Drip-Along Daffy

Drip-Along Daffy is a 1951 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles M. Jones.
== Plot ==
Daffy, introduced as a "Western-Type Hero" and Porky, billed as "Comedy Relief", ride along the desert until they come across a small town that's so full of violence, the population sign changes immediately when someone gets shot. Daffy notices that the last sheriff is shot, and the town needs a new sheriff. Looking through his various badges, which include "Chicken Inspector" and "Oh, you kid!", Daffy picks out a sheriff badge and rides into town on his horse 'Tinfoil', with Porky following behind on his small mule.
In the town, Daffy is about to take a drink at the bar when Nasty Canasta walks in past his 'Wanted' poster, which states "$5,000,000 REWARD (DEAD)" and "RUSTLER, BANDIT, SQUARE DANCE CALLER". Daffy tries to intimidate Canasta with his gun, but Canasta just bites off most of the gun and swallows it. "Hmm, probably didn't have his iron today!" Canasta then intimidates Daffy with a drink made of various poisons and toxic materials 'hot', when two ice cubes are put in, the ice cubes jump out, yelping. Canasta downs the drink with no side effects other than his hat flipping, and when Daffy gets Porky to take the drink with seemingly no side-effects, Daffy downs his as well. A few seconds later, Daffy and Porky exhibit wild side effects, including: reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" nursery rhyme in Elmer Fudd-esque and with Tweety-esque high-pitched voices, turning green, and acting like they're both motorized. Eventually, Daffy challenges Canasta to a showdown in the street.
Daffy and Canasta start walking towards each other, the street deserted, when Porky winds up a small British soldier doll and lets it go towards Canasta. Canasta picks up the doll, chucking, until the doll points its gun at Canasta and fires, sending Canasta to the ground. The rest of the town rush over to Porky while Daffy is still pacing his way to the middle of the street. Daffy finally notices the adoration given to Porky and in vain tries to get their attention, "Gimme the cheers! Give me... Give me one dozen roses."
Porky is now the town sheriff and Daffy proclaims that he said he'd clean up this one-horse town, except now he's the sanitation person. Porky remarks "Lucky for him, it IS a one-horse town."
== Availability ==
Lt vs11.jpg|(1984) VHS The Looney Tunes Video Show Volume 11
Lt dd tnc.jpg|(1985) VHS Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...
Lt ddnc beta.jpg|(1985) Beta Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...
Daffy Duck (1990) (UK VHS).jpeg|(1990) VHS Daffy Duck (1990)
DAFFY DUCK'S SCREEN CLASSICS.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc Daffy Duck's Screen Classics: Duck Victory
CARROTBLANCA.jpg|(1996) VHS Carrotblanca
Daffyltcollectionhgafdsjk.jpg|(1996) VHS Daffy Duck
Bumper04.jpg|(1996) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 4)
51Rir IkqCL.jpg|(1997) VHS Classic Bumper Collection
Bumper08.jpg|(1998) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 8)
Lt vcdc1.jpg|(1998) VCD Looney Tunes VCD Compilation 1
8158quVPv4L. AC SL1500 .jpg|(2003) VHS Daffy Duck (2003)
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two (Restored without DVNR)
Lt cbdp.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Daffy and Porky
Lt cbdp vcd.jpg|(2004) VCD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Daffy and Porky
Lt best kfc 2.jpg|(2005) DVD The Best of Looney Tunes (KFC) Volume 2
Lt bbot dd.jpg|(2011) DVD Daffy Duck
LTPC VOL 2 Blu Ray.jpg|(2012) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc Two (Restored with DVNR)
LTPC VOL 2 DVD.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc Two (Restored with DVNR)
Lt 3fcbo.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes 3 Feature Collection Best Of
=== Streaming ===
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File:Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* On ABC, the following scenes were cut and/or shortened:http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-d.aspx
** Several scenes of characters exchanging gunfire in the lawless Western town
** A cowboy mannequin holding an Indian mannequin at gunpoint, followed by an actual Indian being robbed in a teepee
** A cowboy getting shot and carted off to "Rigor O'Mortis: The Smiling Undertaker"
** The bartender mixing the noxious drink that Nasty Canasta orders for Daffy and Porky
* Versions of this cartoon shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang (though, as of 2019, Boomerang airs the ending of this cartoon uncut) cut off after the reveal that Daffy is the town's new sanitation person, removing Porky's line, "Lucky for him, it is a one-horse town." It's been debated online whether this was cut to censor the sanitation implications of cleaning up after horses or because of time constraints, though, according to the comments section of a fan-made review video of this short on YouTube, the reason the ending was cut was because Cartoon Network acquired a copy of "Drip-Along Daffy" that was edited for international audiences (similar to the versions of "Gonzales' Tamales" where Sylvester's line, "I'll getcha if I have to eat every one of these things!" as he's going through the box of hot peppers is cut in most televised versions in the United States and overseas) and Cartoon Network didn't like airing that version, as they had no problem with the end line, but didn't have a choice, as they couldn't find the version with the original ending. This also would explain why Boomerang now airs the uncut version.
== Notes ==
* This cartoon was produced as a parody of the classic Westerns widely popular at the time of its release, and features Daffy Duck as a "Western-Type Hero", who, with his trusty "Comedy Relief" (Porky Pig) hopes to clean up a violence-filled "one-horse town".
* In a tongue-in-cheek nod to The Lone Ranger's horse Silver, Daffy's horse is named Tinfoil.
* The cartoon includes an original song (sung by Porky) "The Flower of Gower Gulch", a parody of sentimental cowboy-style love songs, Gower Gulch being an intersection in Hollywood known as a gathering spot for would-be actors in early Westerns.
* Scenes from this cartoon were used in the TV specials How Bugs Bunny Won the West and Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special.
* The cartoon was reissued in the 1959–60 season, evident from the red Color Rings with no dot after WARNER BROS. Later cartoons from the 1960–61 season would have the dot after WARNER BROS. The cartoon does not survive with the original opening and ending titles, mainly because the 1959–64 seasons, omitted the ending titles, but these are very easy to recreate because the original credits are present.
* "Drip-Along Daffy" marks the first appearance of the villain character Nasty Canasta, a Mexican rogue who would resurface in several later Jones cartoons, as well as an episode of The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, the movie Looney Tunes Back in Action, and occasionally in the Duck Dodgers TV series.
* When shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, this short plays in PAL audio (up until the 2019 version).
* "The Flower of Gower Gulch", the song sung by Porky in the opening credits, was later used in the 1961 short "Nelly's Folly".
* The final scene is a nod to the ending of 1937's "Egghead Rides Again", which featured Elmer Fudd's prototype Egghead given the job of cleaning up after the cows and horses following his failure as a cowboy. Coincidentally, Egghead's voice in that cartoon is very similar to Tex Avery's early "screwball" version of Daffy Duck.
* A portion of this cartoon appeared in Oliver Stone's second 1991 movie JFK. In the scene where Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) and his family are at the dinner table, one of his youngest children is watching this cartoon.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
== External links ==
* Drip-Along Daffy on the SFX Resource
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
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Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
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Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
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