02-12-2010, 07:40 AM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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Modern Inventions
Directed By Jack King
Written By Carl Barks
Released on May 29, 1937
Distributed by United Artists Pictures
(via Walt Disney Productions)
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Donald visits "The Museum of Modern Marvels", which showcases various futuristic electronic appliances and inventions.
In the museum, Donald encounters and struggles with many strange and whimsical machines, all of which seem to be against him.
Fun Stuff click to show Alternate Title: "Your Hat Please" (Home Distribution) - This title mostly derived because throughout the cartoon, Donald magically pulls hats out of thin air to replace those taken by the Robot Butler. These include: a Top hat, Napoleonic officer hat, Civil War kepi, a baby bonnet, and bowler hat
- Though Mickey does NOT appear in this cartoon, it was originally released as a Mickey Mouse short. (Note Disney's production number, UM-52, which verifies this as a Mickey Mouse short.
- The story book version, Donald's Inventions was published in 1938.
- According to Matt Groening, the inspiration for the suicide booth in Futurama was this cartoon.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi
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