The Stupor Salesman

This is a very Nice cartoon, even if the beginning is a little Slow, I appreciate the context for who the opposing force is in this phenomenal Daffy Short. Once Daffy comes into play for the story, The comedy didn't leave me a second from laughing. Its a very funny cartoon, and While the Salesman Daffy ones can get a little familiar from time to time, this is the funniest and deserves its spot.

Bit of a short review, but that's okay.

9.4/10.

Criminal Slug McSlug (what a great name) retreats to his cabin hideout in the woods after holding up a bank. He doesn't get to rest for long before he's visited by obnoxious door-to-door salesman Daffy Duck, who forces his way into the cabin and attempts to sell Slug anything he can. Funny short from Arthur Davis with some good gags. The mirror bit was a minor joke but probably my favorite. Lovely animation in this one. Beautiful colors with well-drawn characters and backgrounds. Lively music from Carl Stalling. Great voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Wonderful final gag. Not the best Daffy cartoon but a very good one.

Nothing too original here, with Slug being a less-than-able foil for Daffy. The assorted sales pitches are standard, and there are only two genuinely good bits: the eyes-in-the-dark gag, and Slug's camouflage for his hideout. Where's Porky when you need him?

While "The Stupor Salesman" looks like the sort of cartoon that they used to fill time between the really great ones, it still provides it's fair share of laughs. When a bank robber hides out in a cabin, door-to-door vendor Daffy Duck - with a suitcase containing every product imaginable - tries to sell him something. Despite the fact that the guy repeatedly throws Daffy out and even tries to kill him, Daffy apparently never realizing how dangerous the guy is. I know that Daffy is supposed to be a nut, but shouldn't even he be a little more tuned in than that? Oh well. Life goes on. I did like some of the gags that they pulled here, especially at the end. In my view, this cartoon gives a slight look at Daffy's evolving greedy side, as he intends to sell at any cost (although that may be a loose connection). The only other time that I know of that Arthur Davis directed Daffy was in 1947's "Mexican Joyride".

I first watched this cartoon quite some time ago and forgot almost all of it. I have just viewed it again and is much better than I remembered. Despite it being full of predictable slapstick, Daffy here is crazily hilarious and there are some quite witty/slapstick gags. Some parts of the cartoon are a little disappointing, which I cannot reveal without giving the main plot away. Overall, the aspects of this cartoon that I liked were: Some of the animation, the idea of the the plot, Daffy Duck himself, Daffy Duck's determination in the cartoon, some of the products that Daffy tries to sell.

In "The Stupor Salesman", we see a bank robber stealing from The Last National Bank (I'm sure there is a joke here of some kind which I am not totally getting). We then see policemen trying to search for the bank robber and radio presenters through radios alerting his robbery. The robber arrives safely back at his house in the middle of the woods and Daffy Duck, a very determined and practised salesman, arrives at the robber's house and tries to sell him some of his various products. The robber keeps threatening Daffy and refusing everything he sells, but in no way is Daffy getting the hint...

A very amusing Daffy Duck cartoon. It is not a gem, but it certainly is not mediocre either! Definitely worth watching for every Daffy Duck fan, particularly for those who like him in his transition from craziness to greediness, as in this cartoon. Enjoy "The Stupor Salesman"! :-)