| Aqua Duck | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Bill Lava |
| Animation by | Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder George Grandpre' Keith Darling |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 min. |
| Language | English |
Aqua Duck is a 1963Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies cartoon directed byRobert McKimson and written byJohn Dunn.[1] The short was released on September 28, 1963, and starsDaffy Duck.[2]
Daffy is wandering across aDalí-styledesert. Under the broiling sun, he is suffering fromhyperthermia anddehydration. He seeks water, but finds a gold nugget instead. Apack rat wants to give him water in exchange for the gold, but Daffy refuses to trade.
The desert heat and his thirst take a toll on Daffy's sanity, as he begins imagining that he is in a bar, in a hotel, playing baseball, waiting for the bus, and dancing with a cactus. Finally, Daffy becomes so severely dehydrated that he turns to dust and agrees to surrender the gold after the rat restores him with a drop of water.
As he takes a glass of water, a storm swamps him in a flood. For the closing line, he says, "One thing's for sure, when I buy water, I sure get my money's worth!"
Leonard Maltin, writing inOf Mice and Magic, considered this film a low point among Daffy Duck cartoons.[3] Charles Gardner found John Dunn's story creditable but was disappointed with the animation, direction and voice characterization.[4] TheDaffy on Video page givesAqua Duck one star out of four, finding its execution "cheap and lazy."[5]
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