The Stupor Salesman

The Stupor Salesman is a 1948 Looney Tunes short directed by Arthur Davis.
== Plot ==
Slug McSlug, a notorious criminal, is chased by police after successfully robbing the Last National Bank. He reaches his country hideout, where he is promptly visited by an uninvited Daffy Duck, who is a door-to-door salesman of a variety of items. McSlug slams the door in Daffy's face, but Daffy doggedly persists in his efforts to sell something to McSlug, raising the ire of the wanted criminal. McSlug opens fire on Daffy, who conveniently is wearing a sample of his company's bullet-proof vests. "Guaranteed to get your money back if it doesn't work!" says Daffy. McSlug then tries to punch out Daffy, but he went through the wall. In the dark, Daffy is looking for McSlug, but when the lights turned on, he found that he is looking at himself in the mirror after which McSlug starts to chase after Daffy. But Daffy gets the drop on him again by having McSlug run into a brick wall. Then when Daffy turns on the gas of McSlug's stove to demonstrate the igniting power of his sample lighter, McSlug literally throws Daffy out and tries the lighter himself, which blows the hideout and McSlug sky-high. The victorious Daffy yells toward the sky, "Hey, bub! You need a house to go with this doorknob!"
== Availability ==
GUFFAW AND ORDER.jpg|(1994) LaserDisc Guffaw and Order: Looney Tunes Fight Crime
SUPERIOR DUCK.jpg|(1998) VHS Superior Duck
LTCE VOL 3 THE VOCAL GENIUS.jpg|(2000) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 3: The Vocal Genius (1998 dubbed version, without notice)
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc One
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1
LT Platinum Collection VOL 3 DVD Cover.png|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc 2
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 ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App ( - )
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - )
Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* When this cartoon aired on FOX's Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends, the part where Slug McSlug points his gun at Daffy's stomach and Daffy uses a polish that makes the gun fall limp was cut.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-s.aspx
* When this cartoon aired on the WB, the part where Daffy turns on the gas stove and tries to flick the lighter on was cut (as the WB censors thought it was a dangerous act that can be easily imitated by children at home).
== Notes ==
* The "eyes-in-the-dark" gag had been previously used in Frank Tashlin's wartime cartoon, "Scrap Happy Daffy" (1943). Daffy ends the sentences before he realizes those are his eyes, in the same word, "nincompoop".
* When this cartoon aired on Boomerang, the audio of a foreign dub was playing simultaneously over the regular audio.
*The earliest known production date for this cartoon is August 17, 1946.
*This is the only Art Davis cartoon using Daffy's salesmen role.
==Gallery==
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Slug McSlug Model Sheet.jpg|Production model sheet
== References==
 
Category:1948
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Hollywood in Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Arthur Davis
Category:Cartoons written by Bill Scott
Category:Cartoons written by Lloyd Turner
Category:Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins
Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Melendez
Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams
Category:Cartoons animated by Basil Davidovich
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Don Smith
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer