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Donald and the Wheel

Donald and the Wheel

1961Short⏱️ 17mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamilyHistory
6.4
IMDB Rating
324 votes

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of ...

Director
Hamilton Luske
Writers
N/A
Stars
Bill Cole, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft
Release Date
June 21, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Bill Cole
👤
Bill Lee
👤
Thurl Ravenscroft
as Spirit of Progress, Senior
👤
Max Smith
as Spirit of Progress, Junior
Clarence Nash
Clarence Nash
as Donald Duck

🎬 Technical Specs

Production
Walt Disney Productions

🏷️ Keywords

cutout animationeducationalanimal character name in titledonald duck characterfour word title

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyHistoryShort

⭐ Featured Review

An educational short tour-De-force
by TheLittleSongbird2012-09-11
10/10

"Ties with The Litterbug as the absolute best of the Donald Duck educational shorts. The animation is really impressive, from the vibrantly coloured backgrounds to some of the best character animation of Donald I've seen. The music is wonderfully jazzy and catchy, the orchestration has so much bite and pizazz to it and the singing is just brilliant. In particular from Thurl Ravenscroft, whose power on the basso notes of his singing is enough to make your jaw drop. The writing has a very witty rhyming structure, and the story is always interesting and educational, always moves and never sto..."

💡 Did You Know?

Originally released on a bill with The Parent Trap (1961).

📖 Synopsis

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of ...