''Donald's Snow Fight'' is an

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featuring classic

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character

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in a

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with his nephews

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. It was released in 1942 by

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Plot

Donald goes out to play with a sled while singing "

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". When Donald reaches the top of the hill, he notices his nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, at the bottom, building a snowman. Donald crashes his sled into their snowman, which prompts his nephews to plot revenge. The nephews craft a silly-looking snowman around a boulder and label it "Uncle Donald." Donald attempts to crash the snowman, only to crash into the boulder underneath it, destroying his sled and overcoat. An all-out snow war ensues, Donald Duck throws the snowballs which turns his nephews into bowling pins and literally bowls them over, he then freezes his ice missile which he launches splitting the flag pole in three parts spanking his nephews. His three nephews retaliate which they launch snow bombs with mouse traps which hits Donalds head and rear end getting a mouse trap in his tail feathers, he pops out with mouse traps on his bill and hands and throws a temper tantrum, his nephews launch snowballs which hits Donald's head, and ending with the nephews using flaming arrows to melt Donald's snow battleship and send him falling into the frozen lake below which Donald's body is frozen in place above the splash. To celebrate their victory, the triplets perform a stereotypical Native American dance. (This last shot was often cut when it aired on television.)

Voice cast

Clarence Nash Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash (December 7, 1904 – February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor. He was best known as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and ...

: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946''.

References

External links

* * {{Jack King 1942 films 1942 animated films 1940s Disney animated short films Donald Duck short films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Oliver Wallace Films with screenplays by Carl Barks