Wise Quacks is a 1939 Looney Tunes short directed by Bob Clampett.
Title[]
The title is a play on "wise cracks."
Plot[]
Mr. and Mrs. Daffy Duck are having ducklings, which excites Porky. However, the eggs don't seem to be hatching, and Daffy paces, getting drunk on "corn juice" while waiting. As Mrs. Duck warms her bottom by the fire and prepares to sit, they hatch and yell out, "Don't do it! We'll come out!" Porky comes to Daffy's house singing "Rock-a-bye Baby" and sees Daffy and says, "Gee Daffy, I'm glad to hear about--" Daffy then shushes him and points to Mrs. Duck with the ducklings with one unhatched. Porky then grabs it and it hatches and Porky says "S-so I bet you think I'm you d-d-d-poppa, don't you?" The duckling nods yes and says "No. Nuh-uh". It then goes to a drunk Daffy hiccuping. Mrs. Daffy sniffs him and asks if he's been drinking. Daffy replies "Drinking? Drinking? Me drinking?" and nods no and says "Yes, I've been drinking." Mrs. Duck then hits him with a rolling pin. Then an eagle comes by and tricks one of the ducklings into going for a ride on his back. Daffy goes to save his baby son, but the eagle calls his buddies for help. They trap Daffy in a shed. When Porky opens the door to help in the fight, Daffy and the eagles are singing while drunk. Mrs. Duck smashes the bottle of corn juice.
Availability[]
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 4
Porky Pig 101, Disc 4
Notes[]
- This was the first cartoon to not have "WARNER BROS." in a banner. This would continue after "Hare-um Scare-um".
- This was the final cartoon to use the 1938-39 Looney Tunes logo and the original 1937-39 Porky Pig drum ending before it was redesigned, beginning with "Porky's Hotel".
- This cartoon reuses animation from previous cartoons, including "I Wish I Had Wings" in the opening with Mrs. Daffy Duck siting on her eggs while knitting, "Porky's Poultry Plant" with the scenes and designs of the hawks but are depicted as eagles in the cartoon, and "Chicken Jitters" with the scene of Mrs. Daffy Duck walking with her ducklings.
- An alternate design for Daffy is introduced here, where he is drawn with slanter eyes and a big grey face surrounding his eyes. It also appears in “Porky’s Last Stand” before being scrapped.
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