Like most children, I've watched tons of the old Warner Bros. shorts reaired on television. One of the most memorable for me is Duck Amuck.

Duck Amuck starts with Daffy Duck as one of the Three Musketeers. However, Daffy soon realizes that the animator is more interested in making his life miserable than making an animated cartoon. Daffy makes demands, only to be hilariously twisted around. The ending is a nice twist as well.

In short, a smashed fourth wall and hilarious sight gags make this one of the all time greatest WB shorts.

One of the very best WB cartoons ever, 'Duck Amuck' busts all the rules of animation, having the actor talking to the director, and playfully dispensing with all of the conventions which traditionally had been used to suspend disbelief. Prior to this, they would play with the fourth wall. Here they just smash it down.

Instead of trying to maintain the illusion of reality, the short continuously draws attention to the fact that it is an animated cartoon, and that it is produced via such-and-such a process. It involves a fantasy character stuck in a mechanical, realistic world of film-making. He becomes part of the product - most importantly, an actor. Maybe this is where the idea of toons as actors, in 'who Framed Roger Rabbit' originated.

This is one of the few times that WB really just busted out of the box, threw away all of the conventions, and produced something immortal. Even if it does, at the last moment, fall back into the old A vs B formula for a couple of seconds.

One of the all-time great shorts. A showcase of the workings of animation and a tour-de-force for Daffy Duck. Inventive and off-the-wall, Duck Amuck shows just how well realised Daffy's personality is, as well as the comic talent of his director. That Chuck Jones can sustain an audience's interest with just the character, with very little in the way of fancy backgrounds or unneeded clutter, for the whole length of the film, is a tribute to the strength of the team at the Warner Bros. studios of the time.

Daffy is priceless as he tries to remain calm about his predicament, hoping that the animator will make his mind up, but his true colors show through soon enough. His explosive outbursts only add to his tormentor's (and the audience's) enjoyment. Indeed no other character in animation has the ego, the screen presence, or the follies necessity to carry this kind of picture; even the similar Bugs short "Rabbit Rampage" falls shorts because his character doesn't fit into this kind of narrative structure. In many ways Bugs is a god, something for mere mortals to aspire toward, while Daffy is who we really are.

(Chuck Jones's) Daffy is never in control, as much as he'd like to think that he is. He's a bundle of nerves, a perfectionist who cannot achieve perfection, in him we see ourselves and our own failings. This identification with Daffy as he tries to keep some sort of order in things outside of his control, reflects the real lives of us in the real world; we aren't in control of our world any more than Daffy is in control of his. And in his achieving this connection, he has become one of the few true really iconic characters, either in animation, or folklore, ever created.

I concur. This is my favorite Looney Tunes short out of all that I've seen. I like it even better than the "Duck Season Wabbit Season" skits. It's simply because this short is so outrageous and unpredictable. The things that happen to poor Daffy are downright hilarious. In another short, Elmer tried to do the same thing to Bugs, but the result just wasn't the same.

Of all the Looney Tunes shorts ever made, this is the one that will always stand out in my mind. Maybe it's my interest in the animated process... maybe it's because gags like the camera angles and the sound dub are just such wonderful little in-jokes... maybe it's because Daffy is the king of frantic, somewhat tragic comedy.

Whatever the reason, this short stands head and shoulders above the rest as my all time favourite.

And to paraphrase the great Chuck Jones... we all strive to be Bugs Bunny, we all end up being Daffy Duck. :)

Daffy Duck is one of the most universally appealing chracters ever created. Simply because he's like alot of people, the "Average Joe".Now matter how much they struggle or try, they will always be number two.Chuck Jones may not have created Daffy,but his version of him is simply the best.I mean no disrespect to Daffy's creator,Tex Avery.Tex was a comedic genius and set the standard of cartoon sight gags. However,Jones verison of Daffy is the one everyone knows and loves.

"Duck Amuck" is basically about our favorite fowl being tortured a mystery animator. As a result,the animator messes with Daffy's suroundings and even his own character design. The well timed gags and the constant change of scenery makes this a fast paced and fun cartoon to watch.