Original release date: November 4, 1938

Rating: TV-G due to the wholesome nature of Donald Duck and “It may contain outdated cultural depictions.”

Length: eight – not fore – minutes

Background: While Mickey was the big star, Donald also had quite a fan base. He had dozens of shorts as well, and this certainly was one of them.

While originally released in 1938, “Donald’s Golf Game” has seen numerous releases on VHS and DVD as well as airing in televised specials.

Review:

With caddies Huey, Dewey, and Louie behind, Donald makes his wake to the next hole on his golf adventure. Huey, Dewey, and Louie haven’t quite settled on their final shirt colors yet, going for red, orange and yellow here.

Donald tees up but is distracted and angered by a happy bird chirping away in a tree, shooing it off. The boys annoy him as well, earning the title of “brats” from Donald. Attempt number three involves the boys sneezing again, causing Donald to break his club.

The boys bring him an official “Goofy Club” out of a box, which is probably not a good sign. It wasn’t, with the club turning into a net mid-swing. A second club becomes an umbrella and Donald is on in the hijinks, telling the laughing boys to scram in his unique Donald Duck way.

Having scrammed, the boys find a grasshopper which they place in a trick ball, throwing it right in Donald’s tracks. Donald sets up the perfect shot with the ball and… yep, you can figure out the punchline.

The chase for the hopping ball goes all the way through a water trap, so Donald tries to play the ball where it lies – underwater. He finally figures out there is a grasshopper in the ball and goes to war with the grasshopper.

It doesn’t work out for him, leaving him tied up in the innertube he went swimming after the ball in. The boys take their turn golfing, one giving Donald the ol’ golf ball to the duck crotch shot.

When he finally breaks free, Donald reacts exactly as you’d expect angry Donald to react. It doesn’t end well for him.

I noticed no cultural depictions.

Extras:

Nothing.

Should you watch it?

Yes, watch it. It is classic Donald Duck hijinks and, as of the day I’m posting this blog, the earliest appearance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie on Disney+. (The appear in two shorts released before this one in the Disney timeline, but they have not been put for streaming thus far on Disney+).