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Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½ Century is a 1980 cartoon starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian. It is the sequel to the 1953 cartoon "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century". It was the first Daffy and Porky cartoon since 1965. This cartoon first premiered on November 20, 1980, as part of an animated CBS television special called "Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special", with scenes that would later be cut when this cartoon was reformatted as a short. The theme tune is an orchestral version of Frédéric