Daffy-The Commando

Daffy-The Commando

November 20, 1943 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

Studio
Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Daffy is a commando who parachutes down into the German trenches to raise hell. Daffy bedevils the German commander, Von Vulture, and his sidekick, little helmet-with-two-feet Schultz, providing plenty of opportunities for anti-Nazi jokes along the way.

After working his mischief, Daffy tries to escape in a plane, but is surrounded by "a mess of Messerschmidts" which shoot each other out of the sky after Daffy gets out of the way. Von Vulture blows Daffy's plane to bits with a machine gun, and the commando is forced to flee on foot.

He hides in a dark tunnel, which turns out to be the barrel of a long-range cannon. Daffy is shot out of it and lands in Berlin, where Adolf Hitler is shrilly haranguing a crowd.

Daffy has the honor of clobbering the Fuhrer himself with a mallet.

Characters

Daffy Duck, Von Vulture, Schultz, Adolf Hitler

Credits

Directing

Director
Isadore Freleng (as I. Freleng)

Producing

Producer
Leon Schlesinger

Writing

Writer
Michael Maltese

Animation

Animator
Ken Champin
Animators, uncredited
Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Von Vulture, Adolf Hitler)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Crew

Layout Artist, uncredited
Owen Fitzgerald

Production notes

The very realistic animated image of Adolf Hitler was rotoscoped.

Contains animation (themes, sequences or characters) which modern audiences may consider derogatory toward certain ethnic or religious groups.

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Reviews

Did you ever notice?

Anonymous Cartoon LoverMarch 4, 2011

I am a teacher and show this cartoon for my WWII unit. I used to watch this when I was a kid too... Never noticed the full frontal nude poster on the wall in the first dug out scene. Whoa!!! I've shown this for years!!

Daffy- The Commando

FireballXL6November 10, 2004

Ha! Ha! Ha! Zat Daffy Duck! He iz zo funny! A great war propaganda cartoon, ja?

Daffy- The Commando

damfineAugust 22, 2002

SHULTZ!!! Ha Ha! Classic!