Tina Russo

Melissa Duck is a character who appeared in the 1950 Looney Tunes cartoon The Scarlet Pumpernickel, and later featured on the animated television series, Baby Looney Tunes voiced by Janyse Jaud.

Melissa is a comedian and enjoys making her friends laugh. However, her humor sometimes gets her in trouble when she crosses the line.

Many fans suspect that Melissa was invented for Baby Looney Tunes much in the same manner the character of Skeeter was invented for Muppet Babies — a result of the creators wanting more female characters. This, however, is not true. Melissa actually appeared in two Looney Tunes shorts as Daffy Duck's girlfriend — namely Chuck Jones' The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950) and Robert McKimson's Muscle Tussle (1953). With one cartoon for Daffy Duck's Quackbuster's, The Duxorcist In these three cartoons, Melissa is an adult.

Melissa was apparently the inspiration for the Shirley the Loon character on Tiny Toon Adventures. They are similar-looking female waterfowls with a romantic interest in the Daffy Duck/Plucky Duck character. In the new looney tunes show she is potrayed as Tina Russo Duck. She is best freinds with Lola Bunny and now as brown hair and pale yellow feathers.