Wise Quackers

Wise Quackers is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The film was released on January 1, 1949, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.^[1][2]

Wise Quackers
Directed by	I. Freleng
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Produced by	Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Starring	Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited)
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Manuel Perez Pete Burness Ken Champin Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	January 1, 1949 (1949-01-01)
Running time	7:19
Language	English

The short's title should not be confused with the 1939 Bob Clampett short Wise Quacks.

Plot

In a wintry landscape, Daffy Duck, struggling to keep up with migrating birds, crash-lands in Elmer Fudd's farmyard. Mistaking Daffy for game, Elmer tries to hunt him, but Daffy convinces Elmer to spare him by offering to be his servant. Inside, Daffy plays pranks on Elmer, then cooks him a meal, only to eat most of it himself. Elmer realizes he has been tricked and chases Daffy out. Daffy's antics escalate, culminating in a tree falling on a neighbor's house. Elmer's dogs capture Daffy, who tricks Elmer into thinking he is about to whip him before running off dressed as Abraham Lincoln, lecturing Elmer on slavery.

Production notes

The film makes several references to African-American slaves for comedic effect, and has Daffy uttering the line "Tote dat barge! Lift dat bale!" from the song Ol' Man River. Warner Bros' films dropped the use of racist caricatures at the end of the 1940s; this is the last Daffy Duck cartoon to include stereotyped imagery of black people.^[3] The bit where Daffy pretends that Elmer is about to whip him (and thus disguises himself as Abraham Lincoln to scold him) was later reused in the 1953 Bugs Bunny-Yosemite Sam short Southern Fried Rabbit.