The Stupor Salesman (1948) User Reviews

Interesting cartoon, one of the better Daffy Duck cartoons.

[Mightyzebra · 8/10 · 19 July 2011]

I first watched this cartoon quite some time ago and forgot almost all of it. I have just viewed it again and is much better than I remembered. Despite it being full of predictable slapstick, Daffy here is crazily hilarious and there are some quite witty/slapstick gags. Some parts of the cartoon are a little disappointing, which I cannot reveal without giving the main plot away. Overall, the aspects of this cartoon that I liked were: Some of the animation, the idea of the the plot, Daffy Duck himself, Daffy Duck's determination in the cartoon, some of the products that Daffy tries to sell.

In "The Stupor Salesman", we see a bank robber stealing from The Last National Bank (I'm sure there is a joke here of some kind which I am not totally getting). We then see policemen trying to search for the bank robber and radio presenters through radios alerting his robbery. The robber arrives safely back at his house in the middle of the woods and Daffy Duck, a very determined and practised salesman, arrives at the robber's house and tries to sell him some of his various products. The robber keeps threatening Daffy and refusing everything he sells, but in no way is Daffy getting the hint...

A very amusing Daffy Duck cartoon. It is not a gem, but it certainly is not mediocre either! Definitely worth watching for every Daffy Duck fan, particularly for those who like him in his transition from craziness to greediness, as in this cartoon. Enjoy "The Stupor Salesman"! :-)

sometimes it's best not to buy anything

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 5 August 2007]

While "The Stupor Salesman" looks like the sort of cartoon that they used to fill time between the really great ones, it still provides it's fair share of laughs. When a bank robber hides out in a cabin, door-to-door vendor Daffy Duck - with a suitcase containing every product imaginable - tries to sell him something. Despite the fact that the guy repeatedly throws Daffy out and even tries to kill him, Daffy apparently never realizing how dangerous the guy is. I know that Daffy is supposed to be a nut, but shouldn't even he be a little more tuned in than that? Oh well. Life goes on. I did like some of the gags that they pulled here, especially at the end. In my view, this cartoon gives a slight look at Daffy's evolving greedy side, as he intends to sell at any cost (although that may be a loose connection). The only other time that I know of that Arthur Davis directed Daffy was in 1947's "Mexican Joyride".

"Here it comes, gabby."

[utgard14 · 7/10 · 11 October 2015]

Criminal Slug McSlug (what a great name) retreats to his cabin hideout in the woods after holding up a bank. He doesn't get to rest for long before he's visited by obnoxious door-to-door salesman Daffy Duck, who forces his way into the cabin and attempts to sell Slug anything he can. Funny short from Arthur Davis with some good gags. The mirror bit was a minor joke but probably my favorite. Lovely animation in this one. Beautiful colors with well-drawn characters and backgrounds. Lively music from Carl Stalling. Great voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Wonderful final gag. Not the best Daffy cartoon but a very good one.

"Now, let's face it, chum! I'm not leaving till I sell you something!"

[slymusic · 18 June 2010]

"The Stupor Salesman" is a great Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Arthur Davis. The plot is simple: as a determined salesman of household appliances, Daffy is hell-bent on stirring a burly bulldog's interest in his products, all the while oblivious to the fact that the dog is a wanted gangster hiding out from the police. Interesting to note that Daffy in this film is not the fall guy that he usually is in other pictures.

My favorite moments from "The Stupor Salesman"? The gangster's gun melts after Daffy shines it. Daffy laughs hysterically when giving the bulldog a buzzer handshake. Daffy's helicopter crashes through the roof. Daffy slaps his mirror reflection on the head.

Just about the only weakness in "The Stupor Salesman" is the very last joke. Other than that, it's a worthwhile cartoon. Find it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 1.

Pretty much what you'd expect

[archiveguy · 6/10 · 22 October 2000]

Nothing too original here, with Slug being a less-than-able foil for Daffy. The assorted sales pitches are standard, and there are only two genuinely good bits: the eyes-in-the-dark gag, and Slug's camouflage for his hideout. Where's Porky when you need him?

A Perfect Story For Our Never-Accept-No-For-An-Answer Duck!

[ccthemovieman-1 · 10/10 · 4 November 2007]

Daffy Duck, as a persistent door-to-door salesman trying to crack a tough case - sell something to a hard-nosed bank-robber trying to hide out in a remote wooded area - is pretty original premise and cartoon. This really is wacky and a very good Daffy Duck effort.

The scenes in here are so implausible and humorous that there is no sense trying to explain them. It's just outrageous material, which is perfect for a character like Daffy. Suffice to say, "Slug McSlug" the notorious bank robber, meets his match with a salesman who can't take "no" for an answer.

Very nice visuals enhanced my viewing pleasure of this cartoon. I think the period from 1940-1954 produced the nicest-looking Looney Tunes with great color and soft lines.

One excellent Daffy Duck cartoon

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 1 September 2011]

I am a big fan of Looney Tunes, and Daffy Duck with his manic, witty and likable persona is one of my favourite Looney Tunes characters. The Stupor Salesman is not among his best, but it is a most excellent cartoon regardless. The animation is colourful and clean and the music is as lively as ever. And the cartoon is further advantaged by crisp pacing, a good story, witty writing and very funny(if slightly standard and slapsticky) sight gags especially the eyes-in-the-dark one. Daffy is as manic and as likable as ever, and Mel Blanc's vocal characterisations are once again spot on. The final gag didn't quite work for me feeling a little predictable, other than that The Stupor Salesman is great. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Daffy's best Salesman Caper

[lukeneedssand · 9/10 · 30 June 2021]

This is a very Nice cartoon, even if the beginning is a little Slow, I appreciate the context for who the opposing force is in this phenomenal Daffy Short. Once Daffy comes into play for the story, The comedy didn't leave me a second from laughing. Its a very funny cartoon, and While the Salesman Daffy ones can get a little familiar from time to time, this is the funniest and deserves its spot.

Bit of a short review, but that's okay.

9.4/10.

"Hey, Bub, you need a house to go with this . . . "

[oscaralbert · 8/10 · 5 April 2016]

" . . . doorknob," ART OF THE DEAL prototype Daffy Duck tells "Slug McSlug" at the end of THE STUPOR SALESMAN, a Looney Tune from the 1940s. Warnologists will see at a glance that Slug McSlug personifies America's Tea Party. His first act here is to increase the U.S. income disparity by "redistributing" our collective wealth deposited by we working stiffs at McSlug's robbery target, "Last National Bank." Deciding to fight fire with fire, the state police deliver THE STUPOR SALESMAN, Daffy Duck (Warner's original stand-in for John Wayne, representing Donald Trump this time), to McSlug's driveway. Daffy\Donald totes around a copy of a book titled AGGRESSIVE SELLING, during his trek across America, and refuses to take "No!" for an answer. "I'm not leaving until I sell you something!" Daffy threatens McSlug. Each of Daffy's products (or ideas) proves wackier than the last, gradually destroying McSlug's "Prepper"-styled hideout (America). Totally oblivious to the havoc that he's wreaking, Daffy's too busy tooting his own horn to have any inkling of situational awareness. He ends up turning on the gas, repeatedly flicking a lighter, and then telling McSlug to find another home (or Homeland) to go with the surviving doorknob.

The most resilient salesman

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 2 May 2016]

"The Stupor Salesman" is one of many 7-minute cartoons by Warner Bros and this one here was made a couple years after World War II, so it will soon have its 70th anniversary. Slug McSlug, who is not a slug in the sense of snail but a dog instead, robs a bank and drives to his hideout. Minutes later, a relentless salesman appears and tries selling all kinds of stuff to Mr. McSlug. Luckily for Daffy, the salesman, Bugs is nowhere nearby in this one and that is why Daffy is never the one losing, even if the bad guy tries to shoot him from start to finish. If I didn't know better, I would think Duffy is a most skilled secret agent here sent to drive the bad guy to insanity or surrender. Impressive stuff how he copes with all the situations in here. In the end, the entire hideout is gone. But other than that, it is not too funny a watch despite Mel Blanc's convincing voice acting once again. I give this one a thumbs down.