Nasty Quacks
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
A doting father buys a pet baby duckling for his cute little daughter, and Daffy grows up to annoy everyone. Dad tries to eliminate the duck in a number of imaginative ways. At one point, Daffy is on the verge of leaving, but he remembers the government's wartime ban on nonessential travel.
Characters
Daffy Duck, Agnes, Agnes' Father
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Frank Tashlin (uncredited)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Warren Foster
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Agnes' Father), Robert C. Bruce (Narrator, uncredited), Sara Berner (Agnes, uncredited)
Music
- Music
- Carl W. Stalling
Animation
- Animator
- Art Davis, I. (Izzy) Ellis, Richard Bickenbach
Art Department
- Backgrounds
- Richard H. Thomas
Production notes
Though released as a Merrie Melody, the production number indicates this was originally a Looney Tune.
Page Miss Glory" and "Nasty Quacks" were the only two Warner Bros. cartoon shorts released without a director credit.
Page Miss Glory" and "Nasty Quacks" were the only two Warner Bros. cartoon shorts released without a director credit.
Pictures
Reviews
Nasty Quacks
Another supreme Daffy entry from director Tashlin. AMAZING angles & choreography, especially during Daffy & dad's knife-swordfight. Also, the ending once again shows how Tashlin's sexual innuendo cuts to the core perhaps better than other directors can manage.
Nasty Quacks
Daffy at his daffiest!