Old MacDonald Duck (1941)

Donald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack King

Writers:

Carl Barks, Jack Hannah

Stars:

Clarence Nash

Cast

Credited cast:
Clarence Nash	...	Donald Duck (voice)

Storyline

Donald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, and the milking goes well. Her tail stops swinging; Donald leans over to check and it swats him in the face. The milking is again interrupted by some flies buzzing around; Donald pulls his hat over his head and the fly gets inside, in the confusion, Donald gets his hat and pail confused. Donald starts firing milk at the fly in retaliation, but the fly manages to get the cow to send Donald flying.

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Plot Keywords:

cow | barn | farm | duck | revenge | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Animation | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Donald's Roadside Market

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based on the children's song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" about a farmer named MacDonald and the various animals he keeps on his farm. Each verse of the song changes the name of the animal and its respective animal noise. The song was first published in 1917 and is considered a traditional song.

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Goofs

As Donald swats at a fly, he hits various nearby objects, including a saw. When he's done, the saw is transparent.

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Connections

Featured in The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

User Reviews

Not the best

'Old MacDonald Duck' is not the best Donald Duck cartoon out there but still is fun to watch and has some admirable animations.

Donald Duck is a farmer feeding all the animals on a farm, including some chickens and some pigs. He is singing 'Old MacDonald Has a Farm', quite entertaining with Donald's voice (provided by Clarence Nash). Then he has to milk the cow Clementine. At first he can't find her, but after she left the tree she was in he can start the job. After a while a fly starts bothering Donald and Clementine and Donald ends up shooting milk at the fly. Of course the fly will have his revenge.

This is not one of the best cartoons because it has no real big laughs, only the ending is pretty funny. There are some other moments where I smiled, especially a moment with Donald's hat over his head. Alright, but nothing more.