The Trial of Donald Duck is an animated Donald Duck short that was released on July 30, 1948.
Synopsis[]
Donald Duck is put on trial by a restaurant.
Donald is trying to have his lunch illegally on park grass with the pigeons when it began to rain and he had to say goodbye to them. Beginning to rain hard, he into the shelter of a canopy to a fancy restaurant. imagining a hot cup of coffee, and having a nickel to have one, he walked in where a waiter seated him. As he only has a nickel, Donald feels that he can use it to get a cup of coffee. The waiter recommended on the menu pomme de terre à la somme de la Louis, but Donald replied coffee. The waiter then asked in French if he wanted it small, Donald replied yes and asked for a regular Java. However, thinking he wanted small Donald was received a cup of Espresso which is the size of a thimble. Donald flies into a rage for given the wrong coffee and refused to pay.
As the waiter tries to figure out what to do, he spots Donald unpacking his dishes from his lunch box. Being sneaky, Pierre decides to charge Donald for the food that he brought into the restaurant. This leads to Donald receiving a bill for $35.99. Once again angered at the injustice, Donald flies into a rage, and the matter is taken to court.
Donald's lawyer portrays and confesses him as a victim in the entire mess, but the judge rules in favor of the restaurant, ordering Donald to either pay ten dollars, or wash dishes for ten days, OR ELSE!!!
Donald accepts the ten days, but spends the entire time at the restaurant's kitchen sink destroying the dishes. The waiter pleads with Donald to stop, promising to let the whole matter go, but Donald angrily turns to him and says, 'You heard what the Judge said...ten days!' and continues with his reckless 'chore'.
Characters[]
- Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash)
- Pierre (voiced by John Dehner)
- Judge (voiced by Dan MacManus)
- Defense Attorney (voiced by John Dehner)
Releases[]
Television[]
- The Mickey Mouse Club, December 12, 1956
- Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #35
- Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #31
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #8
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #51
DVD[]
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume 3
Trivia[]
- The thimble sized cup of coffee is a joke on the Espresso. A type of coffee that's popular in both Italy and France. When Donald wanted coffee, he asked for a regular sized Java.
- Donald's bill total was $35.99, which holds the same value as over $370 today.
- Pierre added an extra $2 surcharge to the bill. The total should have been $33.99, not $35.99.
- The tax added to the bill is also over 30%.
- A small coffee at Pierre's restaurant costs $15, which holds the value of over $150 today.
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