Donald and the Wheel

Donald and the Wheel

17 mins | Animation | June 21, 1961

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.

Donald and the Wheel

17 mins | Animation | June 21, 1961

Donald and the Wheel
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title Donald and the Wheel
Directors Don Griffith, Hamilton Luske
Writers Bill Berg

Cast

Clarence Nash

as Donald Duck

Bill Cole

as Voice

Bill Lee

as Voice

Thurl Ravenscroft

as Senior Spirit of Progress

Max Smith

as Junior Spirit of Progress