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'''''Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century''''' is | '''''Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century''''' is the three-hundredth and sixty-eighth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[June 25]], [[1957]]. It was written by [[Michael Maltese]], and directed by [[Chuck Jones]]. | ||
Duck Dodgers and Space Cadet land on a mysterious planet to obtain an atom. However, a Martian lands on that same planet and attempts to beat them to it. | Duck Dodgers and Space Cadet land on a mysterious planet to obtain an atom. However, a Martian lands on that same planet and attempts to beat them to it. | ||
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[[Category:Duck | [[Category:Daffy Duck theatrical shorts]] | ||
[[Category:Duck Dodgers]] | [[Category:Duck Dodgers series]] | ||
[[Category:Porky Pig theatrical shorts]] | |||
[[Category:Marvin the Martian theatrical shorts]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:47, 26 November 2023
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | July 25, 1957 |
| Run time | 7:03 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Mike Maltese |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
| Animation director(s) | Chuck Jones |
| Art director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century is the three-hundredth and sixty-eighth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 25, 1957. It was written by Michael Maltese, and directed by Chuck Jones.
Duck Dodgers and Space Cadet land on a mysterious planet to obtain an atom. However, a Martian lands on that same planet and attempts to beat them to it.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Space Cadet: Happy B-B-Birthday you thing from another world you!
X-2: Oh, thank you!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 25, 1957 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The short is parodying the sci-fi character Buck Rogers.
- Whether or not it was intentional, in 1979, a Buck Rogers series was created called Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Errors
Everlasting influence
- In 1980, a sequel/remake would later be made called Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century.
- Duck Dodgers himself would make later full-length or cameo appearances (sometimes without Cadet) in series such as Tiny Toon Adventures, Baby Looney Tunes, and Bugs Bunny Builders, and the theatrical shorts, Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension, Superior Duck, Attack of the Drones, and the big screen feature-length film Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
- A Duck Dodgers television series would be made from 2003 to 2005, simply called Duck Dodgers.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
