| Hollywood Daffy | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Daffy Duck) series | |
| Directed by | Friz Freleng (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc Richard Bickenbach (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Ken Champin Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Virgil Ross |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 22, 1946 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 min. |
| Language | English |
Hollywood Daffy is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by an uncredited Friz Freleng (why Freleng is uncredited is unclear), written by Michael Maltese, and starring Daffy Duck.
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The film begins with a pack of wolves howling in the center of Hollywood (a pun on the greed of Hollywood executives, often called "wolves" in those days). Daffy, having travelled to Hollywood, attempts to get into the "Warmer Bros." studio to see movie stars. However, the abrasive Keystone Kops-like security guard with a Joe Besser like voice will not let him pass through the gate. After unsuccessfully endeavoring to enter the studio by way of various disguises and being thrown out each time, culminating with Daffy posing as a film director, but ultimately this disguise is exposed as well. Daffy finally declares that he won't leave until he "sees stars." The guard agrees to show him the stars, then bashes Daffy over the head and throws him out of the studio, where the dazed Daffy can see all the stars he wants...circling his head.
The Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Hollywood Plucky" features Plucky Duck trying to enter a Hollywood studio in pretty much the same plot set-up, only set in the 1990s instead of the 1940s.