Toy Tinkers
1949 | 7m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jack Hannah |
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| Writer: | Harry Reeves, Milt Banta |
| Staring: |
| When Donald Duck chops a Christmas tree, the inquisitive chipmunks Chip and Dale follow and see him decorate it with nuts and sweets. So they sneak in his home, determined to 'harvest' it all, using the toys for the Duck nephews, as if Christmas came early for them, so to say. Donald puts up an equally 'playful' yet grim defense, so it all rapidly escalates into a bitter miniature two-to-one-giant war over the Christmas-treats. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 16, 1949 |
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| Director: | Jack Hannah |
| Writer: | Harry Reeves, Milt Banta |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
| Keywords | christmas tree, cartoon, christmas, short film |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clarence Nash | Donald Duck (voice) |
| James MacDonald | Chip (voice) |
| Dessie Flynn | Dale (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Hannah | Director |
| Volus Jones | Animation |
| Bob Carlson | Animation |
| Bill Justice | Animation |
| Thelma Witmer | Background Designer |
| Jack Boyd | Animation |
| Yale Gracey | Layout |
| Harry Reeves | Story |
| Milt Banta | Story |
| Paul J. Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
With “Donald Duck” safely ensconced at home with his freshly chopped tree preparing for Christmas, the mischievous “Chip” and “Dale” peer through his window at the alluring selection of treats on his carpet and thanks to their powerful incisors, are swiftly helping themselves to his seasonal nuts. O ... nce their host cottons on to their thievery, though, there seems little likelihood of a truce between what rapidly become two warring parties making full use of an array of toys and confectionary - even an Howitzer - but will there be a victor or perhaps some pipes of peace? This is an enjoyably colourful and lively cartoon with the chipmunks always an affably good foe for a “Donald” whose squeaky and increasingly frustrated dulcets always made me smile. There’s plenty of tit-for-tat and a jolly score to help it along, too. The Christmas spirit is definitely alive and well with this!