Stupor Duck (1956) User Reviews

Faster Than A Speeding Pullet, Maybe

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 4 November 2007]

This takeoff on the 1950s television show, "The Adventures Of Superman," has its share of corny laughs, especially if you are familiar with that famous show, its introduction each week and its characters.

Daffy Duck is "Stuporduck," disguised as mild-mannered reporter "Cluck Trent," etc. You almost wince when these things are said! The writer of this cartoon, Tedd Pierce, and the director, Robert McKimson, plug themselves in the story. That, and some other little things - subtle jokes such as Stuporduck adjusting his shoulder pads to look more manly - made this a fun cartoon to watch. The main jokes are "fair;" it's the little stuff that was appreciated, at least by me.

This good-vs.-evil story pits Stuporduck against "Aarvard Ratnick," the evil Russian (our enemy is this Cold War era). Everything Daffy does, of course, is a disaster. The ending is almost guaranteed to give you a laugh.

Very amusing and fun to watch

[Mightyzebra · 8/10 · 4 December 2008]

You do not have to have watched any superman films or read any superman comics to enjoy this. I did, so I'm the proof. I loved this for Daffy Duck being so good and for most of the humour. I enjoyed the whole principle of the cartoon - Daffy being a famous character that everybody knows and I thought Robert McKimson directed it well. All of the other episodes I have watched where Daffy plays the part of a famous person were directed by Chuck Jones.

In this cartoon, a normal (duck - maybe not normal...) secretary is working one day, when he suddenly goes into an imagination fit. He daydreams that he is a super duck and that he will save the world from a Russian spy. Either for real in the episode or in his head (it is never clear), Daffy goes off to try and rid the world of this evil spy, but he does not really manage it...

I recommend this cartoon to people who like the crazy and greedy Daffy, to people who like superman and to people who like Looney Tunes and Daffy Duck in general. Enjoy "Stupor Duck"! :-)

"This is a job for Stuuuuupor Duck!"

[utgard14 · 8/10 · 29 December 2014]

Mild-mannered newspaper reporter Cluck Trent overhears a television program and mistakenly believes the villain on the show is real. So he changes into his super-powered alter-ego Stupor Duck and flies off in search of the fictional villain. He finds himself in one mess after another in his attempts to foil what he thinks are the villain's plans but are really something else entirely, like a building being demolished and a rocket being sent to the moon by the government.

Hilarious Daffy Duck parody of Superman. Being a lifelong fan of Supes, I naturally adored this short. It's a hoot with Daffy making an idiot of himself repeatedly as only he could. The animation is wonderful with nice colors and good action. The voicework from Mel Blanc and Daws Butler is great. A funny short that Daffy and Superman fans will want to check out.

Underrated Cartoon

[jfyoung-1 · 17 August 2003]

Daffy Duck had many great cartoons, but some of the best ones were ones in which he played ridiculous parts like in "Robin Hood Daffy" or "Drip-Along Daffy", etc. However, almost all of those cartoons were directed by the late great Chuck Jones. This one, "Stupor Duck", was an exception as Bob McKimson directed it. Yet, it follows the same pattern as Daffy, despite his great power, is hopelessly overmatched as a super hero, especially against a non-existent villain that he overhears on a TV set. The animation on this cartoon is great for 1956 compared to other late WB cartoons. All in all, a Daffy cartoon that is must-see if you are a fan of the little black duck.

About 60 years ago, the Warner people noticed . . .

[oscaralbert · 7/10 · 30 March 2016]

. . . that the Dastardliest Disasters, the Bloodcurdlingiest Carnivals of Carnage, and the Costliest Catastrophes always seemed to be happening in the presence of Super Heroes. It doesn't really matter if Earth's reputed "saviors" come from D.C. Comics or the Marvel Universe, the recipe for Mayhem and Destruction is pretty much the same: When the Costume Queens suit up, Apocalyptic Chaos is on stand-by, with Anarchaic Armegeddon waiting in the wings. A Super Hero did NOT bring down Hitler. Rather, the self-proclaimed "Fuhrer of the Thousand-Year-Reich" was done in by an army of Average Joes, drafted from the farm fields, marching bands, and barber shops of Real Life. Most people suspected of having Super Hero tendencies get burned at the stake, like Joan D'Arc. To drive all of this home, Warner tries to parry the counter-intuitive if not mindless Super Hero Worship of the other Tinseltown Fantasy Factories by offering the always hapless Daffy Duck in this STUPOR DUCK role. Whether it's Undemolishing imploded high-rises, raising "sinking" submarines, or riding North Korean "attack rockets" to the moon, STUPOR DUCK always manages to be in the wrong place at the worst time. Daffy may not be as much of a Threat to Civilization as Superman, Ironman, Batman, or Captain America, but that ain't saying much.

Daffy's wish

[lee_eisenberg · 10/10 · 10 November 2006]

I saw "Stupor Duck" in the compilation "Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island". When Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales - stranded on an uncharted island - find a wishing well, Daffy wishes to be Super Duck so that he can fly off the island. The only problem is, he gets turned into Stupor Duck, who bungles every mission...mainly due to the fact that his enemy doesn't even exist (he heard "Ratnik" on a TV show that the man in the next room was watching). So, he spends the cartoon getting himself into various and sundry embarrassing situations, all of which result in him getting maimed somehow. Anyway, this might not be the best cartoon that the crowd behind the Looney Tunes cartoons ever created, but it's great to watch just to see what happens to Daffy. Will he ever triumph?!

I agree: they need to find better places to put buildings.

Corny but still great fun

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 2 March 2011]

I love Looney Tunes and I love Daffy Duck, always have. And I really liked Stupor Duck. I agree it is corny, some of the names and one or two of the puns may either make you laugh, cringe or both as it did with me. The story is simple but well told and goes at a good pace.

The animation is also very nice and colourful with lovely backgrounds and colours and all the characters are drawn nicely, and the music is full of energy and bombast. The writing while corny(in an entertaining way) is witty and clever, and I loved the gags, there are a number of them and they all work, and Daffy's facial expressions.

Daffy is the star of the show, and as always he is vastly entertaining. Mel Blanc's vocals are sublime as well. Overall, great fun. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Hey, Daffy! You ought to pay closer attention!

[slymusic · 18 June 2010]

Directed beautifully by Robert McKimson, "Stupor Duck" is a fine Daffy Duck cartoon that casts him in the familiar blue suit & red cape, disguised as mild-mannered newspaper reporter Cluck Trent. This short is full of wonderful moments of confidence in Stupor Duck's face as he addresses the audience, which I always love to see cartoon characters do. But, as we've come to learn from the screen character of Daffy Duck, he is completely wrong for the job of a superhero.

My favorite moments from "Stupor Duck" include: Daffy crashing through a window (reminiscent of the Three Stooges) and slamming into a building; Daffy leaping over a tall building and getting his cape caught on a flagpole; Daffy mistakenly donning a witch's outfit from the broom closet; and the trapdoor on Daffy's costume opening as he prepares to save a collapsing building.

Enjoy "Stupor Duck" on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 1. Be sure to laugh out loud at Daffy Duck's incompetence!