Hollywood Daffy

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Hollywood Daffy
Short Information
Notes:	1.) The Joe Besser-parody studio guard from this cartoon bears a strong physical resemblance to The Captain from The Captain and the Kids (a.k.a. The Katzenjammer Kids) comic strip and short-lived theatrical cartoon series which director Friz Freleng previously worked with at rival studio MGM back in the late-1930s, albeit not the same character as its MGM counterpart. 2.) Known Hollywood celebrities of the day caricatured in this cartoon include Bette Davis, Johnny Weismuller, Jack Benny and Jimmy Durante. During Daffy's Hollywood studio tour, mentioned Hollywood celebrities on private dressing rooms include include Abbott and Costello, Ann Sheridan and Jimmy Durante. 3.) This cartoon is not to be confused for Tex Avery's Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938), another cartoon featuring a "screwball" Daffy causing havoc at a Hollywood studio. 4.) Director Friz Freleng is uncredited in this cartoon's opening credits for unknown reasons.
Series:	Merrie Melodies
Production No.:	2-15
Reel No.:	1473
Starring	Daffy Duck Studio Guard
Uncredited Direction:	Friz Freleng Hawley Pratt
Story	Michael Maltese
Uncredited Story	Hubie Karp
Animation	Ken Champin Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez
Uncredited Animators	Jack Bradbury
Layouts and Backgrounds	Hawley Pratt Paul Julian
Uncredited Sound effects	Treg Brown
Uncredited Film Editor	Treg Brown
Voice Characterizations	Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck, Studio Guard)
Uncredited Voice Characterizations	Sara Berner Richard Bickenbach
Musical Direction	Carl W. Stalling
Uncredited Orchestration	Milt Franklyn
MPAA No.:	10550
Preceded by	Kitty Kornered
Followed by	Acrobatty Bunny
External links
IMDb page

Hollywood Daffy is a 1946 Merrie Melodies short planned by Friz Freleng and finished by Hawley Pratt

Plot

Daffy Duck visits Hollywood, wanting to see Hollywood stars and tries to sneak onto the "Warmer Brothers" set, but does not receive a warm welcome from the Joe Besser-parody Studio Guard.

Daffy sneaks in the studio via various disguises, first as popular movie stars Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, and then as the Academy Oscar statue, only to get kicked out each time by the studio guard, resulting in a long chase where Daffy outsmarts the dimwitted studio guard by disguising as both a studio tour guide and then a movie director.

The studio guard finally catches Daffy, eager to throw him out of the Warmer Brothers studio, and Daffy reiterates that he won't leave until he gets to see "stars". The studio guard gives in to Daffy's wishes and lets him into the studio, which turns out to be a trick: he bluntly fulfilled Daffy's wishes by literally giving him stars to see by whacking his head with a baton numerous times, and then he kicks Daffy out into the dumpster at the back of the studio. A dazed Daffy is happy to get to see "stars" around his head and claims he sees Hedy Lemarr, Alexis Smith, Dorothy Lamour, Baby Snooks, and Ann Sheridan. He kisses the Sheridan star and both bounce and hoot wildly.

Caricatures

• Joe Besser
• Bette Davis
• Johnny Weismuller
• Charlie Chaplin
• Jimmy Durante
• Bing Crosby
• Jack Benny

Availability

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8mm
(Associated Artists Productions print)

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(1986) VHS
Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival Featuring "Ain't That Ducky"

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(1988) VHS
Cartoon Moviestars: Just Plain Daffy

(1991) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 1, Side 9, Hooray for Hollywood

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(1992) VHS
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 9, Hooray for Hollywood

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(1995) VHS
Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)

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(1996) VHS
Looney Tunes Collection - Further Adventures of Daffy Duck

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(2008) DVD
All This, and Heaven Too (1995 Turner dubbed version)

(2007) DVD
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1

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(2007) DVD
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1

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(2014) DVD
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack

(2020) DVD
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection, Disc 5

Streaming

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Boomerang App ( - )

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HBO Max (2020 - )

Gallery

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References

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1930s Porky's Duck Hunt • Daffy Duck & Egghead • What Price Porky • Porky & Daffy • The Daffy Doc • Daffy Duck in Hollywood • Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur • Scalp Trouble • Wise Quacks • Naughty Neighbors 1940s Porky's Last Stand • You Ought to Be in Pictures • A Coy Decoy • The Henpecked Duck • Conrad the Sailor • Daffy's Southern Exposure • The Impatient Patient • The Daffy Duckaroo • My Favorite Duck • To Duck or Not to Duck • The Wise Quacking Duck • Yankee Doodle Daffy • Porky Pig's Feat • Scrap Happy Daffy • A Corny Concerto • Daffy - The Commando • Tom Turk and Daffy • Tick Tock Tuckered • Duck Soup to Nuts • Slightly Daffy • Plane Daffy • The Stupid Cupid • Draftee Daffy • Ain't That Ducky • Nasty Quacks • Book Revue • Baby Bottleneck • Daffy Doodles • Hollywood Daffy • The Great Piggy Bank Robbery • The Birth of a Notion • Along Came Daffy • A Pest in the House • Mexican Joyride • What Makes Daffy Duck • Daffy Duck Slept Here • The Up-Standing Sitter • You Were Never Duckier • Daffy Dilly • The Stupor Salesman • Riff Raffy Daffy • Wise Quackers • Holiday for Drumsticks • Daffy Duck Hunt 1950s Boobs in the Woods • The Scarlet Pumpernickel • His Bitter Half • Golden Yeggs • The Ducksters • Rabbit Fire • Drip-Along Daffy • The Prize Pest • Thumb Fun • Cracked Quack • Rabbit Seasoning • The Super Snooper • Fool Coverage • Duck Amuck • Muscle Tussle • Duck Dodgers and the 24 1/2 Century • Duck, Rabbit, Duck! • Quack Shot • Design for Leaving • My Little Duckaroo • Beanstalk Bunny • Stork Naked • Sahara Hare • This is a Life? • Dime to Retire • The High and the Flighty • Rocket Squad • Stupor Duck • A Star is Bored • Deduce, You Say • Ali Baba Bunny • Boston Quackie • Ducking the Devil • Show Biz Bugs • Don't Axe Me • Robin Hood Daffy • China Jones • Apes of Wrath • People Are Bunny 1960s Person to Bunny • The Abominable Snow Rabbit • Daffy's Inn Trouble • Quackodile Tears • Good Noose • Fast Buck Duck • The Million Hare • Aqua Duck • The Iceman Ducketh • It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House • Moby Duck • Assault and Peppered • Well Worn Daffy • Suppressed Duck • Corn on the Cop • Tease for Two • Chili Corn Corny • Go Go Amigo • The Astroduck • Mucho Locos • Mexican Mousepiece • Daffy Rents • A-Haunting We Will Go • Snow Excuse • A Squeak in the Deep • Feather Finger • Swing Ding Amigo • A Taste of Catnip • Daffy's Diner • Quacker Tracker • The Music Mice-Tro • The Spy Swatter • Speedy Ghost to Town • Rodent to Stardom • Go Away Stowaway • Fiesta Fiasco • Skyscraper Caper • See You Later, Gladiator 1970s-present Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Ghoulies • Carnival of the Animals • Daffy Duck's Easter Special • Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special • Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2th Century • The Duxorcist • Night of the Living Duck • (Blooper) Bunny • Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers • Carrotblanca • Superior Duck • Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones • Daffy Duck for President • Daffy's Rhapsody See Also The Bugs Bunny Show • The Porky Pig Show • The Merrie Melodies Show • The Daffy Duck Show (1978) • Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island • Tiny Toon Adventures • Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends • Daffy Duck and the Great Paint Caper • Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions • Bugs N' Daffy • The Daffy Duck Show (1996) • Space Jam • Daffy Duck: Fowl Play • Duck Dodgers: Starring Daffy Duck • Baby Looney Tunes • Duck Dodgers (TV series) • Looney Tunes: Back in Action • Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas • The Looney Tunes Show • Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run • New Looney Tunes