Did you people see the same film I saw?

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Scrap Happy Daffy (1943)*** 1/2 (out of 4)Here's another product of its time, which of course was World War II. The short is basically telling people to scrap metal for the war effort so Hitler gets concerned that Daffy's scrap is too much so he sends a metal-eating goat to destroy it.SCRAP HAPPY DAFFY is a pretty interesting film for a number of reasons. For starters, it was filmed in B&W since it wasn't meant for a wide release. The images are actually a lot more striking in B&W and especially the scenes of Hitler ranting and raving. Another thing that separates this is that it's not all that "kid friendly" like so many of the other Daffy shorts. For the most part this here is extremely entertaining and I especially liked the middle finger it was giving to Hitler. There are some very good action scenes and just an overall high level of fun.

"Scrap Happy Daffy" is a fine Daffy Duck cartoon that was meant to build confidence and bolster the spirit of winning the fight for all American servicemen during World War II. Directed by Frank Tashlin, this cartoon is full of interesting camera angles and attention to detail on facial close-ups (foreshadowing Tashlin's work on live-action feature films). In this film, Daffy operates a scrap heap yard, and he shall stop at nothing in order to protect it.My favorite scenes from "Scrap Happy Daffy": Daffy opens the short with a well-sung patriotic tune, then he engages in a rapid Gilbert & Sullivan-type recitation of all the things you could contribute to his scrap pile. I also love how Daffy's eyes address the camera as he fixes an Alka-Seltzer for the billy goat ("Listen to it fizz"), as well as Daffy's eyebrow waggle after he says "I'm an American..........duck." The Hitler caricature is funny, too; voiced by Mel Blanc, he shouts mock German as he reads a newspaper headline about Daffy's scrap pile and then wildly stomps on the newspaper.If you're familiar with the screen character of Daffy Duck, you might find it difficult to envision him at the end of this cartoon as Superman, defending our country from the Axis. But I'll bet that this was exactly what our troops needed to see for their confidence to grow! Bravo to the entire Warner Bros. cartoon family for cranking out numerous funny films for all American servicemen & civilians to enjoy during the War.

This was a public service film designed to encourage Americans to save scrap for the war effort. While the cartoon was made by Looney Toons and featured Daffy Duck, since it wasn't an official release and wasn't intended as a money-maker, it was made in black and white (a common practice at the time). Despite it not being in color, the cartoon is high quality--with excellent writing and animation.Daffy's scrap drive is making Hitler nervous, so he sends orders that this pile must be destroyed. It all looks bad for poor Daffy when he's attacked--at which time he makes a very funny remark about how he wished he had a can of spinach (a reference to Popeye). But, in the end, Super-Daffy comes to the rescue and the world is made safe from Nazi tyranny! Huzzah! As a cartoon, it's pretty good. But as a public service announcement intended to encourage Americans to help with the war effort it is stellar, as it's very effective yet not preachy or dull.

One of the many WW2 looney tunes that don't air on TV.This is a black and white short of Daffy Duck telling every one to recycle anything that's alumna, metal, tin, for the war.His job is to be sure the USA gets all that Scrap Metal to win the war.But when it comes to Nazis and Metal Eating Goats that can be a problem.It's up to Daffy Duck to save all that Scrap Metal.If you like Daffy Commandos, you'll like this one as well.It's a real fine treat from the WW2 era.Even has Hitler acting crazy.