asks for their opinion. The jury - all made up of mustached Jerry Colonnas - tell the judge "Ah, yes! Not guilty!" Daffy then swears never again to draw another mustache - "I'm doing beards now!" He then proceeds to draw a beard on the judge and draws 'paint' over the screen until it's all black.
logo play as normal, but then the Blue Ribbon opening for Farm Frolics
is shown, with the 1939-41 Merrie Melodies theme music playing over it. Only the last few seconds of this intro are the proper Blue Ribbon titles for this cartoon. The "dubbed version" has this cartoon's Blue Ribbon opening played in full.
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
cartoon 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...
. Daffy is the notorious "mustache fiend", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a policeman intent on capturing Daffy.
This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator 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...
directed. Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
provided the voices for the characters, and Warren Foster
Warren Foster
Warren Foster , was a writer, cartoonist and composer for the animation division of Warner Brothers and later with Hanna-Barbera....
was the writer.
Plot
A narrator intones that in a large eastern city, the residents are terrified and the police baffled - all because someone has been drawing mustaches on all the ads in sight (including some well-known ads of the time, such as for Campbell's Soup, Fisk Tire and RCA RecordsRCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
). Daffy eventually confesses to being the guilty party to the audience
Fourth wall
The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play...
. As Daffy himself puts it, "Science is some folks' calling; others pilot a ship. My mission in life, stated simply, is: a mustache on every lip!" He then uses a variety of methods to accomplish this, even using a contraption to draw multiple mustaches at once.
Porky is then introduced as a policeman, set as a 'booby trap' - he's holding up a picture frame around his own face. Daffy passes by, trying to get Porky to break his 'pose'. He then puts a box in front of Porky labeled "Do not open until Xmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
" and walks off. Porky notes that he won't be around for Christmas, so he opens the lid to take a peek. Daffy jumps out, drawing a mustache on Porky's face and runs off, leaving Porky with the realization that he's the mustache fiend.
To the tune of a very brassy rendition of 42nd Street
42nd Street (musical)
42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit...
, Daffy goes to a subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
platform, and holds up a paintbrush to the incoming train, giving everyone on board a mustache. As he's about to leave, Daffy is stopped by Porky who chases after him. Daffy then acts as a conductor, holding the doors open for Porky and telling him in a rapid-fire sentence, "Hurry up - all aboard - get in there - we ain't got all day - push in - come on - let's go - push in there - that's it!" Porky jumps on the train, and just before it pulls out, Daffy gives him another painted mustache as he says a mispronounced "bon voyage
Bon Voyage
Bon voyage is a French phrase borrowed into English meaning, literally, "good journey", and usually translated as meaning "have a good trip".Bon voyage may also refer to:-Film and television:...
!" .
Porky is now searching the streets, where he notices the various movie posters all defaced with a mustache (including posters for some Warner Brothers stars such as Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was an Austrian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial killer who preys on little girls in the German film M...
, Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
... and even Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
!). Meanwhile, Daffy comes across a giant billboard on top of a large building featuring a woman's face. Daffy is unable to resist, saying that "it'll be... my masterpiece!".
Porky, having come across more of Daffy's work (including a baby in a stroller with "Wet Paint" written on the side), sees something on the building in front of him. Looking through a telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
, he sees Daffy, a rope around his waist, painting a giant mustache on the billboard face. Porky gives chase and gets up to the billboard as Daffy is singing Sobre las Olas
Sobre las Olas
The waltz "Sobre las Olas" is the best known work of Mexican composer Juventino Rosas . It "remains one of the most famous Latin American pieces worldwide," according to the "Latin America" article in The Oxford Companion to Music.It was first published by Rosas in 1888...
to the tune of "She was an acrobat's daughter" while still swinging from the rope. Porky clubs Daffy in the head, and Daffy wanders to the edge. As Porky approaches, Daffy warns Porky "One more step, and I'll jump!" Porky takes another step, Daffy jumps - but when Porky rushes to the edge, Daffy is on a ledge, painting yet another mustache on Porky's face.
Porky then chases Daffy around the ledge of the building (Daffy even once saving Porky from falling), then is chased by Daffy on a motorcycle. The chase ends back on the roof, where both of them crash through a skylight and Daffy again wanders off (Porky, noticeably, has a 'mustache' from the motorcycle's handlebar on his face). Porky chases Daffy through the building, getting three more mustaches painted on his face (twice with a stencil, once where Daffy paints a mustache in mid-air and Porky runs into it).
Porky then spots Daffy inside a mail chute and races downstairs to pull him out. Daffy then slaps handcuffs on himself and Porky, saying "Wait'll J. Edgar Whoozis
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972...
hears of this!". However, Daffy's mania gets the better of him again and he draws another mustache on Porky's face - but this time is clubbed by Porky while still handcuffed to him.
Daffy then faces a dog judge and asks for mercy, not to be sent to "Sing Sing...Sing...Sing
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...
", adding "You might be a fiend yourself someday." The judge turns to the jury and asks for their opinion. The jury - all made up of mustached Jerry Colonnas - tell the judge "Ah, yes! Not guilty!" Daffy then swears never again to draw another mustache - "I'm doing beards now!" He then proceeds to draw a beard on the judge and draws 'paint' over the screen until it's all black.
Miscellanea
Turner prints of the cartoon made prior to 1995 have the a.a.p.Associated Artists Productions
Associated Artists Productions was a distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television. It existed from 1953 to 1958. It was later folded into United Artists. The former a.a.p. library was later owned by MGM/UA Entertainment and then Turner Entertainment. Turner continues...
logo play as normal, but then the Blue Ribbon opening for Farm Frolics
Farm Frolics
Farm Frolics is a 1941 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series. It was directed by Bob Clampett, animation by Rob Scribner, and musical direction by Carl Stalling. The vocal group heard at the beginning is The Sportsmen Quartet, who often harmonized in Warner Bros...
is shown, with the 1939-41 Merrie Melodies theme music playing over it. Only the last few seconds of this intro are the proper Blue Ribbon titles for this cartoon. The "dubbed version" has this cartoon's Blue Ribbon opening played in full.