Wise Quackers

Wise Quackers

January 1, 1949 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

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

Synopsis

Daffy Duck becomes Elmer Fudd's slave to avoid being shot.

Characters

Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Ducks, Neighbor, Dogs

Credits

Directing

Director
Isadore Freleng (as I. Freleng)

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Tedd Pierce

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Neighbor, Dogs), Arthur Q. Bryan (Elmer Fudd)

Music

Music
Carl Stalling

Crew

Layouts
Hawley Pratt
Backgrounds
Paul Julian

Production notes

The beginning shot of this cartoon is used in "Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales."

This cartoon is not currently shown on American television because of characters, scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise currently socially or politically unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering potentially negative stereotypes of Blacks as slaves.

The Blue Ribbon release featured blue rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.

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

Wise Quackers

damfineMarch 18, 2002

The slavery references don't play well today. But the comic timing between Daffy and Elmer is impeccable.