Deduce, You Say

Deduce, You Say is a 1956 Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the phrase "the deuce you say," and "deduce" refers to Sherlock Holmes' penchant for deductive reasoning.
== Plot ==
Porky explains that he (as Mr. Watkins) and Daffy (as Dorlock Holmes) live on Beeker St. in London. Inside their apartment, Daffy is busily engaged in deduction... tax deduction, that is, hoping to write off such costs as "taxi fares, to and from murders." Following a knock on the door, a mailman falls into their apartment. While Daffy attributes it to curare, a type of poison, the mailman chides him for not fixing the step, at which point Holmes declares that the mailman will get no gratuity. The letter identifies that there is a criminal on the loose called the Shropshire Slasher.
Daffy and Porky go to a bar where the Slasher is known to hang out. Daffy's attempts to gather clues land darts in his bill. When the Shropshire Slasher is finally revealed, Daffy repeatedly tries to deal with the man and cajoles and threatens him, but he proves much stronger and always injures Daffy; meanwhile, Porky speaks reasonably to the suspect, and he not only willing divulges his identity but is peacefully persuaded to turn himself in to the police.
Just then, a woman arrives selling flowers. Daffy accuses her of selling them without a license and threatens to arrest her. The Shropshire Slasher moans "Mother," Before Daffy has time to consider what has happened, the Shropshire Slasher grabs him by the neck and starts shaking him violently, causing all of Daffy's possessions to fall out of his pockets. The Shropshire Slasher and his mother then leave. Porky asks a disheveled Daffy what school he learned to be a detective. Daffy answers, "Elementary, my dear Watkins. Elementary."
== Availability ==
Lt dd tnc.jpg|(1985) VHS Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...
Lt ddnc beta.jpg|(1985) Beta Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...
Gdsfhfdasghgfasgdhbbcxv.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection
Daffyltcollectionhgafdsjk.jpg|(1996) VHS Daffy Duck
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two (1998 THIS VERSION, without dubbed notice)
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
The Essential Daffy Duck.jpg|(2011) DVD The Essential Daffy Duck, Disc 1 (restored)
lt bbot dd.jpg|(2011) DVD Daffy Duck
LTPC VOL 2 Blu Ray.jpg|(2012) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc One (restored)
LTPC VOL 2 DVD.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc One (restored)
lt 3fcbo.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes 3 Feature Collection Best Of
=== Streaming ===
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== Notes ==
* Inside Henry the Eighth's Fifth pub, there is a sign on the wall advertising SELZER’S WATER (seltzer water). Eddie Selzer was the producer on this cartoon.
== Gallery ==
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Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:1956
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons animated by Abe Levitow
Category:Cartoons animated by Richard Thompson
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer