The Essential Daffy Duck is a DVD set of cartoons featuring Daffy Duck. It was released on November 1, 2011.
Contents The contents are split over two discs. The first disc features 15 classic Daffy Duck shorts (14 of which were previously released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets or Frustrated Fowl plus his debut cartoon, Porky's Duck Hunt, which makes its DVD debut). The second disc features more recent shorts and TV appearances.
Disc 1 #TitleCo-starsRelease dateDirectorSeries1Porky's Duck HuntPorkyApril 17, 1937Tex AveryLT2Daffy Duck & EggheadEggheadJanuary 1, 1938Tex AveryMM3The Daffy DocPorkyNovember 26, 1938Bob ClampettLT4Plane DaffyHatta MariSeptember 16, 1944Frank TashlinLT5The Great Piggy Bank RobberyPorky (cameo)July 20, 1946Bob ClampettLT6Nasty QuacksMelissaDecember 1, 1945Frank TashlinMM7Book RevueThe Big Bad WolfJanuary 5, 1946Bob ClampettLT8Duck AmuckBugs (cameo)February 28, 1953Chuck JonesMM9Duck Dodgers in the 24½th CenturyPorky, MarvinJuly 25, 1953Chuck JonesMM10The Scarlet PumpernickelPorky, Sylvester, Elmer, Henery, Melissa, Mama BearMarch 4, 1950Chuck JonesLT11My Little DuckarooPorky, Nasty CanastaNovember 27, 1954Chuck JonesMM12A Star Is BoredBugs, Elmer, SamSeptember 15, 1956Friz FrelengLT13Deduce, You Say!Porky, Shropshire SlasherSeptember 29, 1956Chuck JonesLT14Ali Baba BunnyBugsFebruary 9, 1957Chuck JonesMM15Robin Hood DaffyPorkyMarch 8, 1958Chuck JonesMM
Disc 2 ContentRelease dateTypePrevious DVD releaseDirectorThe DuxorcistNovember 22, 1987ShortSpace Jam 2-Disc Special EditionGreg FordThe Night of the Living DuckSeptember 23, 1988ShortSpace Jam 2-Disc Special EditionGreg FordTerry LennonDuck Dodgers Jr.February 4, 1991Segment from the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone"Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2Superior DuckAugust 23, 1996ShortDaffy Duck's QuackbustersChuck JonesAttack of the Drones2004ShortAustralian edition of Looney Tunes: Back in ActionRich MooreThe Green LoonternOctober 18, 2003Episode from the Duck Dodgers TV seriesGreen Lantern: First FlightDaffy Duck for President2004ShortLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 (bonus feature)Spike BrandtTony Cervone
Special features All-New Career Profile – Daffy Duck: Ridicule Is the Burden of Genius 2 vintage TV programs: Daffy Duck's Easter Special Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (sped-up PAL master)
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