Warren Foster (1) (1904–1971)

Daffy Duck imagines himself as Duck Twacy.

Wow. I always love Clampett's style, but there's usually something disconnected about his cartoons. In this case, everything comes together in beautifully depraved harmony. And when Clampett's energy is successfully focused, it is an awesome force.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.5/4

Porky Pig hunts the last of the dodos.

Surreal silliness and visual gags of the best kind. One of the things I really like about this cartoon is how menacing Wackyland is; the Looney Tunes world is never what you would call a safe place, but these creatures would really have fun doing horrible things to you.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.1/4

The Big Bad Wolf wants to play in the Three Little Pigs' band.

I should have loved something with this much overt mid-century style, but it didn't do much for me. The rhyming narration is tedious (although it's performed well), and doesn't leave much space for things to actually happen. The result is more like moving illustrations for a storybook than a cartoon.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.4/4

Daffy Duck vs. Bugs Bunny on stage.

Great ending, mediocre everything else. Even the musical numbers (usually Freleng's strength) are unmemorable.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: A

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.2/4