This is one of the funniest Daffy Duck shorts, so what did you expect?
- Daffy's Breathless Non Sequitur as the background changes from a farm to the arctic.(to the tune of "Old McDonald") Da-ffy Duck, he had a farm / E-I-Ay-I-O / And on this farm he had an igloo / E-I, E, I... ohh... (speaking) Would it be too much to ask if we could make up our minds? Hmm?
- "Sound, please!"
- When the animator obliges, Daffy strums a chord on the guitar, resulting in machine-gun fire, and then an old-timey car horn, then throws it down to the ground accompanied by a bullet ricochet, and a donkey braying.
- Daffy's expression the first time he tries to speak when the sound is being messed with (when he opens his mouth but we hear a rooster crow and clucking). Then we hear kookaburra noises and a little kitten mew.
- And then Daffy getting angry with his eyes turning red before he screams and jumps around, before yelling, "AAAAAAHHHBBBLBLBLBLBBLB — AND I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HUMILIATED IN ALL MY LIFE!"
- Capped off with Daffy realizing that his ability to speak is back, and shooting a Death Glare at the animator.
- When Daffy asks for some scenery, the animator draws a crude black-and-white background.Daffy: That's dandy, ho ho. That's rich, I'll say. Now how about some color, stupid?!
(The animator starts painting Daffy in a variety of garish colors)
Daffy: HEY! NOT ME, YOU SLOP ARTIST! - Daffy's reaction to being turned into a bizarre monster:That's strange. All of a sudden I don't quite feel like myself. [The animator paints a mirror] Oh, I feel all right, and yet I... I, uh... [Daffy catches a glimpse of his reflection] EEEEK!!! YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!
- Take a look at the flag on Daffy's tail as he's turned into a monster. It's a picture of a screw and a baseball. A screwball!
- What prompted Daffy being turned into a monster was being rubbed out from the variety of garish colors except for his beak and eyes.
- This dialogue:Hey! Come here! Come here! Give me a close-up! A close-up! (The screen irises in on Daffy's location, but doesn't zoom in) This is a close-up?! (beat) A CLOSE-UP, YA JERK! A CLOSE-UP!
(The camera zooms in to his bloodshot eyes)
Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin.- In one version of the Italian dubbing, Daffy calls the first 'close-up' 'a dead man's portrait', referring to the Italian tradition of putting a photo of the deceased on their grave.
- Halfway through the short, we get this sequence, it's his primal rage and screaming which makes it one of the most hilarious uses of the Big "NO!" ever:Daffy: (exhausted) ... Alright, let's get this picture started!
(THE END card cues up)
Daffy: (pushing the card off screen) NOOOO, NOOOOOOOO!!! - And when the animator turns out to be Bugs Bunny. This revelation is the absolute cherry on the cake.Bugs Bunny: (snickers) Ain't I a stinker?
