Another Looney Tunes foray into Robin Hood territory; this time with Daffy as the famous bowman. Daffy tries to rob a rich traveler (a silly looking man riding on a mule) to prove to Porky (dressed as Friar Tuck) that he is really Robin Hood. He fails hilariously over and over to rob the man. It's a Chuck Jones short so you know there will be some funny sight gags as well as some amusing lines. It's also well-animated with great colors. Wonderful voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Lively music from Milt Franklyn. It's pretty funny with an especially good tree-swinging gag, but it's never quite as great as you hope it will be.

Daffy Duck can be both a little annoying and fun to watch, and this is one of the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons where you just love him. Disney created their own animated version of the famous hero years later, but this is much more hilarious fun. Daffy plays a wanted Robin Hood, who is just prancing singing and playing his instrument, when he slips down a hill falling into a pond. We see Friar Tuck, Porky Pig, laughing hysterically as Daffy gets out, and he decides to teach Porky a lesson with his (buck and a quarter) quarter staff, but he hits his beak twice before the Friar comes to stop him, get him in the lake again, and Daffy joins laughing for a bit. When Porky has calmed down he asks Daffy if he knows where Robin Hood is, and Porky does not believe it is him. To prove he is Robin Hood, Daffy suggests robbing a rich man of his gold and giving it to a poor sole. Of course, this does not go smoothly: he can't fire an arrow, swing through trees and avoid a rock, drop a demolition ball, fire a larger arrow and stop the castle gates dropping. In the end, with Porky convinced he's just not Robin Hood, Daffy decides to "join" him instead as a Friar, and it ends with them shaking hands, and Daffy's beak going up again. Daffy Duck was number 30, and Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies number 20 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons. Very good!

Genre: Animated short, duck, pig, slapstick, based on Robin Hood.Main characters: Daffy Duck (acting as Robin Hood) and Porky Pig (acting as Friar Tuck).Actors: Mel Blanc (Daffy Duck and Porky Pig).What happens: Starring Daffy Duck as Robin Hood, he meets the hysterical Porky Pig as Friar Tuck. Friar Tuck is looking for Robin Hood, but he refuses to believe that it IS Robin Hood…My thoughts: This is a very slapsticky Daffy Duck short (and as you may know I am not awfully fond of slapstick) however I like it quite a lot! I like how even though it has SO much slapstick, there is always a teeny bit of wit to top it off! I also love how they sometimes speak in old fashioned English like "I am whom thoust seekest. I am Robin Hood" and stuff like that. I also like the background animation, well-drawn wonky forests and paths. I also like the song at the very beginning. Recommended to: Daffy Duck fans and admirers (like me) and people who like slapstick and wit in a cartoon! Enjoy! :-)

"Robin Hood Daffy" is one of director Chuck Jones' funniest Warner Bros. cartoons starring Daffy Duck as Robin Hood and Porky Pig as Friar Tuck. Featuring a fantastic music score (suitable for the time period) by Milt Franklyn and a gorgeous layout design by Maurice Noble, this cartoon is a hilarious parody of the story of Robin Hood. As with other earlier cartoons such as "Drip-Along Daffy" (1951) and "Deduce, You Say" (1956), Daffy vainly attempts to prove himself a dashing, noble hero, only to end up blundering every time, sometimes resulting in physical pain! All Porky can do is nonchalantly watch Daffy and burst into hysterical laughter. (Some might argue that Porky seems a bit too refined in this cartoon, as he doesn't stutter as much as usual, but it hardly matters.) Highlights from "Robin Hood Daffy" include the following (DON'T read any further if you haven't yet seen this cartoon classic). First off, how can anyone possibly forget the brilliant running gag of Daffy shouting, "Yoiks...and away!!!" while swinging on a vine, only to crash into a tree every time? (The versatile vocal talents of Mel Blanc really make this scene a lot funnier as Daffy's voice weakens with every tree he smacks into.) At the beginning of this short, Daffy strums a lute and joyfully sings a song about his being on the loose, but he soon hilariously loses his balance and tumbles down a steep hill (aided by the sound effects of a drumset) into a lake. The sight of Porky and Daffy hysterically laughing together is a classic moment in Warner Bros. cartoon history. In order to attack a wealthy traveler (who never seems to be aware that he is even under attack), Daffy pulls a rope attached to a gigantic steel ball; he ends up swinging on the rope and crashing into a stone wall. And what a treat it is to hear Porky singing "Barbara Allen." "Robin Hood Daffy" is simply a brilliant cartoon by Chuck Jones, no question about it. It can be found on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3, and for some extra fun, listen to the fascinating audio commentary by animator Eric Goldberg.