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The great detective Duck Twacy must get to the bottom of a sudden rash of stolen piggy banks in the Looney Tunes animated short The Great Piggy Bank Robbery. Naturally, Duck Twacy is actually Daffy Duck, who, after being hit on the head while reading a Dick Tracy comic book, now imagines himself inside the story. Daffy's quest to find the missing piggy banks -- which, of course, doesn't really begin until after his own bank has disappeared -- leads him to the secret hideout of an evil gang, which he recognizes thanks to the neon sign flashing "Gangster Hideout." Director Robert Clampett and writer Warren Foster affectionately parody the famed Chester Gould comic strip, especially its collection of oddball villains, as Daffy goes up against such bad guys as: Snake Eyes, the man with dice for eyes; Bat Man, a giant baseball bat with arms and legs; Neon Noodle, who is made entirely of neon light; 88 Teeth, the man with piano keys for teeth; and Rubberhead, who stammers "I'm gonna rub you out" before nearly erasing Daffy out of the cartoon. Also notable is a cameo appearance by Porky Pig, who appears in disguise, wearing a false mustache.