Scene from Duck Amuck

Duck Amuck is a surreal 1951 animated cartoon produced by Warner Bros. as part of the Merrie Melodies series and starring Daffy Duck, who is tormented by a sadistic, unseen animator who constantly changes Daffy's location, clothing, voice, physical appearance, and even shape. Pandemonium reigns throughout the cartoon as Daffy attempts to steer the action back to some kind of normality, only for the animator to either ignore him or, more frequently, to over-literally interpret his increasingly frantic demands. Image File history File links Duck_Amuck. ... Image File history File links Duck_Amuck. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn) film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot (even if it is a very short one). ... Warner Bros. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ...

According to director Chuck Jones, this film demonstrated for the first time that animation can create characters with a recognizable personality, independent of their appearance, milieu, or voice. Although in the end, the animator is revealed to be Bugs Bunny (who famously declares "Ain't I a stinker?"), according to Jones the ending is just for comedic value: Jones (the director) is speaking to the audience directly, asking "Who is Daffy Duck anyway? Would you recognize him if I did this to him? What if he didn't live in the woods? Didn't live anywhere? What if he had no voice? No face? What if he wasn't even a duck anymore?" In all cases, it's obvious that Daffy is still Daffy; not all cartoon characters can claim such distinctive personality. Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912–February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio. ... Bugs Bunny is a fictional street-smart gray rabbit that appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. ...

Bugs Bunny's cameo Ain't I a stinker

Duck Amuck is included in the compilation film, The Bugs Bunny-Road Runner Movie, along with other favorite Chuck Jones cartoons including What's Opera, Doc? Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 77 KB) Bugs Bunnys cameo in the short Duck Amuck This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 77 KB) Bugs Bunnys cameo in the short Duck Amuck This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... Bugs loses his headgear in Whats Opera, Doc? Whats Opera, Doc? is a short animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones in which Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny through a six-minute operatic parody of Wagners operas, particularly Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ...

Mel Blanc does the voices. It was directed by Chuck Jones with a story by Michael Maltese. The film contains many examples of self-referential humor, breaking the fourth wall. Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989), was a famous American voice actor for both classic American radio programs and many animation studios, primarily the Warner Bros. ... Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York. ... Self-referential humor relies on a subject making light of itself in some manner. ... The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ...

In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. This was the second of three animated shorts by Jones to receive this honor (the others are 1957's What's Opera, Doc? and 1955's One Froggy Evening). Jones has the distinction of being the only director (as of 2006) with three animated shorts in the registry. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bugs loses his headgear in Whats Opera, Doc? Whats Opera, Doc? is a short animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones in which Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny through a six-minute operatic parody of Wagners operas, particularly Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michigan J. Frog One Froggy Evening is a six-minute Technicolor animated short film written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The cartoon's plot was essentially replicated in one of Jones' later cartoons, Rabbit Rampage (1955), in which Bugs Bunny turns out to be the victim of the silly animator (Elmer Fudd). A similar plot was also included in an episode of Baby Looney Tunes, only Bugs was the victim, Daffy was the animator, and it was made on a computer instead of a pencil and paper. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elmer Fudd The fictional cartoon character Elmer J. Fudd, now one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters, also has one of the more convoluted and disputed origins in the Warner Brothers cartoon pantheon (second only to Bugs Bunny himself). ... Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as toddlers. ...

Referenced in other works

In Jerry Beck's book, The Fifty Greatest Cartoons, Duck Amuck is rated the second greatest cartoon ever. Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is a well known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. ... The 50 Greatest Cartoons was a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck that compiled a list of the 50 greatest cartoons of all-time as voted upon by those in the animation industry. ...

This cartoon was parodied in the last episode of the short-lived series Clerks: The Animated Series, further proving the short's lasting legacy. The final scene of the series even mirrors the ending of the original short, with Jay and Silent Bob in place of Bugs. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

It was also referenced in a 30-second short cartoon gag in Johnny Bravo. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

It was used in "Babylon 5", in the episode "Conflicts of Interest", where Michael Garibaldi is listening to it. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Conflicts of Interest is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

In an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (specifically, the episode "Complete and Utter Chaos"), Grim is transformed into the flower-faced and spotted creature that Daffy is turned in to. He even says Daffy's iconic line "You're despicable". The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series that currently airs on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. ... Attack of the Clowns / Complete and Utter Chaos is the 36th episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. ...

On the original VHS release of "Batman" (1989), a short ad for Warner Bros. merchandise was shown featuring both Daffy and Bugs. Throughout the ad, an unseen animator "draws" items such as t-shirts, movie books, and posters (and in classic fasion, when Bugs mentions ties, the animator draws a rope around Bugs, effectively tying him up, to which he response, "that's NECK-ties!"). In the end, Daffy begins to lose his cool, ending in his being erased from the ad by the animator.

Daffy Duck tries to prevent the black.

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See also

• Looney Tunes
• Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies filmography

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External links

• Duck Amuck at the Internet Movie Database
• Duck Amuck at Keyframe - the Animation Resource