"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date November 5, 1948

Alternate Titles

Fruhstuck mit Hindernissen - Germany

Tre till frukost - Sweden

Le petit-dejeuner est servi - France

Synopsis

Donald's pancakes smell like a better breakfast for Chip 'n' Dale than acorns. Donald tries to slip them a rubber cement pancake in return.

Characters

Donald Duck

Chip'n' Dale

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation

Bob Carlson

Bill Justice

Dan MacManus

Volus Jones

Story : Nick George

Music : Oliver Wallace

Layout : Yale Gracey

Background : Thelma Witmer

Cut Scenes

There is a final scene, showing Donald having gone through the stovepipe on the chimney and ending up as a Chinese stereotype. Dale then picks up a pancake and puts it on his head, mocking Donald with the same stereotype. This scene has been cut from current showings of this short.

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 1 : Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck)

Germany

Donald Ducks Tolldreiste Abenteuer

Die Popcornschlacht

France

Disney Parade 1

Italy

Cartoons Disney 3

Laserdiscs

United States

Chip 'n' Dale with Donald Duck

Japan

Disney Cartoon Festival 1

Starring Chip 'n' Dale

DVD

United States

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 : 1947-1950

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Chip 'n' Dale : Volume 1 : Trouble in a Tree

Region 2 : France

Tout le Monde aime Tic & Tac : Volume 2

Region 2 : Germany

Chip & Chap : Volume 2 : Die Hornschen Sind Los

Region 2 : Sweden

Piff & Puff : Volume 2 : Traedtrubbel

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #5 : Chip 'n' Dale

Walt Disney Presents : The Donald Duck Story

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 Joseph Powell : Growing up, this used to be one of my favorite Disney shorts. My favorite part was the ending, with Donald ending up in the stovepipe while Oriental music played, and Chip and Dale mocked him. It was very funny. Of course it was discriminating to the Chinese, but I really miss the end of this one, it was the best part of the whole short.

From Cameron : This is the best Donald Duck and Chip and Dale cartoon I have ever scene. I laugh so much when I see it. It has always been my favorite cartoon. Just I do not like what the Disney Company has done to it they have cut the very end of the cartoon, and that makes me so mad.

From Brad Bethel : This cartoon starts with Chip n' Dale waking up on a lovely morning (Saturday, probably!) They enjoy acorns for breakfast, at least up until they smell Donald's pancakes. Now, the two troublemaking chipmunks want a few flapjacks for themselves, so they sneak into Don's house (in-between watching him putting butter and syrup on the stack), and start stealing his breakfast. Donald sees what they are up to, and at first tries tricking them with a pot holder, and later rubber cement. Chip n' Dale tries to take a bite out of the rubber, but later get into the usual chase with Donald. The rodents then try to get away with the duck's breakfast, but had him stretching the rubber cement all across the house. Chip n' Dale uses this to their advantage, and ... well, I don't have to tell you who's the winner here.

It's a shame that they don't show these on The Disney Channel anymore (at least not since it became the bloody ZOOG Disney Channel only last year! Well, I just hope more of these cartoons can be seen on DVD in the future.

From Baruch Weiss : Those clever chipmunks are out to get Donalds pancakes. Now I know all you people out there are mad about what those Disney people at the Disney Company did to the final scene. Heck i'm mad about that myself. But they did it for a good reason. The Chinese people's feelings would be hurt. And just think, if that scene was not snipped out that short would be banned from the Disney Channel and we would not get to see it at all. Okay, one more thing if you want to see the final scene of this short go to the video store thats close to you and get "Chip n Dale with Donald Duck."

From ChipNDale Fan : This was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, this along with "Donald Applecore". The final scene where Donald goes through the chimney pipe is so hilarious, and I was anxious to see whether or not it was cut from the new Classic Cartoon Favorites DVD of Chip 'n' Dale. Guess what.. it's in there! I was so excited!

I have seen "Three for Breakfast" and would like to
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