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These two may be birds of a feather, but they don't exactly flock together.
I'll kill him!
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and in this installment of Versus,
we're pitting Donald Duck against Daffy Duck to see who is the cartoon world's top waterfowl.
This means war.
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In real life, anger management is to be admired.
In the cartoon world, however, watching a character go bonkers is a source of endless amusement.
And both Donald Duck and Daffy Duck excel in this area.
Remember, before you lose your temper, count to ten!
For Donald, life is just one long series of events meant to test his temper.
Anything that causes the slightest provocation or frustration
is subject to a, shall we say, spirited reaction.
I can't stand it any longer.
Daffy can let his temper fly with the best of them,
but he's typically a little slower to anger than Donald.
And I've never been so humiliated in all my life!
He's also a bit better at keeping his anger in check, if it advances his nefarious schemes.
I demand that you show yourself! Who are you?
Sorry, Daffy, but in this case, being better at holding your temper is a negative.
...In grapes.
The round goes to Donald. Winner: Donald.
It's beginning to work like a charm... for you.
An actor is known for the roles that he plays, so flexibility is a valuable asset.
Mmmm, delicious!
Donald has shown that he can be cast in a wide range of occupations:
schoolboy, musician, truant officer, soldier, et cetera.
Daffy has also held a number of different occupations.
Furthermore, he's at home in a number of different styles, periods, and genres...
Hunting season again!
...playing versions of Sherlock Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel,
Robin Hood, Buck Rogers, and Dick Tracy.
In what sort of school did you learn to be a detective?
Elementary, my dear Watson!
Both characters have played many parts,
but Daffy is more adept at putting himself into different characters.
Donald is essentially just play-acting.
Daffy throws himself into his parts.
The round goes to Daffy. Winner: Daffy.
How do I do it?
(snoring, crashing)
Being a cartoon character calls for endless ingenuity.
Both ducks have ample opportunity to demonstrate their cleverness in numerous cartoons.
Donald often finds himself in a situation in which he must use his brain
to come up with one solution after another to a vexing problem,
and some of his solutions are quite clever.
(xylophone sounds)
He's also a master at pranking others.
Why, you!
Daffy is no slouch in the creativity department,
especially when trying to get the best of frequent co-star Bugs Bunny.
I hate you!
But somehow Daffy's schemes frequently end up backfiring on him.
(explosion)
Both of these guys can be despicably clever,
but the edge goes to Donald in this round. Winner: Donald.
I'll fix him.
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A man is known by the company he keeps, and that goes for ducks too.
Each member of our ducky duo has a major rival at his studio.
I'm sick of people taking bows for my talent. Now do your own dance, I challenge you.
Donald was born in the shadow of Mickey Mouse, the first major Disney star and an iconic symbol.
But while the mouse is popular and beloved, he's also a little on the bland side
and doesn't really provide that much competition for Donald.
Daffy's rival is Bugs Bunny,
who possesses one of the sharpest and quickest minds in all of animation.
Whatever you say!
Uh, rabbit.
Duck! Fire!
(gunfire)
The bunny is constantly matching and foiling Daffy's plots,
which only serves to challenge Daffy to keep on striving for greater heights.
Proud punk.
Mickey is an icon, but Bugs is a cartoon force to be reckoned with.
The round goes to Daffy. Winner: Daffy.
(rumbling)
Humor is the lifeblood of most cartoon shorts, and both ducks are experts at getting laughs.
(laughter)
From the beginning, Donald has been at home with physical comedy.
(popping, clunking)
He's never afraid to throw himself into a humorous situation,
but because of his hard to understand speech, Donald is a bit less adept at witty repartee.
I'll make sure not to be bad. (whispers)
Daffy is equally an expert in the area of slapstick and visual gags,
even sacrificing his body in pursuit of a laugh.
And away!
In addition, he has the expert timing and wit needed to create classic moments of verbal humor.
And he knows how to play off his co-stars.
(laughing) Very funny.
Gags matter in cartoons. Daffy edges ahead in the last department. Winner: Daffy.
Okay, now let's get back to fundamentals.
Verdict: By a score of 3 to 2, Daffy shows Donald who's the top duck in toon land.
Am I a pigeon?
(gunfire)
Although we're sure Donald will take the loss with his usual graciousness.
Congratulations, you're a new man!
Do you agree with our verdict?
You don't have a chance. I'm the hero of this picture.
Did we duck the real issues with our sweeping generalizations?
Why, that dirty... (unintelligible)
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Ah, shut up.
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