| Daffy's Southern Exposure | |
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| Looney Tunes series | |
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| Directed by | Norman McCabe |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc (uncredited) Billy Bletcher |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Vive Risto Cal Dalton (uncredited) |
| Studio | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | May 2, 1942 |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 7 min. |
| Language | English |
Daffy's Southern Exposure is a 1942 animated short directed by Norman McCabe and starring Daffy Duck. It was released by Warner Bros. as part of the Looney Tunes series.
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Daffy Duck, stranded in a snowstorm, takes refuge at the home of (unbeknownst to him) a fox and weasel, who disguise themselves as kindly old ladies in order to keep Daffy in their home. They want Daffy for dinner, and so fatten him up by having him eat large portions of beans. Once Daffy realizes their intentions, he quickly tries to escape, outwitting the weasel but not the fox. Daffy forces the fox to chase him up a tree so he can kick him down, then runs further south, past three signs- "SOUTH", "SOUTH" and a final saying "AND WE DO MEAN SOUTH!" Daffy decides to remain in South America, emphasizing that he does mean South America.
Daffy's Southern Exposure makes reference to topical humor of the era, including a poster encouraging the purchases of war bonds to finance the U.S. involvement in World War II and a parody of the Brazilian entertainer Carmen Miranda.[1] The film also marked the first time that Warner Bros. used the tune wartime rally song “We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)” as background music in a cartoon.[2]
| Preceded by Conrad the Sailor |
Daffy Duck Cartoons 1942 |
Succeeded by The Impatient Patient |