Yankee Doodle Daffy
Yankee Doodle Daffy
| 15 May 1943 (USA)
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Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon, trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Pacionsbo

Absolutely Fantastic

Rosie Searle

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Phillipa

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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Edgar Allan Pooh

. . . throughout YANKEE DOODLE DAFFY, primarily on the basis of relative body mass. Just because he's a scrawny Ectomorph, the more limber Daffy thinks he can pull rank on Hollywood "Smeller Pictures" producer Porky, even though agent Daffy represents fourth-rate talents at best. Daffy barges into Porky's office without an appointment, and stymies the busy pig from keeping his flight schedule. (Later, Daffy does away with the flight crew of Porky's charter--off-screen--and kidnaps the Tinseltown exec while flying the purloined plane himself.) Somewhere during these proceedings, Daffy barks, "Just a minute, Chubby!" Pew polling in the 1930s showed that Porky Pig was the Number One Role Model for American kids, mainly because he looked well-fed (unlike many of them and their peers in the Depression-ravaged U.S.). So when Daffy attacks Porky with a disparaging "Chubby," it's tantamount to an assault on ALL half-pint Yankee Doodle Dandies. It staggers the mind that the U.S. War Department Censors allowed this renegade "Chubby" to sneak through under their noses, with likely "fatso's," "Lard-grasses," and "tubby's" lurking around the corner to hurt the self-esteem of future recruits!

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utgard14

Despite the the title, this has nothing to do with the 1942 film biopic of George M. Cohan or the song. The plot has pushy talent agent Daffy trying to persuade producer Porky to give Daffy's client a job. The client in question is an adorable little duck with a lollipop named Sleepy Lagoon. It's not until the end of the short that we find out if Sleepy has talent or not as most of the time is spent on Daffy himself performing. This is a funny short with early Daffy, meaning more zany and silly than the later smart-mouthed foil for Bugs. Daffy's most of the show here but Sleepy is good, too, and Porky is fine as the ever-suffering straight man. The vocal talents of Mel Blanc are, as always, wonderful. The colors, animation, and music are all great. Not one of the best Daffy & Porky shorts but a good one.

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TheLittleSongbird

Yankee Doodle Daffy is an enjoyable cartoon. It isn't the best though, the pace is a tad too fast and the title is enough to leave you puzzled as it has little to do with the cartoon itself. But Daffy himself elevates it, he is absolutely brilliant here, uproariously funny as you'd expect. Porky is once again sidelined but he is good, and Sleepy is entertaining with a voice that is totally unexpected, though they could've perhaps made the ending longer I felt it ended rather abruptly. Other than Daffy, I immensely enjoyed the song and dance routines, especially the Carmen Miranda impression. The pictorial signs while maybe ambiguous to a newcomer to Looney Tunes were also a hoot. There are some great gags and the plot allows Daffy to have fun. All in all, I enjoyed the cartoon, in spite of the head-scratching title. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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phantom_tollbooth

'Yankee Doodle Daffy' is probably the greatest cartoon Friz Freleng ever directed. As a Daffy Duck fanatic, I was bound to adore this film since it is basically a seven minute showcase for Daffy's wild energy. It's a fine script but it hinges on the execution, meaning the stars of 'Yankee Doodle Daffy' are director Freleng and voice artist Mel Blanc. The premise is simple; Daffy approaches talent agent Porky Pig with a new act but rather than let the act demonstrate his talents, Daffy insists on emulating everything he promises his client will deliver. This results in a sensational series of song and dance routines in which Daffy pursues a reluctant Porky, who is trying to get away on holiday. Finally, Porky agrees to see Daffy's client, resulting in one of my favourite climactic punchlines of all time.Friz Freleng is often considered a lesser director with many viewing his cartoons as formulaic and dull. While he undoubtedly lacks the monumental talents of a Jones, an Avery or a Clampett, Freleng is too frequently underestimated. In 'Yankee Doodle Daffy' he really shows his potential, beautifully directing a frantically paced script without any missed opportunities. The short just pulsates with energy and Mel Blanc's vocal tour de force is up there with some of his finest performances. In a list largely populated by his colleagues' work, Friz Freleng's 'Yankee Doodle Daffy' more than holds its own against the competition in my very favourite Warner Bros. cartoons of all time.

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