A Good Time for a Dime

A Good Time for a Dime
Directed by	Dick Lundy
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash
Music by	Leigh Harline
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	May 9, 1941
Language	English
Preceded by	Golden Eggs
Followed by	Early to Bed

A Good Time for a Dime is a 1946 Donald Duck animated short.

Synopsis

Donald visits a penny arcade where he sees a risqué Daisy dancing in one of the nickelodeon shows and gets frustrated with a claw machine. He then sees a mechanical airplane "Enjoy the Thrill of Aviation" and pays a dime to ride. However, when the ride demands another coin, Donald feels flimflammed. He rips out the throttle and uses it to start to propeller blades. When the ride says to pull the throttle for control, Donald realizes too late that he broke it. The ride goes out of control, sending Donald on a pell-mell ride (including a brief moment where he is ejected from the seat and has his tail feathers caught in the propeller, then floating in mid-air where he has to fly like an actual bird). Donald then manages to get back into the cockpit, just as the ride returns to the ground. Donald gets out of the ride extremely dizzy, stumbling out and muttering to himself he has had enough fun for one day.

Characters

• Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash)
• Daisy Duck (cameo)

Releases

Television

• Good Morning, Mickey, episode #60
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #10
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #11
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.40: "Crazy Over Daisy"

Home video

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions - Donald (VHS)
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald (DVD)

Gallery

A photocopy of the original title card

Title card

Donald's tail feathers turn into a propeller.

Donald's tail feathers get caught on the plane propeller.

Daisy's cameo in a nickelodeon show (Dance of the Seven Veils)

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