The Daffy/Speedy cartoons usually run the gamut from mediocre to abysmal, but this one is an outlier. It's not a great cartoon or anything, but it's good.
This short thoroughly deconstructs and mocks the idea of the two being paired together by presenting it as a psychological disorder caused by the ingestion of catnip. Unlike other shorts, Daffy going after Speedy is treated as abnormal. In addition, Daffy is also quite sympathetic (in stark contrast to shorts like "Assault and Peppered," where he's a malicious sociopath).
The cartoon does have its share of weaknesses that keep it from being particularly memorable. The animation is just as bad as the other DePatie-Freleng Looney Tunes. It's also rather light on the slapstick, with only a few instances.
The only real laugh-out-loud gag in this cartoon was the scene where a bulldog sees Daffy acting like a cat, then assumes that he'd been drinking too much and throws a liquor bottle away.
This short thoroughly deconstructs and mocks the idea of the two being paired together by presenting it as a psychological disorder caused by the ingestion of catnip. Unlike other shorts, Daffy going after Speedy is treated as abnormal. In addition, Daffy is also quite sympathetic (in stark contrast to shorts like "Assault and Peppered," where he's a malicious sociopath).
The cartoon does have its share of weaknesses that keep it from being particularly memorable. The animation is just as bad as the other DePatie-Freleng Looney Tunes. It's also rather light on the slapstick, with only a few instances.
The only real laugh-out-loud gag in this cartoon was the scene where a bulldog sees Daffy acting like a cat, then assumes that he'd been drinking too much and throws a liquor bottle away.