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"A Donald Duck Cartoon"
Synopsis
- Chip 'n' Dale's house is being chopped down by a snowbound Donald for firewood, along with their store of nuts!
Characters
Credits
- Director : Jack Hannah
- Animation
- Story
- Music : Oliver Wallace
- Layout : Yale Gracey
- Background : Ralph Hullett
Awards
- Nominated for Academy Award (Short Subject - Cartoons)
Milestones
- Although they appeared in two previous shorts, this is the first short in which the two chipmunks are referred to by name.
Bloopers
- At the end of the short, Dale is seen holding up one end of a piece of wood, and the wood is straight as if someone is holding up the other end. However in the next scene, when we see him walking away with it, he is in the middle of the piece of wood, holding it by himself.
Cut Scenes
- A scene showing Donald lighting the log fire has been cut from some showings of this short.
Videos
- United States
- Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 1 : Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck)
- Germany
- France
- Italy
Laserdiscs
- United States
- Japan
DVD
- United States
- Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Chip 'n' Dale
- Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 : 1947-1950
- Region 2 : United Kingdom
- Region 2 : France
- Region 2 : Germany
- Region 2 : Sweden
Television
- The Ink and Paint Club : #5 : Chip 'n' Dale
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #76
- Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #58
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.
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From Baruch Weiss : I have this cartoon on videocassette with 6 other Donald VS Chip an Dale shorts. I'm not too crazy for this one, or any of the others on the video for that matter, except for "Out of Scale" I think Donald should have just selected another tree for firewood instead!
From Bryan Hensley : I've been a fan of Disney all my life! (No joke) I've known my daddy to be a fan of Chip 'n' Dale long before I've been collecting classic Disney shorts on hour-long Disney DVDs. Volume 4 of Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites collection is all about Chip 'n' Dale. This particular short is their first one with Donald Duck, as far as I can tell. Throughout the short, I never heard Dale speak. He did laugh at one time after Chip pantomimes the snowballs they send down on Donald from the top of the chimney. In the end of the short, when Donald was trapped within a snowball, Dale kicked him in the bottom and went with Chip to take their old home back. They've been with Donald until 1956, in the short "Chips Ahoy" (Theatrically at least). I don't know why lots of folks put Chip 'n' Dale down, but my daddy loves them and so do I. Even though they usually talk quickly, that's what DVD subtitles are for; to clear up any uncertainty!
From Mike : Chip 'n' Dale have always been funny. This short is no exception of how humorous they are. There are lots of funny scenes including when Dale squirts Chip in the face with water, or when they throw the big snowball down Donald's chimney. Even the ending scene brings on a couple chuckles. A pretty Donald, Chip 'n' Dale cartoon.
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