D.I.Y. Duck

D.I.Y. Duck is a 2024 animated short produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios that commemorates the 90th anniversary of Donald Duck's debut. It was released on June 9, 2024 on Disney+, Walt Disney Animation Studios' YouTube channel, Disney Channel and Freeform.

Synopsis[]

This short finds Donald trying his hand at some home repairs which begin with the replacement of a lightbulb and quickly turn into a series of comic catastrophes. His temper flares and his frustration grows as things spiral out of control and lead to an explosive finale.

Cast[]

• Clarence Nash (archival recording) as Donald Duck

Trivia[]

• In this short, Donald Duck retains his classic look from the late-1940s cartoons, most notably the lack of buttons on his blue sailor suit and the black bow-tie.
• This is Mark Henn's final project before his retirement back in 2023.
• This is the first Donald Duck short since The Litterbug (1961).
• The short pays tribute to Donald Duck's original voice actor Clarence Nash.
• The teapot in Donald's kitchen has the color scheme of Mrs. Potts
• One of the portraits on Donald's wall resembles that of "Whistlers Mother".
  • This could also be a reference to the pose that Daisy's mother does in "Donald's Diary".
• Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Daisy Duck appear as pictures in this short.
• The short also features several different archival recordings of music scores from different Disney shorts and films, with the majority coming from the classic Donald Duck shorts.
  • Polar Trappers: original score composed by Paul Smith.
  • Sleeping Beauty: original score composed by George Bruns.
  • Original score composed by Oliver Wallace.
    • Alice in Wonderland
    • Bearly Asleep
    • Beezy Bear
    • Chips Ahoy
    • Cinderella
    • Grin and Bear It
    • How to Have an Accident at Work
    • Lady and the Tramp
    • Mickey and the Seal

Gallery[]

Videos[]

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1930s The Wise Little Hen • Donald and Pluto • Don Donald • Modern Inventions • Donald's Ostrich • Self Control • Donald's Better Self • Donald's Nephews • Good Scouts • Donald's Golf Game • Mother Goose Goes Hollywood • Donald's Lucky Day • The Hockey Champ • Donald's Cousin Gus • Beach Picnic • Sea Scouts • Donald's Penguin • The Autograph Hound • Officer Duck • The Fox Hunt (co-starring Goofy) • Polar Trappers (co-starring Goofy) 1940s The Riveter • Donald's Dog Laundry • Mr. Duck Steps Out • Put-Put Troubles • Donald's Vacation • The Volunteer Worker • Window Cleaners • The Fire Chief • Timber • The Golden Eggs • A Good Time for a Dime • Early to Bed • Truant Officer Donald • Old MacDonald Duck • Donald's Camera • Chef Donald • Donald's Decision • The Village Smithy • The New Spirit • Donald's Snow Fight • Donald Gets Drafted • Donald's Garden • Donald's Gold Mine • Sky Trooper • Bellboy Donald • Der Fuehrer's Face • The Spirit of '43 • Donald's Tire Trouble • Lake Titicaca • Aquarela do Brazil • The Flying Jalopy • Fall Out-Fall In • The Old Army Game • Home Defense • Trombone Trouble • Donald Duck and the Gorilla • Contrary Condor • Commando Duck • The Plastics Inventor • Donald's Off Day • The Clock Watcher • The Eyes Have It • Donald's Crime • Duck Pimples • Cured Duck • Old Sequoia • Donald's Double Trouble • Wet Paint • Dumbell of the Yukon • Lighthouse Keeping • Straight Shooters • Sleepy Time Donald • Clown of the Jungle • Donald's Dilemma • Bootle Beetle • Wide Open Spaces • Chip an' Dale • Drip Dippy Donald • Daddy Duck • Donald's Dream Voice • Blame It on the Samba • The Trial of Donald Duck • Inferior Decorator • Soup's On • Three for Breakfast • Tea for Two Hundred • Donald's Happy Birthday • Sea Salts • Winter Storage • Honey Harvester • All in a Nutshell • The Greener Yard • Slide, Donald, Slide • Toy Tinkers • Billposters (co-starring Goofy) • No Sail (co-starring Goofy) • Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (co-starring Goofy) • Crazy with the Heat (co-starring Goofy) 1950s Lion Around • Crazy Over Daisy • Trailer Horn • Hook, Lion and Sinker • Bee at the Beach • Out on a Limb • Dude Duck • Corn Chips • Test Pilot Donald • Lucky Number • Out of Scale • Bee on Guard • Donald Applecore • Let's Stick Together • Uncle Donald's Ants • Trick or Treat • Don's Fountain of Youth • The New Neighbor • Rugged Bear • Working for Peanuts • Canvas Back Duck • Spare the Rod • Donald's Diary • Dragon Around • Grin and Bear It • The Flying Squirrel • Grand Canyonscope • No Hunting • Bearly Asleep • Beezy Bear • Up a Tree • Chips Ahoy 1960s-Present The Litterbug • D.I.Y. Duck Educational Shorts How to Have an Accident in the Home • How to Have an Accident at Work • Donald in Mathmagic Land • Donald and the Wheel • Steel and America • Donald's Fire Survival Plan • Family Planning Songs Donald Duck See Also DuckTales (1987 series) • Donald's Quack Attack • Quack Pack • Pomp and Circumstance • DuckTales (2017 series)