Donald Duck has a model train and town laid out in his yard. He decides to move a live tree that doesn't match the model scale, not realizing it is home to chipmunks Chip and Dale. They in turn move into one of the miniature houses.
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Cast
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Dessie Flynn | ... |
Dale (voice)
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James MacDonald | ... |
Chip (voice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (voice)
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Directed by
| Jack Hannah | ||
| Jack Kinney | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
Written by
| Bill Berg | ... | (story) & |
| Nick George | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Paul J. Smith | ... | (as Paul Smith) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Dan MacManus | ... | effects animator |
Animation Department
| Bob Carlson | ... | animator |
| Yale Gracey | ... | layout artist |
| Volus Jones | ... | animator |
| Bill Justice | ... | animator |
| George Kreisl | ... | animator |
| Art Riley | ... | background artist |
| Eve Fletcher | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Art Stevens | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
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- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Disney+ (2020) (United States) (video)
- VideoVisa (1992) (Mexico) (VHS) (included in "Nuts About Chip 'n' Dale")
- Walt Disney Home Video (United States) (VHS) (Included in "Cartoon Classics Vol.One: Chip ;n' Dale with Donald Duck")
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Storyline
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Donald has a ride-on sized train layout in his backyard. There's a large tree (home to Chip 'n Dale) that's out of scale, so Donald moves it while they're out; they come back to see their tree moving. No problem; one of Donald's model houses is just their size.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This short was most likely inspired by the model train layouts that several of the animators had. Walt Disney himself had a miniature train that he could ride on, and even laid track around the studio lot for his miniature engine. See more » |
| Goofs | While eavesdropping on Chip and Dale in a miniature house, Donald doesn't leave the scene but his attire switches from his milkman costume to his engineer's outfit. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956). See more » |
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[Chip and Dale believe their tree has been shrunk or they have gotten larger, but Donald actually replaced it with a scale model tree]
Chip: Going somewhere? Dale: This is something to write home about! Chip: You got a hole in your head! Dale: Oh, you ate again! Don't you ever get enough? Dale: You're getting quite a waistline! Chip: Why not? Donald Duck: What's the big idea? Chip, Dale: We don't know! Donald Duck: You're out of scale! Scram! See more » |