Disney’s “Donald’s Better Self” (1938)
Today’s breakdown features a clash between right and wrong – with Donald Duck! Originally intended as a Silly Symphony, the idea evolved into a Duck cartoon, initially titled “Good and Evil”.
Tag Archives: Donald Duck
In His Own Words: Donald Duck
One of my favorite episodes of the Disney weekly television show was A Day in the Life of Donald Duck (1956) where Clarence Nash meets Donald Duck in his office at the Disney Studio.
Animation Anecdotes #241
The Secret Origin of Huey, Dewey and Louie: they sprang from the daily Donald Duck comic strip drawn by Al Taliaferro.
Disney’s “Trick or Treat” (1952)
Released 1952 and directed by Jack Hannah, the Donald Duck short “Trick or Treat” has become a annual holiday classic. Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about the film – but were too “scared” to ask!
Animated Safety Films
This week, I’m taking a serious interest in all of your safety with these films that just happened to be animated. The animation this time, unlike most of what I…
“Cartoon Show” Memories
We’re all tired at Thunderbean as we get all the Van Beuren Classics orders out the door, late but happily on their way. As I’ve been cleaning up archives and…
The Projector from “The Three Caballeros” (1945)
For nearly four decades, I have written articles about Disney and animation for magazines, books and websites. Sometimes the character or film has been written about so many times that…
Fred’s Second Anniversary Post
My columns on French theatrical animated features have ended just in time to celebrate my second anniversary on Jerry’s Cartoon Research. My first column appeared here on March 14, 2013;…
Animation Anecdotes #187
Bugs Bunny’s Girlfriend. There was a 1945 New York Times newspaper article where animation legend Friz Freleng was quoted as saying “We don’t want to give him (Bugs Bunny) a…
Animation Anecdotes #181
Donald’s Fighting Pose. In the earliest Donald Duck cartoons, the little quacker was quite pugnacious and audiences immediately laughed when he took his fighting pose. That pose was created by…
