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Toy Tinkers

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When Donald Duck chops a Christmas tree, the inquisitive chipmunks Chip and Dale follow and see him decorate it with nuts and sweets. So they sneak in his home, determined to 'harvest' it all, using the toys for the Duck nephews, as if Christmas came early for them, so to say. Donald puts up an equally 'playful' yet grim defense, so it all rapidly escalates into a bitter miniature two-to-one-giant war over the Christmas-treats.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1949-12-16

Runtime: 7 mins

Director: Jack Hannah

Spoken language: English

Genres: Animation, Comedy

Original title: Toy Tinkers

Production Companies: Walt Disney Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Donald Duck (voice)

Clarence Nash

Chip (voice)

James MacDonald

Dale (voice)

Dessie Flynn

Reviews

Geronimo1967

With “Donald Duck” safely ensconced at home with his freshly chopped tree preparing for Christmas, the mischievous “Chip” and “Dale” peer through his window at the alluring selection of treats on his carpet and thanks to their powerful incisors, are swiftly helping themselves to his seasonal nuts. Once their host cottons on to their thievery, though, there seems little likelihood of a truce between what rapidly become two warring parties making full use of an array of toys and confectionary - even an Howitzer - but will there be a victor or perhaps some pipes of peace? This is an enjoyably colourful and lively cartoon with the chipmunks always an affably good foe for a “Donald” whose squeaky and increasingly frustrated dulcets always made me smile. There’s plenty of tit-for-tat and a jolly score to help it along, too. The Christmas spirit is definitely alive and well with this!

2025-06-01

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