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A Coy Decoy
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : June 7, 1941 Series: Looney Tunes

Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

Once night falls and the bookstore closes, the characters from books come to life. One of them is Daffy Duck, who falls in love with a decoy and ends up being chased by a wolf, but the duck manages to defeat the wolf by opening a book called Hurricane, causing a lighting bolt to knock out the wolf. Daffy and the decoy end up having duck/decoy hybrid children!

Characters

Porky Pig
(Voice: Mel Blanc)
Daffy Duck
(Voice: Mel Blanc)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett

Animator

Norman "Norm" McCabe

Story

Melvin Millar

Music

Carl W. Stalling

Producer

Leon Schlesinger

Film Editor

Treg Brown (unverified)

Orchestration

Milt Franklyn (unverified)

Music Sources

Rossini, Gioachino : "William Tell Overture "
van Beethoven, Ludwig : "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight Sonata) "
Gordon, Mack and Will Grosz : "In an Old Dutch Garden (By an Old Dutch Mill) "
Mercer, Johnny and Dick Whiting : "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride "
Scholl, Jack and M.K. Jerome : "I Can't Get Along, Little Dogie "
Warren, Harry and Al Dubin : "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money) "
Burke, Joseph and Al Dubin : "The Kiss Waltz "

Broadcasters

Cartoon Network
Nickelodeon
Tooncast

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Clips Used In:

Bendin' in the Wind (clip used in intro)

Television

Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends

DVD

United States

Porky Pig 101

Technical Specifications

Production No.: 9938
MPAA No.: 7024
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Black and White
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono

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From Justin Delbert :

There was a time between 1969 through around 1989 when this was considered one of the worst Looney Tunes ever made. This was because the Porky Pig and Friends package at that time only offered the redrawn colorized version of this one, and out of all the Looney Tunes redrawn, this one has been considered the worst job that they did. Fortunately for Merrie Melodies starring Bugs Bunny and Friends and all TV packages it appeared on following it, a new computer colorized version was made, and the original uncut black and white version has since appeared on DVD, renewing the respect of it being a great cartoon it deserves.
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From ToonStar95 :

Watching this, you can tell that Clampett was getting burned out with the black-and-white Porkys and aching to go into strange new places. You can see hallmarks of his later work after taking over the Avery unit, like the intricate construction of the wolf, characters appearing to change design between shots, and experimenting with atmosphere and color (notice Daffy's bill and neck-ring aren't white). Yet, this is being limited by the inherent restrictions of his old unit that were being made obvious shortly before he left, like having to work in monochrome and using Norm McCabe's animation as a crutch.
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