# Bugs = Mickey, Daffy = Donald, \_\_\_\_ = Goofy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335 "2016-06-14T10:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gretchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/1 "2016-06-14T10:23:40Z")
If Bugs Bunny = Mickey Mouse, and Daffy Duck = Donald Duck, then who = Goofy? I know that Bugs and Mickey are not at all similar in character, but they are both the iconic main character of their group. The ducks are similar enough to each other, both being an irratable 2nd with a hair trigger. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy make up a trio in Disney, so who is the closest to filling that role in Warner’s Looney Toons? I always thought it was Porky, but I’m not so sure. Taz seems more popular but doesn’t seem to fit the power trio as much. What does everybody think? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/2 "2016-06-14T10:24:58Z")
Elmer Fudd? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/3 "2016-06-14T11:22:19Z")
Sylvester? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/4 "2016-06-14T11:26:37Z")
Pepe Le Pew? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/5 "2016-06-14T11:28:21Z")
I’m going with Porky Pig. Porky and Goofy are both generally good-natured characters who get into trouble because of misunderstandings. Granted, Porky sometimes loses his temper which Goofy does not. But that’s just a difference between Disney and Warner characters; Disney characters are one-dimensional while Warner characters are two-dimensional. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/6 "2016-06-14T11:30:35Z")
[Beaky Buzzard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaky_Buzzard) The vulture. “I’mmm… bringing home a baby bumble bee…” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/7 "2016-06-14T12:00:25Z")
There was **Conrad the Sailor** , who AFAIK was in only one cartoon but sounded “exactly” like Goofy: > **[Conrad the Sailor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_the_Sailor)** > > Conrad the Sailor is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon supervised by Chuck Jones. The title character, Conrad the Cat, is voiced by Pinto Colvig and animated by the quintet (Jones’ regular animators, including Ben Washam). The other featured player is Daffy Duck, voiced as usual by Mel Blanc. > The story takes place aboard a battleship staffed by anthropomorphic cats (which strangely look more like dogs with their small ears), most of whom are singing "The Song of the Marines (Shovin' ... I looked this cartoon on YouTube, but found only a clip; maybe the full cartoon is buried deeper in the site. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/8 "2016-06-14T12:10:34Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > There was **Conrad the Sailor** , who AFAIK was in only one cartoon but sounded “exactly” like Goofy: > > [Conrad the Sailor - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_the_Sailor) > > I looked this cartoon on YouTube, but found only a clip; maybe the full cartoon is buried deeper in the site. He had the same voice actor as the original Goofy: [Pinto Colvig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_Colvig). My vote is for Porky. Note that his character changed over the years, from a shy schoolboy, to Elmer to Daffy, to the straight man to Daffy. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/9 "2016-06-14T12:10:41Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Elmer Fudd? I was thinking Elmer, too, especially since all three are connected in that trilogy of cartoons - “Duck! Rabbit! Duck!” “Rabbit Seasoning” and “Rabbit Fire.” Since Mickey, Donald, and Goofy form a trio for Disney, Elmer fills the role of the third character for W.B. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/10 "2016-06-14T13:03:11Z")
Elmer sometimes fills the villain role, though, whereas I don’t think Porky does, same as Goofy, Porky get s my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Gretchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/11 "2016-06-14T13:11:52Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Elmer sometimes fills the villain role, though, whereas I don’t think Porky does, same as Goofy, Porky get s my vote. That’s my thought, too. I’m looking for someone who is part of the trio of pals, not someone actively trying to kill them. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/12 "2016-06-14T13:21:35Z")
> [@Gretchion](#): > > That’s my thought, too. I’m looking for someone who is part of the trio of pals, not someone actively trying to kill them. Why should WB have a trio of pals at all? ---
**Author:** ![Gretchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/13 "2016-06-14T13:43:41Z")
n/m ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/14 "2016-06-14T13:48:01Z")
I’d say they are not a 1:1 replacement, but different aspects of each character are represented in different combinations. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/15 "2016-06-14T13:51:57Z")
There’s probably fan fic for that… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/16 "2016-06-14T14:37:26Z")
I’m going with Porky . . . in spite of (or because of) his penchant for not wearing pants in public. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/17 "2016-06-14T15:17:15Z")
Interestingly, Porky is conspicuously absent in this lineup of characters: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdVseljx2UU)☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/18 "2016-06-14T16:53:38Z")
You shouldn’t underestimate Porky’s status in the pantheon. He was one of the original Warner characters and its oldest star; he predated Daffy and Bugs. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/19 "2016-06-14T16:54:17Z")
> [@Gretchion](#): > > That’s my thought, too. I’m looking for someone who is part of the trio of pals, not someone actively trying to kill them. Wait - you think bugs and daffy are _ **pals** _ ?? ANd clearly - Pluto == Spike or Sylvester. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335/20 "2016-06-14T16:59:47Z")
sorry - Goofy == Spike or Sylvester. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-mickey-daffy-donald-____-goofy/757335.md?page=2)