"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date December 21, 1945

Synopsis

Park Ranger Donald (Agent # 13) is in charge of making sure a tree "Old Sequoia" doesn't get gnawed down by beavers.

Characters

Donald Duck

Credits

Director : Jack King

Animators

Bill Justice

Paul Allen

Don Towlsey

Josh Meador

Story : Homer Brightman

Music : Oliver Wallace

Layout : Ernest Norldi

Background : Merle Cox

Cut Scenes

A scene showing Donald pointing his gun at the beavers has been snipped out.

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 11 : The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale featuring Donald Duck

Germany

Donald Duck's 50 Verrückte Jahre

France

Bon Anniversaire Donald

Italy

I 50 Anni Folli di Paperino

Laserdiscs

Japan

Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years

DVD

United States

Cartoon Classic Favorites : Extreme Adventure Fun

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Duck Volume 2

Television

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #34

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #37

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 Ryan : In this short, Donald portrays a forest ranger who has to keep an eye on the oldest redwood in the park, Old Sequoia. There are two beavers in this short who are quite similar to Chip and Dale only not as obnoxious. I enjoy the part at the end where Donald falls into the water after trying to save Old Sequoia. Donald gets a call from his boss while underwater and is fired. He then starts throwing his typical tantrum. I love this short and recommend it to all Disney fans.

From Dino Cencia : This Donald Duck cartoon is funny! I love Old Sequoia! One day, Donald is sleeping when the phone rings and it's his boss on the phone. (His boss sounds just like Pete.) His boss tells Donald that he's losing too many trees in his district. But, he tells him if Old Sequoia goes, you go! So Donald sees two beavers cutting down the last next to the Old Sequoia. (I did notice the beavers looked like and sounded like Chip and Dale.) So Donald gets his gun and is trying to catch the beavers from cutting down Old Sequoia. The funny part is when Donald put all the sawdust back into the tree and it exploded and it was about to Timber! So Donald fixed the tree by stacking with wood and putting the "Old Sequoia" sign back on the tree. "You're okay now, Old Sequoia!" Donald says. Then the phone is ringing and it's his boss calling saying "How's Old Sequoia coming?" Donald: "She's coming fine." Then Old Sequoia is falling down taking Donald's house and falling into the water! (splash!) Then Donald gets a call from his boss while underwater and he says "You're fired!" And Donald's mad and makes bubbles come out his mouth when he's quacks mad. Maybe I'll go and see Old Sequoia in California and look at the tree and see how it looks in sunny california. I give this cartoon a 100.

From Baruch Weiss : Poor Donald. There's always something to screw up his life!

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