As we at D23 have often said, when it comes to laughs, watching Donald Duck go ballistic is about as good as it gets. And in Drip Dippy Donald, our favorite feathery friend with the anger management problem doesn’t disappoint. In terrible need of a good night’s sleep, a somnambulant Donald heads to bed after a long day only to find a malfunctioning window shade and then the persistent drip of a malfunctioning faucet conspiring to keep him hilariously sleep deprived. At the end of the short, Donald seems to have managed the situation, and peace is restored. Momentarily, of course. Donald then receives a call from the water company informing him that they are cutting off his water because he hasn’t paid his bill. Donald’s reaction to the news is exactly what you’d expect. This is one of the last shorts Jack King, who directed many classic Donald Duck cartoons, would create for Disney, and he retired later that year.
