Aqua Duck

Aqua Duck is a 1963 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by John Dunn.[1] The short was released on September 28, 1963, and stars Daffy Duck.[2]

Aqua Duck
Directed byRobert McKimson
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
Story byJohn Dunn
StarringMel Blanc
Music byBill Lava
Animation byTed Bonnicksen
Warren Batchelder
George Grandpre'
Keith Darling
Layouts byRobert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byRobert Gribbroek
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
September 28, 1963 (US)
Running time
6 min.
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Daffy is wandering across a Dalí-style desert. Under the broiling sun he is suffering from hyperthermia and dehydration. He seeks water, but finds a gold nugget instead. A pack rat wants to give him water in exchange for the gold, but Daffy refuses to trade. The desert heat and his thirst take a toll on Daffy's sanity, as he begins imagining that he's in a bar, in a hotel, playing baseball, waiting for the bus, and dancing with a cactus. Finally Daffy becomes so severely dehydrated that he turns to dust and agrees to surrender the gold after the rat restores him with a drop of water. As he takes a glass of water, a storm swamps him in a flood. For the closing line he says, "When I buy water, I sure get my money's worth!"

References
  1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 344. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Preceded by
Million Hare		 Daffy Duck Cartoons
1963		 Succeeded by
The Iceman Ducketh


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