Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
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Production company | Chuck Jones Enterprises |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
Release date | November 20, 1980 |
Run time | 9:04 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Producer(s) | Chuck Jones Mary Roscoe |
Music composed by | Dean Elliot |
Story by | Chuck Jones Michael Maltese |
Animation | Phil Monroe Manny Perez Irv Anderson Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughman |
Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century is a made-for-television short, and the five-hundred and thirty forth overall entry of Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was released by Warner Bros. Television as part of the Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special special on November 20, 1980 on CBS. It was written by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese, produced by Jones and Mary Roscoe, and directed by Jones.
Duck Dodgers goes to the Rackapinion Meteorite to locate a molecule needed for yo-yo polish, but he encounters Marvin, who attempts to solve all of Earth's problems by blowing it up.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Marvin: Oh drat, these computers! They're so naughty and so complex. I could pinch them.
Gossamer: Cuh-Cuh-Cuh-Cuh-Clippers!?
Marvin: Don't worry, folks. After all, it's only a cartoon.
Characters
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Locations
- Outer space
- The Rackapinion Meteorite
Objects
- Rackapinion Molicule
- Marvin's cannon
- Duck Dodger's laser pistol
- Marvin's laser pistol
- Acme Martian Tranquilizer
- Acme Monster Hair Clippers
- Lead
Vehicles
- Duck Dodgers' space ship
Production
Development
It was the first cartoon of which Gossamer is given his name; he was previosuly referred to as "Rudolf" in the 1952 theatrical short Water, Water Every Hare. Jones gave the monster this name "because he's the opposite looking of gossamer. He's a big, hairy thing."[1]
Music
The music was composed by Dean Elliot.
The theme tune used for this short is Frédéric Chopin's "Polonaises of the Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1".
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 20, 1980 on CBS
Behind the scenes
- This short is a sequel/remake to Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
Errors
Everlasting Influence
Critical reception
Home availability
- This short can be found on the DVD version of Daffy Duck's Quackbusters.
References
- ↑ Korkis, Jim. "The Return of Duck Dodgers". Outré magazine. Vol. 1, no. 7. p. 86.