Winter Storage
1949 Donald Duck cartoon
- June 3, 1949 (1949-06-03)
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Winter Storage is a 1949 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.[2] Part of the Donald Duck series, the film stars Chip 'n' Dale who steal Donald's acorns while he is planting oak trees. It was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald, and Jimmy MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale.
Plot
Chip and Dale are not able to find enough acorns to store up for the winter due to all the acorns in the forest being picked. The chipmunks then see Donald Duck, working as a park ranger, beginning to seed a clearing in the oak forest. Seeing his large sack of acorns, they set out to steal it. They manage to make off with the entire sack (even after Dale tries to follow Donald's advice), but Donald who figures out the plot, easily takes it from them just as they enter the ground entrance to their tree, then places a box trap (baited with an acorn) which successfully ensnares both chipmunks despite Chip being fully aware of the ruse and them trying to get out of the mess. While the chipmunks argue with each other, Donald looks on amused and provokes them to fight.
Finally the chipmunks figure out his dirty tricks and run for the acorns. Donald stands in front of the tree entrance to keep the acorns from going inside. Chip and Dale then pick up hockey sticks. Using teamwork and natural hockey skills, the chipmunks beat Donald at his favorite sport, and finally flatten him with an overwhelming acorn "stampede", filling up the entire tree. A dazed Donald knocks at the door and hits in one last acorn at the chipmunks and laughs at them as if he has won the battle while they conclude that Donald has lost his mind.
Voice cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- Jimmy MacDonald as Chip
- Dessie Flynn as Dale
Home media
The short was released on December 11, 2007 on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950.[3]
Additional releases include:
- Have a Laugh Volume 1
References
- ^ Smith, Dave (2006). "Winter Storage". Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-4919-3.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 3 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Winter Storage on the official Disney website
- Winter Storage at the Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts
- Winter Storage at IMDb
- Winter Storage at the TCM Movie Database
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Filmography
short films
- The Wise Little Hen (1934)
- Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938; cameo)
short films
- Orphan's Benefit (1934)
- The Dognapper (1934)
- The Band Concert (1935)
- Mickey's Service Station (1935)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
- On Ice (1935)
- Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
- Orphans' Picnic (1936)
- Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
- Moving Day (1936)
- Alpine Climbers (1936)
- Mickey's Circus (1936)
- Donald and Pluto (1936)
- Magician Mickey (1937)
- Moose Hunters (1937)
- Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
- Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
- Clock Cleaners (1937)
- Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
- Boat Builders (1938)
- Mickey's Trailer (1938)
- The Whalers (1938)
- Tugboat Mickey (1940)
- The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo)
- Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
- Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
- Symphony Hour (1942)
- Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
Donald & Goofy
short films
- The Volunteer Worker (1940)
- All Together (1942; cameo)
- Donald's Decision (1942)
- How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956)
- How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
- Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
- Donald and the Wheel (1961)
- Steel & America (1965)
- Donald's Fire Survival Plan (1966)
- Family Planning (1967)
- Plusaversary (2021; cameo)
- Once Upon a Studio (2023)
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- The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959)
- DuckTales (1987)
- Quack Pack (1996)
- Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
- House of Mouse (2001–2003)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
- Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
- Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
- Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
- DuckTales (2017–2021)
- Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018)
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–present)
- Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (2021)
- Totally Minnie (1988)
- Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
- Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
- Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
- Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- A Goofy Movie (1995)
- The Lion King 1½ (2004)
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