Stupor Duck

Stupor Duck is a 1956 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Plot ==
Daffy Duck is Stupor Duck and his alter ego, Cluck Trent. He is faster than a (pop gun) bullet, more powerful than a speeding (barely-functional, 1800s-style) locomotive, and (almost) able to leap the tallest building like the "McKimson Assocates" [sic] building.
Cluck, hoping for a promotion, eavesdrops on his editor, who is watching a "corny soap opera" on a TV in his office. The unseen show's villain is "Aardvark Ratnik," a Russian-accented terrorist hell-bent on world domination. Cluck concludes that Aardvark actually exists, is present in the editor's office and making his demands known lest the consequences. Cluck declares there's just one superhero that can stop "Aardvark": Stupor Duck.
After an errant change into a witch's costume (that Witch Hazel wore), Cluck put on his Stupor Duck outfit and begins his search for the non-existent antagonist. One by one, he spots "examples" of "Aardvark's" alleged work, screaming out before tackling each one "this looks like a job for Stuuuupor Duck!" Among them:
* A skyscraper is being razed to make way for a new city hall; a member of the demolition crew beats Stupor up when Stupor prevents the building from falling, "Then the lights went out all over the world!"
* A sinking ship turns out to be a submarine; Stupor gets blasted by a deck gun and then the ship fires a torpedo at Stupor, blowing him away when Stupor tries to save the sub from sinking.
* A train wreck is actually a stunt scene for a new Warner Bros. movie; the crewman detonates the dynamite, unaware that Stupor is high in the sky holding the explosive; Stupor loses his feathers.
* Finally, a nuclear missile is actually a rocket headed for the moon, with Stupor, who has lost his costume, holding on for dear life. Observers climbing a mountain repeat, "Up there in the sky ..." as they watch the rocket and its screaming feathered passenger head into outer space.
== Availability ==
StarsOfSpaceJam Daffy.jpg|(1996) VHS Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck
Bumper06.jpg|(1996) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 6)
Spacedaffy.jpg|(1997) LaserDisc Japanese Looney Tunes LaserDiscs Daffy Duck
LTCE VOL 12 PORKY AND DAFFY.jpg|(1999) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 12: Porky and Daffy
lt suce.jpg|(2006) DVD Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, Disc 13
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD 'Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc One
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD |(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1
lt smpa.jpg|(2011) Blu-ray The Superman Motion Picture Anthology, Disc 1 (same print as Golden Collection: Volume 5 in SD)
lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack
lt sosj dd dvd.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck
lt sosj cv1.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam Collection Volume 1
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection.png|(2020) DVD Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection, Disc 5
=== Streaming ===
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== Censorship ==
* When this cartoon aired on ABC, the part after Daffy/Stupor Duck saves the skyscraper from falling where the construction worker punches Daffy/Stupor Duck in the face was cut.https://web.archive.org/web/20240224055629/www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-s.aspx
* When this cartoon aired on the syndicated Merrie Melodies show, the part where a submarine cannon shoots Daffy/Stupor Duck in the face was cut, but not the part where Daffy/Stupor Duck gets chased and blown up by the second missile.
== Goofs ==
* The "McKimson Associates" building has "Associates" misspelled as "Assocates".
== Notes ==
* This cartoon was later used in Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island. 
* The engine on the train is a 4-4-0 (four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and no trailing wheels), called an "American" type due to the large number of the type that were produced and used in the United States. 
* The cartoon has a similar opening to the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves as the titular superhero, with a bit of the Max Fleischer opening thrown in as well.
* The animation of the train at the opening scene is reused from "Hare Trigger".
* The McKimson Assocates building is a reference to director Robert McKimson.
* Daffy takes a pill from a box labeled "Dr. Pierce's Mild Pills," a reference to writer Tedd Pierce.
* The opening titles are shown on a red bullseye with green rings, but the closing title is shown on a blue bullseye with red rings.
== Gallery ==
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StuporDuck Lobby Card.png|Lobby card
StuporDuckProductionBackground&Don'tAxeMeDaffyDuckCel.jpg|Production background with a Daffy Duck cel from "Don't Axe Me"
StuporDuckLeadSheet1.jpg|Animator draft
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=== TV Title Cards ===
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== See also ==
* "Super-Rabbit" - a Superman parody with Bugs Bunny.
* "Snafuperman" - a Superman parody with Private Snafu.
== References ==
fr:Daffy super héros
Category:1956
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Daws Butler
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling
Category:Cartoons with effects animated by Harry Love
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island Cartoons