Duck Dodgers is the fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous (but still fictional) cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of an intergalactic future "hero". An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... “WB” redirects here. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ...

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Main article: Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Title Card.

Duck Dodgers first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, directed by Chuck Jones. Jones created a spoof of the popular Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon science fiction serials of the 1930s, casting the brash, egomaniacal Daffy Duck as the hero of the story. The cartoon is widely praised as one of the greatest and funniest Warner Bros. cartoons of all time. As of 2003 it is available in the DVD compilation Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1. Duck Dodgers is the fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. ... The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... Duck Dodgers is the fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. ... For other persons named Charles Jones, see Charles Jones (disambiguation). ... Buck Rogers is a fictional pulp character who first appeared in 1928 as Anthony Rogers, the hero of two novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan published in the magazine Amazing Stories. ... For other uses, see Flash Gordon (disambiguation). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses of Serial, see Serial (disambiguation). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

The plot of the cartoon involves Duck Dodgers' search for the rare element Illudium Phosdex, "the shaving cream atom", the only remaining supply of which is on the mysterious "Planet X." Just after Dodgers has claimed Planet X in the name of the Earth, Marvin Martian lands on the same planet and claims it in the name of Mars. The stage is set for a battle of wits. The periodic table of the chemical elements A chemical element is a type of atom that is distinguished by its atomic number; that is, by the number of protons in its nucleus. ... Shaving cream is cream that is applied to the face to avoid razor burn. ... For other uses, see Atom (disambiguation). ... This article is about the astronomical hypothesis. ... This page is about the cartoon character. ... This article is about the planet. ...

Considering the period in which the cartoon was produced (the Red Scare was in full swing during the 1950s era), some scholars have used the cartoon to parallel the futility of the Cold War and the arms race. Some factual claims in this article need to be verified. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The term arms race in its original usage, describes a competition between two or more parties for military supremacy. ...

Duck Dodgers sequels

There were two additional short film sequels to "Duck Dodgers". The first sequel, also produced by Chuck Jones, was titled Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century and was released in 1980. The plot of this sequel cartoon was nearly a carbon copy of the original though this time Marvin says he is trying to solve the Earth's energy crisis (by blowing up the Earth); Marvin succeeds in launching his missile and at the end of the cartoon reminds everyone that it's only a cartoon. Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century is a 1980 cartoon starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin Martian. ...

The second short, titled Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension, was a 3D cartoon released in 1996 to select venues. These included the flagship Warner Bros. Studio Store in Manhattan, and Warner Bros. Movie Worlds on the Gold Coast, Australia and in Bottrop-Kirchhellen, Germany. It included a range of interactive effects including a splash with water. Unlike the other Dodgers cartoons, Porky Pig did not appear. The Warner Bros. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... The parks entrance gate. ... Gold Coast redirects here. ... Map of Germany showing Bottrop Bottrop is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). ...

A third short, titled "Attack of the Drones" was made in 2003 and was part of a series of new shorts, but because of the failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action they were not released theatrically. The shorts sometimes air on Teletoon in Canada and as of now can be seen on YouTube. Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a 2003 Warner Bros. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

Further appearances

Duck Dodgers also made an appearance in a Tiny Toon Adventures segment titled "Duck Dodgers Jr." (in the episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone"), where Daffy Duck's pint-sized protege and student Plucky Duck also visited the futuristic world of Duck Dodgers. Here Marvin the Martian, appears with another humanoid Martian, Marcia. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American animated series created and produced as a collaborative effort between Steven Spielbergs company Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... Plucky Duck Plucky Duck is a fictional anthropomorphic green duck who appeared in the 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. ... This page is about the cartoon character. ...

An SNES and Game Boy game called Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions, as well as a Nintendo 64 video game, entitled Duck Dodgers, have also been produced. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... The Nintendo 64 , NINTENDO64), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ...

The original cartoon also appeared in a 1994 episode of the science fiction series Babylon 5, (also produced by WB) where it was revealed that Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century was Security Chief Michael Garibaldi's "second favorite thing in the universe". One episode shows Garibaldi laughing uproariously at the cartoon, as Ambassador Delenn watches it with him, appearing totally bewildered. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Michael Garibaldi is a lead fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Jerry Doyle. ... Delenn is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Mira Furlan. ...

Portions of this cartoon can be seen and heard in the background in a scene from the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This article is about the film; for the definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ...

Daffy Duck, Mars Exploration Rover Mission patch

Duck Dodgers appears in the 2003 feature Looney Tunes: Back in Action when Daffy notes that the only character that could save the film's proverbial day was Duck Dodgers; he then realizes that Dodgers is his alter ego. NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission patch of Daffy Duck, deemed fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission patch of Daffy Duck, deemed fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) Marvin the Martian, Spirit rover Mission patch Duck Dodgers, Opportunity rover Mission patch NASAs Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of two rovers â€” Spirit... Apollo 11 mission patch A mission patch is a cloth badge worn by astronauts and other personnel affiliated with a manned or unmanned space mission. ... Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a 2003 Warner Bros. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...

Duck Dodgers as a Green Lantern

From 2003 to 2005, on Cartoon Network, Dodgers starred in his own series; see the series' article for more information. Image File history File linksMetadata GLDuckDudgers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GLDuckDudgers. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ...

Duck Dodgers as seen in Wrath of Canasta.

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See also

• Daffy Duck
• Duck Dodgers (TV series)
• Alter ego

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External links

• Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century at the Internet Movie Database
• Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century at the Internet Movie Database
• Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension at the Internet Movie Database
• Screenshots from Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century