Top Ten Appearances of Donald Duck in Movies, TV Shows, Short Films, and Video Games
First created in 1934, Donald Fauntleroy Duck (most commonly known as just Donald Duck), is easily one of the memorable fictional characters ever created, and definitively one of my personal favorites. But in his full 86 years of entertaining audiences of all ages all over the world, one has to wonder which of his appearances can be called the absolute best of the best...Unlike his very small role in the original DuckTales series, in the 2017 reboot of the classic cartoon series, Donald's character and personality have been fleshed out better in 52 episodes here than in probably the entirety of his other Disney appearances. His famous temperament, determination, and his relationships with his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. His uncle Scrooge. His twin sister Della Duck. And the rest of his family are explored and explained in possibly the best ways imaginable.
While Scrooge McDuck is obviously the main character and gets the most attention, the character of Donald is given the respect he rightfully deserves. He's extremely likable, relatable, funny, and epic all at the same time. If you're a big fan of the Disney Duck universe and haven't seen this reboot yet, I highly recommend you give it a watch. Chances are you won't be disappointed.
Donald Duck, José Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles all come together in this classic 1944 mix of live-action and animation.
In this 1943 anti-Nazi propaganda short, Donald is portrayed as a Nazi in his own nightmare, ending with him waking up glad to be a citizen of the United States of America.
Traveling throughout many unique Disney worlds, Donald's role in this complex video game series is the Royal Magician of Disney Castle and the partner of Sora and Goofy in their adventures to defeat Organization XIII, an evil group of nobodies.
Joining José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles in this short-lived 13-episode series, Donald's role here is to help his new friends defeat the evil Baron Von Sheldgoose and Lord Felldrake.
All for one and one for all! As the childhood friend of Mickey and Goofy, Donald dreams of becoming a royal musketeer alongside his friends. Although it's a simple direct-to-video movie, it's honestly pretty good and still enjoyable all these years later.
A short film where Donald and his nephews have to deal with an escaped gorilla. My favorite moment is the chase scene where Donald tries to escape from the gorilla and tricks him into rushing up the stairs, causing the gorilla to crash through a series of walls all the way upstairs.
One of the most nightmarish moments features a very hungry and demented Donald attempting to butcher a cow for food before being stopped by Mickey and Goofy.
Appearing in the segment "Lake Titicaca," Donald visits Lake Titicaca and attempts to cross a suspension bridge along with a llama. His second appearance in this short movie is in the segment "Aquarela De Brazil," which is Portuguese for "Watercolor of Brazil," where he meets José Carioca, who made his first appearance.
It's Donald Duck, portrayed as his casual, temperamental self. What else really needs to be said?
Along with Mickey Mouse, Donald and his friends try to run a successful cartoon theater while Pete constantly tries to shut them down for good.
Donald's first appearance in animation, voiced by the amazing Clarence Nash.
Donald makes a brief appearance alongside Mickey Mouse during the Open Road song number. Apparently, they too were heading to the Powerline concert along with most of the characters during the sequence, as Mickey can be seen during the concert, though Donald is absent for some reason.
In this 1959 educational short film, Donald Duck is guided through the fantasy world of Mathmagic Land by the True Spirit of Adventure, voiced by Paul Frees.