The Ducksters

The Ducksters

September 2, 1950 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

Studio
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Daffy is the host of a game show that victimizes Porky.

Characters

Daffy Duck, Porky Pig

Credits

Directing

Director
Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Michael Maltese

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Porky Pig)

Music

Music
Carl Stalling

Art Department

Backgrounds
Peter Alvarado

Production notes

An affectionate lampoon of Ralph Edwards' long-running game show Truth Or Consequences (CBS/NBC/Syndicated, 1950-74).

This Looney Tune short was reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodie cartoon.

In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their "Blue Ribbon" program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.

All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.

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Reviews

The Ducksters

MerrytuneJuly 7, 2004

One of the funniest shorts ever, just great.

The Ducksters

damfineMarch 18, 2002

Brutality at its finest. I love it.