Classic 3-D Disney Animation
Just as the fad was taking off, Walt Disney released two cartoons in 3-D in 1953.
Tag Archives: Donald Duck
Donald Duck in “The Plastics Inventor” (1944)
Not only an entertaining and well-made cartoon, it also has several unusual points of historical interest.
In His Own Words: Oliver Wallace on “Der Fuehrer’s Face”
The iconic theme song of the only animated cartoon for which Donald Duck won an Academy Award. How Oliver Wallace wrote the song, Der Fuehrer’s Face.
When’s Your Birthday?
Tuesday the 9th of June, as Disney fans know, is Donald Duck’s birthday. Right? Well… maybe.
The Carl Fallberg Book That Never Was
Veteran story man Carl Fallberg was planning a book about his career at Disney, but never lived to see it finished. Who knows whatever happened to all that raw research material?
Donald the Educator
Short-tempered, selfish, vengeful, mischievous – and yet, beginning in the 1940s, Donald Duck found himself cast in the role of an educator. How did this happen?
Happy Henfruit Pt. 7: “Eggs-istentialism”
Origin stories are a dime a dozen for superheroes. Having multiple such tales for a barnyard fowl is a bit rarer. This post, as Rod Serling might say, is submitted for your approval…
Spike the Bee
Spike the Bee is an appealing little character who appeared in a supporting role in several Disney animated shorts released during the 1950s. Here’s his story.
Postwar Donald
After World War II, the Donald Duck cartoons rolled on uninterrupted, reflecting the new reality in which the artists—and humanity at large—found themselves.
The Unlucky Duck
The Disney writers saddled Donald with a particular affliction: he was prone to bad luck. In fact, Bill Cottrell suggested to Walt Disney that Donald’s “birthday” could be celebrated on Friday the 13th.
