The Essential Daffy Duck
| The Essential Daffy Duck | |
|---|---|
 DVD-cover | |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin, Greg Ford, Terry Lennon, Kent Butterworth, Rich Moore, Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone |
| Starring |
Daffy Duck Mel Blanc (voice) |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release dates | November 1, 2011 (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Essential Daffy Duck is a DVD set featuring cartoons focusing on Daffy Duck. It was released on November 1, 2011.[1] On Blu-Ray, the eight Daffy Duck cartoons, Duck Dodgers, Jr. (taken from the Hub channel) and one television special are cropped to 1.66:1 widescreen format and the last television special is cropped to 1.78:1 widescreen format.
Contents
The contents are split over two discs. The first disc features 15 classic Daffy Duck shorts (14 of which were previously released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets or Frustrated Fowl plus his debut cartoon, Porky's Duck Hunt, which makes its DVD debut). The second disc features more recent shorts and TV appearances. However, in Region 2 this release includes only 1 disc of the first 11 classic shorts (Daffy Duck and Egghead, Plane Daffy, Nasty Quacks, My Little Duckaroo and the entire second disc are removed from this version).
Disc 1
| # | Title | Co-Stars | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porky's Duck Hunt | Porky | 1937 | Tex Avery |
| 2 | Daffy Duck and Egghead | Egghead | 1938 | Tex Avery |
| 3 | The Daffy Doc | Porky | 1938 | Bob Clampett |
| 4 | Plane Daffy | Hatti Mari | 1944 | Frank Tashlin |
| 5 | The Great Piggy Bank Robbery | Porky (cameo) | 1946 | Bob Clampett |
| 6 | Nasty Quacks | Mellisa Duck | 1945 | Frank Tashlin |
| 7 | Book Revue | 1946 | Bob Clampett | |
| 8 | Duck Amuck | Bugs (cameo) | 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 9 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century | Porky, Marvin | 1953 | Chuck Jones |
| 10 | The Scarlet Pumpernickel | Porky, Sylvester, Elmer, Henery, Melissa, Mama Bear | 1950 | Chuck Jones |
| 11 | My Little Duckaroo | Porky, Nasty Canasta | 1954 | Chuck Jones |
| 12 | A Star is Bored | Bugs, Elmer, Sam | 1956 | Friz Freleng |
| 13 | Deduce, You Say | Porky, Shropshire Slasher | 1956 | Chuck Jones |
| 14 | Ali Baba Bunny | Bugs, Hassan | 1957 | Chuck Jones |
| 15 | Robin Hood Daffy | Porky | 1958 | Chuck Jones |
Disc 2
| Content | Year | Type | Previous DVD release |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duxorcist | 1987 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition |
| The Night of the Living Duck | 1988 | Short | Space Jam 2-Disc Special Edition |
| "Duck Dodgers Jr." | 1990 | Segment from the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone" | Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2 |
| Superior Duck | 1996 | Short | Daffy Duck's Quackbusters |
| The Green Loontern | 2003 | Episode from the Duck Dodgers TV series | Green Lantern: First Flight |
| Attack of the Drones | 2004 | Short | Australian edition of Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
| Daffy Duck for President | 2004 | Short | LTGC Volume 2 (Disc 3) (bonus feature) |
Special features
- All-New Career Profile - Daffy Duck: Ridicule Is the Burden of Genius
- 2 Vintage TV Programs:
- Daffy Duck's Easter Special
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special