1953 Donald Duck cartoon
Rugged Bear
is a 1953 American animated
short film
produced by
Walt Disney Productions
and released by
RKO Radio Pictures
.
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The cartoon follows
Humphrey the Bear
(in his 2nd appearance) as he takes refuge in
Donald Duck's
cabin during
hunting season
by disguising himself as a bearskin rug. The film was directed by
Jack Hannah
and features the voices of
Clarence Nash
as Donald,
Jimmy MacDonald
as Humphrey, and an uncredited narrator.
Rugged Bear
was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
at the
26th Academy Awards
in 1954, but lost to another Disney film,
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
.
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This was the eighth of nine nominations received by the
Donald Duck
film series.
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Humphrey the Bear
oversleeps through the opening of
hunting season
one year. While the other bears flee to the safety of their cave, Humphrey is left outside and is forced to hide in a nearby cabin instead. Once inside the cabin, Humphrey is horrified to learn that it is a hunting lodge, made evident by the many guns and
hunting trophies
hanging on the walls. As he starts to leave, he sees
Donald Duck
coming toward the cabin carrying a rifle. Humphrey desperately looks for a hiding place inside the cabin, and finally notices a large bear skin rug in front of the fireplace. He quickly rolls up the rug, stows it in an empty trunk, and lays out flat on the floor in the rug's place. Just then, Donald enters unaware that his rug has been replaced, or that it is alive. Humphrey nervously endures several uncomfortable and painful experiences, all the while being very careful not to let Donald know that he is a real bear. These include hiccups, a burning ember from the fireplace falling on his fur, going through Donald's washer-dryer, and being mowed with a reel mower, among other things.
Off screen Humphrey spends the rest of hunting season in Donald's cabin carrying on his rug masquerade. When hunting season is over, Donald finally leaves and Humphrey breaths a sigh of relief. Just then, he hears a sound from the trunk in the corner and learns, much to his surprise, that the bearskin rug which he had rolled up and stowed earlier is actually another bear who had also masqueraded as a rug. The film ends with the other bear leaving and thanking Humphrey for taking his place.
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Home media
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The short was released on November 11, 2008, on
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961
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Additional releases include:
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