1949 Donald Duck cartoon
Toy Tinkers
is an American
animated
short film
produced in
Technicolor
by
Walt Disney Productions
and released to theaters on December 16, 1949 by
RKO Radio Pictures
.
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Set during
Christmas time
, the film shows
Chip 'n' Dale
trying to steal nuts from
Donald Duck's
home using toy weapons. The film was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
in 1950,
[2]
but ultimately lost to
Warner Bros'.
For Scent-imental Reasons
, a
Pepe Le Pew
Looney Tunes
film directed by
Chuck Jones
.
Toy Tinkers
was directed by
Jack Hannah
and features original and adapted music by
Paul J. Smith
which includes the song "
Jingle Bells
" and
Schubert's
Marche Militaire
. The voice cast includes
Clarence Nash
as Donald and
Jimmy MacDonald
and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale respectively.
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It was later reissued as
Christmas Capers
, and 16mm prints of this version still exist.
Plot
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Chip and Dale's curiosity leads them into Donald's house after they see him chop down a tree near their log home to use as a Christmas tree. The chipmunks follow Donald to his house and see nuts and candy through a window, deciding to try to take them. They slip in through the mail slot and load the nuts into a toy truck. During the theft, Dale pretends to be in a make-believe neighborhood, before Chip beats him up for playing around.
Donald sees Chip and Dale stealing the nuts and uses the toys to foil them. When the chipmunks catch on, Donald disguises himself as Santa Claus and gives Chip a much larger present than Dale, making him jealous and start fighting with Chip. Seeing the chipmunks busy arguing, Donald hold them at gunpoint with a handgun inside the big nut, crashes them in a toy police car, and fires nuts from a pop gun at them. The chipmunks retaliate with a toy cannon when Donald encroaches on them.
Angered, Donald sets up a fort of presents on one side of the living room and returns fire with Chip and Dale doing likewise. Dale covertly sneaks a candlestick telephone into Donald's fort which Chip uses to distract Donald to transmit direct cannon fire. A frustrated Donald loads the phone with a stick of dynamite, but it doesn't explode. When the chipmunks call him again, he answers and the dynamite explodes. Having incapacitated Donald, the chipmunks march back home, and in a scene reminiscent of
The Spirit of '76
, employ the help of the mechanical toys to transport the hoard of nuts.
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Adaptations
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A comic book adaptation of the short was published in
Walt Disney's Christmas Parade
#2, printed by
Dell Comics
in 1950. This adaptation was titled "Christmas Fray" and "Such a Clatter" in reprints.
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Releases
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Home media
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The short was released on December 11, 2007 on
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950
.
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Additional releases include:
See also
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References
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Silly Symphony
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Mickey Mouse
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Donald Duck
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Donald & Goofy
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Theatrical features
featuring Santa Claus
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Other theatrical features
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Made for TV
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- Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
(
special
, 1991)
- The Ultimate Christmas Present
(
DCOM
, 2000)
- 'Twas the Night
(DCOM, 2001)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
(special, 2008)
- Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation
(
special episode
, 2009)
- Prep & Landing
(special, 2009)
- Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa
(short film, 2010)
- Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
(DCOM, 2011)
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
(special, 2011)
- Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
(special, 2013)
- Toy Story That Time Forgot
(special, 2014)
- Christmas...Again?!
(DCOM, 2021)
- Mickey Saves Christmas
(special, 2022)
- The Naughty Nine
(DCOM, 2023)
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