Donald's Tire Trouble
- January 29, 1943 (1943-01-29)
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]
Plot
While speeding on the road, Donald Duck runs over a nail on a horseshoe 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, but he continues his trip undaunted on four flat tires.
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
Releases
- 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
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
References
- ^ 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
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the Internet Movie Database.
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the TCM Movie Database
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