History WesternAnimation / MuscleTussle

* OutclassedAtTheGym: A bodybuilder runs away with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck's girlfriend, and a SnakeOilSalesman fools him into taking a concoction named Atomcol (10% pure tap water, 90% hot mustard) that supposedly gives him super strength. Filled with fake confidence, Daffy dares the bodybuilder to a series of strength demonstrations, such as bending a pipe around a pole, smashing a rock with a hammer, or chewing an iron chain, all of which Daffy [[EpicFail fails spectacularly]]. Daffy (in an odd way) gets his girlfriend back, however, when he lifts the fake 5,000-pound weight (actually painted balloons) the salesman tricked him with. The bodybuilder tries to lift them, but lifts so hard he launches himself up in the air, landing so hard he ends up squashed down to half his height. ("Y'all can call me Shorty.")

* OutclassedAtTheGym: A bodybuilder runs away with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck's girlfriend, and a SnakeOilSalesman fools him into taking a concoction named Atomcol (10% pure tap water, 90% hot mustard) that supposedly gives him super strength. Filled with fake confidence, Daffy dares the bodybuilder to a series of strength demonstrations, such as bending a pipe around a pole, smashing a rock with a hammer, or chewing an iron chain, all of which Daffy [[EpicFail fails spectacularly]]. Daffy gets his, however, when he lifts the fake 5,000-pound weight (actually painted balloons) the salesman tricked him with. The bodybuilder tries to lift them, but lifts so hard he launches himself up in the air, landing so hard he ends up squashed down to half his height. ("Y'all can call me Shorty.")

Released as Daffy was right in the middle of his transition from manic/crazy to scheming/greedy, the cartoon sees him with an unusually calm disposition. It also stands as a rare example of Daffy being given somewhat of an underdog role. In it, he's at the beach taking photos with his girlfriend. Suddenly, a large muscly duck ([[FanNickname named "Hunky Duck" on the cartoon's [=IMDB=] page]]) comes and woos his girlfriend. After she leaves Daffy for Hunky due to the former's inability to stand up to the latter, Daffy is conned by a [[Creator/WCFields W.C. Fields-like]] salesman into taking a muscle-building tonic called "Atomcol." The drug is clearly useless, but it does give Daffy the confidence to partake in a number of strength challenges with Hunky to prove himself to his girlfriend.

* PetTheDog: One of the few 1950's shorts where Daffy gets the best of his foe in the end (even though it was mostly through dumb luck).

* TeethFlying: One of the challenges involves chewing a metal chain and spitting out nails. Unfortunately, when Daffy chews his chain, he spits out his own teeth instead (he's even revealed to have a GoldTooth).