Edgar Allan Pooh . . . two or three times EACH (such as Ethel Rosenberg's three Savage Jolts; you can read about her shocking demise in Wikipedia), DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2TH CENTURY marks Warner Bros.' effort to stop this nonsense. Many movie goers would later realize that the release of John Wayne's JET PILOT was tantamount to a confession that the self-styled "Il Duce" had given the Russians the A-Bomb blueprints himself in order to expand his Crusade against ALL Hollywood Reds (Dalton Trumbo), Democrats (Paul Revere's Oscar-winning several times great-granddaughter Anne), and Jews (John Garfield) to the East Coast, so his Congressional henchmen inquisitors could grill half of all New Yorkers, asking in their best Gestapo accents, "Are you now, or have you ever been of the Jewish persuasion?" Marvin Matian lands on Planet X two seconds after Daffy Duck's "Duck Rodgers" has "claimed" this outpost (not unlike someone--possibly Wayne--giving the Russians The Bomb a few instants, geologically speaking, after America found it). The Principle of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) comes into play as Daffy and Marvin take mere moments to engage their version of A-Bombs, completely destroying Planet X. After Acme Corp. runs their "All for Nukes, and Nukes for All" sale, Space Cadet Porky Pig responds to Daffy's claim of Nuclear Victory with a cynical sigh of, "Big deal." Warner Bros. seems to be saying here, "Please, Uncle Sam, don't fry any more Moms!"

slymusic "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century" is a classic Daffy Duck/Porky Pig/Marvin Martian cartoon written by Michael Maltese, composed by Carl Stalling, and directed by Chuck Jones. But the artist whose work really stands out in this cartoon - I think - is Maurice Noble. The NUMEROUS layout designs that he devised for the science fiction atmosphere of this film are absolutely BRILLIANT! The following are my favorite scenes from "Duck Dodgers". Upon Daffy's first triumphant announcement that he is indeed Duck Dodgers, his flashing frame suspends in the air for a few seconds before falling to the ground after he states his name. Marvin Martian blasts Daffy in the face through a video monitor. And when Daffy whips out his disintegrating pistol, it . . . . . disintegrates.Catch "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century" on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1 Disc 2, with an optional audio commentary by Michael Barrier, an animation historian whose insights I greatly appreciate.

tavm A lot of comments are saying this is one of the best cartoons ever. I'm not going to go that far but I give credit again to Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese for making some of the most creative cartoons in the history of animation. Loved the back and forth between Daffy and Marvin in trying to one-up each other whether it's claiming Planet X for Earth or Mars, pulling disintegrating guns on each other (with Daffy's actually literally disintegrating!), or passing bullets from their guns with threatening messages with Daffy's last one saying "Ouch!" And space cadet Porky once again proves how smarter than Daffy he really is. So while I don't think Duck Dodgers in the 24 and a Half Century is a great cartoon, it's certainly a very good one.

ccthemovieman-1 "No one knows his way around outer space like Duck Dodgers," proclaims Dafffy as he given the assignment to find a valuable material on Planet X (wherever that is, because they don't know here, either!).This parody of "Buck Rodgers" is a hoot to view, right from the start with the wild 24th century look to it and exaggerations of the future. The color in this cartoon is absolutely bold and brilliant.Duck's "eager young space cadet" is Porky Pig, who calls Daffy "Your Heroship, Sir!" Although our "hero" wants to take credit, it's the little assistant who points to way to Planet X. Upon arrive, "Dodger" plants a flag and proclaims in belong to Earth. A second later, we see the arrival of Marvin the Martian, who claims it for his planet!!!There's a lot more of this craziness, making this one of the better Daffy cartoons. This animated short is very, very entertaining. Cartoon historians label this as one of Daffy Duck's all-time best, and who's to argue?