Daffy Duck: Difference between revisions

* [[Chick Magnet]]: Not an aspect that is always stressed but Daffy has had plenty of women fall for him. The gorgeous red headed duck Femme Fatale from "The Super Snooper" fell for him at first sight, lavished him with kisses and wanted to marry him right away. Another female in "The Duxorcist" allowed him to kiss her only moments after they met. Even Hatta Mari in Plane Daffy, who attempted to seduce him got turned on the second time they kissed. The Martian Queen Ty'ranee in Duck Dodgers loved him as well. ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' pairs him with Tina. Not only that but there have been many times Daffy has been shown to be married to different female ducks with lots of kids. He is easily the most sexually active character out of the entire Looney Tunes crew.

** Possibly lampshaded in an old Gold Key comic story ("The Charming Chump") after he gets a talkative [[Abhorrent Admirer]] in the form of Debbie Duck:

* [[Crazy Survivalist]]: In the "Hunting Trilogy".

* [[Depending on the Writer]]: One of the most notable examples in the series, nearly every director had a unique take on Daffy, some baring little resemblance to others (though this is partially due to the character's Flanderization).

* [[Deuteragonist]]

* [[Era Specific Personality]]: Avery and Clampett developed the "screwball" version of the early period. Jones' version is usually considered the contemporary rendition, a [[Composite Character]] is used on occasion however usually in the shorts by Bob McKimson and Frank Tashlin. The adaptations from the 80's onward usually showcased the Jones Daffy with only a touch of Screwball Daffy.

** This even got a [[Lampshade Hanging]] in "Pronoun Trouble", a ''Looney Tunes'' comic book story by animation historian Earl Kress:

* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: Occasionally goes into full-blown [[Pepe Le Pew]] mode ("A Coy Decoy", "Duck Soup to Nuts", "The Prize Pest"). He invokes the trope in "The Duxorcist":

* [[Expy]]: Not long after his conception, director Ben "Bugs" Hardaway took the character of Daffy and made him into a rabbit character called Bugs' Bunny (note the possessive term). This character was ultimately a failure, however, as he was even more obnoxious than Daffy ever was, to the point where the audience was rooting more for the ''victims'' rather than the rabbit.

** Of course following this "Bugs' Bunny" would supposedly provide inspiration for "[[Bugs Bunny]]", who maintained a similar ([[Karmic Trickster|if somewhat toned down]]) abrasiveness as Daffy. In this case the Expy would become an even bigger hit than Daffy himself and continues being one of the most notable cartoon characters to date.

* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Took this role more later on.

* [[It Amused Me]]: Rather consistantly in his earlier [[Screwy Squirrel]] years. He became more ambitious and "self prethervational" in his callousness in later shorts (though that doesn't mean he doesn't still enjoy it).

* [["I Want" Song]]:

** "Daffy Duck's Rhapsody" was partially this:

''And this and that and things and such...'' }}

** The song he sings in "You Ought To Be In Pictures".

* [[Obfuscating Insanity]]: Faked a bad case of [[Funny Schizophrenia]] to get the best of Porky in "The Prize Pest".

* [[Oh, No, Not Again]]: In "The [[The Exorcist|Duxorcist]]":

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: In the older shorts, someone would always have to [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] "that duck's" insanity in some way, at which point Daffy would pop up and [[Mad Hatter|tell them that they were right]].

* [[Pooled Funds]]: Any time he got his hands on some cash.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Under Chuck Jones' direction in the early fifties, making him self centered, neurotic and ''incredibly'' narcissistic (this is keeping in mind Daffy [[Screwy Squirrel|wasn't exactly an angel]] to begin with). Other directors eventually took his redesign and made him even worse. By the De Patie Freleng era, he borders out and out evil. Later productions go in and out with this, though for the most part refer to Jones' selfish egotist Daffy.

* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: In ''Bah Humduck, A Looney Tunes Christmas Carol'' in accordance with [[Yet Another Christmas Carol|nearly all variations of the story]]. Also in ''Bugs Bunny In King Arthur's Court'', despite taking the role of a greedy king, Daffy is noticeably tamer and bored with his role, passively helping Bugs and even willingly giving him his crown by the end of the film.

* [[Toothy Bird]]: Sometimes, although Chuck Jones joked in a few of his "dental" art prints about Daffy being toothless:

'''Daffy:''' "Just lucky, I guess" }}

* [[Traveling Salesman]]: In several shorts.

* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Again with all of the aforementioned three.

* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: His [[Talkative Loon]] version of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in "Boobs in the Woods". (It's basically a rewrite of a similar song sung by the Bugs Bunny prototype character in "Hare-Um Scare-Um".)

''Turn on the radio, I want to fly a kite!'' }}

* [[Word Schmord]]: "[[Ali Baba Bunny|Consequences, schmonsequences]]--[[Money Fetish|'long as I'm rich]]."