Edgar Allan Pooh . . . favor Alistair Sim's 1951 version of A CHR!STMAS CAROL as the most memorably poignant film version of novelist Charles Dicken's Christmas Tale (with Bill Murray's SCROOGED edging out Mr. Magoo's rendering of Ebenezer 21% to 19% for runner-up honors). Certainly only a stone-cold Hearted humbug could maintain even one dry eye during the final scene of Sim's characterization, when a comely maid grants him entrance to his nephew Fred's Christmas evening dinner party, as the house guests sing the ballad "Barbara Allen" in the background. Just a few years after Sim's evocative performance, the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated shorts people use ROBIN HOOD DAFFY to build upon World War Two's warm after-glow toward all things English in general (and Sim's aforementioned live-action feature film in particular) by having Porky Pig (assuming the role here of Friar Tuck) warble "Barbara Allen" to Daffy Duck's hapless title character. ROBIN HOOD DAFFY makes it clear that--unlike Bugs Bunny's turn as RABBIT HOOD--Daffy is far less likely than Tiny Tim to be just one of the "Men in Tights," let alone their leader.

utgard14 Another Looney Tunes foray into Robin Hood territory; this time with Daffy as the famous bowman. Daffy tries to rob a rich traveler (a silly looking man riding on a mule) to prove to Porky (dressed as Friar Tuck) that he is really Robin Hood. He fails hilariously over and over to rob the man. It's a Chuck Jones short so you know there will be some funny sight gags as well as some amusing lines. It's also well-animated with great colors. Wonderful voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. Lively music from Milt Franklyn. It's pretty funny with an especially good tree-swinging gag, but it's never quite as great as you hope it will be.

TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews This is one of the two short(it's the middle in length, at about 7 minutes running time) Looney Tunes subjects on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. It has Daffy thinking he's Robin, and Friar Tuck Porky doesn't believe it. And like I said, there isn't anything to even the name of this. At least "Rabbit Hood" was a fair pun. So yeah, this is the latter character laughing at and mocking the former as he gets badly hurt and humiliated. And we're supposed to do the same. If we have to laugh at pain, can't it be our own, and not others? You know, it's a potential relief either way, but at least that way it wouldn't be cruel. This is directed by Chuck Jones who I know is one of the favorites for doing these, and since I haven't watched many of these and this one definitely wasn't for me, I can't really say if this is one of his best or not. The animation is nice enough. There is cartoon violence in this, and there are those who will find the depiction of the Sheriff(I think) to be overly effeminate and stereotypical. I recommend this to fans of Merrie Melodies. 5/10

greggbaker This one always cracks me up. Especially when Daffy Mocks Friar (Porky) Tuck with, "Guffaw, Chortle, Nyuk, it is to laugh." The "Yikes and away!" is great too. They don't write 'em like this any more.Another favorite: "In the classic Warner Bros. cartoon 'The Scarlet Pumpernickel,' Daffy Duck is earnestly pitching his new script to the unseen Jack Warner. As Daffy tells the story, we see it unfold, performed by the great stock company of Daffy, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Elmer Fudd. But it soon becomes clear that Daffy does not have an ending for his movie. Warner presses him, Daffy keeps reaching, and Warner keeps asking for more. Poor Daffy. In his zeal, he forgot that adding any old plot development is not enough to make a gripping story. You've got to have something important on the line, something that matters. Daffy should have been asking himself, Who cares?That's a question all novelists must repeat. If you can create a character worth following and a problem that must be solved — and then along the way raise the stakes even higher—you're going to have the essential elements of a page-turner."