In a wintry landscape, Daffy Duck, struggling to keep up with migrating birds, crash-lands in Elmer Fudd's farmyard. Mistaking Daffy for game, Elmer tries to hunt him, but Daffy convinces Elmer to spare him by offering to be his servant. Inside, Daffy plays pranks on Elmer, then cooks him a meal, only to eat most of it himself. Elmer realizes he has been tricked and chases Daffy out. Daffy's antics escalate, culminating in a tree falling on a neighbor's house. Elmer's dogs capture Daffy, who tricks Elmer into thinking he is about to whip him before running off dressed as Abraham Lincoln, lecturing Elmer on slavery.
Production notes
The film makes several references to African-American slaves for comedic effect, and has Daffy uttering the line "Tote dat barge! Lift dat bale!" from the song Ol' Man River. Warner Bros' films dropped the use of racist caricatures at the end of the 1940s; this is the last Daffy Duck cartoon to include stereotyped imagery of black people.[3]
References
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 194. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.