Nasty Quacks
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | December 1, 1945 |
| Run time | 7:08 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Art Davis I. Ellis Richard Bickenbach |
| Director(s) | Hawley Pratt |
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Nasty Quacks is the two hundred and fifty-sixth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 1, 1945. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Frank Tashlin.
A young girl named Agnes receives a pet duck, who turns out to be Daffy, as a gift from her father. The duck's disruptive antics soon take umbrage on the father's patience in spite of Agnes' protests.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Daffy: You're going to fast, ya cra-a-a-zy!
Daffy: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! You're the guy laughing! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Y'know, somebody cuts some holes and there was no water! Ah, ha, ha, ha! What an inmate! Ha, ha! One in the book! Ha, ha, ha, ha! I can't tell ya! Ah, ha, ha! The little guy, he got thirty days for kicking the cup! Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha! Ain't that a killer? Ah, ha, ha, ha! Oh brother, I haven't got so much fun in my life! Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...!
Father: Some coffee, if you don't mind...
Daffy: Okay, sourpuss!
Daffy: This will kill you. Listen to this. Ha, ha, ha, ha! We was in the house and everything was flying. The furniture was going in the door and out the window! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! What a time! One guy was swinging from a chandelier. Ha, ha! You would've thought he was a monkey! Ha, ha, ha! Come to think of it, he was a monkey!
Daffy: Touché! Hoo, hoo, hoo!
Agnes: A baby duck. Oh, Daddy, I love him! He's so cute. I'm gonna keep you forever and ever and ever, you little darling! You can have the little bed my old duck used to use.
Daffy: That gal danglin' little duck! I'll get him if it's the last thing I do!
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Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Bob Givens
- Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 1, 1945 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the expression "nasty cracks."
- This is the last cartoon to be directed by Tashlin, and his second-to-last overall short. He was not credited in the film after leaving the Warner Bros. animation studio.
- The father bears a slight resemblance to actor/comedian Joe Besser.
Errors
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- November 1, 2011: Warner Home Video releases The Essential Daffy Duck on DVD.
- August 21, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.
