Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

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 the five hundred and thirty-forth short 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.

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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Duck Dodgers	Mel Blanc
Space Cadet	Mel Blanc
Marvin the Martian	Mel Blanc
Gossamer	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Rackapinion Meteorite

Objects

• Rackapinion Molicule
• Marvin's cannon
• 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."

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.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 1992: Warner Home Video releases Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special on VHS.
  • October 1999: Warner Home Video releases Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes on VHS.
  • November 15, 2011: Warner Home Video release Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
  • August 4, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Daffy Duck's Quackbusters on DVD.
  • November 1, 2011: Warner Home Video releases The Essential Daffy Duck on DVD.