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 |
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
[edit]Donald Duck is happily driving along the road in his car when he suddenly gets a flat tire. Confident in his mechanical skills, he sets out to change the tire—but things quickly spiral into chaos.
As Donald struggles to remove the old tire, everything seems to go wrong. He fights with the jack, which refuses to cooperate, and wrestles with the lug nuts, which won’t budge. When he finally manages to get the tire off, he faces an even greater challenge: putting the new tire on!
His short temper gets the best of him as the tire bounces away, causing Donald to chase after it in frustration. In the end, after many failures and a lot of angry quacking, Donald finally succeeds—only for something unexpected to go wrong again!
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 June 6, 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 February 13, 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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