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- DirectorJack KingDick LundyStarsClarence NashA simple visit to the penny arcade turns into quite a frustrating experience for Donald.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyPluto gets into trouble with a gopher while caddieing for Mickey, and the tunnels they make during the chase wreck the golf course.
- DirectorRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanBill DaysWalt DisneyMickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good Old Summertime". Goofy rides by on a penny-farthing bicycle, and the whole Duck family rides by on a bicycle built for five.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald spends the night unable to sleep because of a ticking alarm clock and a fold-away bed that keeps trapping him when it folds up.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse, they put three roast turkeys in their bed and dress one boy as an angel.
- DirectorRiley ThomsonStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerFlorence GillMicky and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number. Donald tries again. Clara clucks a song while Mickey plays piano (with support from an unseen orchestra). Donald returns, and the orphans finally send a parade of bricks and eggs on balloons over him and use slingshots to drop them on his head.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClementinePinto ColvigClarence NashDonald 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.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsTeddy BarrPinto ColvigJohn DehnerJealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well.
- DirectorDick LundyDavid HandStarsClarence NashInspired by a store display, Donald decides to "hunt" some wildlife with his camera. First, he encounters a too-friendly chipmunk, then a large group of shy animals, then some animals in a dark cave. But his biggest challenge is a woodpecker, who finds a number of ways to torment him, even though Donald does manage to trick him briefly using some toothpaste that pretends to be a worm.
- DirectorFord Beebe Jr.Burt GillettStarsBilly BletcherDorothy ComptonMary ModerA re-telling of the classic "Three Little Pigs" story with an emphasis on War Savings Certificates.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashSarah SelbyDonald is listening to a radio cooking program while mixing up a batch of waffles. But he's distracted and uses rubber cement instead of baking powder.
- DirectorFord Beebe Jr.Jack KingStarsThelma BoardmanDon BrodieJohn DehnerIn this wartime short, Donald is encouraged by his good "angel" side to buy war bonds. He is encouraged by his bad "devil" side to spend his money as he wishes. Donald has a lot of trouble deciding, but finally makes the right decision to buy war bonds.
- DirectorPinto ColvigClyde GeronimiDavid HandStarsWalt DisneyCliff EdwardsKate-Ellen MurtaghThe entire Disney menagerie appears in a parade urging the purchase of war bonds.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashBob OgleBlacksmith Donald has two tasks on his list: put a new iron rim on a wagon wheel, and shoe Jenny, a female donkey. But the rim won't stay smooth, and the donkey doesn't want the shoes.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonBen SharpsteenStarsCliff EdwardsClarence NashFred ShieldsAnimated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
- DirectorHamilton LuskeRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanWalt DisneyFlorence GillThe gang gives Mickey a surprise party that turns into a jam session with everyone playing instruments while Goofy has problems baking a cake.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigWhile Pluto naps, his son gets into scrapes with various other animals and other hazards. Pluto eventually wakes up and comes to his rescue.
- DirectorRiley ThomsonStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald Duck, in a battleship made of ice, goes to war against his three nephews, who fight back from their ice fort.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherThe King's MenJohn McLeishDonald Fauntleroy Duck gets his draft notice and goes in, past all the amazingly enticing recruiting posters, to sign up. First he has to pass the physical. Despite his flat feet, he makes it. Donald wants to fly, but first he has to make it through Sergeant Pete's boot camp. He has a terrible time with close-order drills, and standing at attention without moving when he's over an ant-hill proves a real challenge. Eventually, Donald ends up on endless KP.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsChester CobbPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldPluto sees the great chow the mascots at the army base are getting and decides he wants some of that. He sneaks in and disguises himself as Gunther Goat, but the "food" is just a bunch of tin cans. Gunther runs him off. Later, Gunther chews on some tobacco, so Pluto does the same, which impresses the GIs but Gunther butts him and makes him swallow it, making Pluto turn all kinds of colors. While Pluto is out, Gunther prepares to butt him into the ammo dump, but Pluto collapses and Gunther himself gets blown sky high, clearing the way for a new mascot.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashDonald has to work hard to save his garden and prize-winning melons from a hungry Gopher.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsRuth CliffordPinto ColvigPluto has a tussle over a bone with a female dachshund named Dinah unaware that he is actually giving her the bone whenever he walks in his sleep and presents it to her. However, each time he awakens, he angrily demands it back until he discovers Dinah's puppies at which point he feels bad and offers up his entire collection of bones to Dinah's family as well as his doghouse.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashDonald is digging in his gold mine, mostly generic looking dark rocks, and being clumsy, to the great amusement of his burro, when he accidentally fills his cart with a load of pure gold. The burro takes off and dumps the cart, Donald and all, into a scary looking crusher. Donald barely makes it through the machinery.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashPluto finds a bone - but also finds Butch the bulldog, who claims it for himself. Idea: Pluto paces off a distance, buried treasure style, and digs a large bone-shaped hole. Butch falls for it, and while he's digging deeper, Pluto almost makes off with the bone. Butch catches on just in time and chases Pluto, who ducks into a junkyard. The bone gets sucked into in a squeeze-bulb horn, which Pluto does battle with.
- DirectorBill RobertsStarsClarence NashFred ShieldsDonald is visiting South America, where he is first overcome by altitude sickness. He spends some time in the picturesque market. Then he take a llama up into the mountains, with exciting results.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherDon BrodieClarence NashPrivate Donald Duck gets into trouble when he performs his camouflage painting duty too well with experimental paint that makes anything painted invisible.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherClarence NashPrivate Donald Duck finally gets a chance to go up in the air, only to find he's less than enthusiastic for the real thing.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiJack KinneyDick LundyStarsJohn DehnerJames MacDonaldPluto walks past the zoo and sees the huge bone the sleeping lion has but getting it out is easier said than done. He gets it out of the lion's cage, but then has to face the kangaroo and its playful joey. Next is the gorilla, then the crocodiles.
- DirectorJack KingStarsGlen CouchJohn DehnerJohn McLeishBellboy Donald's patience is seriously tested when Pegleg Pete and his son check in.
- DirectorJack KinneyBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigCharles JudelsBilly BletcherDonald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashFred ShieldsDonald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashDonald drives too fast and blows out a tire. Of course, with this clown, changing it is not a simple operation. First he has to fight the jack, then the heavily patched inner tube, then the adhesive on the patch, then the pump, then the hassle of putting the tire back together. Finally, he's all done, and ... well, let's just say he's not going anywhere too quickly.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyJames MacDonaldMickey and Pluto makes a short stopover on a South American flight. Mickey throws Pluto's ball into the jungle, and he chases it but it looks exactly the same as an armadillo that's rolled up into a ball. This, of course, greatly confuses Pluto for a while. But he eventually makes friends with the armadillo. He chases the critter into a cave right behind his ball, and rips the ball apart thinking it's the armadillo, which makes him very sad until the armadillo shows up again.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashNestor PaivaBen Buzzard runs a "used" (broken) plane lot. Donald takes one of the junkers out for a test fly after signing a life insurance policy payable to Buzzard. Buzzard then tries several schemes to get Donald to wreck.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigDessie FlynnNorma SwankPluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). Before long, the "saboteurs" reveal themselves: Chip and Dale, making their debut, using the cannon-like gun as their own personal nutcracker.
- DirectorJack KingStarsHank KetchamClarence NashPrivate Donald Duck has a tough time during training march.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherClarence NashPrivate Donald is caught going AWOL and Sgt. Pete is waiting in his barraks for him.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald is manning a listening post and falls asleep; he blows trumpet calls in his sleep and wakes his nephews. For their revenge, they send up a model airplane filled with gingerbread men with parachutes; Donald shoots it down, and cowers in fear when he sees the parachutes (and hears a simulated battle), until one lands on his beak. Donald kicks his nephews out until he mistakes a bee for an airplane, and calls them back to fight this menace.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherChester CobbJohn McLeishPegleg Pete annoys the gods Jupiter and Vulcan and neighbor Donald with his nightly trombone sessions.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashAjax the killer gorilla had escaped from the zoo, As a prank, Donald and three nephews scared each other, But suddenly, the real Ajax appeared, So how can they subdue him?
- DirectorJack KingStarsJohn DehnerFlorence GillDorothy LloydDonald is trying to collect a condor's egg when the condor returns. He hides inside an empty egg and regrets this when the large, warm mother returns. He regrets it even more when he "hatches" and mama encourages him to fly. And mama proves to be even more protective than Donald would like.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJohn DehnerEddie HoldenClarence NashDonald Duck is ordered to wipe out a Japanese airfield. After parachuting out of an airplane, he lands in a Japanese forest. He uses an inflated canoe to cross the river, but as soon as it fills up with water, Donald is running for his life. He makes sure the canoe hits nothing that would pop it. When he gets to the edge of a cliff, he sees the airfield. The canoe has already exploded, causing water to flow. This large amount of water splashes onto the airfield, wiping the whole thing clean, but leaving disfigured airplanes.
- DirectorCharles NicholsClyde GeronimiStarsJohn DehnerJames MacDonaldThurl RavenscroftSeduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating various animals. But when he imitates the butterfly (that transformed from a caterpillar before our eyes), he gets in trouble. The butterfly had done a little dance with a water droplet; Pluto picks a beehive as his "ball". The bees, of course, attack, and Pluto escapes by diving into some bushes of poison ivy. Then the "gentle" rains of spring come, along with the hail ("hail, hail the rains"), making a mess of Pluto's house.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJohn DehnerClarence NashCharles SeelDonald listens to a radio program that tells him how to make a fully-working airplane completely out of plastic.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsRuth CliffordPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerMinnie's learning first aid; she asks Pluto and Figaro for help. Pluto keeps throwing Figaro into buckets and otherwise getting him into trouble. Then, when Minnie has Pluto all trussed up in splints, Figaro taunts him.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsAdriana CaselottiJohn DehnerClarence NashDonald's got the day off, and all he can think of is golf until it rains as soon as he sets foot outside. He takes it out on his nephews. When he's sitting around moping, they take revenge by playing off his hypochondria.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJohn DehnerClarence NashDonald Duck shirks his duties while working as a gift wrapper in a department store.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsJohn DehnerJames MacDonaldAs a ship's crew is on shore leave, seadog Pluto is left to stand watch. He sees a threatening shape, but it turns out to be a cache of bones. He grabs one and settles in contentedly. A rat sneaks on, and Pluto springs into action. The rat toys with him, until it finds the officer's mess. He bribes Pluto, until he hears an officer approaching. The rat hides, and Pluto gets thrown in the brig, while the rat sneaks off with his sandwich. But Pluto gets even.
- DirectorJack HannahWilfred JacksonBen SharpsteenStarsBarbara BrewsterGloria BrewsterFlorence GillDonald receives a mail order hypnosis kit complete with hypnotic goggles and decides to test it on Pluto. Using the goggles, he convinces Pluto he is a mouse, a turtle, and a chicken. Each "transformation" Pluto undergoes Donald finds extremely funny so he keeps at it until he notices chicken Pluto getting into a fight with a rooster. Donald helps Pluto win the fight by making him think he's a lion but, unfortunately, the goggles break and Donald is chased about by Pluto until he regains his senses after a fall.
- DirectorJack KingStarsGloria BlondellHarry LangClarence NashDonald has a date with Daisy, but no money. He raids his nephews' piggy bank, but his guilty conscience catches up with him.
- DirectorJack KinneyDavid HandBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldCactus MackA narrator tells the story of how the Western pioneers (all being Goofy lookalikes) are travelling in covered wagons across the frontier. They run into some Indians (who are also Goofy lookalikes) and battle breaks out between them. Suddenly a tornado comes by and sweeps up the covered wagons, dropping them into various states such as "Wash", "Organ", and "Californy."
- DirectorCharles NicholsClyde GeronimiStarsBilly BletcherRuth CliffordPinto ColvigPluto spots Dinah the dachshund and is smitten, but she ignores him. He uses a giant bone to steal a kiss, and hides behind a mirror, but still no luck. Then Dinah is nabbed by the dogcatcher, and Pluto goes in to free her. Their thrilling escape finally gets Pluto another kiss.
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsBilly BletcherHarry LangMary LenahanDonald Duck becomes a suspect in a whodunit of his own imagination.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldCactus MackPluto is guarding a flock of sheep in the West; a coyote is sneaking up on that flock. The coyote fakes a bad leg; Pluto chases it away, only to have it run back ahead of him and go after the sheep. Pluto gets back and finds the coyote chasing the lone black sheep of the flock, after trapping the rest. The chase ends with the coyote buried under a toppling spire of rock, which forms a coyote of rock on the top.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsPinto ColvigRichard EdwardsGeorge JohnsonDonald and Goofy rent a sailboat. This boat is a bit unusual: to rent it, you put a nickel in a slot, and the mast and sail pop up. Unfortunately, after a while, they pop back down. When Donald runs out of nickels, they are marooned. Goofy waves his shirt at a passing cruise ship, but they (and he) mistake this for a friendly greeting. A flying fish lands in the boat; while the boys fight over it, a gull grabs it. They try to bash the gull, which lands atop their heads, with predictable results. Finally, as the sharks circle, they try fishing, with Donald as the unwitting bait. He eventually lands back in the boat, where his bill lands in the coin slot and gives them a way home.
- DirectorJack KinneyBen SharpsteenStarsDoodles WeaverPinto ColvigTwo hockey teams of Goofies play a game that quickly degenerates into a riot.
- DirectorJack KingStarsFrank GrahamGloria BlondellRuth CliffordDonald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order insult machine, which promises that if Donald can endure 10 minutes of abuse without losing his temper, he'll be cured. It proceeds to deliver physical and verbal abuse, and Donald is cured. He goes back and Daisy tests him on the balky window.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldPluto, working as a coast guard dog, tries deperately to stop a newborn turtle from trespassing across the beach.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherClarence NashPerry NormanDonald is a park ranger, assigned to protect the giant tree Old Sequoia from a pair of beavers that bear a striking resemblance in their tactics and speech to Chip 'n' Dale.
- DirectorJack HannahBurt GillettBill RobertsStarsJune ForayJohn BrownPinto ColvigWith his true identity hidden in armor, lowly squire Cedric (Goofy) takes the place of his master, Sir Loinsteak, in a sidesplitting, sword-shattering joust.
- DirectorCharles NicholsJack KinneyStarsClarence NashPinto ColvigDorothy LloydPluto's kid brother, K.B., keeps getting into trouble. When Butch the bulldog passes by, K.B. latches onto him. Butch gets K.B. to crawl into a meat market through a small slot. Pluto comes along, they tussle and set off the burglar alarm, which brings the dogcatcher, who grabs Butch.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsBilly BletcherRuth CliffordPinto ColvigIn Holland, Pluto acts as a milkman (dog?) leaving canisters of milk on the town's doorsteps. While going about his job, he falls head over heels in love with Dinah the dachshund. In his enthusiasm, he accidentally rings the dike bell causing the town to think the dike is leaking. When the fraud is exposed, Pluto and Dinah are kicked out of the town. Upon leaving, they both notice the dike actually has sprung a leak. While Dinah plugs the leak, Pluto must return to the town and find a way to get the residents to follow him to the dike leak.
- DirectorJack HannahClyde GeronimiStarsDessie FlynnPinto ColvigWalt DisneyChip 'n Dale have set up house in the wood stove of Mickey's cabin. Pluto knows they are there, but Mickey only knows his matches keep going out when he tries to light a fire.
- DirectorJack KingStarsGloria BlondellRuth CliffordChester CobbAt odds with Daisy over his personality, Donald hires a look-a-like to make it seem that he's changed for the better. However, the look-a-like soon begins to muscle in on Donald's territory.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldClarence NashPolice dog Pluto is tracking down Butch, the dog that abducted rich dog "Ronnie" for a 10,000 bone ransom. Pluto releases Ronnie, but is hunted by Butch.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonLarry SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldA short made for Community Chests of America in which Pluto shows his support by donating his bone collection.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald re-paints his car, and a bird lands on it. In the mayhem that ensues, the car ends up covered with handprints, spotted a dozen different colors, stripped of paint, and covered with the stuffing from the seats so that it resembles a sheepdog.
- DirectorJack KingClyde GeronimiStarsCandy CandidoJames MacDonaldClarence NashA snowy scene; Daisy would like a fur coat, so Donald filches a baby bear from its sleeping mother. But the mother awakens and tracks Donald (and her baby) down. Donald uses his own fur coat to disguise himself as a bear cub. The real cub returns, and Donald looks like he might be in trouble, but a jar of honey turns him into the bear's best friend instead.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashDonald is a lighthouse keeper. He shines the light on a sleeping pelican; the angry bird comes into the lighthouse and tries to put out the light. Donald and the bird do battle through the rest of the picture.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsRuth CliffordLeone Le DouxJames MacDonaldMinnie gives Figaro a bath and ties a ribbon around his neck. Figaro feels like a sissy, and when he mixes it up with some alley cats, they mock him, and the leader attacks. But Figaro is so afraid that his shaking topples a series of trash cans onto the aggressor. The rest of the cats didn't see this happen, and think Figaro defeated their leader. Of course, now he's all dirty, and he needs another bath...
- DirectorJack HannahStarsClarence NashPinto ColvigWild man of the jungle Goofy is swinging through the treetops when he notices great white hunter Donald Duck pulling into port on his safari boat. He is looking for a wild man of the jungle and Goofy offers himself to Donald...if Donald can catch him which leads the duo on a wild chase through the jungle. Eventually they are pursued in their chase by a lion having switched clothes so that Donald is the wild man and Goofy is the hunter. Goofy escapes in Donald's boat leaving Donald swinging through the trees to escape the lion.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldPluto has just finished moving his bones into a spiffy new doghouse when a turtle comes along and starts moving them out. While Pluto is dealing with the turtle, Butch takes up residence. Butch chases Pluto back to his grungy old doghouse, and now it's his turn to deal with the tenacious little turtle. The turtle wins, and he and Pluto become friends.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldThe snow covered mountains; but not to worry, rescue dog Pluto is on duty. Actually, given that he barely keeps himself safe, maybe you should worry. A playful seal keeps stealing his cask of grog.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsClarence NashBilly BletcherDonald runs a shooting gallery. His nephews come by and he offers them a free shot, but when the first one hits all the targets, the notoriously cheap Donald switches a cheap prize for the correct one. He then gives the other two boys gimmicked guns; the last one is empty, but the targets break anyway because one boy is hitting them from behind. Donald chases them off; they use the mystic's booth next door to get revenge.
- DirectorJack KingStarsGloria BlondellRuth CliffordClarence NashDonald Duck would never believe it, but he suffers from sleepwalking. In this blessed innocent state he makes a nightly call at Daisy's, as if it were the time of their romantic appointment; knowing one should not wake or contradict a sleepwalker, she plays along, but finds it increasingly difficult to follow Donald and prevent him coming to harm when he ignorantly strolls the most dangerous places, such as the lion's cage in the zoo, including impossible ones, such as up a wall and even upside down. When she finally gets Donald safely in bed, he wakes up and thinks, seeing her sneak out, she's the sleepwalker...
- DirectorJack HannahNorman FergusonStarsPinto ColvigKen DarbyLarry KeatingIn the South American jungle, the narrator introduces us to the various birds living there and to wildlife photographer Donald Duck intent on getting some pictures. Unfortunately, all his attempts to photograph birds are ruined by the "clown of the jungle", the Aracuan Bird. Example: when Donald attempts to photograph a chorus line of hummingbirds, the Aracuan Bird interrupts the picture with a Russian kick dance. Donald becomes aggravated to the point where he gives chase but the bird always manages to outsmart Donald and make short work of his sanity.
- DirectorJack KingStarsGeorge MagrillGloria BlondellRichard ConteDonald and Daisy are walking when he is hit by a flowerpot. He's convinced he's a famous singer, and he croons divinely, but does not recognize Daisy. He in fact does become famous. Daisy is devastated by her inability to get over him and sees a psychiatrist. He tells her she has to choose between the world having Donald, or her getting him back. She picks herself, and drops another flowerpot, which restores him.
- DirectorBob CarlsonStarsPinto ColvigPaul FreesClarence NashDonald and Goofy are driving across the desert, apparently the Sahara. The car breaks down (out of gas), and they start walking. Before long, they are out of water, and are seeing mirages of soda fountains and icebergs. Fortunately, they find a camel.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsLarry KeatingClarence NashDink TroutAn older beetle of a rare variety advises a young passerby against crossing a stream, where he is likely to get trapped by bug collector Donald, as he himself almost was when he was young.
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherJames MacDonaldClarence NashDonald is travelling the countryside and decides to rest for the night. He refuses to stay at the motel because of its $16 fee so he sets up camp in a woodland area. First he has problems blowing up the air mattress, then by a troublesome boulder, and finally after the air mattress is blown up, it deflates sending Don riding through the air back to the motel where it is presumed he changed his mind and slept there for the night and must pay the $16.
- DirectorCharles NicholsWilfred JacksonStarsLeone Le DouxJames MacDonaldMickey's evening started slow and lazy, but things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late for their date.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsJames MacDonaldErdman PennerPluto is pressed into duty to deliver a sack of mail to a remote arctic outpost, helped along by a playful arctic rabbit.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigBeatrice HagenPluto wants to sing along with the birds, bee and cricket, but he is tone deaf.
- DirectorJack HannahJack KinneyStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldHarlow WilcoxAt the race track, various spectators (all Goofy lookalikes) are playing the ponies. A posh rich Goofy bets on the equally posh Snapshot III while another more common looking Goofy bets on the bedraggled Old Moe. When the race begins, Snapshot and the rider are so overconfident they wait a few minutes after the race has begun to start running. When they finally do get going, Snapshot is not above stooping to dirty tricks such as tripping and biting the other horses. Sadly, Snapshot's vanity is what costs him winning the race (he stops to pose for the photo finish) and Old Moe is declared the winner.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldGoofy is a circus attendant who is friends with Dolores the elephant. Today is his day to bathe Dolores but Dolores is not intent on being bathed and tries desperately to avoid Goofy even disguising herself as a clown at one point (which actually fools Goofy for a moment). Even when Goofy captures her, he still has difficulties with the bath job particularly when Dolores begins to start sneezing.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldMickey is running a banana plantation. Pluto is frightened by Mickey's boomerang and gets tangled up with it. Meanwhile, Mickey has found an ostrich egg whose owner isn't at all happy that Mickey wants to take it.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsGloria BlondellJames MacDonaldClarence NashDonald adopts a baby kangaroo. It's more than he bargained for.
- DirectorCharles NicholsClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsJames MacDonaldPluto's efforts to dig up a bone are frustrated by his allergy to goldenrod, and by a gopher who is using the bone to prop up his tunnel.
- DirectorJack KingStarsRuth CliffordLeslie DenisonClarence NashDonald is trying to sell brushes door-to-door, but since nobody can understand him, nobody will buy anything. He happens across a street vendor selling voice pills. They work great, but he's only got a limited number so of course, the last pill ends up in various inconvenient places.
- DirectorCharles NicholsJack KinneyStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldClarence NashPluto is in for a surprise when Mickey sends him to buy a salami at the butcher shop, and he has to fight to keep Butch the bulldog from stealing it. When Pluto gets home with the salami, Mickey presents it to Butch as a birthday gift.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJohn DehnerDan MacManusClarence NashDonald is caught in the rain while eating his lunch. He ducks into a restaurant for a cup of coffee, but Chez Pierre is a very ritzy place, and by the time all is said and done, he's facing a bill for $35.99, and he only got a drop of coffee, and he only has a nickel. Pierre takes him to court, where this story is told, and is ordered to pay $10 or wash dishes for ten days.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashMorning, and Figaro the kitten wants to play. Pluto, on the other hand, has been out all night and wants to sleep. Finally, the sandman who has been putting Pluto to sleep calls in Figaro's sandman.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashA bee is flying among Donald's flowers when he notices a veritable paradise of flowers in the guise of wallpaper Donald is hanging. The bee is rather frustrated when he is unable to stay on the flowers so Donald has some fun with the bee tormenting him with the fake flowers. The bee gets his revenge when Donald is accidentally pasted to the ceiling by the wallpaper making him an easy target for the bee's stinger.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigMarion DarlingtonJames MacDonaldA little bird tries to fly too soon and lands in Pluto's water dish. Pluto saves it and returns it to the nest but soon the bird tries again. This time, Pluto decides to give flying lessons, first pulling the bird like a kite, then launching him with an improvised slingshot.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsClarence NashDonald's nephews come to lunch filthy from playing outside. Donald sends them to wash up; when he finds they've done a half-hearted job, he sends them to bed without supper. They scheme to get food; Donald catches them, but falls off a cliff while chasing them. He's OK, but temporarily out cold. The boys build a fake corpse and dress Donald up as an angel, and he buys it for a while.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsDessie FlynnJames MacDonaldClarence NashDonald Duck gets into a lot of trouble while he's cooking pancakes for breakfast - Chip and Dale are up to their mischief. Donald tries a number of plans to get rid of them, but they repeatedly foil Donald's plans.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsW.F. BanesPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldMickey accidentally takes a seal home, after it sneaks into his picnic basket. When Mickey takes a bath, the seal is discovered and Mickey returns him to the park. Later, Mickey and Pluto discover that the bathroom is filled with seals.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldMickey goes into a souvenir shop out west and leaves Pluto with a buffalo bone to chew on. A small dog comes to take it away and runs into a ring of cactus with it; Pluto is too big to enter the same way, so he comes in from above and finds himself stuck inside until the small dog helps.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsClarence NashA birthday present of cigars goes awry when Donald thinks his nephews are planning to take up smoking.