Tom Turk and Daffy

Tom Turk and Daffy is a 1944 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.^[2] The cartoon was released on February 12, 1944, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.^[3]

Tom Turk and Daffy
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc Billy Bletcher[1]
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Ken Harris Ben Washam Robert Cannon Rudy Larriva
Layouts by	Bernyce Polifka
Backgrounds by	Bernyce Polifka
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
Release date	February 12, 1944 (1944-02-12)
Running time	7:17
Language	English

The voices of Daffy and Porky were provided by Mel Blanc, while Tom Turk was voiced by Billy Bletcher.^[1]

Plot

In a wintry setting, Daffy Duck constructs a snowman until his solitude is disrupted by distant gunfire. Tom Turk, a pursued turkey, beseeches Daffy for refuge from Porky Pig's pursuit. Initially hesitant, Daffy relents upon the promise of culinary delights and shelters Tom within his snowman creation. However, Daffy's allegiance falters under Porky's persuasive appeals for a turkey dinner. Betrayed by Daffy's guilty conscience, Tom retaliates by adorning Daffy with incriminating feathers, initiating a chase between Porky and Daffy across the snowy expanse.

Employing diverse strategies, Daffy evades Porky's pursuit, leveraging the terrain to his advantage. The ensuing exchanges feature Daffy's resourceful use of frozen elements, resulting in comedic clashes with Porky. Employing subterfuge, Daffy coerces Porky into unwittingly conceding to a toll, heightening Porky's exasperation. A crescendo of chaos ensues as Porky, irate at Daffy's duplicity, embarks on an unremitting pursuit, symbolizing his diminishing composure. Daffy seeks refuge with Tom once more, imploring aid in evading Porky. Tom complies, endeavoring to conceal Daffy in various locations as night falls.

Cast

• Mel Blanc as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig
• Billy Bletcher as Tom Turk

Production notes

• Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce are both the writers of the short, and are credited here as "The Staff".
• Tom Turk later reappeared in the 1949 Daffy Duck short Holiday for Drumsticks, albeit redesigned and having a different voice.
• This is the final Chuck Jones short that was animated by Rudy Larriva.^[4]
• After being betrayed by Daffy, Tom, still inside the snowman, mutters the word "Quisling",^[5] which is the name of the Norwegian Prime Minister Vidkun Quisling who sold out to the Nazis which would be synonymous with "traitor" and "Benedict Arnold" forever after, which, his betrayal towards Norwegians, resulted in a relatively bloodless invasion of Norway by the Nazis while Quisling himself is granted preferential custody of his occupied nation.^[6]

Home media

• VHS - Cartoon Moviestars: Porky Pig and Friends
• LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
• DVD - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham

See also

• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–49)
• List of Daffy Duck cartoons
• Porky Pig filmography
• Jerky Turkey

References

1. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 58. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
2. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 147. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
4. "FilmAffinity".
5. "Transcript of Daffy and Porky's confrontation in the cartoon".
6. "Happy Thanksgiving!". 26 November 2015.

External links

• Tom Turk and Daffy at IMDb