Daffy Flies North

Daffy Flies North
Production company	DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television
Release date	April 1, 1980
Run time	7:00
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng Hal Geer
Music composed by	Harper MacKay
Story by	Friz Freleng Tony Benedict John Dunn
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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Daffy Flies North is the five hundred and thirty-first short of the Merrie Melodies theatrical series, which originally came as the third and final segment in the Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-citement television special. It aired on April 1, 1980 on CBS. It was written, produced and directed by Friz Freleng.

While flying north for the spring, Daffy decides to travel north by other means instead of flying, but it's easier said than done.

Memorable quotes

Daffy: Well, how do ya like that? Stupid airline. I ended up in the deep south! By the time I get up north, the squadron will be flying south again! Huh, what a life.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc
Duck Flock Leader	Mel Blanc
Pinto	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Countryside
    • Farm
    • Airport
  • South America

Objects

• Pitchfork
• Chair
• Grappling hook
• Skis
• Folding ladder
• Horse saddle
• Rope swing

Vehicles

• Cars (One of which is full of hunters and hunter dogs)
• Trolly van
• South American Airlines plane

Music

The music was composed by Harper MacKay.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 1, 1980 on CBS

Behind the scenes

• This cartoon was the final time DePatie-Freleng Enterprises did anything with the Looney Tunes characters, prior to the studio being sold to Marvel Comics (and thus being rebranded as Marvel Productions) and the re-opening of Warner Bros. Animation, with Freleng returning to produce at the rejuvenated animation department after leaving DePatie-Freleng Enterprises when it shut down.).
• The horse Pinto comes from the Pink Panther series that DePatie–Freleng worked on. Its animations were based on the shorts, Pinto Pink and Pink Valiant.