''The Astroduck'' is a 1966
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Looney Tunes
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Robert McKimson
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The short was released on January 1, 1966, and stars
Daffy Duck
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and
Speedy Gonzales
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Synopsis
Daffy buys a
house
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in
Mexico
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, but Speedy will not leave the house. At the end Daffy blows his house up and Speedy says,
"We got a new astroduck!" Actually, the house can already be seen floating outer space during the opening credits of the cartoon.
Crew
*Director: Robert McKimson
*Story (uncredited): Tony Benedict, Bill Danch, Tedd Pierce
*Animation: Bob Matz, Manny Perez, Warren Batchelder, Don Williams, George Grandpre, Norm McCabe
*Layout: Dick Ung
*Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
*Film Editor: Lee Gunther
*Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc
*Music: Bill Lava
*Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
See also
*
List of American films of 1966
This is a list of American films released in 1966.
'' A Man for All Seasons'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A–B
C–H
I–R
S–Z
See also
* 1966 in the United States
References
External links
1966 filmsat the Interne ...
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The Golden Age of American animation
The golden age of American animation was a period in the history of U.S. animation that began with the popularization of sound cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the late 1960s, where theatrical animated shorts began losing popularity to the ...
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List of Daffy Duck cartoons
This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Daffy Duck.
Daffy Duck shorts 1937−1968
1937
*''Porky's Duck Hunt'' April 17, 1937 (LT, Tex Avery) - with Porky Pig
1938
*''Daffy Duck & Egghead'' January 1, 1938 (MM, Avery) - ...
Sources
External links
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Looney Tunes shorts
Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
1966 films
1966 animated films
1966 short films
Films directed by Robert McKimson
Daffy Duck films
Speedy Gonzales films
Films scored by William Lava
1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
1960s English-language films