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Donald's Tire Trouble
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Wikipedia article
'Donald's Tire Trouble' is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943. The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.Shull, Michael S. 'Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945', McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 60.
Plot
While speeding on the road, Donald Duck runs over a nail on a horseshoe ("Good luck! Bah!") causing it to pop his tire, necessitating its replacement with the car's spare. He encounters difficulty lifting the car with his jack, removing the damaged tire, inflating it and repairing it with a patch. Unfortunately for him, all four tires immediately pop once he resumes driving (he rants out "Retreads!" and blows a fuse), but he continues his trip undaunted on four flats.
Voice cast
* Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
Releases
* 1943 – theatrical release
* c. 1972 – 'The Mouse Factory', episode #34: "Automobiles" (TV)
* c. 1983 – 'Good Morning, Mickey!', episode #36 (TV)
* 1997 – 'The Ink and Paint Club', episode #1.56: "Wartime Disney" (TV)
* 2011 – 'Have a Laugh!', episode #26 (TV)
Home media
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on 'Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946'.
Additional releases include:
* 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)
See also
* List of World War II short films
* Porky's Tire Trouble
References
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