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** Porky then turns the tables on Daffy at the end of the short by asking him to identify the latitude and longitude of [[Literature/TheWreckOfTheHesperus the wreck of the]] ''[[Literature/TheWreckOfTheHesperus Hesperus]]''.[[note]]The ''Hesperus'' is fictional, but Longfellow based the poem on the 1839 wreck of the ''Favorite'' on the reef of Norman's Woe near Cape Ann in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its latitude and longitude are 42.58 degrees North, 70.70 degrees West.[[/note]]

** Then, he asks Porky to name the referee of the UsefulNote/NewZealand heavyweight championship in 1726.[[note]]A historical in-joke; no Europeans visited New Zealand between Abel Tasman in 1642-43 and James Cook in 1769, so any boxing matches in New Zealand in 1726 would have been between Maori tribesmen.[[/note]] To Daffy's shock, Porky knows the answer: Arbuckle Dreen. Daffy scolds the audience for "[[MovingTheGoalposts coaching]]" and then tries to stump him again by asking Porky to name Dreen's second-grade teacher, but Porky knows this as well: Abigail Twitch.

** Then, he asks Porky to name the referee of the New Zealand heavyweight championship in 1726.[[note]]A historical in-joke; no Europeans visited New Zealand between Abel Tasman in 1642-43 and James Cook in 1769, so any boxing matches in New Zealand in 1726 would have been between Maori tribesmen.[[/note]] To Daffy's shock, Porky knows the answer: Arbuckle Dreen. Daffy scolds the audience for "[[MovingTheGoalposts coaching]]" and then tries to stump him again by asking Porky to name Dreen's second-grade teacher, but Porky knows this as well: Abigail Twitch.

** First, he asks Porky to identify Cleopatra's aunt's maiden name (Porky asks if Daffy means her maternal or paternal aunt).[[note]]The distinction may not have mattered, as Cleopatra's parents were believed to be siblings, so her maternal aunts were also her paternal aunts.[[/note]]

* CallBack: Daffy references "Jungle Jitters," an old Looney Tunes short from the late 1930's best known nowadays for being one of the WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven.

It stars WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck as the sadistic host of the radio quiz show "Truth or AAAAUGH!", with WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as the hapless contestant. Porky must suffer incredibly obscure answers, nigh-impossible challenges, painful penalties, and Daffy's twisted sense of humor if he hopes to walk home with the grand prize... or his life, for that matter.

** The name of the quiz show hosted by Daffy, ''Truth or AAAAUGH!'', is a nod to ''Series/TruthOrConsequences'', which ran on NBC Radio from 1940 to 1957. Like its parody version, ''Truth or Consequences'' featured obscure questions that contestants had mere seconds to answer; if they failed, they had to perform a bizarre stunt as a forfeit. The "Miss Shush" question is inspired by that show's "Miss Hush" contest.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: [[ArtEvolution On top of being the first usage of Daffy's modern design]], this short served as a transitional period for the duck. This was among Chuck Jones' first shorts to not have Daffy as a laughing screwball, but the last of his shorts to have him as a straight-up prankster before making him an egotistical ButtMonkey and rival for Bugs. While he's still wacky and devious enough to run rings around Porky here for the most part, his later Smug Snake tendencies and underestimating of his adversaries do emerge on occasions, shown by his getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repercussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

-->'''Daffy:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Hello... boss.]]

* KarmicTrickster: Daffy unshrewdly rigs the game show to abuse Porky at every turn, even ''shooting an audience member'' that tries to warn him of his foul play. It gets turned against him in the end.

* CallBack: Daffy references "Jungle Jitters," an old Looney Tunes short from the late 1930's best known nowadays for being one of the UsefulNotes/CensoredEleven.

* CallBack: Daffy references "Jungle Jitters," an old Looney Tunes short from the late 1930's.

* AmbiguousSyntax: "This program was brought to you by the Eagle Hand-Laundry. Are your eagles' hands dirty? We'll wash 'em clean!"

* CallBack: Daffy references "Jungle Jitters." An old Looney Tunes short from the late 1930's.

'''Daffy:''' Here, watch your language, bub! We're on the air.

* DeadlyGame: Every time Porky has to "pay the penalty", he's put through some form of AmusingInjuries like getting blown up, getting pummeled with a mallet, or having a safe or a boulder dropped on him.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Daffy gives Porky a handsome amount of prize money in order to avoid getting pummeled. Porky uses the money to buy the company that airs Daffy's show, something Daffy quickly realizes won't end well.

* KillerGorilla: Daffy's special mystery guest "Miss Shush" turns out to be an angry gorilla named [[PunnyName Mamie]]. Porky finds this out the hard way.

** Finally, Daffy challenges Porky to identify "Miss Shush" from a recording of the mystery lady brushing her teeth on Wednesdays. Porky guesses Creator/LaurenBacall; the correct answer is the 600-pound KillerGorilla star of ''Jungle Jitters''.

* LandmarkSale: Porky's prizes include the La Brea Tar Pits, the Rock of Gibraltar, and "600 gallons of genuine Niagara Falls".

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: This was Chuck Jones' final use of Daffy as a straight-up prankster before making him an egotistical rival for Bugs. While he's still wacky and devious enough to run rings around Porky here for the most part, his later SmugSnake tendencies and underestimating of his adversaries do emerge on occasions, shown by his getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repercussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

* InMediaRes: The short opens with Porky tied to a conveyor belt with a chainsaw answering correctly that Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin.

* {{Bowdlerization}}: When this short aired on Nickelodeon, the part after Daffy asks Porky if he'd like to continue the game, in which an off-screen audience member yells, "You'll be sor-ry!" and Daffy blasts him with a shotgun, was cut. Surprisingly, Cartoon Network and Boomerang aired this uncut, even though a similar gag in "Daffy Duck and Egghead" (of a character shooting an obnoxious audience member) was edited.

* BrickJoke: The circular buzzsaw on the ConveyorBeltOfDoom described downward. For Daffy, it winds up being ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: This was Chuck Jones' final use of Daffy as a straight-up prankster before making him an egotistical rival for Bugs. While he's still wacky and devious enough to run rings around Porky here, for the most part, his later SmugSnake tendencies and underestimating of his adversaries do emerge on occasions, getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repercussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

** Porky then turns the tables on Daffy at the end of the short by asking him to identify the latitude and longitude of [[Literature/TheWreckOfTheHesperus the wreck of the]] ''[[Literature/TheWreckOfTheHesperus Hesperus]]''.[[note]]This would be at the reef of Norman's Woe near Cape Ann in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its latitude and longitude are 42.58 degrees North, 70.70 degrees West.[[/note]]

* {{Bowdlerization}}: When this short aired on Nickelodeon, the part after Daffy asks Porky if he'd like to continue the game, in which an off-screen audience member yells, "You'll be sor-ry!" and Daffy blasts him with a shotgun, was cut. Surprisingly, Cartoon Network and Boomerang aired this uncut, even though a similar gag in "Daffy Duck and Egghead" (of a character shooting an obnoxious audience member) was edited.

* KarmicPrankster: Daffy unshrewdly rigs the game show to abuse Porky at every turn, even ''shooting an audience member'' that tries to warn him of his foul play. It gets turned against him in the end.* KillerGorilla: Daffy's special mystery guest "Miss Shush" turns out to be an angry gorilla named [[PunnyName Mamie]]. Porky finds this out the hard way.