Dixieland Droopy Dixieland Droopy Dixieland Droopy is a 1954 animated short subject in the "Droopy" series, directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. "Dixieland Droopy" was produced simultaneously in Academy ratio and CinemaScope versions. An unseen narrator (John Brown) tells the story of a Dixieland-music-loving dog named John Irving Pettybone (Droopy, voice of Bill Thompson). Pettybone's one love is listening to a record of Dixieland jazz, specifically "Tiger Rag", and pretending to conduct the music. Unfortunately, the manager of the dump where Pettybone lives is not a fan of Dixieland, and he evicts the hapless dog from the
What Makes Daffy Duck What Makes Daffy Duck What Makes Daffy Duck is a 1948 "Looney Tunes" cartoon directed by Arthur Davis. The title is a play on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" Daffy sneaks across the meadow dodging hunter's bullets. He hides behind a tree, his teeth chattering and knees knocking. He is startled on seeing the audience, but calms down and explains, "You see, it's duck season, and, confidentially, I'm a duck!" He then crawls across the meadow and takes a morning shower while singing "King For A Day". While he sings in the shower, a fox and Elmer