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Recap / The Looney Tunes Show S1 E16 "That's My Baby"

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The sixteenth episode of the first season of The Looney Tunes Show.

Daffy is given the job of babysitting Tina's nephew, Zachary. Meanwhile, Bugs hangs out with Porky and tries to teach him not to fall for upsells, which is easier said than done.

This episode features the "Skunk Funk" Merrie Melodies music video and the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote short, "Camo-Coyote".


This episode provides examples of:

  • A Lesson Learned Too Well: After Porky gets scammed for the fourth time, he finally learns how to say no. Unfortunately, he still can’t tell the difference between something practical and something that’s a waste of money, so he turns down a great deal on car insurance.
  • Babysitting Episode: Daffy babysits Zachary in this episode, and bonds with him over the course of it.
  • Bait-and-Switch: When Zachary stops crying after seeing a trailer for the Marty the Whale movie on Bugs' TV, Daffy decides to take him to the movie theater. However, instead of seeing Marty the Whale, Daffy takes Zachary to see a war movie called Guns, Guts, Glory, which upsets him even more.
  • Brick Joke: While at lunch, Porky orders some "spinach artichoke poppers" after the waitress suggests that he get them. During The Stinger, Porky's stomach starts acting up and he admits that he probably shouldn't have ordered said "spinach artichoke poppers".
  • Disrupting the Theater: When Daffy takes Zachary to the movie theater to see Guns, Guts, Glory rather than Marty the Whale, the movie is too intense for Zachary, and he starts crying again, which disturbs the other patrons. The usher comes in and tells Daffy to take Zachary outside. Daffy does so, since he's already seen the movie, and before he leaves with Zachary, he spoils the movie's ending, much to the ire of the other patrons.
  • Face Palm: Bugs does this every time Porky falls for an upsell, and when he turns down a good deal on car insurance. Eventually, his forehead starts to bruise. After Porky crashes his new minivan and admits he should’ve gotten the insurance, Bugs is about to do it again, but then he slaps Porky’s forehead instead.
  • Hypocritical Humor: At the start of the episode, Daffy impatiently rings Tina's doorbell at her house multiple times despite her answering, "I'll be right there!" and "One second!" Then later, when Tina rings his doorbell, he does the same thing and answers the exact same way as she did, except he's seen purposefully ignoring the ringing to continue watching TV.
    Daffy (ringing the doorbell): What happened to this country? No one hustles anymore. That's why Canada's killing us these days.
    Daffy (answering the doorbell): What happened to this country? No one takes the time to relax anymore. That's why Canada's killing us these days.
  • Insistent Terminology: Daffy keeps calling Zachary "Baby" even after he's been told otherwise.
  • Irony: Bugs gives Porky a hard time about falling for upsells. And then, just before the end credits, we see him falling for an upsell at Pizzaribba.
  • Medium Blending: In the trailer for Marty the Whale, the movie is largely animated with CGi, but Marty himself is animated in 2D.
  • Running Gag:
    • Porky being called a bummer and Daffy being called a jerk.
    • Bugs facepalming himself as a result of Porky's naivety.
  • Smelly Skunk: This episode's Merrie Melodies music video is "Skunk Funk", sung by Pepé Le Pew.
  • Spiteful Spoiler: When Daffy is forced to leave a theater due to Zachary's crying, Daffy, who's already seen the movie, yells out the Downer Ending of the movie for everyone else in the theater.
    Daffy: Lt. Riggs doesn't make it! He never sees Barbara again!

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