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[elaby]

My wonderful wifey borrowed a whole bunch of classic Looney Tunes on DVD from her library for me :3 We watched (of course) all of the Daffy episodes, skipping to the Chuck Jones ones (again, of course), and OMG LOVE XD They didn't have the Robin Hood one, though, which sucks because the only version caitirin has seen of that one was on YouTube and the sound was off, which totally ruins it because all the humor is music and sound-effect based. But still! Duck Dodgers and the 24 1/2 Century! The Scarlet Pumpernickel! Drip-Along Daffy (It's lucky for him this IS a one-horse town!) XD And, of course, Deduce, You Say, which sent me into rhapsodies. Because clearly either Chuck Jones or Mike Maltese is a Doyle fanboy.

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Evidence of this (Chuck Jones and Mike Maltese being one, not me, because that's obvious to anyone... fangirl, of course):

- Porky!Watson's opening is classic. "I recall in my notes of the cases with which I assisted the remarkable Doorlock Holmes that it was the year blah blah blah..."

- There's a whole narration of Daffy!Holmes's eyes, and how they take on the sharpness associated with his singular gifts when viewing evidence, etc. etc. I don't recall any of the popular media Watsons expounding about Holmes's eyes very often, so this is clearly a canon in-joke.

- Porky as Watson also makes it clear they're basing this on canon and not on, say, Nigel Bruce, because Watson's the capable one here. And there's also a snide reference to the dumbification of Watson.
Daffy *to Porky while he's getting the villain to politely confess*: "Quit your bumbling!"
Porky: *sideways glance a la Chuck Jones* Holmes can't abide bumbling.

- Daffy to the Shropshire Slasher: "I'm brown as a nut and fit as a lath!"
Stamford to Watson in STUD: "You are as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut."

Tell me that's anything other than a direct (even obscure-ish) canon reference. Those boys knew their ACD XD *delight*

Comments

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

You inspired me to go out and find Deduce, You Say, which is indeed deliciously fannish. And which also made me feel very silly, because the moment I heard the word "slasher" come out of Porky/"Watkins"'s mouth, I was sent into fits of hysterical I-am-clearly-twelve-years-old type giggles :) *hangs head in contrition that would seem more genuine if the giggling had stopped yet*

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, no contrition necessary! It IS giggle-worthy XD I love that cartoon!

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

Kyeeeheeeheeeheee! *badly needs Looney Tunes icons*

I still have all of the Daffy and Bugs cartoons on tape, if you'd like to borrow them.

Because clearly either Chuck Jones or Mike Maltese is a Doyle fanboy.

I would highly suspect Jones, just because of his literary, devour-every-book-I-get-my-hands-on upbringing, but it could be Maltese as well. I suspect that Sherlock Holmes might have been fairly standard reading fare for boys of their generation.

Tell me that's anything other than a direct (even obscure-ish) canon reference. Those boys knew their ACD XD *delight*

It certainly seems so; I think you're right - one or both of them must have been quite familiar with the source material.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know, that's so true and I didn't even think of it! I bet you're right :)

Yay, you should watch them XD We can probably let you borrow the DVDs, too, which means no fast-forwarding through Bob Clampett.

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

Duck Dodgers! Starring one Marvin Martian.

I *adore* Marvin.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

I love his voice! And his little sneakers XD

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? Oh yay ^_^

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

And it's popular! It had a hold on it when I brought it back!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Dude, that was the one with the hold on it? HEE!