Character Relationship Map: Design for Leaving

Characters

• Daffy Duck / Delivery Guy / Mechanical Dog (played by Mel Blanc) — protagonist

  A persuasive salesman for Acme Future-Antic Push-Button Home of Tomorrow Appliances who tricks Elmer into leaving so he can install a chaotic array of malfunctioning household gadgets. He demonstrates...

• Elmer Fudd (played by Arthur Q. Bryan) — protagonist

  The homeowner who falls victim to Daffy's high-pressure sales pitch and the subsequent installation of a disastrous automated home system. After enduring comedic appliance malfunctions, he retaliates...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Daffy Duck / Delivery Guy / Mechanical Dog → Elmer Fudd (Professional Salesman And Prospective Customer) — Daffy uses a sales pitch to turn Elmer into a reluctant customer.

  Daffy is identified as a persuasive salesman who enters Elmer's home to offer a free trial of Acme household appliances.

Story Analysis

A pushy salesman transforms a homeowner's house into an automated nightmare, only to become the target of the homeowner's revenge.

Plot Progression

1. The Salesman Takes Over — Daffy offers Elmer a free appliance trial and forces him to leave for Duluth. With the homeowner gone, Daffy begins an unauthorized remodeling operation.
2. A House Full Of Trouble — Elmer returns to a residence packed with chaotic and malfunctioning devices. Daffy presents the appliances as improvements while the home becomes increasingly absurd.
3. Buttons And Disasters — Daffy demonstrates the automated controls and warns Elmer away from the red button. Wallpaper removal, bricked windows, and the robotic fireman intensify Elmer's anger.
4. The Homeowner Strikes Back — Elmer buys a machine to remove Daffy and kicks him from the property. He then presses the red button, lifting the house into the air and leaving Daffy to sell another solution.