Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943.[1] The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.[2]

Donald's Tire Trouble
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Directed byDick Lundy
Story byCarl Barks
Harry Reeves
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringClarence Nash
Music byOliver Wallace
Animation byBob Carlson
Layouts byKendall O'Connor
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • January 29, 1943 (1943-01-29)
(USA)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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While speeding on the road, Donald Duck runs over a nail on a horseshoe causing it to pop his tire, necessitating its replacement with the car's spare. He encounters difficulty lifting the car with his jack, removing the damaged tire, inflating it and repairing it with a patch. All four tires immediately pop once he resumes driving, but he continues his trip undaunted on four flat tires.

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Releases

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Home media

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The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.[3]

Additional releases include:

  • 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Shull, Michael S. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945, McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0-7864-1555-X
  3. ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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