A Coy Decoy

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A Coy Decoy

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'''''A Coy Decoy''''' is a 1941 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' [[cartoon]], directed by [[Bob Clampett]].{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=117}} The cartoon was released on June 7, 1941, and stars [[Porky Pig]] and [[Daffy Duck]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72}}
'''''A Coy Decoy''''' is a 1941 [[Warner Bros. Entertainment|Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' [[cartoon]], directed by [[Bob Clampett]].{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=117}} The cartoon was released on June 7, 1941, and stars [[Porky Pig]] and [[Daffy Duck]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72}}


The film is set in a closed bookstore at night, when the many characters and elements featured within the books come to life, similar to [[Frank Tashlin]]'s own shorts ''[[Speaking of the Weather]]'', ''[[Have You Got Any Castles?]]'', and ''[[You're an Education]]''. The idea would later be reworked five years later into ''[[Book Revue]]'', although only Daffy features in that.
The film is set in a closed bookstore at night, when the many characters and elements featured within the books come to life, similar to [[Frank Tashlin]]'s own shorts ''[[Speaking of the Weather]]'', ''[[Have You Got Any Castles?]]'', and ''[[You're an Education]]''. The idea would later be reworked five years later into ''[[Book Revue]]'', although only Daffy features in that.
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