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12-428: He first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century , directed by Chuck Jones as a spoof of the popular Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon science fiction serials of the 1930s, casting the brash, egomaniacal Daffy Duck as the hero of the story. The plot of the cartoon involves Duck Dodgers' search for the rare element Illudium Phosdex, "the shaving cream atom ",

24-626: A degree in communications from Wright State University in Dayton and studied design in college. In 2007, he designed the artwork for Puscifer 's album "V" Is for Vagina and currently sells some of his artwork on his personal website. Working as a wrestler and later a production assistant , he subsequently took up acting and began appearing in roles in 1997. To date, McClintock has appeared in ten pilots , starred in five network series , worked on several television films, and made well over 45 guest appearances on more than 25 different shows. He

36-549: Is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer on the Syfy series Warehouse 13 . McClintock was born in Canton, Ohio , and raised by his father Theodore "Ted" McClintock (died 2022). After his parents' divorce, he moved with his father to North Canton . After leaving St. Michael's Catholic School in the eighth grade, he attended North Canton Hoover High School. McClintock graduated with

48-527: Is known for his role in Syfy's Warehouse 13 . BuddyTV ranked him number eighty-two on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". McClintock later recurred on No Good Nick as Nick's incarcerated father, Tony Franzelli. He took on the role of a father whose teen son was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of brain cancer in Miracle at Manchester , which he also directed. He married Lynn Sanchez in 2005;

60-594: Is played during the Masquerade contest while the judges make their decisions annually. Dragon Con occurs every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia . The tradition was taken on by Dragon Con when Atlanta Fantasy Fair, a preceding Atlanta convention, became defunct. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dragon Con shifted to its first ever virtual convention, Dragon Con Goes Virtual. In keeping with tradition,

72-775: Is trying to solve the Earth's energy crisis (by blowing up the Earth); Marvin succeeds in launching his missile and at the end of the cartoon reminds everyone that it's only a cartoon. The third short, titled Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension , was a 3D cartoon released in 1996 to select venues, and had impressionist Joe Alaskey providing Duck Dodgers' voice. These included the flagship Warner Bros. Studio Store in Manhattan , and Warner Bros. Movie World theme parks on

84-534: The Gold Coast , Australia and in Bottrop-Kirchhellen , Germany. It included a range of interactive effects including a splash with water. Unlike the other Dodgers cartoons, Porky Pig did not appear. A fourth short, titled Superior Duck was released in 1996, with Frank Gorshin as Duck Dodgers. In this short, the character instead went by the name Superior Duck. A fifth short, titled Attack of

96-657: The Drones , was made in 2003 and featured Jeff Bennett as the voice of Duck Dodgers. This short was part of a series of new shorts, but because of the failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action , it was not released theatrically. However, the short was included as a special feature on disc two of The Essential Daffy Duck DVD set. In 2003, both Duck Dodgers and Marvin the Martian were featured on separate 1st Space Launch Squadron mission patches for that year's Mars Exploration Rover missions. The original Duck Dodgers cartoon

108-656: The Masquerade was held, though in virtual form. A ' sweded' version was produced by DragonConTV for Dragon Con Goes Virtual and included Kirk R. Thatcher , Neil Grayston , Chris Gauthier , Eddie McClintock , Victor Yerrid , Mark Meer , Raymond Carr, Garrett Wang , K`Tetch , and Bob Bergen . 1953 in film The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: United States unless stated Eddie McClintock Edward Theodore McClintock (born May 27, 1967)

120-483: The only remaining supply of which is on the mysterious " Planet X ". Just after Dodgers has claimed Planet X in the name of the Earth, Marvin the Martian lands on the same planet and claims it in the name of Mars . The stage is set for a battle of wits, not to mention various forms of weaponry, most of which tend to backfire comically on Dodgers. Considering the period in which the cartoon was produced (the Red Scare

132-640: Was a cast member on the sitcom Stark Raving Mad from 1999 to 2000, which won the People's Choice Award but was cancelled after one season. In 2006, he appeared on Desperate Housewives as Frank, the father of Gabrielle and Carlos' adoptive baby. He appeared as Special Agent Tim Sullivan in four episodes of Bones in 2007. He has also guest-starred on Sex and the City , My Boys , Felicity , Friends , Ned and Stacey , Less than Perfect , Better Off Ted , Monk , and The King of Queens . He

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144-546: Was in full swing during the 1950s era), some scholars have used the cartoon to parallel the supposed futility of the Cold War and the arms race . The second short, also produced by Chuck Jones and with Mel Blanc reprising his roles, was titled Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century and was released in 1980. The plot of this sequel cartoon was nearly a carbon copy of the original though this time, Marvin says he

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