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The Wise Little Hen (1934)
The short that marks the animated debut of Donald Duck! Amazing how even in his first appearance, he’s still a little piece of shit. You’d never had guess he’d become the icon he would be today. Honestly, I love how narrow and dorky looking his original design was. The animal noises paired with the lines were really cute but, aside from it’s status in Donald Duck history, this short isn’t really that note worthy compared to the other Silly Symphony shorts released at the time.
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The Hockey Champ (1936)
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Modern Inventions (1937)
I feel really bad about giving this such a low rating; Considering that this was essentially Carl Bark’s first ever direct contribution to the Donald Duck but I did not enjoy watching Donald being manhandled or, more accurately, robot-handled. The liminal retro-futuristic museum is a neat vibe but the fact it’s paired with scenes of Donald being cuffed and knocked around by these mechanical beings leaves a really bad ick with me. This episode has a DeviantArt feel to it. Yes, the bad kind. Which is quite a shame because I love the gag of Donald constantly replacing his stolen hats and being a penny pinching cheapskate. Gonna head cannon that Scrooge taught him the coin tied to a string trick lol.
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Donald's Nephews (1938)
The episode that debuted Huey, Louie, and Dewey. It also mentions Della Duck in passing with the defunct name of “Dumbella”. Despite being mostly incomprehensible, Clarence Nash’s voice has always scratched a certain part of my brain. It’s really cute how Donald makes an attempt to maintain his composer and be patient with the boys. Although I wished the nephews had a personality outside of terrorizing Donald, this short serves as a good introduction to their dynamic and kinda justification for Donald’s stern approach to the boys.
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Polar Trappers (1938)
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Donald's Pinguin (1939)
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Chef Donald (1941)
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Truant Officer Donald (1941)
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Saludos Amigos (1942)
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Donald's Snow Fight (1943)
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The Three Caballeros (1944)
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Blame It On The Samba (1948)
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Three For Breakfast (1948)
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Donald's Happy Birthday (1949)
This was was honestly really cute. I love how one of the boys attempts the same coin trick Donald does in Modern Inventions. This short is one of the very few instances where the nephews try to be nice to be Donald. It is also the few ones Donald gets a one up on the boys, for better or worse. The only reason this is in B tier is the fact that the ending made me really sad.
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Toy Tinkers (1949)
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Trick Or Treat (1952)
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Donald's Diary (1954)
Ah yes, the short that inspired Daisy Duck’s look in the Ducktales (2017) Reboot and I am forever grateful for it. I absolutely adore the art direction. From the carefully curated color pallet to the stylish hannah-barbara-esque backgrounds (There’s a proper name for this style I’m sure but I cannot remember it right now). Another Daisy Duck Slay!!! Also Donald Duck enlisting in the military to avoid marriage is really funny to me.
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Ducktales (2017)
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