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Speedy Ghost to Town is a Merrie Melodies 1967 animated short starring Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales. It is the first cartoon released under the newly reopened Warner Bros. animation department, as from 1963 to 1967, all Looney Tunes cartoons were developed at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Format Films instead. It is also the first Looney Tunes cartoon to be directed by Alex Lovy. The cartoon still however uses the Abstract WB openings and closings.
Plot
Speedy and his friend Miguel visit a ghost town in the desert, followed by Daffy. There, Speedy unveils what appears to be gold and a map to the location of the mine where more can be found. Daffy notices, and attempts to take the map; he is foiled by getting caught in the piano tape.
Daffy's next attempt involves setting up a phone with explosives. Speedy answers it when it rings, but quickly hands it to Daffy, saying he has a call; his plan backfires as he is blown up. Speedy teases him, "What's the matter, epa loco? You got the wrong number?" He takes off, Daffy in hot pursuit. Daffy finds him in a barrel, and throws a grenade in; however, he accidentally throws the pin, and not the actual grenade.
He then sticks his head through a hole in the fence, catching Speedy by the tail, but Miguel drops a horseshoe on him. Further antics ensue, including Daffy having a bull head fall on him and Speedy acting as a matador, and Speedy hiding behind different-shaped bottles, only to get catsup in his eye on the last. Speedy and Miguel head to the mine, where Daffy repeatedly tries to throw dynamite in, to blow them up; it eventually blows up right next to him.
Daffy then demands that Speedy give up the cart, which he does. However, it is not gold but cheese! Daffy then really does go crazy, bouncing away. When Miguel asks what the matter is, Speedy shrugs, "I dunno. I guess maybe he don't like cheese."
Gallery
Videos
| Speedy Gonzales Cartoons | ||||
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| 1953 | Cat-Tails for Two | |||
| 1955 | Speedy Gonzales | |||
| 1957 | Tabasco Road • Gonzales' Tamales | |||
| 1958 | Tortilla Flaps | |||
| 1959 | Mexicali Shmoes • Here Today, Gone Tamale | |||
| 1960 | West of the Pesos | |||
| 1961 | Cannery Woe • The Pied Piper of Guadalupe | |||
| 1962 | Mexican Boarders | |||
| 1963 | Mexican Cat Dance • Chili Weather | |||
| 1964 | A Message to Gracias • Nuts and Volts • Pancho's Hideaway • Road to Andalay | |||
| 1965 | It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House • Cats and Bruises • The Wild Chase • Moby Duck • Assault and Peppered • Well Worn Daffy • Chili Corn Corny • Go Go Amigo | |||
| 1966 | The Astroduck • Mucho Locos • Mexican Mousepiece • Daffy Rents • A-Haunting We Will Go • Snow Excuse • A Squeak in the Deep • Feather Finger • Swing Ding Amigo • A Taste of Catnip | |||
| 1967 | Daffy's Diner • Quacker Tracker • The Music Mice-Tro • The Spy Swatter • Speedy Ghost to Town • Rodent to Stardom • Go Away Stowaway • Fiesta Fiasco | |||
| 1968 | Skyscraper Caper • See Ya Later Gladiator | |||
| 1979 | Fright Before Christmas | |||
| 1980 | The Chocolate Chase | |||