A Day in the Life of Donald Duck

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"A Day in the Life of Donald Duck"
Disneyland episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Original air dateFebruary 1, 1956 (1956-02-01)
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"A Day in the Life of Donald Duck" is a 1956 episode of the Disneyland TV show. [1] As the name of the episode implies, viewers experience Donald Duck himself as he struggles through a typical day at the Walt Disney Studios. In the process, he meets up with Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, the Mouseketeers and even his own voice, Clarence Nash. This episode introduces a song about Donald, "Quack, Quack, Quack, Donald Duck."

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Home media

The film was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946 . [2]

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References

  1. Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 100, 522. ISBN   0-7868-6359-5.
  2. "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.