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Drip-Along Daffy
	; Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	November 17, 1951
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Phil Monroe; Lloyd Vaughan; Ben Washam; Ken Harris
Director(s)	Charles M. Jones
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Drip-Along Daffy is the three hundred and forty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 17, 1952. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Chuck Jones.

A Western-type hero and his comedy relief head to the town of Snake-Bite Center, where the former elects himself as sheriff to clean up the town from Nasty Canasta.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Daffy: Let justice be done! Tear up that mortgage! Unhand that farmer's daughter! Cease that... that... Seems awfully breezy in here. Uh, cease that rustling. Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements.

Daffy: Make mine a double pasterized milkshake, bartender, with a swami-yogurt chaser.
Bartender: No kiddin'?
Daffy: Fool around with me, will ya? Ya ornery mangy-bearin' coyotes.

Daffy: Mary had a wittle wamb! It's fweece was white as snow!
Porky: And evewywhere that M-Mawy went, the wamb was sure to go!

Daffy: Listen, homber! If you're not outta town by sundown, you better come a-shootin' with six-gun a-blazing and a-firing! I plumb reckon!

Daffy: I told you I'd clean up this one-horse town!
Porky: L-l-lucky for him, this is a one-horse town.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Drip-Along Daffy	Mel Blanc
Porky Pig	Mel Blanc
Saloon bartender	Mel Blanc
Nasty Canasta	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Snake-Bite Center
    - Snake-Bite Center Cemetery
    - Pawnee Bill Loans
    - Custards Last Stand
    - Blacksmith
    - Sitting Bull Curios
    - Old Girdle Saloon
    - General store
    - Rigor O'Mortis

Objects

"Cobra Fang Juice" bottle
"Hydrogen Bitters" bottle
"Old Panther" bottle
Toy soldier with loaded rifle

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Porky sings the song "The Flower of Gower Gulch" during the beginning of the cartoon.

Crew Credits

Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds: Philip De Guard

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 17, 1951 in theatres

Behind the scenes

Part of the title, "Drip-Along" is a pun on "Hopalong," which is derived from the fictional cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.
This cartoon was produced as a parody of the classic Western films that were widely popular at the time of its release.
In a reference to The Lone Ranger's horse Silver, Daffy's horse is named Tinfoil.
The final scene is a nod to the ending of the 1937 Merrie Melodies short, Egghead Rides Again, which featured Egghead given the job of cleaning up after the cows and horses following his failure as a cowboy.
- Coincidentally, Egghead's voice in that cartoon is very similar to the early "screwball" version of Daffy.

Errors

Sketch for lobby card.

In the initial sketch design of the lobby card (as seen above), Daffy has his cowboy hat on. However, the actual lobby card did not include the hat.
When Daffy accidently rips his pants off at the saloon, he is shown wearing a pair of pink boxers with white cross patterns. However, he doesn't wear them while still with his pants on.

Legacy

Nasty Canasta would make two more appearances in the 1954 short My Little Duckaroo, and the 1956 Looney Tunes short Barbary-Coast Bunny.
Scenes from this cartoon were used in the TV specials How Bugs Bunny Won the West and Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
Daffy and and Porky's roles as "Western-Type Hero" and sheriff, respectively, would be used in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.

Home availability

In the United States:
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2

References

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 '''''Drip-Along Daffy''''' is the three hundred and forty-third  ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[November 17]], [[1952]]. It was written by [[Michael Maltese]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]] and directed by [[Chuck Jones]].
-Drip-Along Daffy (a Western-Type Hero) and his sidekick Ham-along Porky (Comedy Relief) head to the town of Snake-Bite Center, where Daffy elects himself as sheriff and has to clean up this one-horse town when outlaw Nasty Canasta comes-a lookin' fer a showdown!
+A Western-type hero and his comedy relief head to the town of Snake-Bite Center, where the former elects himself as sheriff to clean up the town from Nasty Canasta.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
-'''Daffy:''' I told you I'd clean up thisth one-horsth town! (puts on sanitation cap and wheels a street cleaner's basket)<br>
+'''Daffy:''' Let justice be done! Tear up that mortgage! Unhand that farmer's daughter! Cease that... that... Seems awfully breezy in here. Uh, cease that rustling. Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements.
-'''Sherriff Porky:''' L-l-lucky for him, this IS a one-horse town.
+'''Daffy:''' Make mine a double pasterized milkshake, bartender, with a swami-yogurt chaser.<br>
+'''Bartender:''' No kiddin'?<br>
+'''Daffy:''' Fool around with me, will ya? Ya ornery mangy-bearin' coyotes.
+'''Daffy:''' Mary had a wittle wamb! It's fweece was white as snow!<br>
+'''Porky:''' And evewywhere that M-Mawy went, the wamb was sure to go!
+'''Daffy:''' Listen, homber! If you're not outta town by sundown, you better come a-shootin' with six-gun a-blazing and a-firing! I plumb reckon!
+'''Daffy:''' I told you I'd clean up this one-horse town!<br>
+'''Porky:''' L-l-lucky for him, this ''is'' a one-horse town.
 ==Characters==
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-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daffy Duck (character)|Dtip-Along Daffy]] (Western-Type Hero)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daffy Duck (character)|Drip-Along Daffy]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Porky Pig|Ham-along Porky]] (Comedy Relief)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Porky Pig]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Saloon Bartender
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Saloon bartender
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
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 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[America]]
+** [[United States]]
-***The Old West
+*** [[Snake-Bite Center]]
-***Snake-Bite Center
+**** [[Snake-Bite Center Cemetery]]
-***Saloon
+**** [[Pawnee Bill Loans]]
+**** [[Custards Last Stand]]
+**** Blacksmith
+**** [[Sitting Bull Curios]]
+**** [[Old Girdle Saloon]]
+**** General store
+**** [[Rigor O'Mortis]]
 ==Objects==
-*Sheriff Badge
+* "Cobra Fang Juice" bottle
-*Toy Solider with loaded rifle
+* "Hydrogen Bitters" bottle
-*Sanitation Cap and street cleaners wagon
+* "Old Panther" bottle
+* Toy soldier with loaded rifle
 ==Production==
@@ Line 60: / Line 83: @@
 The music was composed by [[Carl W. Stalling]].
-Porky sings the song, ''[[The Flower of Gower Gulch]]'' during the opening title and character introduction sequences.
+Porky sings the song "[[The Flower of Gower Gulch]]" during the beginning of the cartoon.
 ==Crew Credits==
@@ Line 72: / Line 95: @@
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* Part of the title, 'Drip-Along' is a pun of 'Hopalong', based on 'Hopalong Cassidy'.
+* Part of the title, "Drip-Along" is a pun on "Hopalong," which is derived from the fictional cowboy [[wikipedia:Hopalong Cassidy|Hopalong Cassidy]].
-* This cartoon was produced as a parody of the classic Western films that were widely popular at the time of its release, and features Daffy Duck as a "Western-Type Hero", Drip-Along Daffy, who, with his trusty "Comedy Relief" (Porky Pig) hopes to clean up a violence-filled "one-horse town".
+* This cartoon was produced as a parody of the classic Western films that were widely popular at the time of its release.
-* In a tongue-in-cheek nod to The Lone Ranger's horse Silver, Daffy's horse is named, 'Tinfoil'.
+* In a reference to The Lone Ranger's horse Silver, Daffy's horse is named Tinfoil.
-* The final scene is a nod to the ending of the [[1937]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short, ''[[Egghead Rides Again]]'', which featured [[Elmer Fudd]]'s prototype [[Egghead]] given the job of cleaning up after the cows and horses following his failure as a cowboy. Coincidentally, Egghead's voice in that cartoon is very similar to [[Tex Avery]]'s early "screwball" version of [[Daffy Duck]].
+* The final scene is a nod to the ending of the [[1937]] ''Merrie Melodies'' short, ''[[Egghead Rides Again]]'', which featured [[Egghead]] given the job of cleaning up after the cows and horses following his failure as a cowboy.
+** Coincidentally, Egghead's voice in that cartoon is very similar to the early "screwball" version of Daffy.
+==Errors==
+[[File:Drip-Along Daffy Beta Sketch Design Lobby Card.png|200px|thumb|right|Sketch for lobby card.]]
+* In the initial sketch design of the lobby card (as seen above), Daffy has his cowboy hat on. However, the actual lobby card did not include the hat.
+* When Daffy accidently rips his pants off at the saloon, he is shown wearing a pair of pink boxers with white cross patterns. However, he doesn't wear them while still with his pants on.
 ==Legacy==
-* This cartoon marked the debut of [[Nasty Canasta]], who would make two more appearances: the [[1954]] short, ''[[My Little Duckaroo]]'' and the [[1956]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short, ''[[Barbary-Coast Bunny]]'', in which Canasta got a redeign.
+* Nasty Canasta would make two more appearances in the [[1954]] short ''[[My Little Duckaroo]]'', and the [[1956]] ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' short ''[[Barbary-Coast Bunny]]''.
-* Scenes from this cartoon were used in the TV specials: ''[[How Bugs Bunny Won the West]]'' and ''[[Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special]]''
+* Scenes from this cartoon were used in the TV specials ''[[How Bugs Bunny Won the West]]'' and ''[[Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special]]''
+* Daffy and and Porky's roles as "Western-Type Hero" and sheriff, respectively, would be used in ''[[Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem]]''.
 ==Home availability==
@@ Line 85: / Line 115: @@
 **''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]''
 **''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]''
+==References==
+<references />
 [[Category:1951]]
+[[Category:Daffy and Porky series]]
+[[Category:Daffy Duck series]]
 [[Category:Daffy Duck theatrical shorts]]
 [[Category:Directed by Chuck Jones]]
+[[Category:Porky Pig series]]
 [[Category:Porky Pig theatrical shorts]]
-[[Category:Daffy and Porky series]]
-[[Category:Porky and Daffy series]]
-[[Category:Daffy Duck series]]
-[[Category:Porky Pig series]]
 [[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]]
 [[Category:Written by Michael Maltese]]