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Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by
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( screenwriter)
Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...
for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by
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Al Taliaferro Charles Alfred "Al" Taliaferro ( ; August 29, 1905 – February 3, 1969), was an American Disney comics artist who produced Disney comic strips for King Features Syndicate. Taliaferro is best known for his work on the ''Donald Duck'' comic stri ...
and are the nephews of
Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
and the grand-nephews of
Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a Character (arts), cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish Americans, Scottish-American Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, ...
. Like their maternal uncles, the brothers are
anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
white ducks with yellow-orange bills and feet. The boys are sometimes distinguished by the color of their shirts and baseball caps (with Huey wearing red, Dewey wearing blue, and Louie wearing green). They featured in many ''Donald Duck'' animated shorts and in the television show '' DuckTales'' and its reboot, but comics remain their primary medium. While the boys were originally created as mischief-makers to provoke Donald's famous easily-triggered temper, later appearances, beginning especially in the comic books stories by
Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...
, showed them growing to be heroes in their own right and valuable assets to him and Uncle Scrooge on their adventures. All three of the triplets are members of the fictional
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organization of the
Junior Woodchucks The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
. The trio are collectively the 11th most frequently appearing comic book characters in the world, and outside of the superhero genre, second only to their "Unca Donald". By publishing circulation and readership, they top the international charts, along with their famous uncle.


Origins

Al Taliaferro Charles Alfred "Al" Taliaferro ( ; August 29, 1905 – February 3, 1969), was an American Disney comics artist who produced Disney comic strips for King Features Syndicate. Taliaferro is best known for his work on the ''Donald Duck'' comic stri ...
, the artist for the ''Silly Symphony'' comic strip, proposed the idea for the film ''
Donald's Nephews ''Donald's Nephews'' (1938) is a Donald Duck animated cartoon which features Donald being visited by his three nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. This cartoon is Huey, Dewey, and Louie's first appearance in animation. Al Taliaferro, the artist ...
'', so that the studio would have duck counterparts to
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, the nephews of Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Productions Story Dept. on February 5, 1937, sent Taliaferro a memo recognizing him as the source of the idea for the planned short. The memo indicated, “we have decided to actually put a story crew to work on ''Donald’s Nephews''.” With the short already in production more than eight months before the boys' ''
Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
'' comic strip debut (on October 17, 1937), the animation studio's model sheet and storyline would have been Taliaferro and writer
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for Theodore H. Osborne. Retrieved 23 May ...
's frame of reference for the comic strip. Because the strip was an adaptation of the animated shorts, it could utilize ideas from films still in production ( DuckTales reversed this, being a TV adaptation of the comics). Similarly, Barks'
Junior Woodchuck The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
prototype, ''
Good Scouts ''Good Scouts'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck leading his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie ...
'', was released three months after identical scouting uniforms were introduced by Taliaferro and
Bob Karp Robert Louis Karp (1911–1975) was an American comics writer. He began working for the Walt Disney Company in the 1930s, and from 1938 to 1974, he wrote the scripts for the daily ''Donald Duck'' newspaper strips which were illustrated by Al Tali ...
in the comic strip. The nephews being triplets who finished each others' sentences was developed by
Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...
, the screenwriter of ''Donald's Nephews'', for whom ''
Happy Hooligan ''Happy Hooligan'' is an American comic strip, the first major strip by the already celebrated cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper. It debuted with a Sunday strip on March 11, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst newspapers, and was one of the first p ...
'', a comic strip that featured such triplets, was a childhood influence. This characteristic appeared for the first time at the end of the film, as the boys parted with Donald. In the comic strip, it was first implemented a week after the film's release. The nephews' names were devised by Disney gag man Dana Coty, who took them from
Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
,
Thomas Dewey Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican candidate for president in 1944 and 1948: although ...
, and Louis Schmitt, a Disney Studio animator. In translation, the nephews' names often follow the repetition (
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) of their names in English, for example, Tupu, Hupu and Lupu (Finnish) and Hyzio, Dyzio and Zyzio (Polish).


Character background

Huey, Dewey, and Louie are the sons of Donald's sister
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; in ''Donald's Nephews'', their mother is instead named Dumbella. In the original theatrical shorts, they were originally sent to visit Donald for only one day; in the comics, the three were sent to stay with Donald on a temporary basis, until their father came back from the hospital (the boys ended up sending him there after a
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of putting firecrackers under his chair). In both the comics and animated shorts, the boys' parents were never heard from or mentioned again after these instances, with the boys ending up permanently living with Donald. All four of them live in the fictional city of
Duckburg The Donald Duck universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting of stories involving Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, as well as Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge McDuck, and many other characters. Life in the Donal ...
, in the fictional state of Calisota. In the theatrical shorts, Huey, Dewey, and Louie often behave in a rambunctious and mischievous manner, and they sometimes commit retaliation or revenge on Donald. In the early Barks comics, the ducklings were still wild and unruly, but their character improved considerably due to their membership in the
Junior Woodchucks The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
and the good influence of
Grandma Duck The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander families, as well as the Scottish Clan McDuck. Besides Donald, the best-known members of the ...
. As the boys mature, they prefer to assist Donald and Scrooge in the adventure at hand.


Features


Colors of Huey, Dewey, and Louie's outfits

In early comic books and shorts, the caps of Huey, Dewey, and Louie were colored randomly, depending on the whim of the colorist. On few occasions until 1945 and most cartoons shortly afterward, all three nephews wore identical outfits (most commonly red). It was not until the 1980s when it became established that Huey is dressed in red, Dewey in blue, and Louie in green. Disney's archivist Dave Smith, in "Disney A to Z", said, "Note that the brightest hue of the three is red (Huey), the color of water, dew, is blue (Dewey), and that leaves Louie, and leaves are green (Louie)." A few random combinations appear in early Disney merchandise and books, such as orange and yellow. Another combination that shows up from time to time is Huey in blue, Dewey in green, and Louie in red. In-story, this inconsistency is explained away as a result of the ducklings borrowing each other's clothes. The trio have often been depicted wearing indistinguishable black shirts (or the same dark color). The
Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known simply as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for Di ...
story '' An Eye for Detail'' was based around Donald spending so much time trying to tell his three nephews apart that he developed a heightened sense of sight.


Voices

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, Donald's voice actor, voiced the nephews in the cartoon shorts, making their voices just as duck-like (and thereby difficult to understand) as Donald's. Huey, Dewey, and Louie were all voiced by
Russi Taylor Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She is best remembered as the official voice of Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019, and was notably married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until his ...
in ''DuckTales''. In ''Quack Pack'', they were voiced by Jeannie Elias,
Pamela Segall Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in ''Jungl ...
, and
Elizabeth Daily Elizabeth Ann Guttman, (born September 11, 1961) better known as E. G. Daily and Elizabeth Daily, is an American actress and singer. Daily is best known for her animation voice roles as Tommy Pickles on ''Rugrats'' and its spin-off ''All Grown ...
, respectively.
Tony Anselmo Tony Anselmo (born February 18, 1960) is an American voice actor and animator. He has been the official character voice of Donald Duck since 1985 following the death of the original voice actor, Clarence Nash. He has also provided voices for D ...
voiced the characters in ''Down and Out with Donald Duck'' (1987), ''Mickey Mouse Works'', ''House of Mouse'', and the ''Have a Laugh!'' shorts, while Taylor continued voicing the trio in other projects, such as the video games, '' Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers'' and ''
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'', and the direct-to-video films '' Mickey's Once'' and ''
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''. Taylor also reprised her role as the nephews in the '' DuckTales: Remastered'' video game and the post-2013 '' Mickey Mouse'' shorts until her death in 2019.
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,
Ben Schwartz Benjamin Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He has guest starred as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' and Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series ''House of Lies''; voiced Randy ...
, and
Bobby Moynihan Bobby Moynihan (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and writer who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 until 2017. He also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's ''DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in ''We Bare B ...
voiced the trio in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot.


Phooey Duck

On a few occasions, an artist by error drew four nephews and the error was published. This fourth nephew has been named Phooey Duck by Disney comic editor Bob Foster. The six-page Danish
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-licensed Disney comic ''Much Ado About Phooey'' (1999), plotted by Lars Jensen, written by Jack Sutter and drawn by Tino Santanach Hernandez, used Phooey as a character and explained Phooey's sporadic appearances as a freak incident of nature. (The text in the two speech balloons says "It is a fourth nephew! An exact copy of the others! / Yes, it's probably best that I explain".) Phooey also made a cameo appearance in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' animated series episode, "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", during a dream sequence.


Comics

In the comics, Huey, Dewey, and Louie often play a major role in most stories involving either their "Unca Donald" or great-uncle Scrooge McDuck, accompanying them on most of their adventures. Originating in the comics is the boys' membership in the
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-like organization,
the Junior Woodchucks The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
, including their use of the
Junior Woodchucks Guidebook The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
, a fantastically exhaustive
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containing information on science, history and survival skills. This youth organization, which has twin goals of preserving knowledge and protecting the environment, was instrumental in transforming the three brothers from "little hellions" to upstanding young ducks. In Disney comic writer
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's continuity, Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck were born around 1940 in Duckburg. In his award-winning epic series, ''
Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck'' (''Lo'') is a serial of 12 comic book stories written and drawn by Don Rosa, lettered by Todd Klein (American editions), first published by the Danish publisher Egmont in the magazine ''Anders And & Co.' ...
'', Rosa reveals the domestic pain felt by the boys' loss of their parents. When Scrooge first meets Donald and his nephews, he says: "I'm not used to relatives, either! The few I had seem to have... disappeared!" Huey, Dewey, and Louie respond: "We know how ''that'' feels, Unca Scrooge!" In ''Some Heir Over the Rainbow'' by Carl Barks, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, along with
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and
Gladstone Gander Gladstone Gander is a cartoon character created in 1948 by The Walt Disney Company. He is an anthropomorphic gander (male goose) who possesses exceptional good luck that grants him anything he desires as well as protecting him from any harm. This ...
, are tested by
Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a Character (arts), cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish Americans, Scottish-American Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, ...
, who wants to pick an heir to his fortune. Using the legend of a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, Scrooge secretly gives the nephews, Donald and their cousin each $1,000 to invest. Donald uses his money for a down payment of a new car, now being $1,000 in debt. Gladstone, considering himself too lucky to need the money this soon, hides the money for when and if he needs it, causing Scrooge to consider him a better option than Donald. Huey, Dewey, and Louie lend their money to a man who claims to need the money to search for a treasure. Initially thinking they were tricked out of the money, Scrooge actually considers leaving his fortune to Gladstone, even though he sees that as "an awful injustice to the world", but the man actually finds the treasure and pays the kids back. Scrooge makes Huey, Dewey, and Louie his heirs. It seems to be the most solidly canon indication of Scrooge's plans. In a 1994 interview, Erik Svane asked Barks who would inherit Scrooge's money. Barks' response was "Probably Donald's nephews." Svane further queried, "Why would Huey, Dewey and Louie receive it?" Barks: "Oh, well, because they are so much more practical than Donald. In the later stories, as I developed those duck people and the whole community of Duckburg and all of its problems, I began giving those kids much more intelligence than anybody else in Duckburg. And so, I guess that when Uncle Scrooge passes on, he will leave all of his money to his three nephews. And I'm sure they will do a lot of good in the world, their Junior Woodchucks organization. They will save all the birds and all the whales."''Carl Barks: Conversations'' (2003), ed.
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; p.172 Retrieved July 7, 2022


Television

Huey, Dewey, and Louie starred in the 1987 animated television series '' DuckTales'', in which they went on adventures with their great-uncle, Scrooge McDuck, after their "Unca Donald" left them with him to enlist in the
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. The boys' personalities in this series were mainly based on their comic book appearances versus the theatrical shorts. In the 1996 series ''
Quack Pack ''Quack Pack'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews. The show debuted on September 3, 1996, as a part of the " Disney Afternoon" programming block, following the suc ...
'', the three were portrayed as teenagers and given distinct personalities, with Huey serving as the group's leader, Dewey as a computer whiz, and Louie as a sports enthusiast. After ''Quack Pack'', the boys were reverted to their original ages for most appearances, including the 1999 series ''
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''. An exception was the 2001 series ''
House of Mouse ''Disney's House of Mouse'' (or simply ''House of Mouse'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired for three seasons on ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001, to its finale ...
'', in which they served as the house band in a variety of different styles (most commonly as "The Quackstreet Boys"). They were also featured in a segment of the computer-animated film, ''
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' is a 2004 American Christmas package film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan. Segments of the anthology film were directed by Peggy Holmes, O'Callaghan, Theresa Cullen, and Carole Holliday. It was produced by ...
'' from 2004. In the 2017 ''DuckTales'' series, the brothers are once again given distinct designs, voices, and personalities: Huey is intelligent and logical, Dewey is adventurous and excitable, and Louie is laid-back and cunning. The boys move to Scrooge's mansion with Donald after Dewey accidentally destroys their houseboat and travel the world on adventures with their uncles. They also have different roles: Huey is a Junior Woodchuck, Dewey likes to go on adventures, and Louie wants to be wealthy like Scrooge, except that he likes to do everything the easy way. This iteration also changed Dewey's real name to Dewford, while making Dingus his middle name, and Louie's real name to Llewellyn. In the second season, the boys are reunited with their long-lost mother Della, who reveals she intended to name them "Jet, Turbo, and Rebel" before she disappeared, after which Donald named them instead.


Video games

Huey, Dewey and Louie have been given many appearances in video games over the years, starting with '' DuckTales'' (1989), a popular NES game based on the show, wherein they aid their Uncle Scrooge in finding treasure. In '' The Lucky Dime Caper'' (1991) for Sega's
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and
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, the nephews are kidnapped by Magica De Spell. Donald must find Scrooge's lucky dime and barter for their safety. The trio also appear in the
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and Sega Saturn game,''
Quackshot ''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck'' (also simply known as ''QuackShot''), released in Japan as ''QuackShot Gurujia-ō no Hihō'' (QuackShot グルジア王の秘宝'', QuackShot The Treasure of the King Garuzia''), is a 1991 platforming video gam ...
'' (1991), piloting Donald's plane as he travels the world in search of a lost treasure. The object of Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald (1995), for Super Famicom (Japan) and Game Boy Advance, is to rescue the nephews from the clutches of the villainous King Pete. '' Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers'' (2000) was released for many gaming systems. The boys aid Donald to bat Gladstone in rescuing Daisy, while he also rescues their hexed play toys. The nephews appear as unlockable playable characters in ''
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'' (2000) for Nintendo 64. In '' Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix'' (2000), that premiered as an
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in Japan and afterward on PlayStation and as a Plug-and-Play handheld TV game, they appear as DJ's for certain music tracks. They are playable characters in ''
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'' (2016), a
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themed game for
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, Android and Windows.


''Kingdom Hearts''

Huey, Dewey, and Louie have recurring roles as shopkeepers in the ''
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'' video game series. In the first entry (2002), the trio work in the item shop in the First District of Traverse Town. In ''
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'' (2005), they individually run an item shop (Huey), an accessory shop (Dewey), and a weapon shop (Louie) in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden. In both games' endings, they are seen returning to Disney Castle. '' Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep'' (2010) features the nephews in Disney Town, recreating Ice Cream flavors, this time with a speaking role. In ''
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'' (2013), they are displayed on special Support medals that grant the player's other medals a set number of experience points based on the medal's star value. They appear in the Tram Common area of Twilight Town in ''
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'' (2019), where they each take turns running the gummi shop. In all of their ''Kingdom Hearts'' appearances, the nephews look similar to their appearance in the original ''DuckTales''.


Parks and attractions

Huey, Dewey and Louie have made numerous appearances at Disney theme parks


Tokyo Disney

The nephews appeared in seasonal parades during Easter, Halloween and Christmas 2011 after a long absence. They also appeared in the Countdown Party Parade 2011.


Disneyland Paris

Huey, Dewey and Louie appear regularly in Paris. They appeared during the Christmas season 2010 in their daytime and nighttime Parades at ''" Disneyland Paris's Magic Kingdom"'',
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and in the
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Parade in glittery outfits. They made another appearance at Disneyland Paris for meet-and-greet at the Disneyland Hotel on April 2, 2011, the day of the Press Event for the launch of the ''Magical Moments Festival''. They also appeared at Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade at the
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in special outfits for the parade and at the Disney's Stars 'n' Cars Parade at the Walt Disney Studios Park in directors outfits. The nephews appeared at Disneyland Paris's Halloween season 2011. They have their own show during ''Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Parties'' at the
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in Disneyland Paris, titled ''Huey, Dewey and Louie's Trick or Treat Party''. They also made an appearance for meet-and-greet at Disneyland Paris's "Disney's Halloween Party" on October 31, 2011. They were also part of the Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 2011–2012 celebrations at the Disneyland Hotel.


List of character appearances


Theatrical shorts


Feature films

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Mickey's Christmas Carol ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' is a 1983 American animated family comedy-drama featurette directed and produced by Burny Mattinson. The cartoon is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'', and stars Scrooge McDuck as ...
'' (1983) (cameo) *'' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' (1990)


Television shows

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Scrooge McDuck and Money ''Scrooge McDuck and Money'' is a 1967 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Hamilton Luske, and featuring the characters Scrooge McDuck and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The short was released on March 23, 1967. ...
'' (1967) *''
Donald Duck Presents ''Donald Duck Presents'' is an American animated television series that aired on The Disney Channel beginning in 1983 and which featured Disney animated shorts. Although Donald Duck shorts were the primary programming, additional cartoons featuri ...
'' (1983) *'' DuckTales'' (1987) *''
Sport Goofy in Soccermania ''Sport Goofy in Soccermania'' is an animated television special produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for The Walt Disney Company. It originally aired May 27, 1987, on NBC. During its television debut it was preceded by a mockumentary showing ...
'' (1987) *''
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'' is a 1990 American animated television film starring many characters from several animated television series at the time of its release. Financed by McDonald's, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, it was ori ...
'' (1990) (cameo) *''
Quack Pack ''Quack Pack'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, featuring Donald Duck and his nephews. The show debuted on September 3, 1996, as a part of the " Disney Afternoon" programming block, following the suc ...
'' (1996) *''
Mickey Mouse Works ''Mickey Mouse Works'' (also known as ''Disney's Mickey Mouse Works'' or simply ''Mouse Works'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animate ...
'' (1999) *''
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American animated Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas'' (featuring Donald Duck, ...
'' (1999) *''
House of Mouse ''Disney's House of Mouse'' (or simply ''House of Mouse'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired for three seasons on ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001, to its finale ...
'' (2001) *'' Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse'' (2001) *''
Mickey's House of Villains ''Mickey's House of Villains'' (also known as ''House of Mouse: The Villains'') is a 2002 American direct-to-video animated comedy-horror film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is based on the animated television series, ''House of ...
'' (2002) *''
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' is a 2004 American Christmas package film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan. Segments of the anthology film were directed by Peggy Holmes, O'Callaghan, Theresa Cullen, and Carole Holliday. It was produced by ...
'' (2004) *'' DuckTales'' (2017)


Video games

* ''DuckTales'' (1989) *'' The Lucky Dime Caper'' (1991) *''
Quackshot ''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck'' (also simply known as ''QuackShot''), released in Japan as ''QuackShot Gurujia-ō no Hihō'' (QuackShot グルジア王の秘宝'', QuackShot The Treasure of the King Garuzia''), is a 1991 platforming video gam ...
'' (1991) * ''Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald'' (1995) *'' Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers'' (2000) *''
Mickey's Speedway USA ''Mickey's Speedway USA'' is a Disney racing game for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, developed by Rareware and published by Nintendo under license from Disney Interactive. It is styled after other kart racers such as ''Mario Kart 64'' and ' ...
'' (2000) *'' Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix'' (2000) *''
Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Eni ...
'' (2002) *''
Kingdom Hearts II is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), King ...
'' (2005) *'' Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep'' (2010) *''
Kingdom Hearts Unchained Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
'' (2013) *''
Disney Magic Kingdoms ''Disney Magic Kingdoms'' is a 2016 city building game developed and published by Gameloft for iOS, Android, and Windows. It is themed off the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. The game was officially launched on March 17, 2016. Storyline The game ...
'' (2016) *''
Kingdom Hearts III is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and serves as a conclusion of the ...
'' (2019)


See also

* Disney comics *
Junior Woodchucks The Junior Woodchucks of the World is a fictional scouting organization appearing in Disney comics and the ''DuckTales'' animated television franchise, most notably in adventures featuring Disney characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie as members. The ...
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Duck family (Disney) The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander families, as well as the Scottish Clan McDuck. Besides Donald, the best-known members of the ...
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Donald Duck universe The Donald Duck universe is a fictional universe, fictional shared universe which is the setting of stories involving Walt Disney Company, Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, as well as Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge McDuck, and ...
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Donald Duck in comics Donald Duck, a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company, is today the star of dozens of comic-book and comic-strip stories published each month (in certain parts of the world, each week) around the world. In many European countries, Don ...
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Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
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Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a Character (arts), cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish Americans, Scottish-American Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, ...


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