The mallard of a thousand minds ...

" Bugs is an aspiration , Daffy's a realization ..." _ Chuck Jones

" Doggone stubborn snakeinagrass..." _ Donald Duck

" What a scr-scre-screw... CRAZY duck " _ Porky Pig

" I was right !In your face , Daffy baby ! Daffy ROCKS ! WOO hooo !"_ Jerry Glanville

" I may be a craven little coward... BUT I'm a Greeeedy craven little coward ! " _ some anonymous duck whose name we didn't quite get

Daffy Dumas Duck . Born an orphan duck during the higher depression , or at the peak the renaissance , or frozen in the fridge just to be freed in the 24th and 1/2 century or something else altogether . Anyhow not much is known about his true origin but it is sure that this little duck grew fast and went through a series of odd jobs, probably because he was not very good at any of them : floor swipper , salesman , musician , detective , superhero , juvenile delinquent , explosive expert , tap dancer, alcoholic , Jim Durante , swami , knight , space ranger , western sheriff , surgeon , scat singer , Charles Chaplin, Oscar statuette, Batman replacement , predator , prey , matador, stripper, Tom Jones, baby sitter , autograph hound , reporter , thief , Mr Farenheit , pigeon trainer , stuntman and dinner entree ... He joined the Warner Bros Studios almost by accident one lazy sunday while he was bashing an acquaintance over the head with a tea pot . His unorthodox energy and aggressivity attracted the applauds of millions of people and allowed Daffy to throw away the broom...and to be back in his hours as bellboy .
His early years were spent with the frenemity of Porky Pig who told us this ( B-bbb-but bbb-bb--ut I neve...) Thanks Porky . Altough he had a spectacular career he still had 3 major blemishes on it (if one does not count the identity usurpations, attempted homocides , acts of vandalism and 360000 other trials he had for fellonies ...):
- The first is the accusation of womanising . While speaking firmly about his position as a woman-hater , the fact showed him in a rather different light !

Over the years , the duck flew from nest to nest romancing ladies by the score , almost regardless of species ... And his attempts at settling down did not put the rumors to rest
-The second and most recent are the property damages he had to pay for after destroying the theater by performing "Daffy's Rhapsody" ...
- The last and hardest to erase is his rivalry with Bugs . Over the years , the bunny has bested the duck sometimes without even knowing it due to Daffy's talent to self-defeat himself by his own Mr Noself-controlatall tendencies . And while he had a story book career , Daffy is also seen in the history books as the duck who didn't win the big one . ... Will that change today ? Will he finally put the giant chinchilla rabbit back to his place ? Will he do so with the help of a legion of loyal fans such as these [link]
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(" BTW , If Sthomeone could pay for my caution in jail , that'd help pretty pleasthe ! " )

My Faves from the main mallard series (the omissions like for the Bugs list are voluntary ! )

1938
Daffy Duck & Egghead (MM, Avery) - First entry in the "Daffy Duck" series. Only Daffy/Egghead pairing.
Daffy Duck in Hollywood (MM, Avery)

1939
The Henpecked Duck (LT, Clampett )

1942
Daffy's Southern Exposure (LT, McCabe )
The Daffy Duckaroo (LT, McCabe)

1943
To Duck or Not To Duck (LT, Jones)
The Wise Quacking Duck (LT, Clampett )
Scrap Happy Daffy (LT, Tashlin )
Daffy - The Commando (LT, Freleng )

1944
Plane Daffy (LT, Tashlin )
The Stupid Cupid (LT, Tashlin )
1945
Draftee Daffy (LT, Clampett )
Ain't That Ducky (LT, Freleng )
Nasty Quacks (MM, Tashlin )

1946
Book Revue (LT , Clampett )
Hollywood Daffy (MM, Freleng )
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (LT, Clampett )

1947
Birth of a Notion (LT, McKimson)
Along Came Daffy (LT , Freleng )
A Pest in the House (LT, Jones)
Mexican Joyride (LT, Davis )

1948
What Makes Daffy Duck? (LT,Davis)
The Up-Standing Sitter (LT, McKimson )
You Were Never Duckier (MM, Jones)
Daffy Dilly (MM, Jones )
The Stupor Salesman (LT, Davis)

1949
Wise Quackers (LT, Freleng )
Holiday For Drumsticks (MM, Davis)
Daffy Duck Hunt (LT, McKimson)

1950
The Scarlet Pumpernickel (LT, Jones )
His Bitter Half (MM, Freleng )

1951
Drip-Along Daffy (MM, Jones)

1952
The Super Snooper (LT ,McKimson )

1953
Duck Amuck (MM , Jones )
Muscle Tussle (MM, McKimson )
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (MM, Jones )
1954
Design For Leaving (LT, Mckimson)
Quack Shot (MM, Kimson )

1955
Stork Naked (MM, Freleng )

1956
The High and the Flighty (MM, McKimson )
Stupor Duck (LT, McKimson )

1957
Ducking the Devil (MM, McKimson )

1958
Don't Axe Me (MM, McKimson )
Robin Hood Daffy (MM, Jones ).

1963
Aqua Duck (MM , McKimson )

Okay ladies and germs , in case you're wondering about the 7 Daffys around , it comes from what true comedy is . As John Cleese once stated, the basis of all comedy are the 7 deadly sins, and since Daffy is hilarious all on his own , you bet your bowtie he did commit every single one of them (which is why I used a different design for each sin : you have Lust (Tashlin ) , Envy (McKimson ) , Rage (Clampett ), Gluttony (Avery ) , Greed (Jones ) , Sloth (Freleng ) and Conceit (Davis ). So whoever speaks of "meaner" Daffy does not get what dark humor means
Since I post this in September the 5th it's only fitting that I end this in music ! and whoever did this video is a genius
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... I dedicate this to Walid , allahi yarhmik bouha ....