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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur

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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
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Directed byCharles Jones
Story byDave Monahan
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Jack Lescoulie
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byA. C. Gamer
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • April 22, 1939 (1939-04-22)
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur is a 1939 American animated comedy short film directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The cartoon was released on April 22, 1939. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series, the seventh cartoon to feature Daffy Duck and the final cartoon to be released under The Vitaphone Corporation, which was relegated to mere copyright holder after its release.[2]

Plot

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At the Stone Age, Casper Caveman (a caricature of Jack Benny) and Fido (an apatosaur) go hunting for breakfast. Casper spots Daffy and uses a slingshot to fire a rock at Daffy, who runs to avoid the rock before allowing the rock to pass while he is disguised as a traffic police officer. The rock realizes his mistake and somehow goes the other direction, accidentally knocking out Fido in the process.

Casper is blindsided by Daffy's craziness, which Daffy affirms by hitting Casper with the slingshot's rubber. He tries to swim to catch Daffy, but is stopped mid-air by Daffy holding a "no swimming" sign. Fido is instructed to find him but fails. Daffy paints a convincing lookalike of himself on a boulder, which Casper predictably is unable to see through and hits, causing him to feel the recoil of the hit. Daffy helps him recover with a stiff drink and taunts him with a card and numerous billboards, which leads him to Daffy's apparent location through various marketing techniques. Daffy inflates a giant swan balloon, which Casper pops, killing them and Fido.

Voice Cast

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Home media

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In the music video for Was (Not Was)'s "Walk the Dinosaur", the cartoon in question is shown on its television.

In the episode "Memoriam" of Star Trek: Voyager, Tom Paris watches part of this cartoon.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 86. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices: of the Golden Age, 1930-70 - Volume Two: Selected Filmographies with Voice Credits. Orlando: BearManor Media. p. 34. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daffy on Video - The 1930s". The Bugs Bunny Video Guide. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 3 - The Internet Animation Database". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ Walk the Dinosaur Music Video; Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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