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Downhearted Duckling

1954 · 6 min

A brisk, playful cartoon where slapstick chaos meets a duckling's melancholy, keeping things light and funny.

Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Red Coffey
Overview
Jerry's little duckling friend is depressed because he's just read The Ugly Duckling and thinks that he's ugly. Jerry does his best to help. Tom gets involved when the suicidal duck offers himself as a meal.
How it feels
Whimsical, light, melancholic and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Identity, friendship, isolation, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Red Coffey
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism1
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

Cast

  • Red CoffeyLittle Quacker / Female Quacker (voice) (uncredited)

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Starring
Red Coffey
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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