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John Frederick Hannah
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Jack Hannah (January 5, 1913 - June 11, 1994) was an animator, writer and director of animated shorts.He began his career at the Walt Disney Studios as an animator in the short Modern Inventions (released on May 29, 1937). After thirteen films in that capacity, he was assigned to the story department writing cartoon short continuities, beginning withDonald's Nephews (released on April 15, 1938). He received writing credit on 21 Disney cartoon shorts.In 1942 he collaborated with Carl Barks on the first two comic books Barks worked on, Pluto Saves the Ship and Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Hannah in subsequent years did a handful of other Donald Duck comic book stories but unlike Barks he stayed at the studio and eventually was given a chance to be a director. The short Donald's Off Day (released on December 8, 1944) was the first of 94 films he would direct. These include most of the shorts featuring Donald Duck in the post-war era along with all starring Chip 'n Dale and Humphrey the Bear; he also directed some shorts starring Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Pluto and some minor Walt Disney characters. After Disney stopped producing animated shorts Hannah did 14 episodes of the Walt Disney anthology television series (composed of footage from the classic cartoons along with new linking material) and fulfilled his ambition to direct live-action by handling Walt Disney's introductions for the episodes. Hannah hoped to segue into a career in live-action but "Walt had me pegged as an animation director so he balked at the suggestion. We had a few heated discussions and I became aware that I had come to an impasse." He then went to the Walter Lantz Studio and directed a number of films featuring Woody Woodpecker and some minor characters. Besides directing shorts Hannah also was Assistant Director for the TV series The Woody Woodpecker Show, which started airing on October 3, 1957. "I did more or less the same thing that I did with Walt Disney in directing live action except Lantz was better at taking direction." His last directing effort was the short Charlie's Mother-In-Law (released on April 16, 1963). He retired shortly thereafter.Hannah was one of the co-founders, along with T. Hee, of the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.Hannah was honored as a "Disney Legend" in 1992. As Carl Barks is credited with creating the personality of Donald Duck's comic book version, Jack Hannah is credited with developing, if not creating, the personality of the animated version. It is for this reason Disney historian Jim Korkis has dubbed him "Donald Duck's Other Daddy".Hannah died in 1994, aged 81.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-01-05
- event Death Date 1994-06-11
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 7.4
- info Birth Place Tucson, Arizona, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Jack Hannah
movie_edit Directing
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Home Defense
1943-11-26
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Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952-11-21
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Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
2005-03-14
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Sky Trooper
1942-11-06
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The Army Mascot
1942-05-22
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The Old Army Game
1943-11-05
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Working for Peanuts
1953-11-11
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Don Donald
1937-01-09
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Double Dribble
1946-12-20
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Grin and Bear It
1954-08-13
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Honey Harvester
1949-08-05
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Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950-09-01
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Inferior Decorator
1948-08-27
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Let's Stick Together
1952-04-25
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Lion Around
1950-01-20
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Lucky Number
1951-07-20
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No Hunting
1955-01-14
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No Sail
1945-09-07
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Out of Scale
1951-11-02
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Out on a Limb
1950-12-15
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Rugged Bear
1953-10-23
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Sea Salts
1949-04-08
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Slide Donald Slide
1949-11-25
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Soup's On
1948-10-15
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Spare the Rod
1954-01-15
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Straight Shooters
1947-04-18
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Test Pilot Donald
1951-06-08
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The Greener Yard
1949-10-14
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The New Neighbor
1953-08-01
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The Plastics Inventor
1944-09-01
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They're Off
1948-01-23
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Foul Hunting
1947-10-31
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Toy Tinkers
1949-12-16
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Trailer Horn
1950-04-28
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Trick or Treat
1952-10-10
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Trombone Trouble
1944-02-18
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Uncle Donald's Ants
1952-07-18
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Up a Tree
1955-09-23
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Winter Storage
1949-06-03
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The Hockey Champ
1939-04-28
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All in a Nutshell
1949-09-02
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Hooked Bear
1956-04-27
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Good Scouts
1938-07-08
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Donald's Nephews
1938-04-15
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Donald's Nephews
1938-04-15
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Self Control
1938-02-11
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Donald's Better Self
1938-03-11
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Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952-02-08
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Donald Applecore
1952-01-18
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Donald Gets Drafted
1942-05-01
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Tea for Two Hundred
1948-12-24
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Bee at the Beach
1950-10-13
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Bee On Guard
1951-12-14
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Bellboy Donald
1942-12-18
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Bootle Beetle
1947-08-22
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Canvas Back Duck
1953-12-25
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Chef Donald
1941-12-05
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Chip an' Dale
1947-11-28
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Clown of the Jungle
1947-06-20
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Donald's Cousin Gus
1939-05-19
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Three for Breakfast
1948-11-05
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Timber
1941-01-10
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Corn Chips
1951-03-23
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Crazy Over Daisy
1950-03-24
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Donald's Garden
1942-06-12
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Donald's Golf Game
1938-11-04
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Donald's Golf Game
1938-11-04
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Donald's Happy Birthday
1949-02-11
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Donald's Lucky Day
1939-01-13
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Donald's Lucky Day
1939-01-13
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Donald's Off Day
1944-12-08
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Donald's Penguin
1939-08-11
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Daddy Duck
1948-04-16
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Donald's Vacation
1940-08-09
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Donald's Vacation
1940-08-09
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Don's Fountain of Youth
1953-05-30
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Dragon Around
1954-07-16
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Dude Duck
1951-03-02
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Early to Bed
1941-07-10
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The Eyes Have It
1945-03-30
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Bearly Asleep
1955-08-19
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Beezy Bear
1955-09-02
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Old MacDonald Duck
1941-09-12
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Fire Chief
1940-12-13
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Chicken in the Rough
1951-01-19
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Donald and Pluto
1936-09-12
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The Flying Squirrel
1954-11-12
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Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
1946-11-01
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Donald's Ostrich
1937-12-10
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Modern Inventions
1937-05-29
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Truant Officer Donald
1941-08-01
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Window Cleaners
1940-09-20
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Two Chips and a Miss
1952-03-21
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Sea Scouts
1939-06-30
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In the Bag
1956-07-27
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Clash and Carry
1961-04-25
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Rocket Racket
1962-04-23
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Fish and Chips
1962-01-08
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Rock-a-Bye Gator
1962-01-08
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Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
1961-08-13
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Tricky Trout
1961-09-04
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Poop Deck Pirate
1961-01-09
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Mackerel Moocher
1962-04-09
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Woody's Kook-Out
1961-10-16
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Franken-Stymied
1961-07-04
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Gabby's Diner
1961-03-27
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Southern Fried Hospitality
1960-11-28
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100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
2023-02-07
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The Old Mill
1937-11-05
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Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002-12-03
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The Great Cat Family
1956-09-19
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Freeloading Feline
1960-06-14
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Hunger Strife
1960-08-09
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Eggnapper
1961-01-12
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Doc's Last Stand
1961-12-19
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Fowled-Up Birthday
1962-03-26
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Mother's Little Helper
1962-06-11
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Lighthouse Keeping
1946-09-20
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Squatter's Rights
1946-06-07
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Everybody Loves Donald
2003-11-03
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Woodland Café
1937-03-13
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The Country Cousin
1936-10-31
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Toby Tortoise Returns
1936-08-22
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Tin Can Concert
1961-10-30
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Tin Can Concert
1961-10-30
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Pest of Show
1962-02-13
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Corny Concerto
1962-10-29
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Punchy Pooch
1962-09-04
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A Knight for a Day
1946-03-08
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Bear and the Bees
1961-06-13
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Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953-10-30
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Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
2012-11-13
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Freeloading Feline
1960-06-14
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Mr. Duck Steps Out
1940-06-07
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This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1960-03-11
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Kids Is Kids
1961-12-10
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From All of Us to All of You
1958-12-19
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Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals
2005-09-27
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Donald's Snow Fight
1942-04-10
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Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956-04-03
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Duck Flies Coop
1959-02-13
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Beach Picnic
1939-06-09
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Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
2004-08-25
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Mickey's House of Villains
2001-11-15
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Here's Goofy!
1987-05-19
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Disney's Christmas Favorites
2005-10-31
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On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956-03-07
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Donald Duck's First 50 Years
1984-03-06
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The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
1980-03-04
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Daisy
1984-05-01
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Donald
1984-05-01
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Donald Duck and the Gorilla
1944-03-31
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The Donald Duck Story
1954-11-17
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The Donald Duck Story
1954-11-17
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Jungle Medics
1960-01-01
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The Mad Hermit of Chimney Butte
1960-04-01
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A Square Peg in a Round Hole
1963-03-03
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The Adventures of Mickey Mouse
1955-10-12
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A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
1956-02-01
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At Home With Donald Duck
1956-11-21
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Your Host, Donald Duck
1957-01-16
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Donald's Award
1957-03-27
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Donald's Weekend
1958-01-15
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Highway to Trouble
1959-03-13
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Two Happy Amigos
1960-02-05
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Duck for Hire
1957-10-23
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The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27
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The Beary Family
1962-04-01