Release Date:

October 24, 1942

Main Character(s):

Daffy Duck

Summary:

Singing cowboy Daffy Duck quits Hollywood and heads out west where he falls for a pretty Indian duck with a Brooklyn accent named Daisy June. However, he must contend with her giant human boyfriend, Little Beaver.

That’s Not All, Folks:

In all current prints, there is a scene missing where Daffy is singing “My Little Buckaroo” and the camera pans to the left to reveal Daffy’s little trailer that has a sign on it indicating that he’s a star at Warner Bros. This does exist on the original negatives but this cartoon has not been restored yet, and because of this, it is very high on my list of “cartoons I want to see restored for the Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice series”.

This is the first black and white cartoon to use the opening rings (with the same Porky and Daffy headshots first used in “The Hep Cat” only with the color removed for the black and white cartoons; also Porky does not appear in this cartoon). All remaining black and white cartoons would use the rings, since differences between Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were starting to become obsolete.

A newspaper quote from Daffy: “I want to be a lone… Ranger” references Greta Garbo’s famous quote, “I want to be alone”.

What I Like About This One:

The rendition of “I Can’t Get A Long Little Doggie” over the opening credits.

Daffy’s rendition of “My Little Buckaroo” with modified lyrics (animated by Cal Dalton, with Izzy Ellis taking over when Daffy plays a piano that slides out of the trailer and then plays a trombone).

Daffy getting scared upon entering Indian territory: “INDIANS!? LET ME OUT OF HERE!” (animated by Vive Risto)

Upon hearing Daisy June call out to him “Yoo-hoo”, Daffy is immediately smitten and attempts to serenade her with “Would You Like to Take a Walk?” with a substitute lyric, “Do you think it’s gonna rain?” (animated by Risto)

Daisy June telling Daffy she could go for a guy like him (animated by John Carey), but then reveals that Little Beaver won’t let her have another fella. Little Beaver is shown to have a wanted poster where he is wanted for ticket scalping.

Daffy initially thinks Little Beaver is actually small only to realize Little Beaver’s name is quite the opposite (“Who’s afraid of a little… old… Indian?”; animated by Dalton).

Daffy attempting to disguise as Daisy June to fool Little Beaver, who puts war paint on his face, and also fails to notice the real Daisy June making a getaway. Since Little Beaver wants a kiss, Daffy tricks him into kissing a moose head causing the war paint to transfer over to said moose head (animated by Dalton).

While doing a war dance (animated by Risto), Daffy attempts to throw tomahawks at Little Beaver, which narrowly miss him (animated by Carey).

After teasing Little Beaver with a few kisses, Daffy finds himself in Little Beaver’s arms, only for Little Beaver to realize he was tricked when he accidentally removes Daffy’s wig (animated by Dalton).

As Daffy runs out of the teepee, he gives Daisy June a kiss goodbye only to find Little Beaver angrily staring at him. “Oh, well. You too”, Daffy says and gives Little Beaver a kiss as well (animated by Risto).

Little Beaver attempts to pursue Daffy on a horse, but the horse gets injured offscreen due to being tied to his post. The horse asks, “Is there a first aid student in the house?” (animated by Dalton)

Instead of firing bullets, Daffy imitates shooting with spitting noises. He justifies his reason with, “We don’t use any ammunition, folks. We save it all for the Army” (animated by Carey)

Ellis’ animation of Daffy and Little Beaver going down a literal “slide area”.

After getting off the slide area, Little Beaver’s bicycle loses its balance and is reduced to a very tiny unicycle after hitting a ton of rocks (animated by Ellis).

The Painted Desert is cacti with stripes painted on them and marked with “Wet Paint” signs (animated by Risto).

Daffy suddenly stops in mid-run upon entering the Petrified Forest, causing Little Beaver to break his tomahawk when attempting to hit Daffy (animated by Ellis).

In the end another Indian gives Daffy a set of tires, telling him, “No fit-um putt-putt”. The Indian’s vehicle drives by itself with no wheels with a wartime reminder on the back: “Keep it under 40” (animated by Ellis).

Where Can I Watch It?

On YouTube!

Carrot Rating:

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