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Often hilarious and nearly always sumptuous, this is a solid Daffy Duck cartoon. The animation is in general very nice, with crisp colourful backgrounds, and smooth character movements. Though there was once or twice where objects such as the tree were a tad static. The music though was fantastic, very rousing. While not perhaps the most rollicking take on the Robin Hood story, I would say the Errol Flynn film takes that title, it is entertaining, with some good visual gags and a fun script. Whereas in cartoons like The Ducksters, Porky is the butt of the joke, but here, it is Daffy and he seems to be taking it well as he makes a rollicking Robin Hood figure, and Porky is an effective Friar Tuck. I would also like to praise Mel Blanc for his brilliant voice characterisations. All in all, not the absolute best Daffy cartoon, but solid enough. 9/10 Bethany Cox

One of the great classics of animation, Chuck Jones's 'Robin Hood Daffy' is a sumptuous and hilarious short from the late era of Warner Bros. cartoons. Based on the glorious Warner production 'The Adventures of Robin Hood', 'Robin Hood Daffy' combines subtle character comedy and broad slapstick with an astonishingly perfect balance. The famous "buck and a quarter quarterstaff" scene that opens the film is the finest example of this. Daffy's wild thrashing around is punctuated by his quiet run through of how the routine should go as he takes time out to establish just where he went wrong. It's a classic scene with some terrific animation as the chortling Porky Pig defeats Daffy Duck at a duel with very little effort. Compare this scene and the laughing fits that the characters break into afterwards with the same scene from 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' and it becomes even funnier as you realise how close to the source material it actually is.

There are plenty of other classic moments in 'Robin Hood Daffy' ("Yoiks and away"), each punctuated by the frolicking image of the weary traveller that Daffy is attempting to rob obliviously passing by the latest scene of Daffy's humiliation. Apart from the gorgeous layouts, the brilliant gags and the wonderful performance by Mel Blanc, 'Robin Hood Daffy' is also notable for how Jones uses the characters, particularly Porky Pig. Porky had long been a straight man whose star billing was contradicted by the way his co-stars upstaged him. Relegating Porky to supporting player breathed new life into him and, as is the case with all Jones's Porky and Daffy genre parodies, Porky excels himself. His laidback, overly-jolly friar is the perfect foil to inspire escalating frustration in Daffy as he tries in vain to prove he's Robin Hood, never thinking to just point out one of the many Wanted posters bearing his image. 'Robin Hood Daffy' is an exceptional piece of work that everyone of a certain age remembers fondly. It's another in an extraordinarily long line of Chuck Jones classics.

This Daffy Duck short is similar in style to Chuck Jones' Road Runner shorts with its unique backgrounds and fast moving gags. I especially like the scene in which Daffy uses his buck and a quarter quarter staff. Also very funny is the character design of the rich traveler Daffy attempts to rob. The unique shape of this character and his horse combined with the way they prance across the screen is a hilarious visual. This is among the best Daffy Duck shorts.

This time, Robin Hood (Daffy Duck) tries to convince Friar Tuck (Porky Pig) that he really is Robin Hood, but the circumstances keep working against him. Maybe "Robin Hood Daffy" isn't the greatest cartoon from the Mel Blanc/Chuck Jones crowd, but it's still great. With some of the things that happen to Daffy here, you just have to remember what we learned in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" about a given cartoon character: you can drop anything you want on his head. And let me tell you, Daffy has a lot more to worry about than that! Anyway, this is another cartoon from the Golden Age. You may just feel like Robin Hood after viewing this.

Another Looney Tunes foray into Robin Hood territory; this time with Daffy as the famous bowman. Daffy tries to rob a rich traveler (a silly looking man riding on a mule) to prove to Porky (dressed as Friar Tuck) that he is really Robin Hood. He fails hilariously over and over to rob the man. It's a Chuck Jones short so you know there will be some funny sight gags as well as some amusing lines. It's also well-animated with great colors. Wonderful voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Lively music from Milt Franklyn. It's pretty funny with an especially good tree-swinging gag, but it's never quite as great as you hope it will be.

Genre: Animated short, duck, pig, slapstick, based on Robin Hood.

Main characters: Daffy Duck (acting as Robin Hood) and Porky Pig (acting as Friar Tuck).

Actors: Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck and Porky Pig).

What happens: Starring Daffy Duck as Robin Hood, he meets the hysterical Porky Pig as Friar Tuck. Friar Tuck is looking for Robin Hood, but he refuses to believe that it IS Robin Hood…

My thoughts: This is a very slapsticky Daffy Duck short (and as you may know I am not awfully fond of slapstick) however I like it quite a lot! I like how even though it has SO much slapstick, there is always a teeny bit of wit to top it off! I also love how they sometimes speak in old fashioned English like "I am whom thoust seekest. I am Robin Hood" and stuff like that. I also like the background animation, well-drawn wonky forests and paths. I also like the song at the very beginning.

Recommended to: Daffy Duck fans and admirers (like me) and people who like slapstick and wit in a cartoon! Enjoy! :-)

Daffy Duck claims to be Robin Hood to Friar Tuck (Porky Pig). Tuck wants to join Robin Hood and to prove to Friar Tuck Daffy will steal some gold from a rich man and give it to a poor man. There are a couple of laughs, in the end mostly, but overall it is not that funny.

Any cartoon with Mel Blanc doing the voice characterizations and produced by Chuck Jones has got something going for it, but while ROBIN HOOD DAFFY is not the funniest cartoon about the famous outlaw, it does garner a few laughs when Daffy crashes into more trees than George of the Jungle.

The animation though, leaves something to be desired--it's not as pleasing in background layout nor are the characters given the sort of careful craftsmanship that was evident in, for example, the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Perhaps this is due to the newer drawing style of the late '50s which relied on more crudely drawn characters.

At any rate, a funny take on the Robin Hood legend, with Daffy getting the worst of things for a change while Porky Pig remains relatively unscathed by any of the over-the-top slapstick. Enjoyable enough, but not one of the funnier Porky Pig/Daffy Duck outings.

With the Chuck Jones incarnation of Daffy, you know very well that he'll nearly always lose. Even when he's based on a famous fictional character, he'll generally be supremely incompetent. But how he loses is what makes it entertaining.

Robin Hood Daffy feels quite a bit more formulaic in the sense that the elements of dialogue don't seem to interact(a bit hard to explain). Daffy does something stupid, Porky laughs and/or snarks. In other looney tunes shorts, this formula is not nearly as explicit but here it's pretty hard to ignore. The dialogue doesn't really build up to anything is what I'm saying; you already know that Porky isn't going to be convinced whereas with Bugs he still have to put effort into the way he tricks someone. This may be attributed to the fact that Porky isn't really his main antagonist but he still feels rather static.

And even when Daffy fails, it doesn't even feel as entertaining as usual. Here it's more just "slamming into things". This doesn't really elicit different expressions on the characters so the sense of pain is lost in the transition. Maybe the sound of the impact is meant to compensate but without a variety of consequences it's more just a gag in a vacuum.

Animation wise, the cartoon doesn't feel nearly as lively. Chuck Jones shorts are usually known for being subtler but here they feel particularly restrained. There are some unique aspects such as the bouncing walks of the pony.

Overall, it doesn't mean it's an objectively bad cartoon. But there's definitely a sense energy is lacking with the character and the gags. You do see some great poses(which Chuck Jones Shorts are also well known for).

This episodeputs our scatterbrained duck in the role of Robin Hood (or an impostor). He needs to show his stuff when Porky (as Friar Tuck) finds him incredibly amusing. Unfortunately, everything he does blows up in his face, leaving his credibility by the roadside. Well done Warner Brothers cartoon

Friar Tuck (Porky Pig) is trying to join up with the fugitive Robin Hood (Daffy Duck). He doesn't believe that the bumbling Daffy is actually Robin Hood. Daffy tries to prove his identity by robbing a passing tax collector. He tries and tries. He can never overcome his incompetence.

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are always a good comedic pairing. As often is the case, Porky is the straight man. Daffy has all kinds of physical gags in this one. The best is the tree swinging sequence. It is the repetitive nature of the joke. It gets funnier with each hit. This is a great example of the Porky-Daffy duo.

'Robin Hood Daffy (1958)' casts Daffy duck as the titular folk hero and has him try to prove his identity to a mocking Friar Tuck, as played by Porky Pig. It's part of that era in which its protagonist isn't so much a manic, mischievous trickster as a hopelessly down-on-his-luck, perpetually trying-to-prove-himself sap. The short is dripping with unmistakably Chuck Jones style, with distinctly sharp character designs and zippy movements that lend a specific rhythm to the slapstick. It is, in essence, a one-joke short, but the variations of that joke never cease to be at least somewhat amusing. It's not the best 'Looney Tunes' of its kind, primarily because it isn't as visually inventive or packed with wall-to-wall sight gags. Its ending is satisfying, but it's slightly too abrupt for my liking. However, this is a more-than-solid effort overall that keeps you smiling throughout. It's fun and aesthetically pleasing.

Robin Hood Daffy (1958)

*** (out of 4)

Not quite as great as RABBIT HOOD, here's another Chuck Jones directed take on the Robin Hood legend. This time out Daffy Duck is wearing the tights and after running into Friar (Porky Pig) he must convince him that he is the real Robin. Of course, with Daffy this isn't going to be too easy and he keeps making one big mistake after another. ROBIN HOOD DAFFY contains some very good animation and a rather cute story but at the same time I don't think it comes together as good as it could have. Yes, it's a good movie but it's still middle-ground in terms of Looney Tunes and some of the classics they've done over the years. Some of the highlights includes a scene towards the end where Duffy flashes past the man he's trying to "take" and we see a great scene of him going into some water up up a draw bridge. The animation here is very effective and so is the laugh. The rest of the film contains some fast action but none of it is as funny as it should have been.

Robin Hood Daffy is directed by Chuck Jones. By the late 1950s the Warner Bros animation department had suffered budget cuts and it shows here as the animation looks rather cheap and basic when before it was rich and detailed.

Chuck Jones had to make up the deficit in inventiveness as Daffy plays the famous archer who has to prove to Porky Pig's Friar Tuck that he is indeed the famous Robin Hood.

Porky is disbelieving and after each inept attempt by Daffy to prove him wrong by trying to rob a wealthy traveller he is even more convinced that the duck is just daffy.

There are some nice sight gags and plenty of buffoonery by Daffy but it did feel more like a Wile E Coyote/Roadrunner type of cartoon.

Daffy is a Robin Hood type who fights the sheriff and is famous from his wanted posters. His reputation is given a knock when he falls into a river and is laughed at by a fat friar pig (Porky). All Daffy's attempts to prove himself and impress the jolly Friar just seem to backfire and he can't convince him that he is the Robin Hood that Porky seeks.

I'm a really big fan of Daffy Duck and always feel that he is at his best when he is in his early persona of being manic and wacky. Even when he becomes more cynical and greedy he still manages to be one of my favourite Warner Brothers characters. Here he is very much the butt of the film's jokes - a role that I'm never totally happy to see him in as I do like him as a character more than a fall guy. However here the jokes are funny and imaginative so I didn't mind so much in this case. The character he plays is basically a fall guy but the ways in which he falls had me laughing out loud - whether it was the rope swing or the shaft fight, I was loving it!

I don't like to see Daffy just plain mocked but he takes it very well here and is funny himself rather than just being a patsy. Porky is also good but doesn't manage to steal the show from Daffy in the way he often can in these combination films of theirs. With no other characters to speak of, Daffy carries the film very well and gets the majority of the laughs - I still prefer to see him giving rather than getting, but this is funny nonetheless.

Overall this cartoon is very funny with a good sense of cruel wit running through it. Fans of the original little black duck may be upset to see him take such punishment but I personally was relieved that Daffy managed to make this film as funny as he did.

This is one of the two short(it's the middle in length, at about 7 minutes running time) Looney Tunes subjects on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. It has Daffy thinking he's Robin, and Friar Tuck Porky doesn't believe it. And like I said, there isn't anything to even the name of this. At least "Rabbit Hood" was a fair pun. So yeah, this is the latter character laughing at and mocking the former as he gets badly hurt and humiliated. And we're supposed to do the same. If we have to laugh at pain, can't it be our own, and not others? You know, it's a potential relief either way, but at least that way it wouldn't be cruel. This is directed by Chuck Jones who I know is one of the favorites for doing these, and since I haven't watched many of these and this one definitely wasn't for me, I can't really say if this is one of his best or not. The animation is nice enough. There is cartoon violence in this, and there are those who will find the depiction of the Sheriff(I think) to be overly effeminate and stereotypical. I recommend this to fans of Merrie Melodies. 5/10

One of my all-time favorites. One hysterical gag after another, especially when Daffy tries to swing on a vine and smashes into one tree after another. Daffy is so funny as the failed Robin Hood Daffy, and Porky Pig is hillarious as Friar Tuck laughing at everything Daffy is doing. I can never stop laughing when I watch this one.