I don't know if I
liked the toned down
Daffy, but I do sort of understand why they did it. Have you seen some of
Tex Avery's cartoons with Daffy in them? (
Tex being known for one of the most over the top animators of the Looney Toons gang.) I swear, if they'd been done in the
90's, even little kids would swear Daffy was a little too fond of the
acid.
On the other hand, if they hadn't toned him down, we would never have had the oh-so-perfect Rabbit Season! Duck Season! skit. That required a stability and finesse the earlier Daffy simply did not possess.