The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Seen it?1946 | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Liked Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Batman: Mask of the Phantasm? This is a good next one. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, tense.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 8 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
While reading his favorite comic book, Daffy accidentally knocks himself unconscious and dreams he's Duck Twacy, famous detective, trying to solve the case of the missing piggy banks. Taking a streetcar (conducted by Porky Pig, in a non-speaking cameo role) to the gangsters' hideout, he meets up with such grotesque criminals as Pickle Puss, Eighty-Eight Teeth and Neon Noodle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Clampett
- Mel BlancDaffy Duck / Duck Twacy / Wolf Man / Rubber Head / Neon Noodle / Pig