The Astroduck
Encyclopedia
Astro Duck or The Astroduck is a 1966 Looney Tunes
cartoon featuring Daffy Duck
and Speedy Gonzales
. It was directed by Robert McKimson
and was released on January 1, 1966.
in Mexico
but Speedy will not leave the house. At the end Daffy blows his house up and Speedy says
We have a new astroduck!
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
cartoon featuring Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
and Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales is an animated caricature of a mouse in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent...
. It was directed by Robert McKimson
Robert McKimson
Robert "Bob" Porter McKimson, Sr. was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros., and later DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
and was released on January 1, 1966.
Synopsis
Daffy buys a houseHouse
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
but Speedy will not leave the house. At the end Daffy blows his house up and Speedy says
We have a new astroduck!
Censorship
- On CBS, both times that Daffy is caught in an explosion are edited to remove Daffy being shown dazed and defeathered.
Sources
- Factacular Page. Online. July 1, 2008.
- Daffy Duck. Online. July 1, 2008.