Good concept, poorly executed.

Fantastic!

An Exercise In Nonsense

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

" . . . but I am small!" Daffy Duck (as Dorlock Homes) challenges Scotland Yard's Public Enemy Number One, the hulking Shropshire Slasher. More than ably assisted by his pipe-smoking sidekick Dr. Watkins (played in DEDUCE, YOU SAY by Porky Pig), Dorlock shares a wealth of Bon Mots here. "I'm brown as a nut, and fit as a lath" (perhaps meaning to say "fit as a lathe") Daffy reveals midway through this Looney Tune. "You Ruddy Coastermongers," Dorlock addresses the denizens of Henry the Eighth's Fifths Pub (featuring "Selzer Water," most likely in honor of this animated short's producer, Edward S.). As Dr. Watkins observes, he and Dorlock are "in for a rum go" before this episode concludes. And well they should be, masquerading as indigenous English types after venturing thousands of miles away from America's friendly confines. If this pair were trying to apprehend a Wreaker of Havoc on U.S. soil who'd subsequently fled to Britain (such as Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, Captain Jack Sparrow, or the Mad Hatter), their dogged pursuit of a suspect might be hailed as patriotic if foolhardy. However, Daffy's bravado seems totally misplaced here, no matter how elementary his schooling.

This is another Daffy Duck-Porky Pig cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones in which the two leads portray legendary folk heroes. In this one the duck is Dorlock Holmes and the pig is Watkins. They're on the search for the Shropshire Slasher. Daffy, as usual, has trouble taking him in while Porky manages to convince him to turn himself over especially after Daffy insults the Slasher's mother. Not hilarious but has many very amusing bits like the times when Daffy loses his beak after tripping on the stairs or some of the clues he takes. Notice in the credits the director actually is credited as "Chuck Jones" and not his previous "Charles M. Jones". This was on disc 2 of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1.

A fairly silly take-off on the Sherlock Holmes stories. Daffy Duck playing a bombastic shrill Sherlock, and Porky Pig as a calm and reserved Watson. A few good laughs, but not enough to elevate it above most Looney Tune shorts. A few grown inducing play on words, but I like that type of humour, so this short was just alright by me. Not my favorite, but nor the worst Tune that I've seen. Don't misunderstand me as the worst Looney Tune is still a million times better then 'The Simpsons" has been in the last handful of years. This cartoon is on Disk 2 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1" My Grade: C+

This is a pretty amusing cartoon with Daffy Duck as a detective named Dorlock Holmes and is little helper is Porky Pig as Watkins, both with the voice of Mel Blanc. Of course set in London they investigate a case that involves the Shropshire Slasher. Although Daffy thinks he is the smart detective he makes mistakes over and over again. Porky seems the more suitable man for the job.This Looney Tunes take on Sherlock Holmes and Watkins is a pretty funny one, although it not very memorable. It has some nice moments, especially Porky Pig made me laugh quite some times. 'Deduce, You Say' is worth watching but not much more than that.