Assault and Peppered

This Daffy Vs. Speedy short works better than the norm because there's a logic behind the adversarial nature implicit in the nature of a chase cartoon. Daffy and Speedy doing battle makes sense here within the context of the short more than is often the case in these later cartoons. Here we see the mean and greedy Daffy. The greedy Daffy is funny, but sometimes the mean Daffy leeches the humor right out of things. A nice balance is struck here and the short works very well. Worth seeing. Recommended.

I do think Daffy Rents is the best Daffy/Speedy cartoon, but Assault and Peppered(love the title, quite possibly the best thing of the cartoon) is not that bad. The animation is not always great, the story line has its mediocre moments and there are pacing problems. Problems aside, I was pleased to see the mean and greedy Daffy back, that was a trait that I was missing of his in other Speedy cartoons, and Speedy is at least okay here. The dialogue is funny, and the sight gags are interesting. On top of that, Mel Blanc is superb with the vocals, even when the cartoon isn't brilliant, Blanc's immortal voices always helps elevate. Overall, not brilliant but it is a good one. 7/10 Bethany Cox