Experimenting with Daffy 1953–1964 While Daffy's looney days were over, McKimson continued to make him as bad or good as his various roles required him to be. McKimson would use this Daffy from 1946 to 1961. Although, even McKimson would follow in Jones' footsteps in many aspects with cartoons like People Are Bunny (1959) and Ducking the Devil (1957). Friz Freleng's version took a hint from Chuck Jones to make the duck more sympathetic, as in the 1957 Show Biz Bugs. Here, Daffy is overemotional and jealous of Bugs, yet he has real talent that is ignored by the theater manager and the crowd. This cartoon finishes with a sequence in which Daffy attempts to wow the Bugs-besotted audience with an act in which he drinks gasoline and swallows nitroglycerine, gunpowder, and uranium-238 (in a greenish solution), jumps up and down to "shake well" and finally swallows a lit match that detonates the whole improbable mixture. When Bugs tells Daffy that the audience loves the act and wants more, Daffy, now a ghost floating upward (presumably to Heaven), says that he can only do the act once. Some TV stations, and in the 1990s the cable network TNT, edited out the dangerous act, afraid of imitation by young children.
EXperImentiNg with daFfY 1953–1964 whilE dafFY'S lOOneY dAys werE Over, mcKImSon conTInUed To mAKe him as Bad or good AS hIs variOuS roles reqUired Him to bE. mckimSOn woulD USe This dafFY fRom 1946 To 1961. ALthOugh, evEn MCkImsoN WOUld follow in jones' fooTsTeps iN maNy aSpectS wITH cArtoons like peOplE are bunny (1959) aNd ducKing THe DeviL (1957). fRiz freleng's verSioN TOoK a HInt frOM ChUck joNes TO maKE the duck morE symPatHetiC, as iN THE 1957 sHoW Biz buGS. here, daffY IS oVEremoTIonAl aNd jealOus of bugs, yet he Has ReaL tALent That is iGNored by the theater mAnAger aNd the crOwd. thiS cArtoOn fiNIshEs witH a seqUenCE In wHICH dAFfy Attempts to WOW tHe bUgs-besOtTed audience with An acT In WHiCh he drInks gasOlIne And swaLlowS NitroglyceRINe, GunpowdER, and Uranium-238 (in a greeNIsh SOluTion), jumPS up and down To "SHAke weLl" AnD finAlly SWalLoWS a LIt Match thaT deTONaTes tHe WhoLE impRobAble miXTURE. whEN Bugs telLS dafFY That THe AudienCe loveS The acT aND WANts moRe, daFFy, noW a gHost floatinG uPwarD (presUMAbly to HEAven), sAyS thAT He caN ONLy do The AcT once. SomE tV Stations, And iN the 1990s THE cabLe nEtwork tNt, EDited OUt ThE daNgerOus Act, AFRaiD oF imitaTion by YOuNG Children.