Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)

Donald Duck builds an automated dog washer while an unsuspecting Pluto naps nearby. When Donald finishes and announces his plan to use Pluto as his test subject, a battle of wills ensues, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack King

Writer:

Chuck Couch (story)

Stars:

Lee Millar, Clarence Nash

Cast

Credited cast:
Lee Millar	...	Pluto (voice)
Clarence Nash	...	Donald Duck (voice)

Storyline

Donald Duck builds an automated dog washer while an unsuspecting Pluto naps nearby. When Donald finishes and announces his plan to use Pluto as his test subject, a battle of wills ensues, with Donald using a rubber bone and a cat puppet in an attempt to lure Pluto into the suds.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | bone | duck | cartoon dog | clothes line | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Akun koirapesula

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Donald Duck's Fun Festival (1976)

User Reviews

Interesting but never anything hilarious

I have always been a great Disney fan. Donald's Dog Laundry however is not one of their finest hours, decent and watchable of course but not outstanding. The story is rather routine and unfolds at a less crisp pace than I usually see and Pluto's actions are energetic and cute enough but whether they're funny has mixed results here, the best of the gags being Donald being attacked by the dog washing contraception and Pluto's struggle with the rubber bone. On the other hand, it is very inventive and colourful visually, always looking well-drawn and fluid, while the lovely music and sound effects give plenty of character and fit well instead of feeling out of place. The two characters do work well together, Pluto has a lion's share of the action and while more interesting and amusing than hilarious he is still endearing. Donald is at his best either when he is easily frustrated or/and on the receiving end of misfortune, and what does make him fun here is that the cartoon does wonders with the misfortune side of his character, here he gets it big time and while fun to watch you do feel sympathy for him. Overall, not a favourite but definitely watchable for the characters, a couple of gags and the technical values. 7/10 Bethany Cox