Drip Dippy Donald
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Drip Dippy Donald is a one reel, seven minute cartoon
made by the Walt Disney Company
in March, 1948. The Technicolor
cartoon was released by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon features Donald Duck
and was directed by the Disney animator Jack King
.
It is a short respite. The kitchen faucet begins dripping and seemingly with a mind of its own, it even makes melodies as it drips. Frustrated, Donald leaps out of bed and turns it off tightly and heads back to bed—bleary eyed—but he is soon disrupted once again. The dripping faucet plays more melodies with a pile of dishes in the sink and then becomes magnified in Donald's delirious mind, first appearing as giant, booming drops of water falling from a great height into a much deeper sink. The drops turn into falling bombs with an even deeper louder sound, shaking Donald violently as he rolls up inside his mattress to try to escape the sound. His whole house then begins shaking off its foundations with each drop. Soon the whole earth is affected and shakes with each drop as the incessant drops are increasingly magnified in Donald's sleep-deprived mind.
A frazzled Donald tries every option from falling asleep with his tongue out under the faucet to a cork to a garden hose, but is continually thwarted by the inexorable drip. The cartoon concludes with Donald sitting with a sponge collecting the drips at the end of a long bizarre Rube Goldberg machine
he has created. The telephone rings and it is the Water Board informing Donald that his water has been cut off—effective immediately—for non payment of his water bill. The drip stops. Donald, unhinged by the ordeal, begins laughing insanely.
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
made by the Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
in March, 1948. The Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
cartoon was released by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon features Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
and was directed by the Disney animator Jack King
Jack King (animator)
James Patton "Jack" King was an American comics artist and animator best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions.Born in Alabama, King began his animation career in the silent era in 1920 working at Bray Productions animation studio...
.
Summary
A deeply sleeping Donald is kicked off the city bus he was riding in when it arrives at his house. Exhausted, he quickly hurries inside and heads straight to bed. The first sign of trouble is caused by a flashing neon sign outside his uncovered window. Donald begins a battle with his belligerent window blind, trying different methods of keeping it closed before finally in typical Donald like frustration, nails it to the Wall. Donald feeling safe in the knowledge that it will not roll up again, heads back to bed and instantly falls asleep.It is a short respite. The kitchen faucet begins dripping and seemingly with a mind of its own, it even makes melodies as it drips. Frustrated, Donald leaps out of bed and turns it off tightly and heads back to bed—bleary eyed—but he is soon disrupted once again. The dripping faucet plays more melodies with a pile of dishes in the sink and then becomes magnified in Donald's delirious mind, first appearing as giant, booming drops of water falling from a great height into a much deeper sink. The drops turn into falling bombs with an even deeper louder sound, shaking Donald violently as he rolls up inside his mattress to try to escape the sound. His whole house then begins shaking off its foundations with each drop. Soon the whole earth is affected and shakes with each drop as the incessant drops are increasingly magnified in Donald's sleep-deprived mind.
A frazzled Donald tries every option from falling asleep with his tongue out under the faucet to a cork to a garden hose, but is continually thwarted by the inexorable drip. The cartoon concludes with Donald sitting with a sponge collecting the drips at the end of a long bizarre Rube Goldberg machine
Rube Goldberg machine
A Rube Goldberg machine, contraption, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction...
he has created. The telephone rings and it is the Water Board informing Donald that his water has been cut off—effective immediately—for non payment of his water bill. The drip stops. Donald, unhinged by the ordeal, begins laughing insanely.