"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date January 10, 1941

Running Time 8:03

Synopsis

Donald steals Pete's supper, so Pete puts him to work as a lumberjack to work for his food; a job that Donald does not exactly relish.

Characters

Donald Duck

Pete

Credits

Director : Jack King

Animation

Ed Love

Paul Allen

Story

Carl Barks

Jack Hannah

Videos

United States

The Importance of Being Donald

Germany

Donald Duck's Ferienabenteuer

Donald Total Verliebt

Italy

Come Divertirsti Con Paperino and C.

Laserdisc

United States

Mickey Knows Best / The Importance of Being Donald

Japan

Let's Relax

Disney Cartoon Festival 7

DVD

United States

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

Television

Walt Disney Presents : "Your Host, Donald Duck" (shown in black and white)

The Ink and Paint Club : #11 : The Many Lives of Pegleg Pete

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

Comments

From Ryan : This short is quite similar to "The Riveter", which had been released the previous year. Donald is working for Pete only this time, he's a lumberjack rather than a riveter. I enjoyed all the humorous scenes such as when the tree fell on Pete and the leaves made him look as though he had a lion's mane on his head. I also liked the part where Pete was chasing Donald down the tracks.

From Scott Brown : I would have to give this particular short an 8. There are several funny shorts, but this is Donald almost at his very best. The scene with Donald running with the saw is classic. For that matter, the saw has a personality all its own. Hilarious!

From Baruch Weiss : This is one of my favorite Disney shorts. I'm 16 years old and I still like Disney cartoons even though I do'nt watch them as much as I used to and as much as I'd like to.

From Trae Robinson : I notice Donald wins at the end of this short. I was rooting for him.

From Severin : Donald Duck WAS my favorite cartoon character, Donald Duck IS my favorite cartoon character, and Donald Duck WILL always be my favorite. If I had to pick 5 all-time favorite Donald shorts, one of the shorts chosen for the list would have to be Timber (in case some might be wondering, my other 4 would be Der Fueher's Face, Duck Pimples, The Old Army Game, and Officer Duck). It has a simply wonderful chase scene at the end, and I somehow get a kick out of Donald mentioning concentration camps. Very reccomended.

From Ross : This is definitely a classic Disney cartoon from 1941 starring Donald and Pete. The gags are just wild, fast, and very hilarious. If you've never seen this cartoon, I'll tell you some of the funny gags that are in it. Donald stealing Pete's food on the table, until Pete decides to give him a lit dynamite stick, Pete looking like a ghost with the tablecloth on him, and Donald in blackface after the explosion, the axe blade flying off and cutting Pete's vest in half, Donald bouncing up and down with the saw, and ends up cutting the tree down like a woodpecker when he gets stuck in the saw's handles, the tree falling on Pete, and ends up looking like a lion with the leaves on his head, Pete chasing Donald on the railroad tracks while they're racing on handcars, Pete trying to spear Donald with a hot tool, and Donald uses his tail feathers as a fan to cool it off, and Donald switching the track causing Pete to crash into a train of boxcars. Terrific funny stuff!

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