Donald's Penguin

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Donald's Penguin
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack King
Story byCarl Barks
Produced by Walt Disney
Music by Oliver Wallace
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • May 16, 1939 (1939-05-16)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Donald's Penguin is a Donald Duck animated Technicolor short film by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Jack King, which was originally released on May 16, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures. [1] [2] The story was written by Carl Barks. [3]

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Plot

Donald Duck adopts a cute and feisty baby penguin called Tootsie. Tootsie is a gift from the unseen character Admiral Bird. At first, surprised that his charge is a baby penguin, Donald grows fond of her, but when he mistakenly thought she ate his three goldfish, Donald becomes angry and spanks Tootsie. Only does he spot the mistake when the three fish emerge from their castle, looking just as angry as Tootsie. Hurt and cross over Donald's rashness, Tootsie isn't willing to forgive him, even when an embarrassed Donald takes off his hat and said "let bygones be bygones". To make amends for his mistake, He decides to feed Tootsie a catfish from the refrigerator, only to find that Tootsie is hiding inside the fish tank and eating the three goldfish. Enraged, Donald chases her through the house. During the chase, Tootsie eludes him by sliding under a chest and presumably putting a mousetrap underneath, which catches Donald's fingers. After Tootsie steals the catfish from him, Donald ultimately decides he has had enough of the penguin's shenanigans. The enraged duck corners her near the closet, pointing his double-barreled shotgun at the frightened Tootsie, threatening to kill her, but before he can deliver the coup de grace, his conscience and the sight of a scared and crying Tootsie reminds him why he shouldn't harm her. Full of remorse over what he was about to do, Donald settles down the gun and cries. As he laments, his gun falls down suddenly. An alarmed Donald tries to stop the gun from falling but is too late to prevent it from firing a hole in the wall, with Tootsie nowhere in sight. Horrified, Donald frantically looks for Tootsie through the pile of rubble. Suddenly, Tootsie reveals herself to be alive and well, having retreated to the closet in the nick of time. An overjoyed and relieved Donald hugs her. Tootsie forgives the teary-eyed duck by snuggling him before falling asleep in his arms. Donald then looks at the camera and smiles.

Adaptation

While finishing developing the short, newspapers in portions of the United States introduced the "new" Tootsie character on April 15, 1939 listing as "oblivious" to Donald's feelings. The first few theaters would run the short a month later. [4]

Voice cast

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941 . [5]

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References

  1. ↑ ""Donald's Penguin" released in first few theaters in U.S." The Ithaca Journal . May 17, 1939.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Andrae 2006, pp. 279–280.
  4. ↑ "Tootsie the Penguin introduced to the world of Disney". The Miami News. April 15, 1939.
  5. ↑ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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