Assault and Peppered

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Assault and Peppered is a 1965 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Plot ==
A bunch of starving mice are admiring Daffy Duck's Mexican plantation, aptly named El Rancho Rio Daffy. One of them suggests they ask if he can donate some food from his plantation, but another mouse says Daffy hates poor people and would never give away food. As if on cue, Daffy shows up on horseback and angrily whips the mice for "starving on his property," accusing them of lowering his property value.
The lead mouse says he is very sorry and they will leave now, but Daffy starts whipping the mice anyhow and announces his plans to declare war on poor people, starting with them. One of the mice tells Daffy that Speedy will come and stop him, but Daffy doesn't believe him and claims that Speedy is just a myth.
However, Speedy is real and runs behind Daffy, frightening Daffy's horse which runs off and tramples its owner. Daffy angrily says he'll take care of Speedy before he returns to the mice beggars.
The two battle from private forts, but Daffy reveals only his fort has cannonballs.He fires a cannonball at Speedy, but the mouse outruns the projectile and manages to direct it back to hit Daffy instead. Daffy tries to retaliate with a cannon, but only manages to shoot himself.
Afterwards Speedy goes to Daffy's fort to request for a cannonball to borrow, Daffy resopnds by trying to shoot Speedy with a cannon, only for Speedy to catch the cannonball and take it to his fort. When Daffy angrily knocks on Speedy's fort, demanding his cannonball back, Speedy shoots him with his cannon.
Later, Daffy reveals he brought mines and has turned the entire area into a minefield, with a map marking the location of each mine. But Speedy manages to take away Daffy's map and Daffy ends up stepping on every single mine.
Eventually Speedy declares he quits battling Daffy, and he quits to go home and have lunch.
Daffy then declares victory by default and rewards himself with a 21-gun salute aimed at Speedy's fort. However, as he pulls the strings to fire his cannons, the cannons flip to his direction, and begin blasting him one-by-one. From a nearby hill, Speedy counts every time Daffy gets shot twenty one times from each cannon.
== Availability ==
lt vs11.jpg|(1984) VHS The Looney Tunes Video Show Volume 11
Speedy Gonzales (1990) (UK VHS).jpeg|(1990) VHS Speedy Gonzales (1990)
Ags4h4sertyj5t.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Speedy Gonzales 
Bumper04.jpg|(1996) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 4)
51Rir IkqCL.jpg|(1997) VHS Classic Bumper Collection 
Jlaser-bns.jpg|(1997) VHS\LaserDisc "Bugs and Speedy: Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow" (1997 dubbed version) (only in PAL regions)
Bumper08.jpg|(1998) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 8)
4A898C28-3AD1-4E03-A946-C5E6DBB8EB11.jpeg|(2003) VHS Speedy Gonzales (2003)
Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales UK VHS.jpg|(2003) VHS Wile E Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales
== Censorship ==
* On CBS, the part where Daffy cracks his whip at a peasant mouse and the peasant mouse's sombrero and hair disintegrates, leaving him with a bald head, was cut.
== Notes ==
* When the mice first identifies Daffy, he is addressed with the full name, Don Daffy de la Scrooge del Meanie del Tora de la Quack, Jr.
* Daffy declaring war on those in poverty is a reference to the 1964 legislation by President Lyndon Johnson.
* This cartoon is a semi-remake of Friz Freleng's "Bunker Hill Bunny". However, this time it has Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales fighting with cannons instead of Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.
* This short was submitted for the 1965 Academy Awards, but was withdrawn before consideration.Cartoon Research
* The title of the cartoon is referenced in the video game Daffy Duck in Hollywood.
== Gallery ==
=== TV Title Cards ===
Lt assault and peppered the bugs bunny show.jpg|The Bugs Bunny Show
== References ==
*DePatie-Freleng WB Cartoons. "Assault And Peppered." Online. July 3, 2008.
*Lawson, Tim and Alisa Persons. The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's who of Cartoon Voice Actors Page 54. University Press of Mississippi. 2004. On Google Books. Online. July 3, 2008.
 
Category:1965
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:DePatie-Freleng Looney Tunes
Category:Speedy Gonzales Cartoons
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Cartoons written by John Dunn
Category:Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons animated by Warren Batchelder
Category:Cartoons animated by Laverne Harding
Category:Cartoons animated by Bob Matz
Category:Cartoons animated by Norman McCabe
Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams
Category:Cartoons with music by Bill Lava
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Tom O'Loughlin
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Dick Ung
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Lee Gunther