. . . the "National Poultry Show," the ostensible centerpiece of Warner Bros.' animated short, YOU WERE NEVER DUCKIER. Any Warnologist will tell you that the Warner folks were giving us 68 years' advance warning of our current U.S. Presidential Campaign, in which a Democrat has the most Rich People Party delegates, and a life-long Socialist is gunning for the Democratic Party lead. With his tiny little hands, Henery Hawk is taking on Daffy Duck's normal spot as a Donald Trump stand-in here. Not to be left out, Daffy's tunnel-vision focus on redistributing the $5,000 prize for Top Rooster to himself smacks too much of Bernie Sanders to be a chance coincidence. Waiting in the wings to collect the Big Bucks when Trump's charade inevitably implodes in Henery's pops, G.K. Chickenhawk (or Ted Cruz, to you). Where does Hillary come into all this, casual viewers may query? Obviously, she's depicted here (in a gender-blind casting coup) as the sleeping rooster, from whom Daffy/Sanders plucks tail feathers as part of his dastardly plot to snatch Socialism from the Mouth of Democracy.

Fun Chuck Jones short with Daffy squaring off against Henery Hawk and his father. Daffy tries to impersonate a chicken to win a contest and winds up in danger of being dinner for the two chicken hawks. It's a funny pairing with Daffy and characters he doesn't typically interact with. When we think of Henery we normally think of the classic Foghorn Leghorn shorts he was in. But he and Daffy play well off each other here quite well. Wonderful animation with well-drawn characters and backgrounds. Lovely bright Technicolor is always a plus in my book. The music is whimsical and upbeat. Exceptional voice work from Mel Blanc. A well-paced cartoon with lots of laughs and a great ending.

I suppose quite a lot of Looney Tunes buffs have seen several Henery Hawk episodes already and are pretty familiar with him, but as far as I know, this is my first. I thought he was a pretty good character, although I feel his personality was not demonstrated enough in this episode for me to have an idea of his true character traits.Ah well, Daffy and Henery Hawk's son were fab in this episode. Here, Daffy has arrived in New York City and hopes to win some money for the best duck competition. When he finds that the best duck wins 5 cents while the best rooster wins 5000 bucks, of course, he decides then and there to disguise himself as a rooster. Meanwhile, Henery Hawk is being lectured by his dad, Chickenhawk, about what kinds of chicken to eat and the little Henery Hawk decides to sneak of to the judging place of the best rooster and attempts to catch Daffy. Cartoon capers commence...It is sometimes predictable, sometimes unpredictable. My favourite thing about this episode was Daffy, I liked his character here and the idea of disguising himself as a rooster is one of a nature I have not seen him do before. :-) I recommend this to people who want to see Henery Hawk and to people who like a mixture of crazy Daffy and sneaky Daffy. Enjoy "You Were Never Duckier!" :-)

Directed by Chuck Jones, "You Were Never Duckier" is a very good Warner Bros. cartoon featuring the unlikely pairing of Daffy Duck and Henery Hawk. At the National Poultry Show, first prize for a rooster is five thousand dollars, whereas first prize for a duck is a measly five bucks. Naturally, Daffy is indignant, until he comes up with a greedy plan! My favorite moments from "You Were Never Duckier": In a matter-of-fact way, a rooster looks directly at the camera and admits "I do have the darndest dreams" after he ogles a poster of a pinup hen and gets his tail feathers plucked by Daffy. When Henery carries the large green box, inside which Daffy slumbers, I am quite amazed at the animation and the inking/painting in order to convey depth perception. When Daffy discovers that Henery's father is a big, burly chicken hawk, Daffy's eyes & face are priceless as he exclaims, "CHICKEN HAWK?! Chicken hawk! Eats us chickens!" There's a lesson to be learned from this cartoon: Greed doesn't pay!