Wise Quacks

This was an excellent short. All the characters are very funny, especially Daffy Duck who tries to save one of his baby ducklings from a bald eagle even though he's had a little too much to drink. Thumbs way up!

Oh, brother, can you say corny? Oh, well, at least it was entertaining. This was a fast-moving adventure-type story with a drunken daffy trying save on is his newborn from a big eagle, and his friend Porky Pig being the real hero.

The headline on the front page of the "Barnyard Bulletin" says "Flash - Mr. and Mrs. Daffy Duck Are Expecting A Blessed Event (isn't that ducky?)"

Porky reads this announcement, goes to check out his pal Daffy and congratulate him and the adventure starts. Most of the humor isn't really much but the story is good and keeps your total attention all the way. It's the mixture of drama, suspense, actor and humor that make this one - even though it isn't that funny - you will give 100 percent of your attention.

Daffy Duck is undeniably one of the funniest Looney Tunes, but apparently he's no family man. "Wise Quacks", "The Henpecked Duck" and "Stork Naked" show what happens when that lisping mallard attempts to have children. In this one, following the hatching of his children, Daffy goes off and gets drunk while a pernicious eagle steals one of the children (in the second one, he drops an egg that he's supposed to watch, and in the third one, he tries to stop the delivery of his child). What's with him?! Maybe I'm dwelling on a less than totally important point. This is far from the funniest Warner Bros. cartoon, but Daffy and Porky always make a great pair, and pretty much any Bob Clampett cartoon is guaranteed to have some neat gags; this one sure does. Worth seeing. Now available on Disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.

I have always liked Daffy and Porky together, maybe Daffy is the stronger overall character but Porky works very well with him still. Wise Quacks is not one of their best, with a slow start, a somewhat routine story and while I loved a drunken Daffy trying to save one of his children from the eagle most of the gags are only mildly amusing than funny. The animation though is great, and the music as always adds so much to the humour and the pacing, it is beautifully and lively orchestrated. Some of the dialogue is fun, and both Daffy and Porky are great, Daffy especially. The eagle is also a good foil, and Daffy's children are cute. Mel Blanc's voice work is stellar. Overall, a decent but not great short. 7/10 Bethany Cox