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I logged in and saw just article, discussion, edit this page, history and watch. This should be move protected and have a lime padlock. GreyMatterEchoUKfan ( talk) 12:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
My message got lost in the archives, so I'm re-sending it: I think the image on the top is not encyclopedic. It seems to be one of the gazillions of quite recent promotional material. We should replace it with one which is historically significant, and possibly one for which we know the original author. I could provide a candidate for comics, but I'm not sure I can convince you that Donald comics are as famous as Donald cartoons... so maybe we need one from a cartoon (model-sheet or something else?). There are some nice illustrations in the 1940s "DD's life" book. Or maybe we can pick up a Hannah or Barks drawing from the late 1930s. Lerichard ( talk) 01:19, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
Yes, we should Disneycrazy2k ( talk) 20:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
Donald Duck was made before Mickey — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexMoore7 ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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Not done: Welcome. Wikipedia does not include external links to fansites. Please see WP:ELNO, particularly #11. Celestra ( talk) 15:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC) Qua-qua-quaaaaack!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.233.130.0 ( talk) 16:07, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
As his age and birthdays are a common amniversary in the international magazines devoted to Donald Duck and Disney, I'd like to suggest an age parameter on the Donald Duck page. You know, the regular birth-date-and-age parameter. I would have already done it if it weren't for the thought that it might come off as ridiculous to some; Donald Duck is a fictional character after all. Any thoughts before I go on with this? Good reasons not to? -- Olijven ( talk) 15:24, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Donald's voice, one of the most identifiable voices in all of animation, was performed by voice actor Clarence "Ducky" Nash up to his death in 1985. Yeah are you sure that Donald Duck has the most identifiable voice in all of animation? Are you basing this on a statistic or fact or is this just your own oppinion. Your really not suppose to express your own oppinion in a Wikipedia article since your trying to come off as biased. I would suggest deleting this information.-James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.143.84 ( talk) 23:40, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Anyone who knows this? - Oddeivind ( talk) 20:23, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
Donald Duck was also voiced (his inner voice only) by voice actor Leslie Denison, who did a mean Ronald Coleman impersonation. Donald's Double Trouble (1946) was one of these. He's uncredited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.128.35.29 ( talk) 01:10, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
The article says Donald Duck was created by Walt Disney and Dick Lundy. But from what I've read elsewhere, Lundy did not come up with the idea for Donald; he was not even the first person to design, draw, or animate the character. Instead Lundy animated Donald in Orphan's Benefit in which Donald's personality was more or less defined. Even still, Lundy's work seems to be reflective of Clarence Nash's performance. Nothing against Mr. Lundy, but it seems to me he was more of a character developer like Jack King or Jack Hannah. Maybe even a more significant one, but not a creator.
Anyway, that's just my thoughts. But I'm curious if there's any heroic Disney historian out there who wants to weigh in on the issue. :) Pigby ( talk) 00:02, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
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Someone is obviously fooling around with this article. This quote under the heading "Health" is incorrect. Someone please fix it.
"The shark was very lonesome already, since his wife had left him for Bruce from Finding Nemo. He eventually turned to alcohol and wasted all of his pay on his hourly nip. Donald's punch was the last straw, and the sharks liver gave way with the impact, a consequence his doctor had warned him of long before. His wife eventually remarried to Bruce, but divorced once he started eating fish again. And so was the tale of the poor shark." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.0.121.99 ( talk) 15:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
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I deleted following out-of-place sentence: NOTE:During a Darkwing Duck episode a star is scorned and everyone thinks Darkwing is Donald. He later dresses up like Donald to sneak in with Goslyn dressed as Huey. (see history)
Maybe someone can/will work that into the article again in the proper place.
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Donald Duck isn't the "de facto mascot" of Disney, MICKEY is!!!! DUH. 66.105.218.3 ( talk) 09:53, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
In some countries, like Italy perhaps, Donald can be considered the mascot, because he has eventually became more popular than Mickey, having appeared in more films and comics than him. LocalContributor281 ( talk) 03:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Why are users adding this Donald Duck meme to this article? This meme was created by the user on tweeter. It's fan-made not real. I dislike this meme because it ruined Donald and other Disney characters and non Disney characters. Yes, I hate memes. -- Nectaria 09:31, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
You should better check the history page. Many IP users vandalized the article with the Donald Duck meme and other users reverts the vandals. This meme is not needed in this article. -- Nectaria 11:14, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I know that there are many Disney characters parodies like in american comics and TV Shows. OK, thanks for your answers. -- Nectaria 20:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if it's relevant yet, but Dolan has become one of the most popular memes out there. It's the one everyone "loves to hate" and if it gets any bigger it would definitely need a section in this article. Just because it's about a meme with atrocious grammar, doesn't make it vandalism. -- Mrmoustache14 ( talk) 19:27, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
That's odd just because humor isn't allowed on wikipedia it's not quite wise to say 'Dolan meme should have been never made'. Ravenlord5150 ( talk) 14:02, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Since this page is frequently vandalized maybe a lock should be put on it. Good idea? -- Mrmoustache14 ( talk) 23:26, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
In the Wartime Donald section, the article mentions a seven film mini-series about Donald's life in the Army, but only lists six titles: Donald Gets Drafted, The Vanishing Private, Sky Trooper, Fall Out Fall In, The Old Army Game, and Commando Duck. Does anyone know the seventh film? Elsquared ( talk) 06:51, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
"The Wall Street Journal called Donald Duck "The Jerry Lewis of Germany", a reference to American star Jerry Lewis' popularity in France." -> Allegation and urban legend ; Jerry Lewis isn't actually popular in France and never was. I know that's the Wall Street Journal own words, but you're not obligated to take it for granted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.229.6.141 ( talk) 10:28, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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The BBC have a documentary radio programme "This is the Army, Mr Jones", on the subject of the WWII U.S. armed forces’ stage-show written by, and featuring Irving Berlin, ''This is the Army'', which features extracts from a November 25th 1943 BBC broadcast of a performance in London. One of the extracts (at about 26'30") is the compere John Watt introducing a section, in which he says that various impersonations of Hollywood stars will take place, apart from one which was - he said - to be done by the original artist. He proceeds to introduce on microphone a gentleman called Pvt. Joe Allen (or Alan - spelling isn’t given), who it is said to be the original voice of Donald Duck, and who then recites “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” in character as Donald. As this was an important show, sponsored and staged by the U.S. Army, it seems odd that they would create a lie out of whole cloth for no real purpose (in a cavalcade of impressions, why pick out that one as “real”?). So was Allen/ Alan/ whatever a genuine Disney voice-artist, and the original Donald? Jock123 ( talk) 14:01, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Joe Allen was an Irish tenor who toured at least as late as 1948, billing himself (presumptuously and misleadingly) as "The Original Voice of Donald Duck." On occasion journalists would elaborate that he had voiced early Disney cartoons--an interesting assumption since Allen was born circa 1920. An article titled "Joe Allen of WFAA" in the July l940 issue of "Radio Varieties" (July 1940 issue, Midwest Edition, page 16) explains: "During last summer, Allen . . . visited the Walt Disney Studios and amazed the famous artist and Charles Duckworth [sic], who does the Donald Duck voice for the films featuring the hot-tempered webfoot, by greeting them in a very authentic Donald Duck voice. "He developed the Donald Duck voice, however, before the famous duck was even a blob of ink on Disney's imaginative pen. He used the falsetto voice as a young boy when he discovered that his favorite horse, Foxey, would come to him immediately when he called in the strange tones. "Several years later Disney brought out Donald and Allen was immediately dubbed Donald's vocal twin. He sometimes does an imitation of Donald as an encore on a stage appearance and it always brings down the house." Bentruwe ( talk) 21:47, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
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the voice actors section in the infobox and down below needs to be updated. It's been confirmed that actor Daniel Ross will voice Donald in the upcoming series Mickey and the Roadster Racers, taking Anselmo's place for this show only. 2600:1000:B02F:AB74:A9DE:56A4:A573:ACFA ( talk) 18:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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Can Somebody please get rid of Daniel Ross he is not the third voice of Donald Duck? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:BFC0:101:F117:9D37:D04F:F849:74E1 ( talk) 20:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
please please please please Respond? are you guys busy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:BFC0:101:F117:3DCF:3E40:8727:EF4B ( talk) 00:16, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Rob Paulsen did work on Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows, as shown in the credits. See also here. -- Newblackwhite ( talk) 22:01, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
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I would like to request an edit at: /info/en/?search=Donald_Duck#Appearances
The following line has an error: officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday[12] despite a couple in-universe contradictions.[13]
It should read officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday[12] despite a couple of in-universe contradictions.[13]
I would like to change the lack of an of with an of.
That is all.
I do not believe the edits made under this IP previously were mine either. 92.25.11.99 ( talk) 15:52, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
EDIT REQUEST: In Animation: Appearances, there is an error at citation 13. It currently reads "despite a couple in-universe contradictions.[13]" It should have an of inserted. Apologies if this is not the correct procedure to request an edit. I have not dealt with a locked page before now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.11.99 ( talk) 01:36, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
I moved this 12 March duplicate request to here, from the top of the page. Alsee ( talk) 21:24, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
As Donald was consistently depicted as a member of the United States Army during World War II, and as this very page has an entire section on his wartime activities, should we add him to the categories "Fictional veterans of World War II" and "Fictional United States Army personnel"? -- IJVin ( talk) 05:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
According to a very dark theory represented at this web page, https://coyotepr.uk/health/donald-duck-suffering-ptsd/, Donald suffers fron post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is due to his experiences in the World War Two. His behaviour clearly demonstrates all the classical symptoms of PTSD, and it is canonical he is a WWII veteran. See also https://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/diagnosis-donald-duck-suffers-from-ptsd/ and https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/439086-ruined-childhood
If that theory is valid, Donald is more a tragical character than funny. But he would also be the perfect mascot for all recovering veterans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.233.200.107 ( talk) 12:45, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
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Should we change the way Donald is represented in "Voiced by"? The information provided with two men where the dates they did Donald Duck are a little confusing considering they both end with "Present". Disneycrazy2k ( talk) 20:19, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
In the TV Show" Legend of The Three Caballeros": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0c4k8SNR0I Donald Ducks full name is, Donald Fauntleroy Duck.-- Brownshoes22 ( talk) 11:47, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
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In the Aliases section Paperinik (Italy) should be modified to Paperino (Italy). Paperinik in Italy is a different character of the same family. 2.35.76.63 ( talk) 18:07, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
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The voice actors section of Daniel Ross in the infobox needs to be corrected again, someone mistakenly added/changed it to "2017–2019" were it's suppose to say "2017–present". Because he still currently voices Donald as of today. 2600:1000:B02F:B2F3:88F0:CEDB:3EDA:7115 ( talk) 04:02, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
An extensive "History" section, copied from https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Duck, was added in this recent edit: [1]. Apparently it's under a free CC-BY-SA license; a note was added about that here: [2].
The problem is that a public Wiki is not a reliable source, according to WP:UGC, and there are no citations of independent, reliable, secondary sources given. It doesn't seem to me like a good idea to accept this large amount of completely unreferenced material. The person who added it, JohnLickor372 is indefinitely blocked for repeatedly adding unsourced material (among other things), so they're not going to be any help improving it. I would propose to delete it, and if someone wants to find suitable sources, they can start to put some or all of it back. -- IamNotU ( talk) 20:04, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Is Donald Duck a twin?? For some reason this article is in the "Fictional twins" category. Maitchy ( talk) 22:58, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
As mentioned within the article itself, he did appear before The Wise Little Hen with his current name, except he wore different clothes. However, there is back-and-forth revision between the two appearances. If there are any objections, inform me on talk page. LocalContributor281 ( talk) 03:18, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
LocalContributor281 continues to insist that the 1931 children's book was Donald Duck's first appearance. This is not backed up by reliable sources.
Here are some of the published sources that say that 1934 was Donald Duck's debut.
I would like LocalContributor281 to provide equivalent reliable sources for the 1931 book being Donald's first appearance. — Toughpigs ( talk) 04:50, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Please note, the authorship and provenance of the main infobox image seems to be unknown; the file has been nominated for deletion. May be a good time to find a different image with clearer provenance. - Pete Forsyth ( talk) 20:22, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
1934 . . . in standard format perhaps may not be descriptive enough with growing numbers of foreign users of Wikipedia outside of Western culture. Not A.D., but redirection to the reference of the year 1934 I20sc ( talk) 14:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
@ Fastily, Peteforsyth, Toughpigs, Aspects, and WhatAMelon35: the lead image has been File:Donald Duck angry transparent background.png [3] since December 2020. Now it has been changed to File:Donald Duck blue sailor shirt transparent background.png which the uploader says was found on https://www.donaldduck.nl/puzzels/ but I can't find it. It's also found on Bruna, which is a legit store. ( Audax Groep#Bruna)
I have a promise to fulfill however,
in December I said : If I ever stumble upon it I'll let you know.
Well,
here it is! (and
here it is again, mirrored without color)
So now there are three images to choose from. Perhaps we should just go back to the (currently deleted) image we had for years. — Alexis Jazz ( talk or ping me) 17:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
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You forgot to mention that Donald Duck is American in the lines. 2409:4073:19C:D0B7:359D:15A:FE9B:A35B ( talk) 09:03, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
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A previous user unexpectedly removed Daniel Ross from the voice actors section on the info box saying he no longer does voices for Disney anymore, just because he no longer does voices for Disney doesn’t mean he should be removed from the info box. Plus, the user also deleted a reference of voice the Donald Duck voice is performed, as shown in this edit here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Donald_Duck&diff=1033478113&oldid=1032484517. Is there anyway some can restore both of those edits again? 74.92.41.6 ( talk) 21:27, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
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As you can read here at wikipedia.it Paperinik is a comics character, but he is usually referred to the secret identity of Donald Duck, whose alias in Italian is "Paperino". For this reason in the Aliases section "Paperinik" should be modified to "Paperino". AlbaneseLorenzo ( talk) 19:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
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Walt Disney didn't create Donald Duck, Fred Spencer did, credit him after Dick Lundy in the creation, because Fred Spencer came in 2nd to Walt, since Disney designed a yellow duck with a army hat on. Change Walt Disney on Character Design to Fred Spencer. Change Walt Disney as creator to Fred Spencer. Walt was only the developer of the army persona during WWII. Sources: https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-forgotten-duck-man/ Hell he even wrote an analysis! https://auction.howardlowery.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=4922884 -- 2600:4041:5CD6:C600:48C2:F41F:95B1:9253 ( talk) 02:35, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Spencer seems to have animated the little feathered troublemaker for the first time in late 1934–early 1935 for Mickey’s Service Station, the first of the Mickey-Donald-Goofy “trio” pictures.(which was not the first appearance of Donald Duck). This directly contradicts him being the creator of the character, although the rest of the source does support him providing significant development to the character, and it does seem he is already included in the infobox under 'Developed by'. It also seems that the sailor outfit was created before WWII - this can be seen by the theatrical release poster at The Wise Little Hen, which released in 1934, several years before the war, suggesting Disney did contribute directly to the appearance of the character. Tollens ( talk) 03:15, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
Hi, There is no mention about the copyright of the character? When will it end? (Question already asked above.) Yann ( talk) 10:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Kingdom Hearts IIII is mentioned instead of Kingdom Hearts III or any other devotion. Can’t edit as am a new member. Ianshen23 ( talk) 14:07, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Can someone with editing rights please fix the following?
The way this is currently written, it assets that Pfeiler is the former president of a German acronym, which is of course nonsense. I would like to propose the following:
I personally think that the quotes aren't necessary, by the way, anymore than they are necessary to say that George Washington was the first president of the USA, the "United States of America". But if others disagree that's fine; I primarily would like to see Christian rescued from his position as former president of an acronym.
Thanks, 188.96.169.160 ( talk) 09:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Donald is better than Mickey — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexMoore7 ( talk • contribs) 18:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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I logged in and saw just article, discussion, edit this page, history and watch. This should be move protected and have a lime padlock. GreyMatterEchoUKfan ( talk) 12:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
My message got lost in the archives, so I'm re-sending it: I think the image on the top is not encyclopedic. It seems to be one of the gazillions of quite recent promotional material. We should replace it with one which is historically significant, and possibly one for which we know the original author. I could provide a candidate for comics, but I'm not sure I can convince you that Donald comics are as famous as Donald cartoons... so maybe we need one from a cartoon (model-sheet or something else?). There are some nice illustrations in the 1940s "DD's life" book. Or maybe we can pick up a Hannah or Barks drawing from the late 1930s. Lerichard ( talk) 01:19, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
Yes, we should Disneycrazy2k ( talk) 20:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
Donald Duck was made before Mickey — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexMoore7 ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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Not done: Welcome. Wikipedia does not include external links to fansites. Please see WP:ELNO, particularly #11. Celestra ( talk) 15:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC) Qua-qua-quaaaaack!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.233.130.0 ( talk) 16:07, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
As his age and birthdays are a common amniversary in the international magazines devoted to Donald Duck and Disney, I'd like to suggest an age parameter on the Donald Duck page. You know, the regular birth-date-and-age parameter. I would have already done it if it weren't for the thought that it might come off as ridiculous to some; Donald Duck is a fictional character after all. Any thoughts before I go on with this? Good reasons not to? -- Olijven ( talk) 15:24, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Donald's voice, one of the most identifiable voices in all of animation, was performed by voice actor Clarence "Ducky" Nash up to his death in 1985. Yeah are you sure that Donald Duck has the most identifiable voice in all of animation? Are you basing this on a statistic or fact or is this just your own oppinion. Your really not suppose to express your own oppinion in a Wikipedia article since your trying to come off as biased. I would suggest deleting this information.-James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.143.84 ( talk) 23:40, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Anyone who knows this? - Oddeivind ( talk) 20:23, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
Donald Duck was also voiced (his inner voice only) by voice actor Leslie Denison, who did a mean Ronald Coleman impersonation. Donald's Double Trouble (1946) was one of these. He's uncredited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.128.35.29 ( talk) 01:10, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
The article says Donald Duck was created by Walt Disney and Dick Lundy. But from what I've read elsewhere, Lundy did not come up with the idea for Donald; he was not even the first person to design, draw, or animate the character. Instead Lundy animated Donald in Orphan's Benefit in which Donald's personality was more or less defined. Even still, Lundy's work seems to be reflective of Clarence Nash's performance. Nothing against Mr. Lundy, but it seems to me he was more of a character developer like Jack King or Jack Hannah. Maybe even a more significant one, but not a creator.
Anyway, that's just my thoughts. But I'm curious if there's any heroic Disney historian out there who wants to weigh in on the issue. :) Pigby ( talk) 00:02, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
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Someone is obviously fooling around with this article. This quote under the heading "Health" is incorrect. Someone please fix it.
"The shark was very lonesome already, since his wife had left him for Bruce from Finding Nemo. He eventually turned to alcohol and wasted all of his pay on his hourly nip. Donald's punch was the last straw, and the sharks liver gave way with the impact, a consequence his doctor had warned him of long before. His wife eventually remarried to Bruce, but divorced once he started eating fish again. And so was the tale of the poor shark." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.0.121.99 ( talk) 15:25, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
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I deleted following out-of-place sentence: NOTE:During a Darkwing Duck episode a star is scorned and everyone thinks Darkwing is Donald. He later dresses up like Donald to sneak in with Goslyn dressed as Huey. (see history)
Maybe someone can/will work that into the article again in the proper place.
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Donald Duck isn't the "de facto mascot" of Disney, MICKEY is!!!! DUH. 66.105.218.3 ( talk) 09:53, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
In some countries, like Italy perhaps, Donald can be considered the mascot, because he has eventually became more popular than Mickey, having appeared in more films and comics than him. LocalContributor281 ( talk) 03:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Why are users adding this Donald Duck meme to this article? This meme was created by the user on tweeter. It's fan-made not real. I dislike this meme because it ruined Donald and other Disney characters and non Disney characters. Yes, I hate memes. -- Nectaria 09:31, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
You should better check the history page. Many IP users vandalized the article with the Donald Duck meme and other users reverts the vandals. This meme is not needed in this article. -- Nectaria 11:14, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I know that there are many Disney characters parodies like in american comics and TV Shows. OK, thanks for your answers. -- Nectaria 20:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if it's relevant yet, but Dolan has become one of the most popular memes out there. It's the one everyone "loves to hate" and if it gets any bigger it would definitely need a section in this article. Just because it's about a meme with atrocious grammar, doesn't make it vandalism. -- Mrmoustache14 ( talk) 19:27, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
That's odd just because humor isn't allowed on wikipedia it's not quite wise to say 'Dolan meme should have been never made'. Ravenlord5150 ( talk) 14:02, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Since this page is frequently vandalized maybe a lock should be put on it. Good idea? -- Mrmoustache14 ( talk) 23:26, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
In the Wartime Donald section, the article mentions a seven film mini-series about Donald's life in the Army, but only lists six titles: Donald Gets Drafted, The Vanishing Private, Sky Trooper, Fall Out Fall In, The Old Army Game, and Commando Duck. Does anyone know the seventh film? Elsquared ( talk) 06:51, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
"The Wall Street Journal called Donald Duck "The Jerry Lewis of Germany", a reference to American star Jerry Lewis' popularity in France." -> Allegation and urban legend ; Jerry Lewis isn't actually popular in France and never was. I know that's the Wall Street Journal own words, but you're not obligated to take it for granted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.229.6.141 ( talk) 10:28, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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The BBC have a documentary radio programme "This is the Army, Mr Jones", on the subject of the WWII U.S. armed forces’ stage-show written by, and featuring Irving Berlin, ''This is the Army'', which features extracts from a November 25th 1943 BBC broadcast of a performance in London. One of the extracts (at about 26'30") is the compere John Watt introducing a section, in which he says that various impersonations of Hollywood stars will take place, apart from one which was - he said - to be done by the original artist. He proceeds to introduce on microphone a gentleman called Pvt. Joe Allen (or Alan - spelling isn’t given), who it is said to be the original voice of Donald Duck, and who then recites “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” in character as Donald. As this was an important show, sponsored and staged by the U.S. Army, it seems odd that they would create a lie out of whole cloth for no real purpose (in a cavalcade of impressions, why pick out that one as “real”?). So was Allen/ Alan/ whatever a genuine Disney voice-artist, and the original Donald? Jock123 ( talk) 14:01, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Joe Allen was an Irish tenor who toured at least as late as 1948, billing himself (presumptuously and misleadingly) as "The Original Voice of Donald Duck." On occasion journalists would elaborate that he had voiced early Disney cartoons--an interesting assumption since Allen was born circa 1920. An article titled "Joe Allen of WFAA" in the July l940 issue of "Radio Varieties" (July 1940 issue, Midwest Edition, page 16) explains: "During last summer, Allen . . . visited the Walt Disney Studios and amazed the famous artist and Charles Duckworth [sic], who does the Donald Duck voice for the films featuring the hot-tempered webfoot, by greeting them in a very authentic Donald Duck voice. "He developed the Donald Duck voice, however, before the famous duck was even a blob of ink on Disney's imaginative pen. He used the falsetto voice as a young boy when he discovered that his favorite horse, Foxey, would come to him immediately when he called in the strange tones. "Several years later Disney brought out Donald and Allen was immediately dubbed Donald's vocal twin. He sometimes does an imitation of Donald as an encore on a stage appearance and it always brings down the house." Bentruwe ( talk) 21:47, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
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the voice actors section in the infobox and down below needs to be updated. It's been confirmed that actor Daniel Ross will voice Donald in the upcoming series Mickey and the Roadster Racers, taking Anselmo's place for this show only. 2600:1000:B02F:AB74:A9DE:56A4:A573:ACFA ( talk) 18:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
Sources: http://www.chipandco.com/mickey-roadster-racers-dvd-march-7th-255811/, http://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneyjunior/pressrelease/fact-sheet/
Can Somebody please get rid of Daniel Ross he is not the third voice of Donald Duck? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:BFC0:101:F117:9D37:D04F:F849:74E1 ( talk) 20:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
please please please please Respond? are you guys busy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:BFC0:101:F117:3DCF:3E40:8727:EF4B ( talk) 00:16, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Rob Paulsen did work on Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows, as shown in the credits. See also here. -- Newblackwhite ( talk) 22:01, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
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I would like to request an edit at: /info/en/?search=Donald_Duck#Appearances
The following line has an error: officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday[12] despite a couple in-universe contradictions.[13]
It should read officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday[12] despite a couple of in-universe contradictions.[13]
I would like to change the lack of an of with an of.
That is all.
I do not believe the edits made under this IP previously were mine either. 92.25.11.99 ( talk) 15:52, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
EDIT REQUEST: In Animation: Appearances, there is an error at citation 13. It currently reads "despite a couple in-universe contradictions.[13]" It should have an of inserted. Apologies if this is not the correct procedure to request an edit. I have not dealt with a locked page before now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.11.99 ( talk) 01:36, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
I moved this 12 March duplicate request to here, from the top of the page. Alsee ( talk) 21:24, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
As Donald was consistently depicted as a member of the United States Army during World War II, and as this very page has an entire section on his wartime activities, should we add him to the categories "Fictional veterans of World War II" and "Fictional United States Army personnel"? -- IJVin ( talk) 05:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
According to a very dark theory represented at this web page, https://coyotepr.uk/health/donald-duck-suffering-ptsd/, Donald suffers fron post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is due to his experiences in the World War Two. His behaviour clearly demonstrates all the classical symptoms of PTSD, and it is canonical he is a WWII veteran. See also https://cartoonoveranalyzations.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/diagnosis-donald-duck-suffers-from-ptsd/ and https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/439086-ruined-childhood
If that theory is valid, Donald is more a tragical character than funny. But he would also be the perfect mascot for all recovering veterans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.233.200.107 ( talk) 12:45, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
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Should we change the way Donald is represented in "Voiced by"? The information provided with two men where the dates they did Donald Duck are a little confusing considering they both end with "Present". Disneycrazy2k ( talk) 20:19, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
In the TV Show" Legend of The Three Caballeros": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0c4k8SNR0I Donald Ducks full name is, Donald Fauntleroy Duck.-- Brownshoes22 ( talk) 11:47, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
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In the Aliases section Paperinik (Italy) should be modified to Paperino (Italy). Paperinik in Italy is a different character of the same family. 2.35.76.63 ( talk) 18:07, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
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The voice actors section of Daniel Ross in the infobox needs to be corrected again, someone mistakenly added/changed it to "2017–2019" were it's suppose to say "2017–present". Because he still currently voices Donald as of today. 2600:1000:B02F:B2F3:88F0:CEDB:3EDA:7115 ( talk) 04:02, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
An extensive "History" section, copied from https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Duck, was added in this recent edit: [1]. Apparently it's under a free CC-BY-SA license; a note was added about that here: [2].
The problem is that a public Wiki is not a reliable source, according to WP:UGC, and there are no citations of independent, reliable, secondary sources given. It doesn't seem to me like a good idea to accept this large amount of completely unreferenced material. The person who added it, JohnLickor372 is indefinitely blocked for repeatedly adding unsourced material (among other things), so they're not going to be any help improving it. I would propose to delete it, and if someone wants to find suitable sources, they can start to put some or all of it back. -- IamNotU ( talk) 20:04, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Is Donald Duck a twin?? For some reason this article is in the "Fictional twins" category. Maitchy ( talk) 22:58, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
As mentioned within the article itself, he did appear before The Wise Little Hen with his current name, except he wore different clothes. However, there is back-and-forth revision between the two appearances. If there are any objections, inform me on talk page. LocalContributor281 ( talk) 03:18, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
LocalContributor281 continues to insist that the 1931 children's book was Donald Duck's first appearance. This is not backed up by reliable sources.
Here are some of the published sources that say that 1934 was Donald Duck's debut.
I would like LocalContributor281 to provide equivalent reliable sources for the 1931 book being Donald's first appearance. — Toughpigs ( talk) 04:50, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Please note, the authorship and provenance of the main infobox image seems to be unknown; the file has been nominated for deletion. May be a good time to find a different image with clearer provenance. - Pete Forsyth ( talk) 20:22, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
1934 . . . in standard format perhaps may not be descriptive enough with growing numbers of foreign users of Wikipedia outside of Western culture. Not A.D., but redirection to the reference of the year 1934 I20sc ( talk) 14:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
@ Fastily, Peteforsyth, Toughpigs, Aspects, and WhatAMelon35: the lead image has been File:Donald Duck angry transparent background.png [3] since December 2020. Now it has been changed to File:Donald Duck blue sailor shirt transparent background.png which the uploader says was found on https://www.donaldduck.nl/puzzels/ but I can't find it. It's also found on Bruna, which is a legit store. ( Audax Groep#Bruna)
I have a promise to fulfill however,
in December I said : If I ever stumble upon it I'll let you know.
Well,
here it is! (and
here it is again, mirrored without color)
So now there are three images to choose from. Perhaps we should just go back to the (currently deleted) image we had for years. — Alexis Jazz ( talk or ping me) 17:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
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You forgot to mention that Donald Duck is American in the lines. 2409:4073:19C:D0B7:359D:15A:FE9B:A35B ( talk) 09:03, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
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A previous user unexpectedly removed Daniel Ross from the voice actors section on the info box saying he no longer does voices for Disney anymore, just because he no longer does voices for Disney doesn’t mean he should be removed from the info box. Plus, the user also deleted a reference of voice the Donald Duck voice is performed, as shown in this edit here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Donald_Duck&diff=1033478113&oldid=1032484517. Is there anyway some can restore both of those edits again? 74.92.41.6 ( talk) 21:27, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
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As you can read here at wikipedia.it Paperinik is a comics character, but he is usually referred to the secret identity of Donald Duck, whose alias in Italian is "Paperino". For this reason in the Aliases section "Paperinik" should be modified to "Paperino". AlbaneseLorenzo ( talk) 19:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
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Walt Disney didn't create Donald Duck, Fred Spencer did, credit him after Dick Lundy in the creation, because Fred Spencer came in 2nd to Walt, since Disney designed a yellow duck with a army hat on. Change Walt Disney on Character Design to Fred Spencer. Change Walt Disney as creator to Fred Spencer. Walt was only the developer of the army persona during WWII. Sources: https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-forgotten-duck-man/ Hell he even wrote an analysis! https://auction.howardlowery.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=4922884 -- 2600:4041:5CD6:C600:48C2:F41F:95B1:9253 ( talk) 02:35, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Spencer seems to have animated the little feathered troublemaker for the first time in late 1934–early 1935 for Mickey’s Service Station, the first of the Mickey-Donald-Goofy “trio” pictures.(which was not the first appearance of Donald Duck). This directly contradicts him being the creator of the character, although the rest of the source does support him providing significant development to the character, and it does seem he is already included in the infobox under 'Developed by'. It also seems that the sailor outfit was created before WWII - this can be seen by the theatrical release poster at The Wise Little Hen, which released in 1934, several years before the war, suggesting Disney did contribute directly to the appearance of the character. Tollens ( talk) 03:15, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
Hi, There is no mention about the copyright of the character? When will it end? (Question already asked above.) Yann ( talk) 10:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Kingdom Hearts IIII is mentioned instead of Kingdom Hearts III or any other devotion. Can’t edit as am a new member. Ianshen23 ( talk) 14:07, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Can someone with editing rights please fix the following?
The way this is currently written, it assets that Pfeiler is the former president of a German acronym, which is of course nonsense. I would like to propose the following:
I personally think that the quotes aren't necessary, by the way, anymore than they are necessary to say that George Washington was the first president of the USA, the "United States of America". But if others disagree that's fine; I primarily would like to see Christian rescued from his position as former president of an acronym.
Thanks, 188.96.169.160 ( talk) 09:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
Donald is better than Mickey — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexMoore7 ( talk • contribs) 18:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)