Walt Disney's "The Donald Duck Story" Season 1 Ep 4

From Season 1 of Walt Disney's Disneyland Anthology program we have Episode 4: The Donald Duck Story which originally aired on November 17th, 1954. Walt Disney explains the creation of Donald Duck, using a scrapbook filled with highlights of Donald's career. Edited due to copyright are the following shorts: Orphans' Benefit (Walt Disney Treasures DVD: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Vol. 2), Honey Harvester (Walt Disney Treasures DVD: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 3), Tea for Two Hundred (Walt Disney Treasures DVD: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 2), Donald's Dream Voice (Walt Disney Treasures DVD: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 3), and Three for Breakfast (Walt Disney Treasures DVD: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 3).

[@mickeymouseclub333]

I love seeing Walt interact with his characters

[@keepingwaltindisney]

So entertaining!!! Love it!

[@petergriffin1331]

Unique and marvelous to see something like that:the character talking with their own creator...hard work yet wonderful to admire...like a sort of contact among the child and their own father

[@14ls98]

I wish there were some film footage of Walt talking to Mickey same as he did with Donald.

[@dinkyrobb9993]

This year in 2024 Donald Duck is celebrate 90th birthday for June 9th.

[@matthewhahn1132]

True answer is yes

[@savagewolver8541]

Walt had the patience of a saint to deal with all this nonsense. He truly was an amazing person.

[@keepingwaltindisney]

His writers did good by him!

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

"DONALD AND DAFFY"... MY TWO FAVORITE DUCKS ❣️

[@briandonegan8480]

"The Gable of our stable" is very high praise especially back then.

[@michaelharrington4503]

The footage of Donald as a cowboy was featured in a compilation film released overseas called "Donald Duck Goes West". It is used to segue into "Two-Gun Goofy", one of the featured cartoons.

[@harrygardner7257]

Disney was in it’s prime throughout the 50’s and 60’s

[@andrewpotts]

3:10 Just the image of a pig making that sound is hilarious.

[@Blazcowitz1943]

"Regardless of what language he speaks, nobody can understand him."

[@coledenny40]

And that’s how Donald Duck was Born!

[@ArttuTheCat]

"Oh, Phooey!" 😹👍

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 90th anniversary donald duck!!!(love to see this come back with the disney animators interacting with the characters in documentaries.:3)

[@jamieimai9328]

1st comment yay! Also, super upload & happy anniversary, Donald Duck! Record 💿 flashback transition: “Mary 👩 had a little 🐑 lamb. It’s was 🌨️white as ❄️snow. Quack 🦆! 🦆 quack! 🦆 Quack! Oh, 👍 Yeah!? What’s The big 💡 idea?” @ 2:04-2:23. Goofy Holler @ 22:45. Subtitles for Donald Duck @ 19:13 & 19:42. Another Duck Tracy @ 15:49. International comic books featuring Walt Disney’s Donald Duck @ 11:16. Chinamen stereotype gag in “Three For Breakfast” @ 22:54 & 23:00. Donald sings “When You Wish Upon A Star” for the second time @ 15:12 in his natural voice yet. The 1st time he sings that song is “Donald’s Dilemma”. Also, Chip N Dale sing that song, too, along with Donald Duck’s banjo-playing, mystery-solving & rooting-rooting cowboy skills @ 21:01-21:19. Young Again & The Pointer Sisters music video sent me @ 15:47-15:53.

[@vintagetvandexciting]

Furthermore, Donald will be 90 this year, yay!

[@jamieimai9328]

@@vintagetvandexcitingjust wow!

[@eliassmeke3991]

Happy 😃 90th Birthday 🥳 Donald Duck (1934-2024)

[@elchanchopato9601]

Love how overly romantized the creation of Donald is portrayed here. In reality, and before becoming Disney's secondary cartoon star, Donald was created at first as just a secondary character in The Wise Little Hen (1934), an adaptation of the fable of The Little Red Hen. Said original story already had a duck character, so no ape, zebra, elephant, seal nor any other exotic animal was considered first as a character that would have Clarence Nash's iconic voice.

[@kemostar13]

Donald duck best duck ❤disney

[@jamircox8458]

Happy 90th Birthday Donald Duck and Happy National Donald Duck day 🦆🎂🎆🎆🎆🎆

[@fattuscattus2200]

Really dig the amount of cameos in this one You got the Crocodile from Peter Pan at 3:03 At 6:30 there’s Willie the Giant from “Mickey and the Beanstalk” and Pete is next to him, idk if the Moose was ever in a cartoon and I don’t know what that thing on Willie’s right even is And during the lineup bit at 8:29 you got the Gorilla from “Donald and the Gorilla” (a clip of him plays at 6:38) the Wolf from “Peter and the Wolf” (not a Donald short but he does show up at 6:52) the Crocodile from “Don’s Fountain of Youth” I’m guessing it’s him since he shows up at 6:48), Lumpjaw from “Bongo” (again not a Donald short but it looks just like him) and Pete again. Idk about the Moose and the Lion, I’m sure they’re a reference to something but idk what

[@michaelharrington4503]

I'm not sure if it's that particular moose, but Mickey, Donald and Goofy did go moose-hunting once ("Moose Hunters" from 1937), which naturally didn't go over well. As for what's beside Willie, it looks like the Reluctant Dragon! And if you look carefully at the bottom of that picture beneath the moose, you'll see an alligator that clearly looks like one of the ones from the "Dance of the Hours" segment of "Fantasia".

[@andy_boisky4325]

Poor Donald got hunted by so many beast characters, all sound alike (Jim MacDonald)😅

[@Coco071]

DONALD HAS HAIR AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@GenieGoof]

3:03 This crocodile resembles Tick-Tock from Peter Pan.

[@keepingwaltindisney]

“Never smile at a crocodile….” - Henry Calvin. 😉

[@andy_boisky4325]

German, swedish, dutch. Here we call him "Kalle Anka"

[@victorbjorgman2002]

Happy Birthday to Donald Duck!!!

[@ArttuTheCat]

In Finland 🇫🇮, DONALD DUCK is known as AKU ANKKA. 😺👍

[@vintagetvandexciting]

Out of the four realms, which is your favorite "land"?

[@keepingwaltindisney]

Frontierland hands down! I love all the frontier series like Elfego Baca, Andy Burnett, Zorro, Texas John Slaughter, Daniel Boone to name a few!!! I’m a die hard live-action film and TV fan!

[@TheLittleOsmondsFan13]

Great, it was so funny

[@susancorvalan6765]

Pato Donald y Mickey Raton!

[@ericurbane99]

you know since this episode is in black and white they should have used the 1934 version of orphan's benefit, the colors prints should use the 1941 version.

[@keepingwaltindisney]

@@ericurbane99 Send an email to Jack Hannah! Lol….I just post what was originally produced!

[@telluridegorbachev5714]

❤❤

[@stephanierobson1051]

Happy Birthday Donald duck 90 years is Amazing have a Magical Birthday Donald duck hugs and Kiss 💋 Steph 16:22🎨Steph 16:46

[@user-gd4wt6oi7y]

😊❤

[@matthewhahn1132]

Poor Donald Duck get very bad day

[@antoniogirgenti9738]

15:50 21:13 Don't we all know it. 😏

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

Why Does Everyone Think Donald Duck Is Much Better Than Mickey Mouse? Mickey’s The One Who Started It All Back In The 1920s When He Made His First Debut In The Walt Disney Black And White Sound Cartoon “Steamboat Willie”, And It All Started With A Mouse.

[@keepingwaltindisney]

@@jonathanfindlay5356 if one person thinks Mickey is better your theory is refuted. I personally prefer Donald….

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

@@keepingwaltindisney Well You See Mickey Has Been Around For 95 Years When Walt Disney Created Him When He Was Travelling On The Train 🚂 Back To Los Angeles From New York, Until Walt’s Wife Lillian Gave Mickey’s Name To That Little Mouse. You Know Walt Created Mickey Because He Captures Everyone’s Eyes And Will Always Been In Our Hearts, Walt Said “During The Last Few Years We’ve Ventured Into A Lot Of Different Fields, And We’ve Had The Opportunity To Meet And Work With A Lot Of Wonderful People. I Only Hope That We Never Lose Sight Of One Thing - That It Was All Started By A Mouse.”

[@mintychustarclan7381]

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