Donald's Tire Trouble (1943)

Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943. The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.

Plot

Donald Duck is happily driving along the road in his car when he suddenly gets a flat tire. Confident in his mechanical skills, he sets out to change the tire—but things quickly spiral into chaos.

As Donald struggles to remove the old tire, everything seems to go wrong. He fights with the jack, which refuses to cooperate, and wrestles with the lug nuts, which won’t budge. When he finally manages to get the tire off, he faces an even greater challenge: putting the new tire on!

His short temper gets the best of him as the tire bounces away, causing Donald to chase after it in frustration. In the end, after many failures and a lot of angry quacking, Donald finally succeeds—only for all four tires to pop and Donald drives away unsatisfied.

Voice cast

Donald Duck: Clarence Nash

Releases

1943 – theatrical release

c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #34: "Automobiles" (TV)

c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #36 (TV)

1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.56: "Wartime Disney" (TV)

2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #26 (TV)

2019 – Disney+ (streaming)

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.

Additional releases include:

1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)

See also

List of World War II short films

Porky's Tire Trouble

References

External links

Donald's Tire Trouble at the Internet Movie Database.

Donald's Tire Trouble at the TCM Movie Database (archived)