Daffy Duck & Egghead Daffy Duck & Egghead Daffy Duck & Egghead is a 1938 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short subject features Daffy Duck and Egghead, hence the title of the short. The story begins with Egghead (in a voice imitating radio comic Joe Penner) who is annoyed by a silhouetted man in the theater audience who refuses to sit down. After he sits down 2 times (and finally gets shot at by Egghead when he won't "stay" down), out comes Daffy Duck biting his nose (just like he did to Porky Pig in "Porky's Duck Hunt".) While fighting, a
Daffy Duck of the few unarguable masterpieces of American animation" according to Schneider. In the episode, Daffy is plagued by a godlike animator whose malicious paintbrush alters the setting, soundtrack, and even Daffy. When Daffy demands to know who is responsible for the changes, the camera pulls back to reveal none other than Bugs Bunny. "Duck Amuck" is widely heralded as a classic of filmmaking for its illustration that a character's personality can be recognized independently of appearance, setting, voice, and plot. In 1999, the short was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. When the Warner Bros. animation