Hollywood Daffy

Hollywood Daffy is a 1946 Merrie Melodies short planned by Friz Freleng and finished by Hawley Pratt.
== Plot ==
Daffy Duck visits Hollywood, wanting to see Hollywood stars, and tries to sneak onto the "Warmer Brothers" set but does not receive a warm welcome from the Joe Besser-parody Studio Guard.
Daffy sneaks into the studio via various disguises, first as popular movie stars Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, and then as the Academy Oscar statue, only to get kicked out each time by the studio guard, resulting in a long chase where Daffy outsmarts the dimwitted studio guard by disguising as both a studio tour guide and then a movie director.
The studio guard finally catches Daffy, eager to throw him out of the Warmer Brothers studio, and Daffy reiterates that he won't leave until he gets to see "stars". The studio guard gives in to Daffy's wishes and lets him into the studio, which turns out to be a trick: he bluntly fulfilled Daffy's wishes by literally giving him stars to see by whacking his head with a baton numerous times, and then he kicks Daffy out into the dumpster at the back of the studio. A dazed Daffy is happy to get to see "stars" around his head and claims he sees Hedy Lemarr, Alexis Smith, Dorothy Lamour, Baby Snooks, and Ann Sheridan. He kisses the Sheridan star and both bounce and hoot wildly.
== Caricatures ==
* Lauren Bacall - mentioned by Daffy
* Joe Besser
* Bette Davis
* Johnny Weissmuller - as Tarzan
* Charlie Chaplin - impersonated by Daffy
* Jimmy Durante
* Bing Crosby - impersonated by Daffy
* Bud Abbott and Lou Costello - mentioned
* Jack Benny
* Errol Flynn - mentioned by Daffy
* Hedy Lamarr - as a star
* Alexis Smith - as a star
* Dorothy Lamour - as a star
* Baby Snooks - as a star
* Ann Sheridan - as a star
== Availability==
Hollywood daffy 8mm.jpg|8mm (Associated Artists Productions print)
Lt ddcffatd.png|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival Featuring "Ain't That Ducky"
Cartoon Moviestars 9.jpg|(1989) VHS Cartoon Moviestars: Just Plain Daffy
Golden Age LT Vol 1.jpg|(1991) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 1, Side 9, Hooray for Hollywood
The golden age of looney tunes vhs 9.jpg|(1992) VHS The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 9, Hooray for Hollywood
Lt bumper woolworths.jpg|(1995) VHS Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)
Niyguftdresw4tzrxdhctfygu.jpg|(1996) VHS Further Adventures of Daffy Duck
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1
lt all this.jpg|(2008) DVD All This, and Heaven Too (USA 1995 Turner dubbed version)
lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection.png|(2020) DVD Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection, Disc 5
===Streaming ===
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Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023)
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== Production ==
Hollywood Daffy is notable for not including a director's credit, as Friz Freleng is believed to have not direct this cartoon. According to Hawley Pratt, Michael Maltese initially gave the cartoon's script to Freleng, who refused to work with it. Freleng was suspended for a month while the short went into production without his involvement. Pratt, having enough experience in bossiness and seniority at the studio, de facto directed the cartoon. Ultimately, no one was credited for directing the short. Despite the turmoil, Pratt still received layout credit in the final cut.https://cartoonlogic.libsyn.com/website/cartoon-logic-episode-08-friz-freleng-rabbit-every-monday
== Notes ==
*This cartoon is not to be confused with Tex Avery's "Daffy Duck in Hollywood" (1938), another cartoon featuring a "screwball" Daffy causing havoc at a Hollywood.
*The studio guard is modeled after the Keystone Cops, and his voice is an imitation of Joe Besser. 
*The Joe Besser studio guard's design coincidentally bears a striking resemblance to the Captain from MGM's The Captain and the Kids cartoon series which director Friz Freleng previously worked on in the late-1930s, albeit not intended to be the same character as his MGM counterpart.
*The bear traps surrounding Ann Sheridan's dressing room are a reference to how she was constantly being pursued by men, with one of the men pursuing her being Jimmy Durante.
*Jack Benny at a claw machine is a reference to the fact that he never won an Oscar in his lifetime.
*The line, "What's Errol Flynn got that you haven't got", is a reference to how Errol Flynn was known for being an idealized romantic in many of his movies.
*When Daffy sees "stars" Dorothy Lamour is wearing a Hawaiian-themed dress, as she was famous for wearing risqué strapless islander outfits.
*This cartoon was shown in theatres with Janie Gets Married during its original release.
*This is the first directorial work of Hawley Pratt for the series. Since Friz Freleng refused to work with it, Pratt probably served as the solo director of the cartoon.
**Pratt would not direct more cartoons again until the 1960s where he would work with Freleng as co-director. This is also one of only two cartoons fully directed by Pratt, his other fully directed cartoon is Señorella and the Glass Huarache from 1964.
*The opening titles for this short would be used for the restoration of Hobo Bobo seen on Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3.
==Gallery==
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File:(1946-6-22) Hollywood Daffy.mkv 20230826 221717.606.png|"Darn it. I’ll never win one of those Oscars.”
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==References==
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Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Hollywood in Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:1946
Category:Cartoons directed by Hawley Pratt
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Bea Benaderet
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
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Category:Cartoons with uncredited directors