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|name = The Ducksters |
|name = The Ducksters |
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− | |image = |
+ | |image = The_Ducksters_Remastered_TC.png |
− | |Director = [[Chuck Jones]] |
+ | |Director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]] |
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
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|airdate = September 2, 1950 |
|airdate = September 2, 1950 |
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|series = [[Looney Tunes]] |
|series = [[Looney Tunes]] |
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]] |
|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]] |
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− | |Starring = [[Daffy Duck]]<br>[[Porky Pig]] |
+ | |Starring = [[Daffy Duck]]<br>[[Porky Pig]] |
|previous = [[Dog Gone South]] |
|previous = [[Dog Gone South]] |
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|next = [[A Fractured Leghorn]] |
|next = [[A Fractured Leghorn]] |
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|Writer = [[Michael Maltese]] |
|Writer = [[Michael Maltese]] |
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+ | |video = [[File:The Ducksters (1950)|thumb|center|280 px]] |
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− | |Animators = [[Phil Monroe]]<br |
+ | |Animators = [[Phil Monroe]]<br>[[Ben Washam]]<br>[[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Lloyd Vaughan]] |
|Layout-artist = [[Robert Gribbroek]] |
|Layout-artist = [[Robert Gribbroek]] |
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|Background-artist = [[Peter Alvarado]] |
|Background-artist = [[Peter Alvarado]] |
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
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− | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
+ | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
+ | }} |
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− | '''The Ducksters''' is a [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros.]] [[Looney Tunes]] theatrical cartoon short animated in 1949 and released in 1950. It was directed by [[Chuck Jones]] and written by [[Michael Maltese]]. |
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+ | '''The Ducksters''' is a [[1950]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short directed by [[Chuck Jones]]. |
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− | ==Title== |
+ | == Title == |
The title is a pun on ''The Hucksters'', a 1947 film. |
The title is a pun on ''The Hucksters'', a 1947 film. |
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− | ==Plot== |
+ | == Plot == |
− | [[Porky Pig]] is on a radio quiz show called |
+ | [[Porky Pig]] is on a radio quiz show called ''Truth or AAAHHH!!'', a parody of the popular quiz show ''[[w:c:gameshows:Truth_or_Consequences|Truth or Consequences]]'', hosted by a sadistic [[Daffy Duck]] and sponsored by "Eagle Hand Laundry" in which the object is answer near-impossible questions (such as "Who, mind you WHO, was the referee for the New Zealand heavyweight title fight in 1726?" or "At what latitude and longitude did the wreck of the Hesperus occur?") or "pay the penalty". These penalties include Porky being crushed by the Rock of Gibraltar, rained upon by Niagara Falls, tied up and blown up with dynamite, severe pounding with a mallet, thrashing by a gorilla, threatened by a buzz saw, crushing by safes, and other forms of abuse. |
+ | However, Porky wins $26 million and three cents which he uses to buy the Ajax Radio Network (costing exactly $26,000,000.03!), takes over the entire ''Truth or AAAHHH!! ''radio game show and then submits Daffy to the same "penalties" that he had received earlier as revenge. Daffy is then tied to a long plank being cut by the same buzz saw Porky was on previously. Daffy screams at his studio audience, "Have you got a doctor in the balcony, lady?!" (This line was a takeoff of another radio quiz show, ''[[w:c:gameshows:Doctor_IQ|Doctor IQ]]'', where the announcer would note "I have a lady in the balcony, doctor" to introduce a new contestant.) |
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− | ==Trivia== |
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+ | == Availability == |
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− | *On the game show Porky Pig won: 1. The Rocky Mountains, 2. A 17-Jewel half Nelson, 3. The La Brea Tar Pits, 4. The Rock of Gibraltar, 5. 600 gallons of genuine Niagara Falls, 6. $26,000,000.03. |
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+ | * VHS - ''[[The Looney Tunes Video Show]]'', Volume 1 |
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− | *The "Miss Shush" Porky is asked to identify by the sound of brushing her teeth is actually, as Daffy tells the audience, "Mamie the 600-Pound Gorilla who appears in Obnoxious Pictures' '[[Jungle Jitters]]'". Both the character and film are fictitious; as the original cartoon did not feature a gorilla. |
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+ | * LaserDisc - ''[[Looney Tunes LaserDiscs|Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection]]'' |
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− | *There are several references to well-known people in this cartoon, such as Eli Whitney, George Washington, and even Lauren Bacall. |
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+ | * DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'', Disc Two (1998 dubbed print) |
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− | *The identification of the Ajax Broadcasting Company was an unusual name for Warner Bros.; Ajax was a name more commonly used by rival studio Disney, whereas Warner Bros. would more commonly use Acme Corporation in its later productions. |
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+ | * Streaming - HBO Max (original opening and closing restored) |
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== Censorship == |
== Censorship == |
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+ | When this short aired on [[Nickelodeon]] (as part of ''Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon''), the part after Daffy asks Porky if he'd like to continue the game, in which an off-screen audience member yells, "You'll be sor-ry!" and Daffy blasts him with a shotgun, was cut.<ref>http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-d.aspx</ref> Coincidentally, Cartoon Network and Boomerang aired this uncut, even though a similar scene in "[[Daffy Duck & Egghead]]" was censored. |
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− | On [[Nickelodeon]] the entire scene where the off-screen audience member says "You'll be sorry!", along with Daffy shooting that off-screen audience with a gun is cut. |
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− | == |
+ | == Notes == |
+ | * This cartoon was used in the TV Special, ''[[Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television]]''. |
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+ | * On the game show Porky Pig won the following prizes: |
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+ | ** The Rocky Mountains |
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+ | ** A 17-Jewel half Nelson |
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+ | ** The La Brea Tar Pits |
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+ | ** The Rock of Gibraltar |
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+ | ** 600 gallons of genuine Niagara Falls |
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+ | ** $26,000,000.03 worth of cash |
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+ | * This cartoon may have inspired a ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episode featuring a game show called ''Win, Lose, or Kerplowie'' because that game show also greatly harms the losing contestant. |
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+ | * The original title to the cartoon was plastered over with a new title card when it was reissued in the 1959-64 season. |
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+ | == Gallery == |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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− | Theducksters2.jpg|Porky and Daffy |
+ | Theducksters2.jpg|[[Porky Pig|Porky]] and [[Daffy Duck|Daffy]] |
Theducksters.jpg|Daffy the host |
Theducksters.jpg|Daffy the host |
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500full.jpg|Was that a threat mister? |
500full.jpg|Was that a threat mister? |
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25-2-5-A.jpg|...you have to pay the penalty! |
25-2-5-A.jpg|...you have to pay the penalty! |
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tumblr_mjrj7cv69T1qhf6bvo1_1280.jpg|Hi Boss... |
tumblr_mjrj7cv69T1qhf6bvo1_1280.jpg|Hi Boss... |
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+ | The-ducksters-us-lobbycard-from-left-porky-pig-daffy-duck-1950-E5M7NW.jpg|Lobby Card |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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− | == |
+ | == References == |
+ | {{reflist}} |
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+ | == External Links == |
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+ | * [https://sfx-resource.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ducksters_(1950) The Ducksters] on the SFX Resource |
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{{DaffyDuckShorts}} |
{{DaffyDuckShorts}} |
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{{PorkyPigShorts}} |
{{PorkyPigShorts}} |
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[[Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons]] |
[[Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons]] |
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[[Category:Porky Pig Cartoons]] |
[[Category:Porky Pig Cartoons]] |
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[[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]] |
[[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese]] |
[[Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese]] |
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− | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Ben Washam]] |
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− | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Lloyd Vaughan]] |
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− | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Phil Monroe]] |
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− | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Ken Harris]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]] |
[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]] |
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The Ducksters is a 1950 Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones.
Title
The title is a pun on The Hucksters, a 1947 film.
Plot
Porky Pig is on a radio quiz show called Truth or AAAHHH!!, a parody of the popular quiz show Truth or Consequences, hosted by a sadistic Daffy Duck and sponsored by "Eagle Hand Laundry" in which the object is answer near-impossible questions (such as "Who, mind you WHO, was the referee for the New Zealand heavyweight title fight in 1726?" or "At what latitude and longitude did the wreck of the Hesperus occur?") or "pay the penalty". These penalties include Porky being crushed by the Rock of Gibraltar, rained upon by Niagara Falls, tied up and blown up with dynamite, severe pounding with a mallet, thrashing by a gorilla, threatened by a buzz saw, crushing by safes, and other forms of abuse.
However, Porky wins $26 million and three cents which he uses to buy the Ajax Radio Network (costing exactly $26,000,000.03!), takes over the entire Truth or AAAHHH!! radio game show and then submits Daffy to the same "penalties" that he had received earlier as revenge. Daffy is then tied to a long plank being cut by the same buzz saw Porky was on previously. Daffy screams at his studio audience, "Have you got a doctor in the balcony, lady?!" (This line was a takeoff of another radio quiz show, Doctor IQ, where the announcer would note "I have a lady in the balcony, doctor" to introduce a new contestant.)
Availability
- VHS - The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 1
- LaserDisc - Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two (1998 dubbed print)
- Streaming - HBO Max (original opening and closing restored)
Censorship
When this short aired on Nickelodeon (as part of Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon), the part after Daffy asks Porky if he'd like to continue the game, in which an off-screen audience member yells, "You'll be sor-ry!" and Daffy blasts him with a shotgun, was cut.[1] Coincidentally, Cartoon Network and Boomerang aired this uncut, even though a similar scene in "Daffy Duck & Egghead" was censored.
Notes
- This cartoon was used in the TV Special, Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television.
- The boulder that falls on Porky appears in the Boulder Museum.
- On the game show Porky Pig won the following prizes:
- The Rocky Mountains
- A 17-Jewel half Nelson
- The La Brea Tar Pits
- The Rock of Gibraltar
- 600 gallons of genuine Niagara Falls
- $26,000,000.03 worth of cash
- This cartoon may have inspired a Tiny Toon Adventures episode featuring a game show called Win, Lose, or Kerplowie because that game show also greatly harms the losing contestant.
- The original title to the cartoon was plastered over with a new title card when it was reissued in the 1959-64 season.
Gallery
References
External Links
- The Ducksters
- The Ducksters
- The Ducksters on the SFX Resource