Michael_Elliott My Favorite Duck (1942) **** (out of 4) One of the all-time greatest animated shorts finds Porky Pig going out to the country for some rest and relaxation but instead he runs into Daffy Duck who wants to make sure that pain and torment is all he gets. MY FAVORITE DUCK is without question one of the funniest animated shorts ever made because there's just so much great action and I'd argue that neither Porky or Daffy were ever better than what we get right here. It's hard to pick out one or two favorite scenes because the entire short is just one bit of greatness after another. If I was forced to pick a highlight it would probably be the sequence where Porky finally snaps, burns to a crisp and then starts his revenge. The film manages to be downright hilarious at times and the level of violence is just priceless.

TheLittleSongbird My Favourite Duck isn't an immediate favourite, but it is still a delightful Looney Tunes cartoon. My only minor complaint is the slightly blocky animation of Porky, but other than that I had no other problems. The animation in general is crisp, colourful and smooth, the music is stirring, the pacing is cracking and the story is engaging. The dialogue is witty and inventive and there are enough clever sight gags to amuse as well. Favourite scenes? The perfect harmonisation of Moonlight Bay and the surprise ending. Both Daffy and Porky are wonderful here, Daffy especially is superb and just carries the cartoon, and Mel Blanc is superb as always. Overall, delightful. 10/10 Bethany Cox

slymusic Under the writer/director team of Michael Maltese and Chuck Jones, respectively, "My Favorite Duck" is a fine Porky Pig/Daffy Duck cartoon. The plot: Porky would have had a pleasant time on his camping trip had Daffy not been such an obnoxious jerk! My favorite scenes: I always find it a treat to hear all these wonderful Looney Tunes characters sing, which Porky and Daffy do at the beginning of this film, harmonizing "Moonlight Bay". While preparing lunch, Porky sings a little of "Blues in the Night", until he realizes that it's Daffy's tune! When Daffy steals Porky's lunch, Porky chases him inside a tree hole, only to receive a pie in the face. Believing to be swimming downward underwater, Porky is hilarious as he actually "swims" upward in the air and then has a beautiful look on his face as he's about to fall.Porky Pig and Daffy Duck played off of each other in many a Warner Bros. cartoon, and "My Favorite Duck" might just be one of the best ones. Animation historian Jerry Beck, whose commentaries throughout the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD series I highly enjoy, offers a commentary of this cartoon on Volume 6 Disc 1.

Lee Eisenberg Maybe there's nothing particularly new in "My Favorite Duck", but how can you not like to see Daffy irk Porky? True, we see this so many times, that this may come across as boring, but Daffy's antics - ranging from zany to sadistic - and Porky's reactions more than make up for it. In my opinion at least, the highlight is the "down here" scene. But the surprise ending is also pretty cool. They sure must have had fun filming this cartoon."That, my friend, is a matter of opinion." Well, I don't see how someone could not consider this cartoon a masterpiece. Another great one for the crowd behind the Looney Tunes cartoons.