Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987 TV Movie)

Tony Anselmo: Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie

Quotes 

• [Donald, thanks to his temper, just can't hold a job] 

  Donald Duck : What am I going to do?

  Narrator : That's the question everyone's been asking since this special began. As long as Donald's temper was out of control, he would pay the price. Now the only job he would be eligible for would be as a hunting decoy. And even Donald is not that stupid.

• [Donald is driving along on a vacation to cure his temper, to the music of "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf on the radio, when the music gets interrupted by a news bulletin] 

  Donald Duck : [stopping the car]  What goes on here?

  Radio Voice #1 : And now, a special announcement: Donald Duck, that well-known actor, has left the Disney Studios and is headed for parts unknown.

  Donald Duck : [laughing]  You're not kidding, buddy.

  [He changes the station] 

  Radio Voice #2 : We turn from the White House now to a really important story, one that concerns the ingratitude of hams. Donald Duck, that ham actor, has cooked his own goose by...

  Donald Duck : [shocked; upset]  Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah? Look who's calling *me* a ham!

  [He changes the station again] 

  Radio Voice #3 : Looks as though Donald's career has hit the skids. His fabulous mansion has been foreclosed. That charming actress Daisy Duck has been seen with someone else.

  [Donald now is on the verge of tears; he starts sniffing] 

  Radio Voice #3 : Fans are dying to know how she could have stood his temper for so long. Donald, if you're listening, remember this: it only takes an eraser to rub you out.

  Donald Duck : [sobbing]  But... But I'm a legend.

  Narrator : A legend fading fast, thanks to the temper that would not die.

• Ludwig Von Drake : [trying to diagnose Donald's problems]  There's one missing figure here. Hmm, let's see. What does the name Mickey Mouse mean to you?

  Donald Duck : [shocked]  Mickey?

  [jumps up, flashes back to "Magician Mickey"] 

  Donald Duck : It's always the same terrible dream!

• Donald Duck : [in a dream, running away from large chess pieces and finds a hall of open doors]  What's this?

  [goes in one door, comes out another] 

  Donald Duck : Where does this go?

  [continues to run through them] 

  Donald Duck : I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!

• Donald Duck : [after having a nightmare of seeing himself at various stages of anger]  Oh, what a terrible dream! So that's how I look to everybody. No wonder nobody loves me.

• Ludwig Von Drake : [having hypnotized Donald by hitting him on the head with a mallet, knocking him out]  That's my new instant-type hypnosis.

  [laughs] 

  Ludwig Von Drake : Years of experimentation and it works every time. Now, Mr. Duck, tell me about your relationship with your family.

  Donald Duck : I love them, but they broke my heart.

  [flashes back to "Donald's Nephews"] 

• Donald Duck : [talking about Huey, Dewey and Louie]  They don't care about me! I know it!

  Ludwig Von Drake : Take it easy. Everybody has family troubles. Now, what about your neighbors?

  Donald Duck : My neighbors? I love my neighbors!

  Ludwig Von Drake : Lighten up, Mr. Duck.

  Donald Duck : But they're out to get me! They're all out to get me! I remember once when I was moving in the house...

  [flashes back to "The New Neighbor"]