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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 ''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]]

** Porky then turns the tables on Daffy at the end of the short by asking him to identify the latitude and longitude of the wreck of the ''Hesperus''.[[note]]Although the ''Hesperus'' is a fictional ship in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the location of the wreck in the poem, the reef of Norman's Woe near Cape Ann in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is real (Longfellow based the poem on the wreck of the ''Favorite'' on the reef during a blizzard in December 1839). Its latitude and longitude are 42.58 degrees North, 70.70 degrees West.[[/note]]

* 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 hubris 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.

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** 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 tries to stump him again by asking Porky to name Dreen's second-grade teacher, but Porky knows this as well: Abigail Twitch.

* 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 hubris and underestimating of his adversaries does emerge on occasions, getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repurcussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: This was Chuck Jones' final use of Daffy as a straight up ScrewySquirrel 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 hubris and underestimating of his adversaries does emerge on occasions, getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repurcussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

* GameShowHost: Daffy, being a ScrewySquirrel, is of the sadistic kind here.

* 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.

* ScrewySquirrel: 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.

** Daffy then tasks Porky with identifying an opera from a passage played on a piano; the passage consists of a single note. Porky guesses ''Theatre/CavalleriaRusticana''; Daffy leads the ''entire audience'' in a chorus of the correct answer, ''Theatre/{{Rigoletto}}''.

** Porky tries to throttle Daffy again after getting beat up by a KillerGorilla. He ultimately ends up spending his prize money to buy the radio station and turn the tables on Daffy.

** 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.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: This was Chuck Jones' final use of Daffy as a straight up ScrewySquirrel 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 hubris does emerge on occasions, getting frustrated whenever Porky manages to avoid repurcussions and panicking whenever he finally provokes his anger.

** The name of the quiz show hosted by Daffy, ''Truth or AAAAUGH!'', is a nod to ''Truth or Consequences'', 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.

** 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 tries to stump him again by asking Porky to name Dreen's second-grade teacher, but Porky knows this as well: Abigail Twitch.

--->'''Porky:''' Are you th-th-th-threatening me, sir? (''grabs Daffy by the neck'') F-f-for if you are, by Gadry...\\

** Daffy threatening Porky with "You've got 32 teeth, would you like to try for 16?" is a reference to ''Take It or Leave It'', which ran on CBS Radio from 1940 to 1947 but was more famous in its TV incarnation as ''Series/The64000Question''; after a correct answer, the contestant would be offered the chance to go double or nothing on another question (Daffy's threat thus inverts this idea).
*** The audience member shouting "You'll be '''sorry!'''" (whom Daffy shoots dead) is also from ''Take It or Leave It''.

** Daffy threatening Porky with "You've got 32 teeth, would you like to try for 16?" is a reference to ''Take It or Leave It'', which ran on CBS Radio from 1940 to 1947 but was more famous in its TV incarnation as ''The $64,000 Question''; after a correct answer, the contestant would be offered the chance to go double or nothing on another question (Daffy's threat thus inverts this idea).

** Porky starts to tire of Daffy's antics when he directly threatens him.

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

* OnTheMoney: Porky finally wins a cash prize of twenty-six million dollars and three cents. That just so happens to be the asking price for the radio station.

** The name of the quiz show hosted by Daffy, ''Truth or AAAAUGH!'', is a nod to ''Truth or Consequences'', which ran on NBC Radio from 1940-57. Like its parody version, ''Truth or Consequences'' featured obscure questions that contestants had mere seconds to try and answer; if they failed, they had to perform a bizarre stunt as a forfeit.
** Daffy threatening Porky with "You've got 32 teeth, would you like to try for 16?" is a reference to ''Take It or Leave It'', which ran on CBS Radio from 1940-47 but was more famous in its TV incarnation as ''The $64,000 Question''; after a correct answer, the contestant would be offered the chance to go double or nothing on another question (Daffy's threat thus inverts this idea).
** As Daffy heads down the ConveyorBeltOfDoom, he screams, "Have you got a doctor in the balcony, lady?", a spoof of the CatchPhrase "I have a lady in the balcony, doctor!" with which new contestants were announced on the quiz show ''Doctor IQ'', which aired on NBC and ABC Radio from 1939-50.
* TeethFlying: Daffy threatens Porky at one point with "You've got thirty-two teeth, would you like to try for sixteen?"

** First, he asks Porky to identify Cleopatra's aunt's maiden name (Porky asks if he 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]]
** 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. He tries to stump him again by asking Porky to name Dreen's second grade teacher, but Porky knows this as well: Abigail Twitch.

** Porky then turns the tables on Daffy at the end of the short by asking him to identify the latitude and longitude of the wreck of the ''Hesperus''.[[note]] Although the ''Hesperus'' is a fictional ship in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the location of the wreck in the poem, the reef of Norman's Woe near Cape Ann in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is real (Longfellow based the poem on the wreck of the ''Favorite'' on the reef during a blizzard in December 1839). Its latitude and longitude are 42.58 degrees North, 70.70 degrees West.[[/note]]

-->'''Daffy:''' What was Cleopatra's maiden aunt's name?\\

* EvilLaugh: Once the setting of a particularly sadistic radio game show has been established, Daffy lets out a particularly sinister cackle after saying "Now, back to our contestant!"

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Daffy Duck hits Porky with a number of these, like having to guess an opera from a single note. He's baffled when Porky manages to actually answer one.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Porky starts to tire of Daffy's antics when he directly threatens him. Porky ultimately ends up spending his prize money to buy the radio station and turn the tables on Daffy.

* TeethFlying: Daffy threatens Porky at one point with "You got thirty-two teeth, would you like to try for sixteen?"

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.

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

-->'''Daffy:''' This pot was meant for Jack. Jack pot, get it? Your name isn't jack, so you must pay the penalty!

* KillerGorilla: Daffy's special "mystery guest" turns out to be an angry gorilla named [[PunnyName Mamie]]. Porky finds this out the hard way.
* TeethFlying: "You got thirty-two teeth, would you like to try for sixteen?"
* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Daffy Duck hits Porky with a number of these. He's baffled when Porky manages to actually answer one.