The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
NR | 20 July 1946 (USA)
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While reading his favorite comic book, Daffy accidentally knocks himself unconscious and dreams he's Duck Twacy, famous detective, trying to solve the case of the missing piggy banks. Taking a streetcar (conducted by Porky Pig, in a non-speaking cameo role) to the gangsters' hideout, he meets up with such grotesque criminals as Pickle Puss, Eighty-Eight Teeth and Neon Noodle.

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Stometer

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Brainsbell

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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Neive Bellamy

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Dana

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Edgar Allan Pooh

. . . when he knocks himself out reading a Dick Tracy comic book; if anything, Daffy's Final Destination is even Loonier than Dorothy Gale's. Dottie of the Ruby Red Slippers, you may recall, has an early adventure back in Kansas of falling into a Pig Sty. The Cowardly Lion nearly blows a gasket fishing her out of ham's way, knowing as a veteran farm hand that a pack of adult pigs can generally chow down a medium-sized human being three times as fast as a school of piranhas (even if she's not on her dot). THE GREAT PIGGYBANK ROBBERY ends with Daffy waking up in a Pig Sty, which might not be QUITE as bad as a time traveler arriving on the deck of the Titanic as it approaches a 90-degree angle with the frigid North Atlantic, but almost. It's a case of out of the frying pan and into the mire for the slobbering duck, as his snooze-fest opponents are far scarier than Dorothy's (Snake Eyes, Hammer Head, and the Neon Noodle, to name just three of many). The original Eraserhead--Rubberhead--is my favorite, as he nearly succeeds in rubbing out the irritating fowl permanently.

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Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)

"The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" is a Warner Bros cartoon from 70 years ago and it stars only Daffy from the gang. That is not why I did not really like it. It's more because hardly any of the jokes were good. I liked the taxi driver part and also the giant rat/mouse, but that's pretty much everything I found mildly funny. The second half with all these other character didn't really do anything for me. This short is directed by the very prolific Robert Clampett and the not-so prolific Michael Sasanoff. Warren Foster is the writer and he worked on very many Looney Toons as well. All the characters are voiced by Mel Blanc as usual. In my opinion, this is not among the best or even better cartoons out there from the glorious Warner Bros days, even if it's fairly popular. I'd really only recommend it to huge Daffy fans.

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slymusic

"The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" is one of the greatest Daffy Duck cartoons ever made! Directed by Bob Clampett, this film brims with energy that doesn't let up for a second! Daffy is hilarious as Duck Twacy, a private investigator on the scent of a piggy bank crime wave.Highlights: After Duck Twacy's own piggy bank has been stolen, he forgets his identity and decides to call Duck Twacy, hence starting a dialogue with himself. When Duck Twacy first encounters all the villains glaring downward at him, listen to his voice as he reacts in horror and names each character. After all the gangsters lunge toward Duck Twacy through a doorway, the hapless duck's body parts actually SEPARATE (as only Bob Clampett would permit such a wild sight gag) and wriggle & squirm around all the gangsters' bodies to form Duck Twacy in once piece again."The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" is one of the best Daffy Duck cartoons, period. Anyone who loves the "daffy" directorial style of Bob Clampett is going to highly admire this film. In addition, if you are a fan of composer/orchestrator Carl Stalling, then listen very closely to the music score for this cartoon, as you will most likely be able to pick out certain melodies that you recognize, even if you don't know the actual titles of all the songs.

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Mightyzebra

Daffy shows up in an entertaining, well-animated old cartoon, being funny and entertaining imagining he is Duck Twacey (like Dick Tracey - get it?).The animation is not very detailed, but good compared to quite a lot of Daffy Duck cartoons in the not-too-distant future. The person who animated Daffy made him in a fun, likable "wonky" style - which you don't usually see in your average Daffy Looney Tunes episode. The jokes are not top notch, but neither are a few of the older Looney Tunes, but you are likely not to watch this without laughing at least once.The plot and story is also very good and entertaining, although it feels a wee bit too short. What happens is Daffy is very desperate for his next Dick Tracey comic and he wants to be just like his idol. By complete accident he knocks himself out and imagines that he is Duck Twacey, famous and good detective. He goes out to find hundreds of stolen piggy banks and to make sure the criminals are taught their lesson...An incredibly entertaining and fun Looney Tunes episode. Thumbs up for Daffy in "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery"!8 and a half out of ten.

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