1940

 

MR. DUCK STEPS OUT
Donald Duck's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy but the nephews keep interfering.
Comments:
Barks served as Story Director. Harry Reeves, Jack Hannah, Milt Schaeffer and Charles Couch were storymen.
First cartoon appearance of Daisy Duck, if one does not count the Mickey Mouse cartoon
Don Donald from 1937, in which Daisy was called Donna.
Strangely, Daisy's voice is identical to Donald's.
BONE TROUBLE
Pluto steals Butch's bone and gets chased into a carnival hall of mirrors. Allthough he is frightened by the distorted images, he uses them to his advantage to escape from the bulldog.
Comments:
Barks worked with Jack Kinney.
Barks' first cartoon starring Pluto.
PUT-PUT TROUBLES
Pluto tangles with a spring coil on land while Donald Duck has trouble starting the outboard motor on his boat. In the finale, the motor clamps on to Donald's tail and drags Pluto surfboard style.
Comments:
Barks probably did not draw the storyboard sketches.
DONALD'S VACATION
Donald Duck sets up camp in the great outdoors to find peace and relaxation only to have problems with his folding equipment, chipmunks who steal his food and a hungry bear.
Comments:
Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
For some reason, the very start of Donald's paddling his canoe was cut off.
WINDOW CLEANERS
Donald Duck is having enough trouble with his helper, Pluto, washing the windows of a tall building when a bee, goaded by Donald, enters the scene and causes total disaster.
Comments:
Barks worked with Jack Hannah.
THE FIRE CHIEF
Fire chief Donald Duck sets fire to his own station house and tries to put it out with a little help from his nephews. When Donald mistakingly attaches the water hose to the gasoline supply, the station and the fire truck explodes.
Comments:
Barks worked with Jack Hannah, Harry Reeves, Homer Brightman and Gilles de Trémaudan.

 

 

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