Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur

Millions of years ago, in stone age times, a cave man wakes up hurt and heads out to hunt for food with his trusty dinosaur for help. They come across some open water and spy Daffy Duck swimming and decide that he'd make a good meal - that was their first mistake.

This cartoon opens with a disclaimer that informs us that, for no great reason, this cartoon is set millions of years ago - just in case the audience can't guess that from the presence of cavemen and a dinosaur. This short features Daffy in `crazy' mood, which I always enjoy more than his bitter and cynical mood. The action is quite funny even if it isn't that imaginative at times.

The cave man sounds a little like Elmer Fudd and even vaguely resembles him to the point that I wondered why they didn't just get him in instead. Daffy is hilarious and is what makes the cartoon such fun, the dinosaur of the title doesn't have that much to do but has a few laughs - although he is a bit of a dumb animal.

Overall this is a good cartoon because I believe that any chance to see Daffy in crazy mood is worth a look even if the material is not as imaginative as it could have been.

It is the time of the dinosaurs. Caspar Caveman and his pet dinosaur are going hunting. They encounter Daffy Duck at a local lake, but the duck keeps escaping.

Casper Caveman is Fred Flintstone but less appealing. I am not sure to whom he is supposed to be referencing. The character needs to be dumber and less too cool for school. He seems to be modeled after a crooner. I do not like him and that is the vast majority of my problem. The Honeymooners is still over a decade away, but that's what this needs to be. He needs to be Ralph Kramden. I really do not like Casper's design and personality.

For no particular reason our story is laid in the stone age"-millions and billions and trillions of years ago-probably before any of you people were even born.

A caveman called Casper Caveman is hungry and wants some breakfast,he gets a craving for duck so he gets his pet dinosaur Fido to help him find one,they eventually find a duck and it turns out to be Daffy Duck.

****/*****

4/5 STARS

A Truly UNDERRATED AND MISUNDERSTOOD CLASSIC

-DILLON HARRIS

The animation may be rather dated, the story a little sparse and the pace rushed in places, but Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur is a pleasant enough cartoon. Daffy is funny and manic here, as are a vast majority of the gags and the ending is an unexpected surprise. The music is lovely, and the dialogue good. Casper the Caveman comes very close to stealing the show with his mannerisms and all that and is very reminiscent of Jack Benny, not only with the voice but the dialogue as well. I have to say though Fido is adorable, for a dinosaur he really is a cutie. I loved it when he got hit by the thing that was meant for Daffy and he starts dancing.

Overall, pleasant enough but a somewhat rudimentary entry in the Looney Tunes canon. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Daffy Duck & the Dinosaur employs some good, solid gags, but I'm not a huge fan of the early, manic-like Daffy. I thought the real star of the show was Casper Caveman, who is supposedly a caricature of Jack Benny (I'll take Paul Penna's word for it, because I really don't know!) Nevertheless, Casper had some great mannerisms and was just a funny, unsuspecting victim of Daffy's crazy plans. Speaking of crazy plans, the ending was also quite funny and refreshing when Daffy gets a little too caught up in his scheme. Overall, this is a good, solid Daffy Duck cartoon. It's not the funniest out there, but it definitely has its moments.

My IMDb Rating: 8/10