Superior Duck
| Superior Duck | |
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| Production company | Chuck Jones Enterprises |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | August 23, 1996 |
| Run time | 6:40 |
| Starring | Frank Gorshin Claude Raynes Jim Cummings Eric Goldberg |
| Narrated by | Thurl Ravenscroft |
| Producer(s) | Chuck Jones Linda Jones Clough Stephen A. Fossati (associate producer) |
| Music composed by | George Daughtery Cameron Patrick |
| Story by | Chuck Jones |
| Animation | Tom Decker Greg Duffell Tom Ray Joe Achorn Ben Jones Warren O'Neill Herman Sharaf Greg Whittaker Cory Wilson |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Superior Duck is the four hundred and eighty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (under its Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label) on August 23, 1996. It was written, produced, and directed by Chuck Jones.
Daffy takes on the superhero ego of Superior Duck, but faces a lot of trouble when dealing with his narrator and the guest characters he meets along the way.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Tweety: I tawt I taw a puddy duck! I did, I did, I did taw an upside-downy puddy duck!
Taz: PEH! Raw duck! Taz now vegetarian.
Superman: Look, mac. I'm working on this side of this street, so bug off.
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- Futuristic city
Objects
- Acme Disintegrating Pistol
- Acme Integrating Pistol
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by George Daugherty, while Cameron Patrick wrote the musical score.
A snippet of Bedřich Smetana's "Dance of the Comedians" was used for the Road Runner's appearance.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 23, 1996
Behind the scenes
- The Acme Integrating Gun from Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century is reused in this short.
Errors
Everlasting Influence
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (Uncut Version)
- The Essential Daffy Duck (Cut Version)
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (Cut Version)
