Watch: Disney Animation’s Brand New Donald Duck Short ‘D.I.Y. Duck’
by Alex Billington
June 10, 2024
Source: YouTube
Everyone’s favorite “Donald” is back! The iconic character Donald Duck returns in a brand new short film made by Disney Animation Studios. This premiered for streaming this past weekend to celebrate the 90th birthday, rather 90th anniversary, of the character created by the original Walt Disney and his animators (specifically Dick Lundy). The extra grumpy duck made his first cartoon appearance on June 9th, 1934 as a supporting character in the short The Wise Little Hen, and most recently appeared in Once Upon a Studio. The new short film is called D.I.Y. Duck, and it features Donald trying to fix a lightbulb in his home, going back-n-forth to the hardware store as more problems arise during his attempts to get the new bulb to work. Disney has also re-released a few remastered classic Donald Duck short films, including Crazy Over Daisy and Out on a Limb, with all of them launching for streaming on Disney+ for audiences to enjoy. This is only 2 mins long and it’s classic cartoon comedy at its best. How many ducks does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Thanks to everyone on Twitter for the tip on this short. Fun original synopsis from YouTube: “Donald tries his hand at home repairs, which begins with the replacement of a light bulb and quickly turns into a series of comic catastrophes. His temper flairs and his frustration grows as things spiral out of control and lead to an explosive finale.” D.I.Y. Duck is an animated short both written & directed by master animator / Disney Legend Mark Henn, a hand-drawn animator who has been working on projects as an animator for Disney ever since The Fox and the Hound in 1981. He also has credits on many other animation classics including The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. Produced by Dorothy McKim; and executive produced by Jennifer Lee. Made by Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, CA. You can also enjoy this new film on Disney+ along with other Donald Duck shorts + more cartoons. To watch more (non-Disney) shorts, click here. Thoughts?
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