Polar Trappers
| Polar Trappers | |
|---|---|
| Donald & Goofy series | |
| Directed by | Ben Sharpsteen |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Voices by |
Pinto Colvig Clarence Nash |
| Music by | Paul J. Smith |
| Animation by |
Art Babbitt Al Eugster Vin Hoskins Ed Love Wolfgang Reitherman Shamus Culhane Bob Wickersham Stan Quackenbush Cornett Wood |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) |
(USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 minutes 20 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Donald's Nephews |
| Followed by | Good Scouts |
Polar Trappers is a 1938 Donald Duck and Goofy cartoon set in the South Pole, where the duo are trapping polar animals. This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck and Goofy appear without Mickey Mouse.
Plot
Goofy is setting up an animal trap while Donald is in an igloo preparing a meal. Donald explains how sick he is of eating beans all the time, and, while noticing a penguin outside, he hatches a plan while thinking of the penguin as roast chicken. The rest of the cartoon deals with him trying to lure a large group into his pot while Goofy is stuck trying desperately to catch a walrus.
The name of Donald's and Goofy's trapping business is "Donald & Goofy Trapping Co". Their slogan is "We Bring 'Em Back Alive". This is Donald's first time encountering penguins, but it is not his last. The music played while Donald leads the penguins is the instrumental piece "March of the Toys", from the operetta "Babes in Toyland", also known as Parade Of The Tin Soldiers.
When a baby penguin's tear turned into a snowball, after being kicked out of the march by Donald, the other penguins notice the snowball coming and quickly dived into the snow for safety, but Donald runs for his life. When he gets into a collision with Goofy, they both run for their lives until they get caught in the snowball, and fall on their workplace, completely destroying it. Donald and Goofy are then seen in the cages they brought for the animals they plan to catch, and a can of beans falls into Donald's mouth, making him grumble in anger when the show ends.
Availability
- 1938 – theatrical release
- c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #23: "Penguins" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #48 (TV)
- 1986 – "The Importance of Being Donald" (VHS)
- 1986 – "Mickey Knows Best/The Importance of Being Donald" (laserdisc)
- c. 1992 – Donald's Quack Attack, episode #24 (TV)
- 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.25: "Goofy Goofs Around" (TV)
- 2004 – "The Chronological Donald" (DVD)
- 2007 – "It's a Small World of Fun: Volume 4" (DVD)
- 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #18 (TV)