Conrad the Sailor

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Conrad mistakes Daffy for a spyglass
Conrad mistakes Daffy for a spyglass

Conrad the Sailor is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Chuck Jones. The title character, a.k.a. Conrad the Cat, is voiced by Pinto Colvig. The other featured player is Daffy Duck, voiced as usual by Mel Blanc.

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The story takes place aboard a battleship staffed by anthropomorphic cats (barely recognizable as such), most of whom are singing "Shovin' Right off for Home" as a chorale group. Cut to Conrad, who talks and sings exactly like Colvig's characterization of the Walt Disney character "Goofy".

Conrad is in the process of swabbing the deck, and is interrupted by Daffy and his pranks. The two spend the cartoon chasing and tormenting each other. A running gag in the picture is that all action screeches to a halt whenever the ship's diminutive captain walks by, as both sailor and duck snap to attention and salute.

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