The Henpecked Duck

Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = The Henpecked Duck
series = Merrie Melodies/Daffy Duck/Porky Pig


caption =
director = Bob Clampett
story_artist = Warren Foster
animator = John Casey
voice_actor = Mel Blanc
musician = Carl W. Stalling
producer = Leon Schlesinger
distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
release_date = August 30, 1941
color_process = black and white
(later colorized)
runtime = 7 min, 30 sec
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0033707

The Henpecked Duck is a Warner Bros. cartoon released in theatres in 1941, directed by Bob Clampett and featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. The film is set in a court room, where Daffy tries to save his marriage after losing his wife's egg.

Plot Summary

Porky Pig resides as judge over divorce proceedings at the "Department of Inhuman Relations." He calls the case of "Duck vs. Duck." Daffy and Mrs. Duck approach the judge's stand. Mrs. Duck shouts over and over: "I want a divorce!"

Porky asks her to relate to the court what happened. She explains that she had left Daffy in charge of keeping their egg warm while she visited her mother. Daffy grew bored, so he took the egg and performed a magic trick, causing the egg to disappear and then reappear. Impressed with himself, he tried the trick a second time but was unable to make the egg reappear. When she returned home, Daffy had replaced the egg with a door knob.

Daffy pleads for one more chance. He tries the trick again, and the egg reappears.

Cultural References

*During the title card, "The Wedding March" from the incidental music of Felix Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" can be heard in the background score.

ee also

*List of cartoons featuring Daffy Duck
*List of Porky Pig cartoons

References