FINALLY, I've got some free time again so the blog will be updated four times a week ( Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) and things will go back to normal again.
Right
The Scarlet Pumpernickel is, as most will know, a spoof on the book/film The Scarlet Pimpernel and it features the transitional Daffy, which is my personal favourite phase. Jones protrays Daffy as slightly nuts with a touch of cunning. Not the evil schemer that Jones morphed him into.
The scene starts out with Daffy trying persuade a big time director to film an action flick instead of the usual comedy ones. To prove to the director that he is capable, Daffy wheels in a script.
it's a basic storyline, where a princess Melissa has to marry the evil Sylvester, even though she doesn't like him. Eventually, Daffy as the Scarlet Pumpernickel saves her from his clutches.There are some puns and gags. Nothing spectacular though.
The thing about this cartoon is that it features a whole slew of looney tunes characters - Porky Pig, Daffy, Melissa Duck,Mama Bear, Sylvester, Henery Hawk and Elmer Fudd something that wouldnt be seen again until Casablanca Bunny (i'm excluding who framed Roger Rabbit) and Jones gets all the chemistry between the chracters perfectly. In fact the reason why Bugs is left out is simply cause his attitude would clash.Clearly Daffy is the star and he needs this cartoon for himself.
It also proves who Looney tunes characters aren't faceless and have distinct personalities and can be given certain roles that suit them perfectly. Or really Jones knew what type of roles these guys would be good in.
Oh and Jones can DO action as well.
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