Multiple sources cite April 17 as Daffy Duck's birthday, but were gonna celebrate a day early! The character debuted in Porky's Duck Hunt on this date in 1937 and went on to a great run in films and TV...sullied somewhat, IMHO, by his relegation to a stooge for Bugs Bunny after many of the most famous Chuck Jones Looney Tunes.
Let's celebrate this day with a look at Duck's underappreciated work as a spokesman for public service causes:
Daffy was a fixture on Saturday mornings for years and even had his own program for a while on NBC. Is that theme song inspired by the Wing and a Payer Drum Fife Corps version of "Baby Face"?
