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He's one desthpicable duck, but we love him anyway!
He may be the second banana on the Looney Tunes roster, but he's the number one duck for us - Daffy Duck is a character who seems like an open book but fans still have questions. We scoured the internet for some of the most frequently asked questions about Daffy, and here are our answers to them.
Is Daffy Duck a girl? Does Daffy lay eggs?
Daffy is a boy, and he doesn't lay eggs, but sometimes he sits on them.
Does Daffy have a girlfriend?
He has a wife, or at least the concept of a wife; different lady ducks have played Daffy's wife in various cartoons, such as His Bitter Half and Stork Naked. One thing all of Daffy's wives have in common: none of them are impressed by Daffy.
Does Daffy Duck have a sister? Is Daffy Duck related to Donald Duck?
Daffy Duck and Donald Duck are not related. As far as we can tell, Daffy does not have any brothers or sisters, or any explicit family outside of his one-time wives and children. Occasionally in comics, he will refer to flocks of ducks as his "relations," but that's the most we know of Daffy's family. He's a lone duck!
Does Daffy Duck have a middle name?
Not in the original theatrical cartoons, but in Baby Looney Tunes, his middle name is revealed as "Dumas," making his full name Daffy Dumas Duck.
Does Daffy Duck have teeth?
Yes!
Can Daffy Duck swim? Can Daffy Duck fight? Can Daffy Duck fly?
Yes, yes, yes! Daffy Duck does all of those things; he flies and swims often, and he enters the boxing ring in cartoons like To Duck or Not to Duck.
What kind of duck is Daffy?
Many questions focused on what kind of breed Daffy is - is he a mallard or a loon, or another kind of duck? To that we say, he's not a loon, he's a Looney Tune! Jokes aside, Daffy's breed is never specified; he's simply an anthropomorphic black duck.
Did Daffy Duck join the marines?
Daffy and other Looney Tunes characters appeared in military-themed cartoons during World War II. But Daffy's foray into the Marines occurred on The Looney Tunes Show episode "Semper Lie" where a lie snowballs into Daffy joining the Marines.
How tall is Daffy Duck?
Daffy's size changes from being realistically duck-sized in the early cartoons to being listed as "three and a half feet" in The Looney Tunes Show. You could say he's grown!
Why does Daffy Duck have a lisp?
According to his voice actor, Mel Blanc, "It seemed to me that such an extended mandible would hinder his speech, particularly on words containing an s sound. Thus 'despicable' became 'desthpicable'".
When was Daffy Duck created? How old is Daffy?
Daffy Duck made his first appearance in Porky's Duck Hunt, which premiered on April 17, 1937. That means Daffy is 86 years old!
Does Daffy say "Sufferin' succotash"?
He does! While his normal catchphrase is "you're despicable," he exclaims "sufferin' succotash!" in His Bitter Half.
When did Daffy meet Bugs?
They first appeared and properly interacted with each other in Chuck Jones' Rabbit Fire, which premiered in 1951. However, Bugs has a brief cameo in Porky Pig's Feat, which starred Daffy, in 1943.
Does Daffy hate Bugs?
Hate is a strong word; we like to think of them more as frenemies. They are rivals in most cartoons, but in others, such as The Abominable Snow Rabbit, they're bickering friends who have to work together. Daffy is obsessively jealous of Bugs, though, and strong jealousy and frustration can certainly come off as hateful sometimes.
Why did Daffy's personality change?
Like most Looney Tunes characters, Daffy started one way and slowly evolved into the character we know now. Daffy began as a purely goofy comic relief character, but he really changed when Bugs became the star of the show. Bugs' rapid rise made animators reimagine Daffy into a proper, equal rival for Bugs. This change in character begins in Rabbit Fire, which is when Bugs and Daffy finally appear face-to-face.
