Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century is a 1952 Merrie Melodies color cartoon from Warner Bros., first released on July 25, 1953, that stars Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant, and Marvin the Martian as his opponent. This cartoon marked the first of many appearances of the Duck Dodgers character.

This cartoon was featured in The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie.

Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes

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Duck Dodgers: [plants his flag] I claim this planet in the name of the Earth!

[the Martian Maggot lands. Marvin the Martian leaves his ship and plants a Martian flag.]

Marvin the Martian: I claim this planet in the name of Mars! Isn't that lovely?

Duck Dodgers: Look, bud, I've got news for you. I have already claimed this bit of dirt for the Earth, and there just isn't room enough on this planet for the two of us.

Marvin the Martian: I do believe you are right. [pulls his disintegrating pistol]

Duck Dodgers: Heh! Little does he realize that I have on my disintegration-proof vest. You may fire when ready, Gridley.

[Marvin fires; Dodger is reduced to dust, but the vest is intact. Porky immediately runs out and re-atomizes Dodgers with a Re-Integrating Pistol]

Duck Dodgers: What-where-who-how- Oh, you, huh? Just when I had him going, you had to butt in! Well, get back in that spaceship!

Porky Pig: Eh, y-y-yes, sir, Your Hero ship, sir. [heads back to the ship.]

Duck Dodgers: [runs back to Marvin with his own disintegrating pistol] Ha-ha, got the drop on you with MY disintegrating pistol! And, brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates! [pulls the trigger, whereupon the pistol itself disintegrates.]

Duck Dodgers: Heh, well, what do you know? It disintegrated. [Marvin fires, but Dodgers gets out of the way in time and runs into the ship. Porky opens the door and gives Marvin a lit stick of dynamite]

Porky Pig: Happy b-b-birthday you think from another world you. [Porky closes the door]

Marvin the Martian: Oh, thank you. [the dynamite explodes, leaving only Marvin's helmet. Looking angry, he glares at the closed door, and still in his helmet, goes back to the Martian Maggot]

Voice Cast

Mel Blanc - Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck) / Porky Pig / Marvin the Martian