Boston Quackie

Boston Quackie
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	June 22, 1957
Starring	Mel Blanc June Foray
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Animation	George Grandpré Keith Darling Russ Dyson Ted Bonnicksen
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Boston Quackie is the three hundred and seventy-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 22, 1957. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.

Boston Quackie is given an important mission by Inspector Faraway to deliver a briefcase to the Slobovian consulate. However, when a spy in a green hat steals the briefcase, Quackie must stop him and get it back at all costs.

Memorable quotes

Announcer: Boston Quackie: Friend to those who have no friends, enemy to those who have no enemies.

Boston: You know, there just might be a market for this!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Announcer (voice only)	Mel Blanc
Boston Quackie	Mel Blanc
Inspector Faraway	Mel Blanc
Mary	June Foray
Man in Green Hat	Mel Blanc
Food vendor	Mel Blanc
Slobovian consulate	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • France
    • Paris

Organizations

• Acme
• Acme House

Objects

• Anvil
• Acme Instant Girl

Vehicles

• Taxi cab
• Le Cloak & Dagger express train

Music

The score was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: June 22, 1957

Behind the scenes

• The plot of the cartoon and its title is a pun of the 1950s crime serial, Boston Blackie.
• This is one of the few shorts, alongside Quackodile Tears, where Daffy is shown without his white collar.

Errors

• The 1946-55 Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" played instead of the 1955-64 version. However, the closing title has the correct 1955-64 music. This mistake would be made again with The Duxorcist shown as an individual cartoon short. It is currently unknown if this is an error that is also embedded in 35mm original masters or an error added in subsequent prints.
• Although this is a Looney Tunes short, it has the Merrie Melodies closing card with the Looney Tunes closing theme.

Home availability

• Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck (VHS and DVD)