Boston Quackie

Boston Quackie is a 1957 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
The title and cartoon itself are a parody of the 1950s crime serial Boston Blackie.
== Plot ==
"Friend to those who need no friend, enemy to those who have no enemies", Boston Quackie (played by Daffy Duck) is an American agent enjoying some time in Paris with his girlfriend Mary when his boss Inspector Faraway (played by Porky Pig) comes to him with an assignment. The inspector hands Quackie a briefcase that has to be delivered to the Slobovian consulate, however, secret agents will try to steal the briefcase. It slips past Quackie to a man in a green hat, suspended from a coat rack. Quackie, Mary and his boss chase after him. Quackie follows the man to Le Cloak & Dagger express train, and tries various ways to prove that the man wears a green hat and thus is the man he's after. With some help from Porky and Mary, Quackie eventually prevails, getting the briefcase to the Slobovian consulate. However, he's dismayed when the consulate pulls out what appears to be a simple bottle saying "You mean, all that hassle just so you could have a coffee break?" The consulate pours some water in the bottle, shakes it, and out pops a beautiful woman in an evening dress - the consulate needed a date for the embassy ball. Quackie then looks at the label for the bottle - "Acme House Instant Girl" "Directions: Add water and pour" being written in another label on the back side of the bottle, and admiringly says, "You know, there just might be a market for this!"
== Caricatures ==
* Lois Collier
* Frank Orth
* Peter Lorre
== Availability ==
GUFFAW AND ORDER.jpg|(1994) LaserDisc Guffaw and Order: Looney Tunes Fight Crime
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
Lt sosj dd dvd.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck (PAL speed)
Lt sosj cv1.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam Collection Volume 1 (PAL speed)
=== Streaming ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang (2017 - ) (PAL speed)
Lt amazon.jpg|Amazon Prime ( - ) (restored)
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max Latin America / Brazil (2021 - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
On the syndicated Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends, the following scenes were cut:
* Some of the spy murder gags on the train
* The scene when Daffy is "hanging" in the mailbag.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-b.aspx
== Notes ==
* The 1946-55 Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" played instead of the 1955-64 version. However, the closing title has the correct 1955-64 music. This mistake would be made again with "The Duxorcist" shown as an individual cartoon short. It is currently unknown if this is an error that is also embedded in 35mm original masters or an error added in subsequent prints.
* Although this is a Looney Tunes short, it has the Merrie Melodies closing card with the Looney Tunes closing theme.
* Mary, the female Duck in his short, is based on Melissa Duck.
* When shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, this short plays in PAL audio. The PAL audio is also used for the Stars of Space Jam DVD (but not the earlier VHS).
**The short plays in NTSC audio when shown on MeTV.
* This is one of the few shorts alongside "Quackodile Tears" where Daffy is shown without his white collar. 
* This is one of few shorts to use stock screams that would be reused in Pink Panther shorts and more by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
* Also on the “Acme House Instant Girl” label: “Pierce Packing Co.”, a reference to writer Tedd Pierce.
* This cartoon was originally slated to be included on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl DVD, but was replaced early in development due to executive backlash from Warner Home Video.https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/whv-announcement-looney-tunes-super-stars.290816/#post-3537991
== Gallery ==
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BostonQuackieRestored.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2021 restoration
BostonQuackieProductionCel.jpg|Production cel
BostonQuackieLeadSheetSmallPartial.jpg
Boston Quackie (1957) - Opening Scene.jpg|Opening Scene
== References ==
es:Boston Quackie
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:1957
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Bob Majors
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist