Daffy- The Commando

Racist WW2 era cartoon banned for decades from tv.

Daffy Duck And The Dinosaur

An early example of wacky, not cynical, Daffy. Loved that duck, as a kid. Channel 5, WNEW in NYC, in the 60s and 70s.

Fantasia

Given its vaunted reputation, one would think that Walt Disney's Fantasia would be, well, a good film.

It isn't. It's self-indulgent and a bit high-falutin'. The mix of Classical music with the cartoons has too much seriousness, and one need only compare any of the vignettes within with some of the classic Looney Tunes put out by Warner Bros. Especially those cartoons wherein Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck is involved in something artistic- such as cartoons where operas are spoofed, or where Bugs directs an orchestra.

Fantasia
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To be fair, a segment like this can be seen as a precursor to music videos, which only came about decades later, but is it anything that stirs a desire to rewatch? I don't think so.

Example:


Ok, it's nice. I guess. But does it really entertain? Does it enlighten?

And this is the problem with all of the Walt Disney cartoons (even throough today's). They are well made, but forgettable. There is nothing approaching the ribaldry of Bugs and Daffy.

The Looney Tunes were the rock-n-roll of animation, whereas Disney was the parentally-approved pabulum kids were forced to watch.

But you're all grown up now, right?

Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

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This is another cartoon classic. Not up to Daffy Duck's Duck Dodgers In The 24 1/2 Century, but still classic.

Daffy Duck

Resolved: Daffy Duck is a greater cartoon character than either his more lauded Warner Bros. co-star, Bugs Bunny, or his avian rival from Disney, Donald Duck.

Why he is greater than Bugs Bunny:
1) he is funnier.
2) he is more self-deprecating.
3) he almost always loses but perseveres.
4) Bugs almost always wins and never suffers consequences.
5) that uncanny ability to survive explosions and disasters, which is rivaled only by Wile E. Coyote.
6) Daffy's penchant for disaster survival is incurred by a far more devious rival- Bugs. Wile only has the goddamned Roadrunner to contend with.
7) Unlike Wile, Daffy often invents his contraptions; he need not order them from the Acme Co. Bugs has this ability, too, but does not have himself as an adversary.
8) Duck Dodgers In The 24 1/2 Century is possibly the greatest cartoon short ever made. Its star? Daffy Duck.
9) No Bugs Bunny short compares to the aforementioned classic.
10) Lisping is cooler than a Brooklyn accent.

Why he is greater than Donald Duck:
1) Warner Bros. kicks Disney's ass.
2) Black feathers are cooler than white feathers.
3) While lisping is cooler than a Brooklyn accent, it is more discernible than Donald's cackle.
4) Donald has Huey, Dewy, and Louie as nephews. Daffy is a duck alone against the cosmos.
5) Scrooge McDuck paid for Donald's success. Daffy is a self-made waterfowl. Nepotism is bad.
6) Donald wears that infantile sailor suit.
7) Daffy is a nudist, with a great physique.
8) The best Donald Duck cartoon is not as good as the worst Daffy Duck cartoon.
9) Donald has the insipid Daisy Duck as a girlfriend.
10) Daffy is a rogue bachelor.

There is no need to even argue my points, as they are brilliant.

The only real question is: Is there ANY cartoon character greater than Daffy Duck? And characters that started out in comic books do not count- they are comic book characters.