Johnny Hollyday

Johnny Hollyday
Character
Johnny in Episode 1
Species	Duck
Birthplace	Breed Rietland
First appearance	Episode 1
Character Model Sheet number	6/1
Character Model Sheet name	2 Kemphanen
Name in different languages
Dutch name	Unnamed
Japanese name	Unnamed
German name	Unnamed
English name	Unnamed

Likely born in Breed Rietland, Johnny Hollyday, also known as one of the Kemphanen, fights with Henri Dropshot over Anna van de Polder, another resident of the Plaspoelpolder.

Appearance

He is a duck of regular size, with long black hair drooping over his face and tired eyes. He wears a dark leather jacket adorned with metal studs, along with a red, glossy motorcycle helmet featuring a white finish and a dark blue brim. The helmet lacks a visor, but Hollyday instead wears goggles.

Underneath his leather jacket, he wears a red-and-white striped shirt and no pants. The leather jacket appears slightly oversized for him. On his character sheet, he is depicted sporting a cigarette.

Personality

Hollyday is a classic biker duck, riding his motorcycle across the dykes of the Plaspoelpolder, showing little concern for the disruption he causes. He is indifferent to the quietness of the polder and unconcerned about the environmental impact of his motorcycle’s exhaust fumes. His demeanor is tough and dispassionate, maintaining his composure even while brawling with Henri Dropshot.

In the animated version of this scene, Hollyday doesn't have any dialogue, whereas in the book De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak, he engages in conversation while attempting to court Anna van de Polder. He casually refers to her as "Annie" and "cherry" without her consent, showing a disregard for her feelings.

Storyline

While Henri Dropshot is attempting to court Anna van de Polder in the Plaspoelpolder, Johnny rides by on his motorcycle over the dyke to divert Anna’s attention away from Dropshot. In the book De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak, Hollyday tries to persuade Anna to hop onto his motorcycle and ride with him to Plaspoelpark to eat cherries. Dropshot, however, refuses to let this happen and starts brawling with Hollyday.

In both Droom and De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen, the fight results in them rolling off the dyke into a ditch. In the Alfred J. Kwak animated series, Johan Sebastiaan Kwak joyfully kisses both Dropshot and Hollyday after his own courtship of Anna has been met with approval.

After Henk de Mol recounts these events to Johan and Anna’s son years later, Alfred Jodocus Kwak, Hollyday and Dropshot reappear in his dream, still fighting in the same ditch.

Johnny Hollyday on his motor bike

Voice actors

Japanese	¦	???	¦	Unnamed
Dutch	¦	???	¦	Johnny Hollyday
German	¦	???	¦	Unnamed
English	¦	???	¦	Unnamed

Appearances

TV Series

• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1

Books

• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1 (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven (1991) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1 (2006) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek (2010) (Dutch)

Production background

Johnny Hallyday performing on stage in Milan in 1973. Could be the inspiration for Johnny Hollyday's name.

Johnny Hollyday is one of the kemphanen mentioned in the original outline written by Herman van Veen for the production of episode 1 of the animated series. The term kemphanen (singular: kemphaan) has a double meaning in Dutch. It literally refers to the Ruff, a species of wading bird, but is also commonly used to describe two individuals who are frequently in conflict or rivalry. It is likely that this term was intended to be taken both figuratively and literally in the series. Johnny Hollyday (6/1) shared his Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak character sheet page with the other 'kemphaan,' Henri Dropshot (7/1). The character sheet was made in april of 1988. In his character sheet, Hollyday is shown smoking a cigarette. Also his goggles don't appear in his character sheet and his helmet is unfastened, with a brown strap hanging from it.

Hollyday doesn’t get any dialogue in the animated version of events, but he does utter some noises during the fight. This makes it difficult to define which voice actors voices this character in the different regional variations.

In the book De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak, Johnny Holliday and Henri Dropshot were given their names, as they were not named in the animated series. The name Johnny Hollyday, could be a reference to Johnny Hallyday, the famous French rock and roll singer. Hallyday was widely known as the "French Elvis".