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Donald's Lucky Day is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon released by Walt Disney Productions on January 13, 1939.

Synopsis[]

It's Friday the 13th, and Donald has to avoid any number of bad luck omens in order to deliver an ominously ticking package.

Plot[]

On Friday the 13th at a darkened harbor, Pete and Scuttle in their based have finished prepping a bomb disguised as a gift intending to send it to a rival gang named Scarpuss at 1313 13th Street. Pete had just send for the delivery boy Donald Duck to deliver the package who's unaware of its contents. On his way to the destination, Donald listens to the radio on his bike about Friday the 13th and the things to do in order to avoid getting bad luck (ex. not breaking a mirror, going under a ladder or letting a black cat cross his path). Donald narrowly avoids going under a ladder but he ends up crashing through a mirror and crashes into a crate of apples wrecking his bike, deciding to walk the rest of the way. At the corner stone of 13th Street and 13th Avenue, Donald encounters a black cat who he desperately tries to prevent from crossing his path. When the cat ends up sitting on the package, Donald uses a toy mouse to distract the cat and continues on his way. However the cat who's still chasing the mouse ends up following Donald eventually ending at a pier. Eventually Donald and the package end up on a narrow board with only the cat preventing them from falling. He eventually escapes where the package unravels revealing the bomb which falls down into the water and explodes raining tons of fish onto Donald. Seeing the fish pile, Donald announces this is his lucky day, only for a huge group of black cats to swarm him and eat all the fish leaving a pile of fish bones making Donald laugh.

Characters[]

  • Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash)
  • Black Cat (voiced by Dorothy Lloyd)
  • Pete (cameo) (voiced by Paul Norby)
  • Scuttle (cameo) (voiced by Unknown)
  • Announcer (voiced by David Kerman)

Releases[]

Television[]

Home video[]

  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Scary Tales (VHS/Laserdisc) (1962 reissue print without Buena Vista logo)
  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Donald's Scary Tales (VHS)
  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Donald's Scary Tales / Halloween Haunts (Laserdisc)
  • Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald (DVD)

Gallery[]


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1930s
The Wise Little HenDonald and PlutoDon DonaldModern InventionsDonald's OstrichSelf ControlDonald's Better SelfDonald's NephewsGood ScoutsDonald's Golf GameMother Goose Goes HollywoodDonald's Lucky DayThe Hockey ChampDonald's Cousin GusBeach PicnicSea ScoutsDonald's PenguinThe Autograph HoundOfficer DuckThe Fox Hunt (co-starring Goofy) • Polar Trappers (co-starring Goofy)
1940s
The RiveterDonald's Dog LaundryMr. Duck Steps OutPut-Put TroublesDonald's VacationThe Volunteer WorkerWindow CleanersThe Fire ChiefTimberThe Golden EggsA Good Time for a DimeEarly to BedTruant Officer DonaldOld MacDonald DuckDonald's CameraChef DonaldDonald's DecisionThe Village SmithyThe New SpiritDonald's Snow FightDonald Gets DraftedDonald's GardenDonald's Gold MineSky TrooperBellboy DonaldDer Fuehrer's FaceThe Spirit of '43Donald's Tire TroubleLake TiticacaAquarela do BrazilThe Flying JalopyFall Out-Fall InThe Old Army GameHome DefenseTrombone TroubleDonald Duck and the GorillaContrary CondorCommando DuckThe Plastics InventorDonald's Off DayThe Clock WatcherThe Eyes Have ItDonald's CrimeDuck PimplesCured DuckOld SequoiaDonald's Double TroubleWet PaintDumbell of the YukonLighthouse KeepingStraight ShootersSleepy Time DonaldClown of the JungleDonald's DilemmaBootle BeetleWide Open SpacesChip an' DaleDrip Dippy DonaldDaddy DuckDonald's Dream VoiceBlame It on the SambaThe Trial of Donald DuckInferior DecoratorSoup's OnThree for BreakfastTea for Two HundredDonald's Happy BirthdaySea SaltsWinter StorageHoney HarvesterAll in a NutshellThe Greener YardSlide, Donald, SlideToy TinkersBillposters (co-starring Goofy) • No Sail (co-starring Goofy) • Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (co-starring Goofy) • Crazy with the Heat (co-starring Goofy)
1950s
Lion AroundCrazy Over DaisyTrailer HornHook, Lion and SinkerBee at the BeachOut on a LimbDude DuckCorn ChipsTest Pilot DonaldLucky NumberOut of ScaleBee on GuardDonald ApplecoreLet's Stick TogetherUncle Donald's AntsTrick or TreatDon's Fountain of YouthThe New NeighborRugged BearWorking for PeanutsCanvas Back DuckSpare the RodDonald's DiaryDragon AroundGrin and Bear ItThe Flying SquirrelGrand CanyonscopeNo HuntingBearly AsleepBeezy BearUp a TreeChips Ahoy
1960s
The Litterbug
Educational Shorts
How to Have an Accident in the HomeHow to Have an Accident at WorkDonald in Mathmagic LandDonald and the WheelSteel and AmericaDonald's Fire Survival PlanFamily Planning
Songs
Donald Duck
See Also
DuckTales (1987 series)Donald's Quack AttackQuack PackPomp and CircumstanceDuckTales (2017 series)
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