Saturday Morning Cartoons--Chip an' Dale

This is a rather interesting little Disney cartoon that introduces the two famous chipmunks Chip and Dale. These two mischievous chipmunks get their official, name introduction in this 1947 cartoon, where they foil Donald Duck's attempt to use their tree as a fireplace log during a cold, snowy, winter's day. Walt Disney did produce two previous cartoons using these chipmunks as antagonists, the first being Private Pluto in 1943, and then Squatter's Rights in 1946. But I would say that these two pre-Chip 'n Dale cartoons are really fleshing out the characters, their personalities and behaviors--similar to the pre-Bugs Bunny cartoons of Porky's Hare Hunt, or Hare-um Scare-um. There is an evolutionary process that takes place in creating these timeless characters. And when these two chipmunks take on Donald Duck using their tree stump as firewood, you just know you are in for a classic, fun cartoon. And the quality of the Walt Disney animation is still the best! From Youtube:



And as a post-script here, you know Walt Disney had some winning characters here when Warner Brothers both imitated, and poked fun at the famous chipmunks with Warner's own duo rodent team--The Goofy Gophers!