Draftee Daffy
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | January 27, 1945 |
| Run time | 7:04 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Music composition | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story | Lou Lilly |
| Animation | Rod Scribner |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Draftee Daffy is the two-hundredth short in the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 27, 1945. It was written by Lou Lily, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Bob Clampett.
Daffy, whilst in the middle of celebrating an Allied victory, finds himself in trouble when he is called by a little man and avoids conscription from the draft board.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Daffy: "Oh, the little man from the draft board! / He's coming to see me! / Oh, the d-d-d..." THE MAN FROM THE DRAFT BOARD?! OH HO!!! YIPE!!
Man from the Draft Board: Howdy doody, son.
Man from the Draft Board: Is this trip really necessary?
Man from the Draft Board: What's all the hubbub... bub?
Daffy: There's a little man from the draft board outside. But he'll never catch me in a million years. (chuckles) The dope!
Man from the Draft Board: Well, now I wouldn't say that.
Man from the Draft Board: Good heavens, that was quite an explosion! Are you hurt, son?
Daffy: Oh, I'm a little shaken up, but you should've seen what happened to that dope from the draft board. (chuckles) He was blown to smithereens, see? Smithereens! (chuckles again)
Man from the Draft Board: Well, now I...
Daffy: No! NO!! You wouldn't say that!! It's YOU!! IT'S YOU!!!
Daffy: So long, Dracula! Hoo-hoo, hoo! You dope! (crazy laugh) If I never see him again, it'll be too soon!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Giant rocket
Vehicles
- N/A
Production
Filming
The short was copyrighted in 1944 (MCMXLIV).
Music
The main title and closing themes are a rendition of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down," which was arranged by Carl W. Stalling. The rest of the score was composed by Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 27, 1945
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 9812.
- This is the third wartime Daffy cartoon to be produced during World War II, after Daffy - The Commando and Plane Daffy, though unlike these previous two entries, in which Daffy is portrayed as serving in the armed forces, it depicts him as a draft dodger.
- This is the final Warner Bros. animated short to focus on the still-ongoing World War II; released over three months before the Allied declaration of victory in Europe, and eight months before Japan's surrender that ended the conflict.
- This was the last short released during Bob Clampett's time at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio before he left four months later.
Errors
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Connections
- The Little Man from the Draft Board would make several appearances in other Looney Tunes media:
- The character made cameos in the Tiny Toon Adventures episodes "Buster's Directorial Debut," "Toon TV" and "The Return of Batduck."
- He appeared as Hephaestus, the Greek god of the forge, in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries" episode "Keep Your Pantheon."
- He made a cameo in the Animaniacs segment "Pitter Patter of Little Feet."
- He also appeared briefly in the films Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run.
Home availability
- July 1, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 2 on LaserDisc.
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
- August 12, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 on Blu-ray Disc.
