The Spy Swatter is a 1967 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Rudy Larriva.[1] The short was released on June 24, 1967, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.[2] This was the final Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short to be directed by Rudy Larriva.

The Spy Swatter
Directed byRudy Larriva
Story byTom Dagenais
Cal Howard
Produced byWilliam L. Hendricks
Herbert Klynn
StarringMel Blanc
Edited byJoe Siracusa
Music byWilliam Lava
Animation byEd Friedman
Virgil Ross
Bob Bransford
Layouts byDon Sheppard
Backgrounds byWalt Peregoy
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • June 24, 1967 (1967-06-24)
Running time
6 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A secret strength formula for mice has been developed, and Speedy is tasked with getting it to the Mouse Factory. Unfortunately, Daffy has been sent by a rival agency to stop him. Daffy uses a variety of inventions to cut the mouse off or nab him, all of which backfire on him, or Speedy outwits him. The final plan, a mouse-seeking missile, is changed by Speedy to a duck-seeking missile; Daffy frantically returns to his base, and it blows up there. Speedy pops in the door and says to Daffy, "I want to tell you a little secret. Us good guys always win!"

Crew

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  • Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Rudy Larriva
  • Story: Tom Dagenais, Cal Howard
  • Layout: Don Sheppard
  • Background: Walt Peregoy
  • Animation: Ed Friedman, Virgil Ross, Bob Bransford
  • Film Editor: Joe Siracusa
  • Music: William Lava
  • Produced by: William L. Hendricks & Herbert Klynn

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References

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  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 361. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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