Porky & Daffy (1938) User Reviews

Daffy Delivers Knockout Punch In This Short

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 5 February 2007]

Daffy Duck is a boxer and Porky is his manager. One morning, while reading the newspaper, Porky sees the headlines "Champion Fighter Cock To Take On All Comers All Local Arena Tonight." There is a $500 prize (big money back then) to anyone who can stay in the ring for 10 rounds with the champ

That night, they go to the arena. Some of the most clever is right here before the fight. The fans stream into the arena so that the roof bursts at the seams and it becomes an outdoor stadium! The referee instructs the fighters: "Remember, there is no hitting below the belt," so Daffy lifts the belt on his shorts up to his forehead!

The actual fight then ensues, and it's okay but mostly a little too silly, although there are some funny scenes like Daffy walking across the top of the ropes, etc. Overall, this is one of the better old-time black-and-white animated shorts I've viewed.

Porky & Daffy

[Prismark10 · 7/10 · 10 January 2022]

Daffy Duck is certainly is daffy in this early outing.

Porky really plays a bit part. He is the trainer of Daffy Duck the boxer who takes on the champ who is a rather flimsy looking rooster.

Once unzipped, he is a ferocious beast. Daffy is going to be no match for him who can only hide inside the heron's bill.

Only Porky Pig knows how to rile Daffy Duck, it involves a quick visit home.

Originally made in black and white. It involves wonderful voice work from Mel Blanc. The cartoon short is frenetic and fun.

Great team up

[Op_Prime · 20 May 2000]

Porky and Daffy were always great and even better when featured in the same cartoon together. This was an earlier version of Daffy I think. Back when he was a silly and crazy looney tune and before he was the duck trying upstage Bugs. Either way Daffy is hilarious. I think he steals the show.

Daffy's opponent here, "Mountain Dean" . . .

[cricket30 · 6/10 · 29 January 2015]

. . . seems to be on steroids. True, we don't see Dean actually juicing up in PORKY AND DAFFY, but a crucial part of this seven-minute animated short is labeled "censored," with a corresponding black screen. My theory is that the Hays office of American censors was concerned that young sports stars such as Ted Williams and Joe Dimaggio would get the wrong idea if they viewed the use of performance enhancing drugs, even by animated athletes. (Had that happened, instead of .400 batting averages and 56-game hitting streaks, folks in Fenway and the Bronx would have been subjected to a tawdry contest to see which of the pair would besmirch the Babe's hallowed season home run record first, and these guys' heads would have swollen so many hat sizes that Ted's would be too big for that glass bottle, and Marilyn Monroe wouldn't have given Joe's a second glance.) Other than this covered-up PED scandal (and Daffy's apparent dosing with "speed"), there's not much to recommend PORKY AND DAFFY. Black & white animation often leaves a lot to be desired.

"I'm So Crazy I Don't Know That This Is Impossible"

[mirosuionitsaki2 · 9/10 · 25 July 2007]

Daffy Duck delivers the viewers a crazy knockout cartoon as Daffy is a boxer fighting the champion of the ring.

Daffy is crazy, he's doing so many tricks even riding an invisible bicycle on his hands! No one can even ride an invisible bicycle at all! Daffy is crazy until the end he messes up from a bridge of a candy cane from the challenger. But during the countdown, he is awaken by Porky and goes wild and crazy and knocks out the champion. Safe! I recommend this cartoon for everyone because it's funny, and it's a great classic. Also, if you're a historian, I recommend this cartoon. It was made almost right before the war, probably about two years before or three.

Boxing fun

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 1 January 2018]

Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.

'Porky & Daffy' may not quite be one of Bob Clampett's masterpieces (or at least to me), and both Porky and Daffy, together and individually, have also featured in superior cartoons. That doesn't stop 'Porky & Daffy' from being a sheer delight. Even though story-wise it's fairly predictable, it captures the fun, excitement and danger of boxing with aplomb.

The two characters make for a classic collaboration and work so well together. Porky is amusing and endearing, doing a great job playing it straight. Daffy though is the funnier and more interesting in personality character, he is in full manic energy mode and is hilarious. The support are also effective.

Mel Blanc is outstanding as always. He shows an unequalled versatility and ability to bring an individual personality to every one of his multiple characters in a vast majority of his work, there is no wonder why he was in such high demand as a voice actor.

The animation is excellent, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. Some of the visuals are wonderfully outrageous in pure Clampett style. The story may be predictable, but it's beautifully paced with never a dull moment and strongly structured.

Clampett's unmistakable humour and style is all over to highly imaginative and deliciously wild effect. This comes through in both the writing and the sight gags that are full to the brim with freshness and wit.

Ever the master, Carl Stalling's music is typically superb. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.

In summary, excellent. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Despite the title, this is pretty much Daffy's cartoon.

[planktonrules · 9/10 · 26 December 2021]

Despite the title, Porky Pig only is seen at the beginning and end of the cartoon. Otherwise, it's a Daffy Duck cartoon...back when Daffy was certifiable and much more frenetic than in later films.

When the story begins, Daffy's boxing manager, Porky, reads that the champ is offering a lot of money to anyone who can stay in the ring with him. So, he arranges for a match with Daffy and things get pretty goofy.

The introduction of Daffy Duck into Looney Tunes cartoons in the late 1930s was a great thing as up until then, the cartoons were looking for an identity and edginess...something sorely lacking in earlier productions. But this Daddy was MUCH less subtle or subdued compared to the 1940s-50s Daffy...and that is welcome when you see these films today. The score of 9 is relative to other cartoons of the day...and this one is a lot of silly fun.

Yo Adri-pig!

[lee_eisenberg · 10/10 · 3 April 2007]

You can always see how in Daffy's early days, he existed for no other purpose except to be as outlandish as possible, doing things that even the Marx Brothers never imagined. "Porky & Daffy" plays this to the fullest extent, as Porky enlists Daffy in a boxing match against an aggressive rooster. At first, the game looks totally one-sided. But when Daffy does things involving the referee, all bets are off...with a vengeance! I just have to try and imagine how much fun they must have had creating these cartoons. Clearly nothing was sacred to those guys. As for the fact that this cartoon got featured in "Rocky"...well, it's the sort of cartoon that could give anyone hope. Really funny.