The 7-minute "Yankee Doodle Daffy" is a Warner Bros. cartoon from 1943, so two more years and this one has its 75th anniversary. This one features the talent of Friz Freleng, Tedd Pierce, Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher (and others) like so many other times and to put it in perspective, this is from the dark days of World War II, so all comic relief was appreciated at that time I guess. Nonetheless, this is one of the unpolitical Warner Bros. short films. It features Daffy as a relentless salesman trying to reach an agreement with Porky in this film named after "Yankee Doodle Dandy" obviously. But it was not too funny I must say sadly, the exception were the pilot scene and the parachute scene, especially the latter. But other than that the film did not rely on wit and creativity too much, but it was all about Daffy's chasing and singing and that just wasn't enough. The ending is also not as memorable as it tries to be. As a whole, I am certainly a bit baffled by this film's popularity compared to other superior cartoons. Thumbs down from me. Not recommended.

Daffy is certainly daffy here. Porky Pig has closed his office and off to catch a plane but he is rudely interrupted by Daffy Duck, actor's agent.He is representing Sleepy Lagoon, a young duck whose main talent lies in licking a large lollipop but wants Porky Pig to see him audition.In order to entice Porky Pig who just wants to get away, Daffy Duck gets screwy and puts on all kinds of various acts himself many of which were popular in the period, as Sleepy Lagoon just licks away.Porky Pig is the straight porcine and this is probably Daffy's persona at its best when he is just plain daft rather than envious of the more famous Bugs Bunny in his later days.The cartoon short is frenetic but not the best of the Warner Brothers cartoons.

Yankee Doodle Daffy is an enjoyable cartoon. It isn't the best though, the pace is a tad too fast and the title is enough to leave you puzzled as it has little to do with the cartoon itself. But Daffy himself elevates it, he is absolutely brilliant here, uproariously funny as you'd expect. Porky is once again sidelined but he is good, and Sleepy is entertaining with a voice that is totally unexpected, though they could've perhaps made the ending longer I felt it ended rather abruptly. Other than Daffy, I immensely enjoyed the song and dance routines, especially the Carmen Miranda impression. The pictorial signs while maybe ambiguous to a newcomer to Looney Tunes were also a hoot. There are some great gags and the plot allows Daffy to have fun. All in all, I enjoyed the cartoon, in spite of the head-scratching title. 8/10 Bethany Cox

To me the early Daffy Duck is kind of like director David Zucker (Airplane!, Naked Gun series, Scary Movie 3) in a way that all the gags are coming at you at a rapid pace, and either they all connect and are hilarious, or it all just falls short. In my opinion, the jokes and gags in Yankee Doodle Daffy fall short. Daffy goes from one old song to the next trying to sell the talents of Sleepy LaGoon, a young protégé, to talent scout, Porky Pig. There were very few funny moments in the cartoon, such as when we're introduced to Sleepy and the classic signs Sleepy used to describe Daffy (Screw + Baseball = Screwball). Other than that, Daffy is just annoying in this cartoon. I was glad when it was over. Daffy's done much better.My IMDb Rating: 4/10