''Crazy Over Daisy'' is a

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which was originally released on March 18, 1950. Produced in

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and

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, the short featured

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, and

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, and

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also made a brief cameo at the beginning of the film. The story takes place in the 1890s. Donald is on his way to visit Daisy, when Chip n' Dale come along and spoil the date.

Plot

In the 1890s,

is riding his penny-farthing bicycle, humming a love tune (the theme song "Crazy Over Daisy") and on his way to

. He passes and waves to townspeople, including

with

driving an old vehicle and

as Iceman.

find Donald's look and mannerisms amusing, and proceed to mock and antagonize him. Donald initially shoos them up into a nearby tree, but they continue their mockery of him along a tree branch. The feud escalates until Chip 'n' Dale ultimately destroy Donald's bicycle with a cannon ball. Drenched from landing in a fountain and enraged at his destroyed bicycle, Donald chases and ultimately catches the chipmunks. He drags them into his workshop, where he hastily assembles a new bicycle. This new model includes wheels wide enough to serve as treadmills, in which he traps the chipmunks to power the bike. He rides his new chipmunk powered bike to Daisy's house. Donald stands on Daisy's sidewalk expecting her to kiss him in greeting, but is instead met with a slap across his face. Daisy, sympathetic towards the chipmunks who had been pressed into slave labor, takes them into her home while bidding a harsh farewell to Donald. A final insult is dealt to Donald when Dale emerges from the house to take the candy Donald had brought as a gift. Embittered, Donald walks back home.

Voice cast

* Donald Duck:

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* Daisy Duck:

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* Chip: Helen Silbert * Dale: Dessie Miller

Song

The short introduced Daisy's theme song "Daisy Mae", and in later appearances, Donald can be heard whistling or quacking the tune, such as in '' Dude Duck'', '' Out on a Limb'' and '' Chips Ahoy''. The music was also reused for the song "Meet Me Down on Main Street" recorded by

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Lyrics

Home media

The short was released on December 11, 2007, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950''.

References

External links

* 1950s English-language films Donald Duck short films 1950s Disney animated short films Films directed by Jack Hannah Films produced by Walt Disney Animated films set in the 1890s American animated short films RKO Pictures short films RKO Pictures animated short films Chip 'n' Dale films Films scored by Oliver Wallace English-language short films 1950 animated short films {{1950s-Disney-animation-film-stub