Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943.[1] The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.[2]
| Donald's Tire Trouble | |
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| Directed by | Dick Lundy |
| Story by | Carl Barks Harry Reeves |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson |
| Layouts by | Kendall O'Connor |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
While speeding on the road, Donald Duck runs over a nail on a horseshoe ("Good luck! Bah!") causing it to pop his tire, necessitating its replacement with the car's spare. He encounters difficulty lifting the car with his jack, removing the damaged tire, inflating it and repairing it with a patch. All four tires immediately pop once he resumes driving (he rants out "Retreads!" and blows a fuse), but he continues his trip undaunted on four flats tires.
Voice cast edit
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
Releases edit
- 1943 – theatrical release
- c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #34: "Automobiles" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #36 (TV)
- 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.56: "Wartime Disney" (TV)
- 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #26 (TV)
- 2019 – Disney+ (streaming)
Home media edit
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.[3]
Additional releases include:
- 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Shull, Michael S. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945, McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0-7864-1555-X
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links edit
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the Internet Movie Database.
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the TCM Movie Database
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