Carl Barks
very rarely took time out for vacations. From the beginning
of his adult life with the Disney Ducks he was so dedicated to his
stories - and later on, his paintings - that he did not feel that
he had time to spare for long vacations. Instead, he and his
landscape painting wife, Garé, drove out on day trips to relax a
bit, although Garé always carried her sketching material with
her just in case!
But if Barks did not take vacations, that did not stop him from
sending his Ducks on them. He gave Donald and the nephews
lots of vacations, and below are a sampling of many of the them.
They are shown in chronological order.
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WDCS083
- 1947 Donald
looks forward to staying in bed for his holidays
but he is constantly pestered by aggressive
salesmen.
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WDCS110
- 1949 Donald
goes to bring his nephews back from summer camp
but they have decided to play Goldilocks and the
Three Bears. Real bears get involved!
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WDCS112
- 1950 The
nephews want to skate but Donald makes them go
down south with him. There they trick Donald into
believing that he has been sleeping for twenty
years!
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VP1 -
1950 VACATION
TIME
Donald and the nephews are on vacation in the
deep woods and Donald tries to take pictures of a
deer. The deer is not that cooperative...
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WDCS137
- 1951 Donald
has earned a tidy sum from his song 'The
Screaming Cowboy' and he plays it constantly at
the jukebox in the resort hotel. With
catastrophic results!
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WDCS142
- 1952 Donald
wants a quiet vacation along with his nephews so
he rents a houseboat.
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WDCS167
- 1954 Donald
wants to catch the biggest salmon in a contest in
order to win a Snobmobile. But Gladstone is in
the contest too...
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WDCS168
- 1954 The
nephews' mascot - the chipmunk Cheltenham -
annoys Donald and he decides to get even. Using
alligators!
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WDCS170
- 1954 Donald
encourages the nephews to study the industrious
ants and their way of life but they end up taking
the wind out of his sails.
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WDCS177
- 1955 Vacation
at last! The nephews want to go to the mountains
but Donald longs for the beach. A trip inside a
diving sphere makes him change his mind.
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WDCS191
- 1956 Donald
is vacationing in the deep woods and he uses a
scintillator to learn the whereabouts of the
nephews. But it only functions if it is turned on...
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SF -
1959 FUN?
WHAT'S THAT?
Scrooge and Gyro has never been on a vacation but
now the doctor demands that they do. But it is
not that simple for the two gentlemen to just
relax...
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WDCS248
- 1961 THE
TERRIBLE TOURIST
Donald is visiting Hondorica where he sees a
beautiful señorita who he tries to court. But
her father doesn't approve...
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WDCS262
- 1962 WAY
OUT YONDER
Donald and the nephews spend their holidays in
the desert where they hope to find some valuable
old fossils. A midget motor-bike catches Donald's
eye...
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WDCS273
- 1963 A
DUCK'S-EYE VIEW OF EUROPE
Donald is on a tightly scheduled tour through
Europe but he gets left behind. Now he has to
catch up with his fellow travellers!
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WDCS312
- 1966 THE
NOT-SO-ANCIENT MARINER
Donald wins a free sea cruise and the lovely
Daisy is on board as well. So is Gladstone...
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Here
are two links to more stories about the Ducks and
their leisure time:
The Holiday Stories and The Christmas Stories
| http://www.cbarks.dk/THEVACATIONS.htm |
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Date 2004-05-05 |
