Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur folks!"). Most of Chuck Jones-directed cartoons from this era (such as the ones featuring Sniffles the Mouse) were very heavily inspired by Walt Disney's cartoon shorts, placing more emphasis on story and animation than gags. "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur" shows the faintest hints of deviation from such cartoons, which eventually led to the fast-paced Jones cartoons of the 1940s, such as "The Dover Boys" and "The Draft Horse". This is also an important milestone in the evolution of Daffy Duck's personality. While Tex Avery and Bob Clampett had depicted Daffy as completely insane, irrational, and uncontrollable in their previous
Dixieland Droopy him throughout the city (while the fleas take a smoke break). The pursuit continues with the owner chasing Droopy inside Jazza Plaza. Droopy ultimately escapes the owner by hiding inside a theatrical agent's office, and when the agent who doesn't approve of dog acts, demands that Droopy leave, but he retracts when he hears the flea band, mistakenly believes that Pettybone is making the music himself. Pettybone becomes famous as "John Pettybone, Dog of Mystery", and realizes his dream of playing the Hollywood Bowl. As the cartoon concludes with a close-up of the flea circus band, the narrator states that