"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date August 11, 1939

Running Time 7:45

Synopsis

Donald receives a strange gift; Tootsie, a baby penguin, who turns out to be more trouble than she is worth.

Characters

Donald Duck

Tootsie

Credits

Director : Jack King

Animation

Jack Hannah

Al Eugster

Paul Allen

Story : Carl Barks

Cut Scenes

A scenes where a gun discharges after falling from Donald's lap was cut out at one time.

Videos

Germany

Donald Ich bin der Größte

France

Donald Vendette et Television

Italy

La Storia de Paperino

Laserdiscs

Japan

This is Your Life, Donald Duck

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Volume 1 : (1934-1941)

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #54 : More Goin' to the Birds

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 36

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 14

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ajisai : A very sweet little short, although the scene with Donald pointing a shotgun at the penguin is really random and scary! But it has a cute ending, and is one of my favs.

From Julie Arsenault : Donald's my favorite Disney character, and this is one of favorite shorts from the 1930s. In this short Donald dosen't get just an Ostrich (Donald's Ostrich); but a Penguin. I have ordered "The Chronological Donald Duck #1" on DVD from Amazon.ca, and this short is on it. Like all theatrical short I've watched, it's both cute and funny at the same time.

The funny parts is when Tootsie (the Penguin) woke up with a start, and slaps Donald on the face. And also every time Donald turns around, the goldfishes disappear suddenly. The sweet part is when Donald just can't shoot Tootsie (for eating the goldfishes),and when the gun accidentally fell and blasted the wall, Donald thought the gun shot Tootsie and he looks for her; but she was really hiding in the closet, Donald found her, and all was forgiven.

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