The Chocolate Chase

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The Chocolate Chase
Production company DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Distributor Warner Bros. Television
Release date April 1, 1980
Run time 7:00
Starring Mel Blanc
Nancy Wibble
Producer(s) David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Hal Geer
Music composed by Harper MacKay
Story by Friz Freleng
Tony Benedict
John Dunn
Director(s) Friz Freleng
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The Chocolate Chase is a television short and the second segment in the Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-citement television special. It aired on April 1, 1980 on CBS. It was written, produced and directed by Friz Freleng.

When the owner of a chocolate factory puts Daffy in charge of guarding it and refuses to give any of the poor mice children any chocolate easter bunnies, the Mexican mice send for Speedy Gonzales to collect all the bunnies for them.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Speedy: Being dipped in chocolate has really sweetened his disposition, I think.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Chocolate factory owner Mel Blanc
Daffy Duck Mel Blanc
Mayor of Mexican village Mel Blanc
Mexican mice Mel Blanc
Speedy Gonzales Mel Blanc
Little mouse girl Nancy Wibble


Locations

Objects

  • Chocolate Easter Bunnies
  • A Bag of Pesos
  • Butterfly net
  • Chocolate-covered Duck

Vehicles

  • Motorcycle

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Harper MacKay.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: April 1, 1980 on CBS

Behind the scenes

  • This short, while it was made for TV, marked the final pairings of both Daffy and Speedy.

Critical reception

References