The Essential Daffy Duck
| The Essential Daffy Duck | |
|---|---|
 DVD-cover | |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin, Greg Ford, Terry Lennon, Kent Butterworth, Rich Moore, Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone |
| Starring |
Daffy Duck Mel Blanc (voice) |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release dates | November 1, 2011 (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Essential Daffy Duck is a DVD set featuring cartoons focusing on Daffy Duck. It was released on November 1, 2011.[1]
Contents
The contents are split over two discs. The first disc features 15 classic Daffy Duck shorts (14 of which were previously released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets or Frustrated Fowl plus his debut cartoon, Porky's Duck Hunt, which makes its DVD debut). The second disc features more recent shorts and TV appearances. However, in Region 2 this release includes only 1 disc of 11 classic shorts (Daffy Duck and Egghead, Plane Daffy, Nasty Quacks, My Little Duckaroo and the entire second disc are removed from this version).
Disc 1
| # | Title | Co-Stars | Release Date | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porky's Duck Hunt* | Porky | April 17, 1937 | Tex Avery |
| 2 | Daffy Duck & Egghead | Egghead | January 1, 1938 | Tex Avery |
| 3 | The Daffy Doc | Porky | November 26, 1938 | Bob Clampett |
| 4 | Plane Daffy | Hatta Mari | September 16, 1944 | Frank Tashlin |
| 5 | The Great Piggy Bank Robbery | Porky (cameo) | July 20, 1946 | Bob Clampett |
| 6 | Nasty Quacks | Melissa Duck | December 1, 1945 | Frank Tashlin |
| 7 | Book Revue | none | January 5, 1946 | Bob Clampett |
| 8 | Duck Amuck | Bugs (cameo) | February 28, 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 9 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century | Porky, Marvin | July 25, 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 10 | The Scarlet Pumpernickel | Porky, Sylvester, Elmer, Henery, Melissa, Mama Bear | March 4, 1950 | Chuck Jones |
| 11 | My Little Duckaroo | Porky, Nasty Canasta | November 27, 1954 | Chuck Jones |
| 12 | A Star Is Bored | Bugs, Elmer, Sam | September 15, 1956 | Friz Freleng |
| 13 | Deduce, You Say! | Porky, Shropshire Slasher | September 29, 1956 | Chuck Jones |
| 14 | Ali Baba Bunny | Bugs, Hassan | February 9, 1957 | Chuck Jones |
| 15 | Robin Hood Daffy | Porky | March 8, 1958 | Chuck Jones |
(*): Cartoon's opening music glitches at the beginning (the first second of the music is cut off).
Disc 2
| Content | Release Date | Type | Previous DVD release |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duxorcist | November 22, 1987 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition |
| The Night of the Living Duck | September 23, 1988 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition |
| "Duck Dodgers Jr." | February 4, 1991 | Segment from the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone" | Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2 |
| Superior Duck | August 23, 1996 | Short | Daffy Duck's Quackbusters |
| Attack of the Drones | 2004 | Short | Australian edition of Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
| "The Green Loontern" | October 18, 2003 | Episode from the Duck Dodgers TV series | Green Lantern: First Flight |
| Daffy Duck for President | 2004 | Short | LTGC Volume 2 (Disc 3) (bonus feature) |
Special features
- All-New Career Profile - Daffy Duck: Ridicule Is the Burden of Genius
- 2 Vintage TV Programs:
- Daffy Duck's Easter Special
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special