"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date April 25, 1952

Synopsis

An elderly Donald and Spike recall some old times in business together.

Characters

Donald Duck

Spike the Bee

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation

Volus Jones

George Kreisl

Bill Justice

Marvin Woodward

Story

Nick George

Al Bertino

Layout : Yale Gracey

Background : Thelma Witmer

Music : Oliver Wallace

Cut Scenes

A bit of minor editing : there was a scene where Spike picks up a cigar butt and gives it to Donald, who smokes it. This scene has been cut and the dialog moved to another scene.

Laserdiscs

United States

Donald's Bee Pictures

Japan

Disney Cartoon Festival 5

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions 2 : Donald's Bee Pictures

Germany

Donald Superstar and Co.

Italy

Paperino e le Api

Television

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #50

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #23

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

In this short, the last of Donald's "bee" cartoons, we finally are given some insight into the circumstances that began the animosity between Donald and Spike, and a delightful sort of catharsis is allowed between the two ex-rivals.

From Dino Cencia : I'm glad that Donald and Spike the Bee are good friends in this cartoon. Other cartoons with Donald and the bee sometimes fight but then they made up back again. They will never forget the time that they will always be friends. Also, in this cartoon, when Spike the Bee was playing the wallpaper strings for his sweetheart, I heard the song from "Soup's On" when Donald was playing that song when he was an angel up in the sky. That music is really lovely. And I hope that this year for 2008 for the next Walt Disney Treasures, I hope that the Disney company will make The Chronglogical Donald Volume 4 from the year 1951 through the end of Donald's last cartoon "Donald's Fire Survival Plan." I hope. So anyway, great cartoon of Donald and his nemeiss, Spike the Bee. I give it a 949 out of 949.

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