April 17, 1937 saw the premiere of the Warner Brothers cartoon "Porky's Duck Hunt," which was the debut of one of the most beloved of cartoon stars: Daffy Duck. Conniving, selfish, hot-tempered, and ...
And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: April 17th, 1937, 79 years ago today ... the day animation went daffy. For that day saw the premiere of a Warner Brothers cartoon titled "Porky's Duck ...
Daffy Duck, one of America’s preeminent ducks, is 77 today. If Bugs Bunny is the brightest star in the Looney Tunes sky, surely Daffy Duck is second. But it wasn’t always that way! Before either of ...
Actor Joseph Alaskey, best known as the modern voice behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird, has died at the age of 63. Alaskey died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Over the past 90 years, we've seen Elmer Fudd hunt Bugs Bunny, Road Runner escape Wile E. Coyote and Sylvester the Cat chase Tweety Bird. Now, the first fully animated "Looney Tunes" ...
Between 1951 and 1953, legendary animator Chuck Jones directed his “Hunting Trilogy,” three short Looney Tunes that are among the classics of the form. The premise of each short is simple: (1) The ...
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl was released in conjunction with Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire None of these shorts have been released on disc before, and Chuck Jones's "Daffy Dilly" (1948) is a welcome ...