# Donald Duck (film series)

Donald Duck is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1937 with Donald's Ostrich (although two previous short films, Don Donald and Modern Inventions, both from 1937, were later re-released under this series) and ended in 1961 with The Litterbug, with an additional short, D.I.Y. Duck, being released in 2024.
The series stars the titular character Donald Duck, in addition to having recurring appearances by previously known characters such as Pluto and Pete. The series also introduced well-known characters such as Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie (previously introduced in comic books) and Donald's love interest Daisy Duck, as well as Donald's recurring rivals Chip 'n' Dale under their names (previously appearing without names in the shorts Private Pluto and Squatter's Rights).
Donald Duck is a spin-off series of the Mickey Mouse short film series, while Donald Duck also has its own spin-off series, Donald & Goofy, starring Donald Duck and Goofy.

## Production

After his debut in the short film The Wise Little Hen from the series Silly Symphony, Donald Duck became a recurring character in the short films of the series Mickey Mouse. Due to his popularity, Donald began starring in his own series of shorts, beginning with Donald's Ostrich on December 10, 1937. Two shorts originally from the Mickey Mouse series, Don Donald (1937) and Modern Inventions (1937), were later re-released as shorts in the Donald Duck series. Similar to the Mickey Mouse series, the Donald Duck shorts begin with a close-up of Donald's face with a starburst behind him, followed by the title "A Walt Disney Donald Duck". The World War II-themed Donald shorts released during the 1940s, in which Donald is shown enlisting in the military, feature a variant of Donald's face with his sailor's hat exchanged for his privater's cap. Other Walt Disney Productions short films starring Donald outside of the Donald Duck series, like How to Have an Accident at Work (1959) – released as A Walt Disney Cartoon – and some educational films from 1960s, also include Donald's starburst picture in their introduction. In the shorts filmed in CinemaScope, also the intro changes to one with Donald shining a flashlight on the image with his face and then the text of the intro.
The series had annual releases from 1937 to 1956, later having a hiatus until the release in 1961 of The Litterbug, which, unlike the others, was presented without the starburst with Donald's face and under the title "Walt Disney presents Donald Duck". In 2024, due to the 90th anniversary of Donald Duck, was released an additional short, D.I.Y. Duck.
While Don Donald and Modern Inventions were distributed under United Artists, Donald's Ostrich onwards were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, with the exception of Grand Canyonscope (1954) and The Litterbug, distributed under Buena Vista Distribution, which distributed most of the other shorts in re-releases, and D.I.Y. Duck, distributed by its production studio Walt Disney Animation Studios.
The cartoons were directed by 12 different people. Those with the most credits include Jack King (53) and Jack Hannah (48).

## List of films

The following is a list of Donald Duck short films.
This list doesn't include shorts from other series in which Donald Duck appears (such as those from the Mickey Mouse series, the Donald & Goofy series, or short films that aren't introduced as part of a specific series), segments from feature films (such as Blame It on the Samba or Pomp and Circumstance), nor shorts of Donald Duck made as part of the episodes of the television series Mickey Mouse Works.

### 1937

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 1 | Don Donald | Ben Sharpsteen | January 9, 1937 |
| Donald goes to visit Donna Duck, but his donkey gives him some trouble. Other appearances: Donna Duck, Jenny the Burro ||||
| 2 | Modern Inventions | Jack King | May 29, 1937 |
| Donald visits the "Museum of Modern Marvels". Other appearances: Robot Butler ||||
| 3 | Donald's Ostrich | Jack King | December 10, 1937 |
| Donald is the baggage handler at a train station, where part of the latest shipment is a gluttonous ostrich. Other appearances: Hortense the Ostrich; cameos by Shirley Temple ||||

### 1938

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 4 | Self Control | Jack King | February 11, 1938 |
| Donald tries to control his temper by following the advice of a radio program. Other appearances: Uncle Smiley (voice), Caterpillar, Hen, Woodpecker ||||
| 5 | Donald's Better Self | Jack King | March 11, 1938 |
| Donald prepares to go to school, but is torn between his angelic side and his evil side whether or not to go. Other appearances: Donald's Angel, Donald's Devil ||||
| 6 | Donald's Nephews | Jack King | April 15, 1938 |
| Donald receives a visit from his three nephews, who are quite unruly. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie (debut of the characters in animation), Dumbella Duck (mentioned) ||||
| 7 | Good Scouts | Jack King | July 8, 1938 |
| Donald is the scoutmaster for his nephews on a camping trip, but his lack of leadership means the kids have to help him out of one problem after another. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||
| 8 | Donald's Golf Game | Jack King | November 4, 1938 |
| Donald goes to play golf, with his nephews accompanying him as caddies. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||

### 1939

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 9 | Donald's Lucky Day | Jack King | January 13, 1939 |
| On Friday the 13th, Donald runs into several unlucky obstacles while delivering a package, which contains a bomb. Other appearances: Gangster Leader (silhouette), Gangster Sidekick (silhouette) ||||
| 10 | The Hockey Champ | Jack King | April 28, 1939 |
| Donald competes with his nephews playing hockey. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 11 | Donald's Cousin Gus | Jack King | May 19, 1939 |
| Donald is visited by his cousin Gus, who has a hearty appetite. Other appearances: Gus Goose (debut of the character in animation) ||||
| 12 | Beach Picnic | Clyde Geronimi | June 9, 1939 |
| Donald plays pranks on Pluto at the beach. Later they both have problems with ants at their picnic. Other appearances: Pluto, Ants ||||
| 13 | Sea Scouts | Dick Lundy | June 30, 1939 |
| Donald leads a sea voyage with his nephews, where they encounter a ferocious shark. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Shark ||||
| 14 | Donald's Penguin | Jack King | August 11, 1939 |
| Donald receives a penguin from the South Pole. Other appearances: Tootsie the Penguin ||||
| 15 | The Autograph Hound | Jack King | September 1, 1939 |
| Donald tries to get autographs from celebrities in a Hollywood studio. Other appearances: Security Guard, animated versions of various celebrities ||||
| 16 | Officer Duck | Clyde Geronimi | October 10, 1939 |
| Donald is a police officer who must arrest the criminal Tiny Tom (Pete). Other appearances: Pete (as "Tiny Tom") ||||

### 1940

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 17 | The Riveter | Dick Lundy | March 15, 1940 |
| During the construction of a building, Pete hires Donald as his riveter. Other appearances: Pete, Peter Pig (cameo) ||||
| 18 | Donald's Dog Laundry | Jack King | April 5, 1940 |
| Donald tries to convince Pluto to try his mechanical laundromat for dogs. Other appearances: Pluto ||||
| 19 | Mr. Duck Steps Out | Jack King | June 6, 1940 |
| Donald has a date with Daisy, which is constantly interrupted by his nephews. Other appearances: Daisy Duck (debut), Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 20 | Put-Put Troubles | Riley Thomson | July 19, 1940 |
| Donald and Pluto go sailing, but the day doesn't end as well as they hoped. Other appearances: Pluto ||||
| 21 | Donald's Vacation | Jack King | August 9, 1940 |
| Donald has a hard time doing activities in the woods during his vacation. Other appearances: Chipmunks, Brown bear ||||
| 22 | Window Cleaners | Jack King | September 20, 1940 |
| Donald and Pluto are cleaning windows in a skyscraper, where they end up in trouble with a bee. Other appearances: Pluto, Spike the Bee (debut as prototype) ||||
| 23 | Fire Chief | Jack King | December 13, 1940 |
| Donald and his nephews are the staff at a fire station. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||

### 1941

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 24 | Timber | Jack King | January 10, 1941 |
| Donald tries to steal food from lumberjack Pete's table. After catching him, Pete forces Donald to work cutting down trees. Other appearances: Pete ||||
| 25 | Golden Eggs | Wilfred Jackson | March 7, 1941 |
| Donald goes into a chicken coop to get the chickens' eggs, but has trouble with the rooster that guards the place. Other appearances: Rooster, Hens ||||
| 26 | A Good Time for a Dime | Dick Lundy | May 9, 1941 |
| At a penny arcade, Donald is entertained by various attractions. Other appearances: Daisy Duck (cameo) ||||
| 27 | Early to Bed | Jack King | July 11, 1941 |
| Donald spends the night unable to sleep due to various problems. ||||
| 28 | Truant Officer Donald | Jack King | August 1, 1941 |
| Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||
| 29 | Old MacDonald Duck | Jack King | September 12, 1941 |
| Donald has a farm where he feeds the animals while singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". Other appearances: Farm animals ||||
| 30 | Donald's Camera | Dick Lundy | October 24, 1941 |
| Donald decides to use his camera to photograph some wildlife, but the animals he finds torment him and hinder his efforts to photograph them. Other appearances: Forest animals ||||
| 31 | Chef Donald | Jack King | December 5, 1941 |
| Donald tries to cook by listening to Old Mother Mallard's radio show. Other appearances: Old Mother Mallard (voices) ||||

### 1942

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 32 | The Village Smithy | Dick Lundy | January 16, 1942 |
| Donald is working as a blacksmith fixing an iron rim in a wagon wheel and putting a horseshoe on the donkey Jenny, having trouble with both. Other appearances: Jenny the Burro ||||
| 33 | The New Spirit | Wilfred Jackson Ben Sharpsteen | January 23, 1942 |
| Animated documentary promoting the timely filing and payment of federal income taxes, showing Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return. Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary. World War II propaganda film, being the second as such starring Donald after Donald's Decision, and the first in the Donald Duck series. ||||
| 34 | Donald's Snow Fight | Jack King | April 10, 1942 |
| Donald starts a snowball fight with his nephews. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 35 | Donald Gets Drafted | Jack King | May 1, 1942 |
| Donald expresses his desire to join the Army Air Forces. During basic training, Sergeant Pete marches Donald's unit through the camp. Other appearances: Pete, Recruitment Agent, Team of Doctors Notes: Third World War II-themed short starring Donald, and the first in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 36 | Donald's Garden | Jack King | June 12, 1942 |
| Donald has a garden full of melons, which is invaded by a hungry gopher. Other appearances: Gopher ||||
| 37 | Donald's Gold Mine | Jack King | July 24, 1942 |
| Donald is digging his gold mine, clumsily doing it, which is great fun for his donkey. Other appearances: Jenny the Burro ||||
| 38 | The Vanishing Private | Jack King | September 25, 1942 |
| Private Donald gets into trouble when he does his duty too well by painting camouflage with experimental paint that makes everything painted invisible. Other appearances: Pete, The General Notes: Fourth World War II-themed short starring Donald, and second in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 39 | Sky Trooper | Jack King | November 6, 1942 |
| Private Donald finally gets a chance to fly in the Air Force, but ends up afraid to go parachuting. Other appearances: Pete Notes: Fifth World War II-themed short starring Donald, and the third in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 40 | Bellboy Donald | Jack King | December 18, 1942 |
| Donald works as a bellboy at a hotel, where after Pete and his son arrive at the hotel, the boy doesn't stop causing trouble. Other appearances: Pete, Pete Junior (debut), Hotel manager ||||

### 1943

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 41 | Der Fuehrer's Face | Jack Kinney | January 1, 1943 |
| Donald has a nightmare in which he lives in Germany as a slave under the Nazi regime. Notes: Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and the only Donald Duck film to receive the honor. Anti-Nazi propaganda film, being the sixth World War II-themed short starring Donald. ||||
| 42 | The Spirit of '43 | Jack King | January 7, 1943 |
| Documentary in which Donald deals with income taxes and his benefit to the American war effort. Notes: Propaganda film of the World War II, being the seventh short film starring Donald with this theme. The representation of "good luck" in the story is a duck similar to Scrooge McDuck (being an old duck in Scottish attire), who would debut years later in a comic by Carl Barks, the short film's screenwriter, and may be an anticipated prototype of said character. ||||
| 43 | Donald's Tire Trouble | Dick Lundy | January 29, 1943 |
| While driving his car, Donald has a flat tire and changing it isn't easy. ||||
| 44 | The Flying Jalopy | Dick Lundy | March 12, 1943 |
| As Donald looks at the "used" planes for sale by Ben Buzzard, he takes one of the wrecked planes out for a test drive. Other appearances: Ben Buzzard ||||
| 45 | Fall Out Fall In | Jack King | April 23, 1943 |
| Private Donald goes through difficult times during the training march, and later setting up his tent. Notes: Eighth World War II-themed short starring Donald, and fourth in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 46 | The Old Army Game | Jack King | November 5, 1943 |
| Private Donald is caught sneaking out of camp without permission and Sergeant Pete chases after him to teach him a lesson. Other appearances: Pete Notes: Ninth World War II-themed short starring Donald, and fifth in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 47 | Home Defense | Jack King | December 26, 1943 |
| During World War II, Donald is in charge of a listening post. When he mistakes a bee for an enemy plane, he calls on his nephews to fight this threat. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Spike the Bee Notes: Tenth World War II-themed short film starring Donald, unlike others without being propaganda or a story of Donald in the army. ||||

### 1944

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 48 | Trombone Trouble | Jack King | February 16, 1944 |
| During the night, Pete annoys the gods Jupiter and Vulcan (represented as ducks), as well as his neighbor Donald, with his late-night trombone sessions. The gods decide to give Donald powers to teach Pete a lesson. Other appearances: Pete, Jupiter, Vulcan ||||
| 49 | Donald Duck and the Gorilla | Jack King | March 31, 1944 |
| Ajax, the killer gorilla, had escaped from the zoo, and haunts Donald and his nephews after sneaking into their home. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Ajax the Gorilla, Radio Host (voice) ||||
| 50 | Contrary Condor | Jack King | April 21, 1944 |
| Donald, practicing as an ornithologist, is trying to collect a condor egg. When the Mother Condor returns, she mistakes him for her son. Other appearances: Mother Condor, Baby Condor, Narrator (voice) ||||
| 51 | Commando Duck | Jack King | June 2, 1944 |
| Donald is ordered to destroy a Japanese airfield. Notes: Eleventh and final World War II-themed short starring Donald, and the sixth and final in the "Donald in the Army" series. ||||
| 52 | The Plastics Inventor | Jack King | September 1, 1944 |
| Donald melts down plastic to build a functional homemade airplane, following the instructions of Professor Butterfield on the radio. Other appearances: Professor Butterfield (voice) ||||
| 53 | Donald's Off Day | Jack Hannah | December 8, 1944 |
| When Donald's plans to play golf on his day off are ruined by rain, he starts reading a medical book, which makes him think he may have the symptoms he reads about, and his nephews take advantage of his hypochondria to make him pranks. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||

### 1945

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 54 | The Clock Watcher | Jack King | January 26, 1945 |
| Donald works wrapping gifts in a store, where he is constantly controlled by his boss, who speaks to him through a speaker pipe. Other appearances: Donald's Boss (voice) ||||
| 55 | The Eyes Have It | Jack Hannah | March 30, 1945 |
| Donald is given some hypnotic glasses and decides to test them on Pluto. Using the glasses, he convinces Pluto that he is different animals. Other appearances: Pluto, Rooster, Chickens ||||
| 56 | Donald's Crime | Jack King | June 29, 1945 |
| Donald steals the money from his nephews' piggy bank for his date with Daisy and is soon plagued by remorse. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Daisy Duck, Narrator (voice) Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||
| 57 | Duck Pimples | Jack Kinney | August 10, 1945 |
| Donald's imagination, influenced by scary stories on the radio and in books, leads him to a criminal world in his imagination, where he becomes involved in a jewel robbery. Other appearances: Bookseller, Dopey Davis, Agent Paddy/H. U. Hennessy, Pauline, Leslie J. Clark, J. Harold King; cameo of Ajax the Gorilla ||||
| 58 | Cured Duck | Jack King | October 26, 1945 |
| Daisy is fed up with Donald's outbursts of anger, so he uses a machine to help him control himself. Other appearances: Daisy Duck ||||
| 59 | Old Sequoia | Jack King | December 21, 1945 |
| Donald is a forest ranger, assigned to protect an old sequoia from a pair of beavers. Other appearances: The Beavers, Donald's Boss (voice) ||||

### 1946

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 60 | Donald's Double Trouble | Jack King | June 28, 1946 |
| When Daisy wants Donald to change his personality, he hires a double to make it look like he's changed for the better, but the double soon invades Donald's territory. Other appearances: Daisy Duck, Dapper Duck ||||
| 61 | Wet Paint | Jack King | August 9, 1946 |
| Donald repaints his car, but has trouble with a bird that constantly makes the car dirty. Other appearances: The bird ||||
| 62 | Dumb Bell of the Yukon | Jack King | August 30, 1946 |
| After reading a letter from Daisy asking him to make fur coats for her, Donald goes bear hunting. He tries to capture a little bear, but has trouble with the mother bear. Other appearances: Mother Bear, Little Bear ||||
| 63 | Lighthouse Keeping | Jack Hannah | September 20, 1946 |
| Donald is a lighthouse keeper, whose light shines on a sleeping pelican, who gets angry and goes into the lighthouse to try to put out the light, which leads to a constant fight between Donald and him. Other appearances: Marblehead the Pelican ||||

### 1947

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 64 | Straight Shooters | Jack Hannah | April 18, 1947 |
| Donald runs a shooting gallery at the carnival. When his nephews try their luck, it turns out that Donald does not stop cheating the game. Having been deceived, they also try to deceive his uncle. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie Notes: This is the first short film to use the "Donald Duck Theme Song" in the intro. ||||
| 65 | Sleepy Time Donald | Jack King | May 9, 1947 |
| Donald sleepwalks to Daisy's house, who tries to prevent him from having an accident walking across town. Other appearances: Daisy Duck ||||
| 66 | Clown of the Jungle | Jack Hannah | June 20, 1947 |
| Donald tries to take some pictures of the birds in the South African jungle, but all his attempts to photograph them are ruined by the "clown of the jungle", the Aracuan Bird. Other appearances: Aracuan Bird ||||
| 67 | Donald's Dilemma | Jack King | July 11, 1947 |
| After being hit by a flower pot, Donald is convinced that he is a great singer and sings beautifully, which leads to fame, but he doesn't recognize Daisy. Other appearances: Daisy Duck, Psychologist ||||
| 68 | Bootle Beetle | Jack Hannah | August 22, 1947 |
| A rare breed of insect, the Bootle Beetle, tells a young beetle the story of how, in his youth, Donald Duck tried to capture him. Other appearances: Bootle Beetle (debut), Young Beetle (debut) ||||
| 69 | Wide Open Spaces | Jack King | September 12, 1947 |
| Unable to stay in a motel overnight, Donald sleeps in the wild, having trouble with his air mattress. Other appearances: Motel Owner ||||
| 70 | Chip an' Dale | Jack King | November 28, 1947 |
| Donald cuts down a tree to get firewood, unaware that the chipmunks Chip and Dale live there, and they try to get their home back by infiltrating Donald's house. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale (debut in a short film from the Donald Duck series, and debut under their names) Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||

### 1948

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 71 | Drip Dippy Donald | Jack King | March 5, 1948 |
| Donald's sleep is interrupted by his constantly dripping kitchen faucet. ||||
| 72 | Daddy Duck | Jack Hannah | April 16, 1948 |
| Donald wants to adopt a baby, and ends up adopting a kangaroo named Joey. Although Donald is happy at first, taking care of Joey is not so easy. Other appearances: Joey the Kangaroo, Adoption Bureau ||||
| 73 | Donald's Dream Voice | Jack King | May 21, 1948 |
| Donald buys some voice pills, which allow him to end up speaking properly without his usual squawking. Other appearances: Daisy Duck, Burly Guy, Cow ||||
| 74 | The Trial of Donald Duck | Jack King | July 30, 1948 |
| Donald is put on trial after having problems with a restaurant waiter. Other appearances: Lawyer, Judge, Monsieur Pierre ||||
| 75 | Inferior Decorator | Jack Hannah | August 27, 1948 |
| As Donald decorates his house, he ends up in a confrontation with Spike the Bee. Other appearances: Spike the Bee (character's debut with his permanent appearance) ||||
| 76 | Soup's On | Jack Hannah | October 15, 1948 |
| Donald cooks dinner for himself and his nephews, but sends them to their room without dinner because they haven't washed up after playing in the mud. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 77 | Three for Breakfast | Jack Hannah | November 5, 1948 |
| Chip and Dale try to steal the pancakes that Donald has cooked. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 78 | Tea for Two Hundred | Jack Hannah | December 24, 1948 |
| Donald prepares to eat at a picnic in the wild, where ants try to steal his food. Other appearances: Ants Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||

### 1949

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 79 | Donald's Happy Birthday | Jack Hannah | February 11, 1949 |
| Huey, Dewey and Louie want to take the money they've saved to buy their Uncle Donald a present for his birthday, but Donald, unaware of their intentions, tries to stop them so they save the money for the future. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 80 | Sea Salts | Jack Hannah | April 8, 1949 |
| Bootle Beetle tells audiences how he and Donald had to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island. Other appearances: Bootle Beetle (as "Mac") ||||
| 81 | Winter Storage | Jack Hannah | June 3, 1949 |
| Chip and Dale must store acorns in their tree before winter comes. When they see Donald planting acorns in the woods, the chipmunks try to steal them. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 82 | Honey Harvester | Jack Hannah | August 5, 1949 |
| Donald tries to follow Spike the Bee to find out where he stores his honey. Other appearances: Spike the Bee ||||
| 83 | All in a Nutshell | Jack Hannah | September 2, 1949 |
| Donald runs a nut butter stand in the woods. Upon discovering it, Chip and Dale try to steal his jars. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 84 | The Greener Yard | Jack Hannah | October 14, 1949 |
| Bootle Beetle tells the young beetle how in his youth he infiltrated Donald's garden, which began to persecute him constantly to exterminate him. Other appearances: Bootle Beetle, Young Beetle ||||
| 85 | Slide, Donald, Slide | Jack Hannah | November 25, 1949 |
| Spike the Bee listens to classical music on the radio that Donald has in his backyard, but when Donald arrives, he changes the station to listen to the baseball game. Both start a fight in which they constantly change the radio station to listen to what they want. Other appearances: Spike the Bee ||||
| 86 | Toy Tinkers | Jack Hannah | December 16, 1949 |
| Chip and Dale infiltrate Donald's house, where the three end up using various toys for a battle. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Also known as "Christmas Capers" in some reissues. ||||

### 1950

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 87 | Lion Around | Jack Hannah | January 20, 1950 |
| Huey, Dewey and Louie dress up as mountain lions to scare Donald. Donald is upset after discovering them, but when a real lion appears, Donald thinks it's another prank by his nephews again. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Louie the Mountain Lion (debut) ||||
| 88 | Crazy Over Daisy | Jack Hannah | March 18, 1950 |
| In the 1890s, Donald is happily riding his bicycle to Daisy's, but on the way, Chip and Dale throw him into a lot of trouble. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale, Daisy Duck; cameos of Goofy, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ||||
| 89 | Hook, Lion and Sinker | Jack Hannah | April 28, 1950 |
| Louie the lion and his son try to steal the fish that Donald has caught. Other appearances: Louie the Mountain Lion, Little Louie ||||
| 90 | Trailer Horn | Jack Hannah | September 1, 1950 |
| Donald is on vacation with his trailer parked by the lake, but his peace of mind is soon interrupted by Chip and Dale. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 91 | Bee at the Beach | Jack Hannah | October 13, 1950 |
| Spike the Bee happily goes to the beach, but Donald ends up being quite annoying to him. Other appearances: Spike the Bee, Sharks ||||
| 92 | Out on a Limb | Jack Hannah | December 15, 1950 |
| Donald cuts the branches of the tree where Chip and Dale are. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||

### 1951

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 93 | Dude Duck | Jack Hannah | March 2, 1951 |
| Donald is on vacation at a tourist ranch. After all the beautiful women have picked out the best horses, Donald ends up with Rover Boy, a horse that is disliked by Donald. Other appearances: Rover Boy ||||
| 94 | Corn Chips | Jack Hannah | March 21, 1951 |
| Chip and Dale steal the popcorn that Donald has made. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 95 | Test Pilot Donald | Jack Hannah | June 8, 1951 |
| Dale gets into Donald's plane and pilots it through a series of twists and turns, with Donald hanging by the tail. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 96 | Lucky Number | Jack Hannah | July 20, 1951 |
| Donald, without knowing it, has the winning number from a contest where he won a car, and his nephews are going to claim it as a surprise for their uncle. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||
| 97 | Out of Scale | Jack Hannah | November 2, 1951 |
| Donald has a model of a train and a city in his garden. He decides to move a tree in his path that doesn't match the scale of the model, not realizing that it is Chip and Dale's home. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 98 | Bee on Guard | Jack Hannah | December 14, 1951 |
| Donald sees bees in his garden and follows them to the hive for honey. The bee guarding the hive won't let him through, so Donald dresses up as a bee. Other appearances: Bee Guard ||||

### 1952

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 99 | Donald Applecore | Jack Hannah | January 18, 1952 |
| Donald is a farmer of apples, which have been nibbled by Chip and Dale. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 100 | Let's Stick Together | Jack Hannah | April 25, 1952 |
| An old Spiker recounts how he and Donald were partners in the past, holding various jobs thanks to the use of Spike's stinger. Other appearances: Spike the Bee, Spike's Wife ||||
| 101 | Uncle Donald's Ants | Jack Hannah | July 18, 1952 |
| Donald spills some sugar on his sidewalk, and soon the ants have complete control of his house. Other appearances: Ants ||||
| 102 | Trick or Treat | Jack Hannah | October 10, 1952 |
| On Halloween night, Donald isn't willing to give his nephews candy, so Witch Hazel offers her help to teach Donald a lesson. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Witch Hazel, Beelzebub, Ghosts ||||

### 1953

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 103 | Don's Fountain of Youth | Jack Hannah | May 30, 1953 |
| Donald pretends to have become a baby by drinking from a fountain of youth to play a prank on his nephews. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Crocodile, Baby Crocodiles ||||
| 104 | The New Neighbor | Jack Hannah | August 1, 1953 |
| After moving into his new house, Donald begins to have problems with his new neighbor, Pete, who turns out to be quite annoying. Other appearances: Pete, Muncey ||||
| 105 | Rugged Bear | Jack Hannah | October 23, 1953 |
| Humphrey the Bear hides in Donald's cabin, pretending to be the bearskin rug. Other appearances: Humphrey the Bear (character's debut in a short film from the Donald Duck series) Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||
| 106 | Working for Peanuts | Jack Hannah | November 11, 1953 |
| Chip and Dale try to steal Dolores the Elephant's peanuts at the zoo, and Donald, her keeper, tries to stop them. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale, Dolores the Elephant; cameos of Humphrey the Bear and Salty the Seal ||||
| 107 | Canvas Back Duck | Jack Hannah | December 25, 1953 |
| Donald confronts boxer Peewee Pete in a carnival ring. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Pete (as "Peewee Pete") ||||

### 1954

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 108 | Spare the Rod | Jack Hannah | January 15, 1954 |
| Donald's nephews play instead of chopping wood. A little teacher named "Child Psychologist" appears as Donald's conscience telling him to use the game as reinforcement for the children to do their homework, something that doesn't favor Donald when he mistakes three cannibals for his nephews. Other appearances: Huey, Dewey and Louie, Child Psychologist, Pygmy Cannibals ||||
| 109 | Donald's Diary | Jack Kinney | February 13, 1954 |
| Donald recounts in his diary his love story with Daisy. Other appearances: Daisy Duck, Daisy's Brothers (played by Huey, Dewey and Louie), Daisy's Mother, Daisy's Father ||||
| 110 | Dragon Around | Jack Hannah | July 16, 1954 |
| Donald drives a steam shovel with which he tries to cut down Chip 'n' Dale's tree, who mistake the steam shovel for a dragon. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||
| 111 | Grin and Bear It | Jack Hannah | August 13, 1954 |
| Donald Duck arrives at Brownstone National Park, where Humphrey tries to get Donald's ham. Other appearances: Humphrey the Bear, J. Audubon Woodlore (debut), Brownstone Bears ||||
| 112 | The Flying Squirrel | Jack Hannah | November 12, 1954 |
| Donald Duck has a peanut cart in a park, where a flying squirrel ends up in a battle with him for the peanuts. Other appearances: The Flying Squirrel ||||
| 113 | Grand Canyonscope | C. August Nichols | December 13, 1954 |
| Donald visits the Grand Canyon, where he is constantly berated by J. Audubon Woodlore for breaking the rules of the place. Other appearances: J. Audubon Woodlore, Louie the Mountain Lion Notes: First Donald Duck cartoon filmed in CinemaScope. ||||

### 1955

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 114 | No Hunting | Jack Hannah | January 14, 1955 |
| Donald, possessed by the spirit of his grandfather, a pioneer hunter, decides to participate in the hunting season. Other appearances: Donald's grandfather; cameo of Bambi and his mother Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ||||
| 115 | Bearly Asleep | Jack Hannah | August 19, 1955 |
| Humphrey is thrown out of the cave by the other bears due to his snoring. Seeking refuge, he ends up at Donald's house. Other appearances: Humphrey the Bear, Brownstone Bears ||||
| 116 | Beezy Bear | Jack Hannah | September 2, 1955 |
| Donald is a beekeeper, and Humphrey the Bear tries to steal his honey. Other appearances: Humphrey the Bear, J. Audubon Woodlore, Brownstone Bears; cameo of Spike the Bee in the title screen ||||
| 117 | Up a Tree | Jack Hannah | September 23, 1955 |
| Donald is a lumberjack, but the tree he has to chop down turns out to be Chip and Dale's home. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||

### 1956

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 118 | Chips Ahoy | Jack Kinney | February 24, 1956 |
| Chip and Dale take Donald's model ship to sail to an island where there is a tree with acorns on it. Other appearances: Chip 'n' Dale ||||

### 1961

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 119 | The Litterbug | Hamilton Luske | June 21, 1961 |
| Donald is used as an example of various types of litterbugs. Other appearances: Narrator (voice); cameo of Huey, Dewey and Louie ||||

### 2024

| # | Title | Director | Release |
| 120 | D.I.Y. Duck | Mark Henn | June 9, 2024 |
| Donald tries his hand at some home repairs but finds himself unable to control his temper. ||||

## Home media

The films have been released in various forms of home media, with selected films released on VHS, laserdisc, and DVD. Starting in 2010, some of the cartoons were made available on the iTunes Store as digital downloads.
The only complete re-release of the entire series has been in the "Walt Disney Treasures" DVD sets. The vast majority of the series appears between four two-disc sets: "The Chronological Donald, Volume One" (2004), "The Chronological Donald, Volume Two" (2005), "The Chronological Donald, Volume Three" (2007), and "The Chronological Donald, Volume Four" (2008). The sets also include several short films starring Donald outside of the Donald Duck series, such as The Wise Little Hen (1934) from the Silly Symphony series, Donald and Pluto (1936) from the Mickey Mouse series, all the shots in the Donald & Goofy series, and several propaganda, educational, and commercial films starring Donald. Two shorts of the Donald Duck series, Der Fuehrer's Face (1943) and The Spirit of '43 (1943), are not present in the sets of "The Chronological Donald", instead being included in the "Walt Disney on the Front Lines" set (2004), which also included other World War II-themed Donald Duck shorts.