Donald's Diary
A nightmare vision of married life sends Donald fleeing.
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Released on March 5, 1954, the Technicolor Donald Duck short Donald's Diary was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It is notable as the last Golden Age appearance for Daisy Duck and for Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Plot
Donald Duck, a bachelor, was strolling through San Francisco on February 29 when Daisy Duck spotted him. After failing to get his attention through normal means, she set a physical trap that literally knocked him off his feet. Their romance blossomed, leading Donald to meet her family and purchase an engagement ring. He arrived at her house to propose, but while waiting for her to finish showering, he fell asleep.
In his nightmare, he married Daisy, but trouble began at once. She sabotaged their honeymoon by unhooking the trailer carrying his boat and inviting her brothers along. At their new home, her family was already waiting. Domestic life worsened as Daisy let herself go, took his money, and ruined his cooking.
As she assigned him more and more chores, exhaustion and frustration built until Donald literally exploded. He woke up screaming in terror at the sight of Daisy and fled, terrified his nightmare would come true. He then joined the French Foreign Legion, where he wrote the entire experience in his diary.
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- Wikipedia: Donald's Diary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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