Donald Applecore

Donald Applecore
Donald Applecore
Directed by	Jack Hannah
Story by	Bill Berg; Nick George
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash; James MacDonald; Dessie Flynn
Music by	Joseph Dubin
Animation by	Bob Carlson; Volus Jones; Bill Justice; George Kreisl; Blaine Gibson (effects)
Layouts by	Yale Gracey
Backgrounds by	Thelma Witmer
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	January 18, 1952;
Running time	6:50
Country	United States
Language	English

Donald Applecore is a 1952 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.^[1] In the short film, Donald Duck is an apple farmer trying to save his crop from two mischievous chipmunks.

Summary

Donald the apple farmer notices his apples have been nibbled on and catches Chip and Dale in the act. His battle with them over their eating his apples escalates until he bombs them with atomic pellets. In the ensuing battle, Donald uses a helicopter to spray them (but they have tiny gas masks). And then he brings in the really heavy artillery. One of his hens eats a pellet, laying an egg bomb. It explodes while Donald is holding it, creating a hole that sends him all the way to China.

Cast

Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
Jimmy MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale^[2]

Releases

Television

Walt Disney Presents, episode #5.20: "The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale"
The New Mickey Mouse Club, episode C-003, January 19, 1977
Good Morning, Mickey, episode #5
Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #12
Donald's Quack Attack, episode #3
The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.48: "The Return of Chip 'n' Dale"

Home video

VHS

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections, Volume 2
The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Laserdisc

Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Mickey & Minnie / Starring Chip 'n' Dale

DVD

Bonus on Melody Time
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four
Chip 'n' Dale Volume 2: Trouble in a Tree

Trivia

Footage of this cartoon is shown in a film about the making of Donald Duck Orange Juice, except that the apples are recolored orange to look like oranges.

External links

Donald Applecore at IMDb
Donald Applecore at The Internet Animation Database
Donald Applecore on Filmaffinity

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462711.

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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] Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462711.

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