Rugged Bear

Rugged Bear
Directed by	Jack Hannah
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	Al Bertino Dave Detiege
Starring	Clarence Nash (uncredited) Jimmy MacDonald (uncredited) Jack Hannah (uncredited) Jack Mather (uncredited) Art Gilmore (uncredited)
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	October 23, 1953
Running time	6:18
Language	English
Preceded by	The New Neighbor
Followed by	Working for Peanuts

Rugged Bear is a Donald Duck cartoon that was released on October 23, 1953.

Synopsis

Humphrey the Bear tries to survive bear hunting season by disguising himself as a bear rug.

Characters

• Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash)
• Humphrey the Bear (voiced by Jimmy MacDonald and Jack Hannah)
• Narrator (voiced by Art Gilmore)
• Bear (voiced by Jack Mather)

Releases

Television

• Walt Disney Presents, episode #5.18: "Duck Flies Coop"
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #8.5: "The Hunting Instinct"
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #14.22: "The Ranger of Brownstone"
• The New Mickey Mouse Club, October 14, 1977
• Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #62
• Donald Takes a Holiday
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #15
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #71
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.30: "'50s Donald"

Home video

The Donald Duck's First 50 Years VHS uses the original opening and closing titles.

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Donald Duck's First 50 Years (VHS)
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume 4 (DVD)

Trivia

• The original RKO titles had the Donald Duck sunburst image framed over a fireplace, before panning down to the fireplace to show the credits, then panning down to the title over the Humphrey bear rug.
• The bears break the fourth wall when the heard the narrator say hunting season

Gallery

Hunting season?!

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