. . . than boys, showing what can happen when they resort to on-line dating services such as E-Harmony and Christian Mingle (which used to be called "the classified ads" in the 1900s, when HIS BITTER HALF is set). After spending at least ten cents on a high-quality "Woolburg's" wedding ring (about $2,000, adjusted for inflation), Daffy Duck soon learns that his "want-ad" bride is a spouse abuser (even today, statistics prove that the majority of physical domestic violence is perpetrated by women; to be fair, it's important to note that more marriages today include TWO chicks than when Daffy floundered in 1950). While treating Mr. Duck as her personal house slave, his hulking bride allows her previously undisclosed son to literally scalp Daffy while "playing Indian," as she nonchalantly scarfs down an entire box of chocolates nearby to expand her already considerable girth (not even asking the beleaguered Daffy it he'd like to have one himself). After these outrages, this Bull of a Bride allows her son to blow up Daffy thrice, and get beaten up by a Carnie before she plucks him totally bare.
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oscaralbert28 November 2015
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More of Daffy Duck experiencing misfortune, in this case from a tough widow duck and her misbehaving son. How it sucks to be cinema's most famous lisping waterfowl! Obviously we're going to interpret Friz Freleng's "His Bitter Half" differently now that gender roles have changed (back then it was assumed that the woman would wait on the man). Even so, you gotta love the things that the widow and her offspring do to Daffy. Good one.
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I watched His Bitter Half because I love Looney Tunes and I love Daffy Duck. The cartoon itself is wonderful, not Daffy's best, but highly amusing, and I couldn't help feeling sorry for Daffy. I mean he has to deal with not only his loud and abrasive new wife, but also her bratty son Wentworth, and with hilarious consequences. The constant physical abuse of Daffy, the part with the gun and the sling at the fairground and Wentworth's dynamite disguises are just a few of the highlights of this cartoon. The animation is colourful and lively, the music is wonderful, the dialogue is hilarious and the visual gags all work to perfection. The voice work is impeccable, Mel Blanc brilliantly voices Daffy and Wentworth, while Daffy's abusive wife sounds a lot like June Foray, and if it is she does a stellar job. Overall, a delightful cartoon. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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slymusic8 March 2008"His Bitter Half" is an excellent Daffy Duck cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Daffy makes the mistake of marrying a wealthy lady duck strictly for her money. From then on, life becomes hell for Daffy as he gets henpecked & physically abused by the hefty dame (with an unappealing voice) and her wild, bratty kid duckling named Wentworth. (As a nice touch of irony, Carl Stalling's music score utilizes the song "Every Day I Love You Just a Little Bit More" during the opening credits.)
Two highlights: First, at the shooting gallery, Daffy gets punched out (with a brilliant sound effect) after one too many ricochets. And second, watch how Daffy is fooled by Wentworth's dynamite disguise!
Is it any wonder that by the end of "His Bitter Half," Daffy has had quite enough of this highly abusive family? -
looneythad11 August 2000Single Daffy Duck reads in the wanted section of the paper that a big, fat grey female duck wants to get married. Daffy is quickly hitched and is also quickly henpecked. After finishing a day full of chores, he meets their son, an annoying duck named Wentworth. After playing "Indian" (and getting scalped), he is forced to take Wentworth to the fair, and gets beat up by a tough guy thanks to his son. Daffy then is force to help Wentworth shoot off fireworks for the Fourth of July, and is blasted. When he is told to bring Wentworth to the zoo, he refuses, even when the wife says, "Are ya gonna take Wentworth to the zoo, or am I going to hafta' pull every feather off your scrawny carcass?!" Daffy packs his bags and leaves, with a featherless behind.