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''See Ya Later Gladiator'' is a 1968
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'' cartoon directed by
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. The short was released on June 29, 1968, and stars
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. Daffy and Speedy had been paired together in a series of cartoons from 1965 to 1968. This was their final theatrical pairing, and this was also the final theatrical short to star "classic"
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characters as well as the last
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cartoon to feature Daffy or Speedy. After this short, until the cartoon division closed in 1969, new characters like
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, and a few one-shot cartoons made up all of WB's output.


Plot

The plot concerns Daffy and Speedy accidentally being sent back in time via a
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to
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, 65 A.D. There, they offend a
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who sends them to the lions as entertainment for
Emperor Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until hi ...
in a
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arena. Daffy and Speedy work together to thwart a lion. They soon break Nero's fiddle and the enraged emperor chases the two. Back in the present timeline, the scientist discovers Daffy and Speedy being chased by a furious Nero. He manages to bring the two back to the present. However, Nero has accidentally returned with them and is horrified by this. Speedy helps him adjust until the scientist can bring him home. Daffy is about to go to bed when he hears music playing from outside from his room. Much to his dismay, it is Speedy's band playing again. Adding to his annoyance is that Nero has joined the band by playing his fiddle.


Music

The cartoon features a slightly different arrangement of "
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" by Bill Lava (the second being '' 3 Ring Wing-Ding''.)


See also

*
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* Depictions of Nero on film 1968 films Looney Tunes shorts Animated films about time travel 1960s American animated films 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films Films about gladiatorial combat Films scored by William Lava Daffy Duck films Speedy Gonzales films Animated films set in ancient Rome 1960s English-language films Films directed by Alex Lovy Animated films set in the 1st century Animated films set in Rome Cultural depictions of Nero English-language short films 1950s and 1960s films about time travel 1968 animated short films {{LooneyTunes-stub