Downhearted Duckling

Downhearted Duckling
Tom and Jerry series
The title card of Downhearted Duckling
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Story by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voices by	Red Coffey - Quacker and Female Duckling (unc.)
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Irven Spence Ray Patterson Kenneth Muse Ed Barge
Backgrounds by	Robert Gentle
Studio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date(s)	November 13, 1954
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	6:42
Language	English
Preceded by	Neapolitan Mouse
Followed by	Pet Peeve

Downhearted Duckling is the 87th one reel animated Tom and Jerry cartoon released. It was created in 1953, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Fred Quimby, with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Irven Spence, Ray Patterson, Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge with backgrounds by Robert Gentle. It was released on November 13, 1954 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Outside Jerry’s house, Quacker is inconsolable, because he thinks he must be ugly after reading The Ugly Duckling and noticing the duck in the picture looks like him. He's so sad as he attempts to suicide by using a large axe, but Jerry saves him. Jerry tries to make Quacker smile by dressing him up nicely, but when Quacker sees his reflection in a broken mirror, he still believes is ugly and cries even harder.

Despaired, Quacker finds Tom and asks him to eat him. Tom is about to oblige when Jerry rescues him again. Quacker tries to make himself more appetising by putting himself in a sandwich, but as Tom is about to eat him, Quacker loses his nerve and jumps out. After apologising, Quacker jumps onto Tom’s tongue, and as he slides down his throat, he is again rescued by Jerry.

Quacker next jumps into a pie and asks Tom to eat it, but Tom refuses at first. After some persuasion, Tom finally tries to eat the pie with Quacker in it, but Jerry pulls Quacker from the pie and throws it into Tom’s face.

To cheer up Quacker, Jerry gives him a make-over, using a mud face pack, a girdle and some curlers, despite that the demotivated Quacker claims that its no use. Tom sneaks up and grabs Quacker, and runs off with him, but when he sees how horrible Quacker looks, Tom, terrified, tries to escape by clawing through a brick wall, making Quacker realize how ugly he looks.

Quacker is now sure that he must be really hideous, and places a paper bag over his head so he never sees Jerry again. As Quacker sits despondently, a passing female duck lifts up the bag, and declares him to be “cute”. Quacker throws the bag away, they kiss, and walk off into the sunset together.