| Working for Peanuts | |
|---|---|
| Donald Duck series | |
| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Nick George, Roy Williams |
| Voices by | Clarence Nash, James MacDonald, Dessie Flynn |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Volus Jones, Bill Justice, George Kreisl, Dan MacManus (effects) |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Eyvind Earle |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 11, 1953 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6 minutes (one reel) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Rugged Bear (1953) |
| Followed by | Canvas Back Duck (1953) |
Working for Peanuts is a 1953 animated short produced by Walt Disney. It is notable for being one of their first shorts filmed in 3D (the first being Adventures in Music: Melody, which was released several months before).
In 2006, it was remastered for Digital 3D purposes and rereleased in 2007 along with the Disney Digital 3-D version of the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Meet the Robinsons.
Working for Peanuts was also showcased a number of times at the Disney theme parks and was used as a teaser 3D cartoon at Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom, which showcased a 3D movie, Magic Journeys, that was sponsored by Kodak.
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While collecting acorns, Chip 'n' Dale discover a peanut that had been thrown from the nearby zoo. At the zoo, guests feed, and Donald Duck takes care of, Dolores the elephant. Chip 'n' Dale try to steal peanuts from the elephant, but their theft is discovered.
Chip 'n' Dale cover themselves in whitewash and successfully convince Donald that they belong in an albino chipmunk exhibit at the zoo, where they are fed peanuts.
This cartoon was presented on September 13, 2006 at the World 3D Film Expo II at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA.[1]
It was also released on the Walt Disney Classic Cartoon Favorites, Volume 4: Starring Chip 'n' Dale DVD in 2005, and on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume 4 in 2008, both in 2-D.
In 2010, Walt Disney Home Entertainment partnered with Mitsubishi Electric to bring the Disney Digital 3D Showcase Disc to homes across the country. The disc is a full HD 1080P Blu-Ray 3D disc and requires a 3D-capable HDTV, 3D-capable Blu-Ray player and active shutter glasses to enjoy. The disc is 22 minutes long and includes the short film "Working For Peanuts" in Full HD 3D, along with previews and clips in 3D from Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. The disc is not available for general retail as of August 2010 and is only available as a part of Mitsubishi's 3D Starter Kit which retails for $399.99.