''The Astroduck'' is a 1966
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'' cartoon directed by
Robert McKimson
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The short was released on January 1, 1966, and stars
Daffy Duck
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Speedy Gonzales
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Synopsis
Daffy rents a house from a realtor in
Mexico
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, but Speedy, claiming that his Gonzales family has lived there for many generations, will not leave. The rodent remains stubborn as Daffy tries nailed signs, a mallet, a sewer rooter, a shotgun, a plunger, a hand grenade, and many sticks of dynamite. At the end Daffy blows the house sky-high and Speedy says, "We got a new astroduck!"
Crew
*Director: Robert McKimson
*Story (uncredited): Tony Benedict, Bill Danch, Tedd Pierce
*Animation: Bob Matz, Manny Perez, Warren Batchelder, Don Williams, George Grandpre, Norm McCabe
*Layout: Dick Ung
*Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
*Film Editor: Lee Gunther
*Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc
*Music: Bill Lava
*Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
See also
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List of American films of 1966
This is a list of American films released in 1966.
'' A Man for All Seasons'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Box office
January–March
A–B
C–H
I–R
S–Z
See also
* 1966 in the United States
References
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The Golden Age of American animation
The golden age of American animation was a period that began with the popularization of sound synchronized cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the 1960s when theatrical animated shorts started to lose popularity to the newer medium of televi ...
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List of Daffy Duck cartoons
This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Daffy Duck. He was voiced by vocal artist Mel Blanc, and in later years by other vocal artists such as Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey, Dee Bradley Baker and Eric Bauza.
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Looney Tunes shorts
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1966 films
Films directed by Robert McKimson
Daffy Duck films
Speedy Gonzales films
Films scored by William Lava
1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
1960s English-language films
Films produced by David H. DePatie
Animated films set in Mexico
English-language short films
1966 animated short films
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