Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1985)

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday is the 1984 television special broadcast on The Magical World of Disney on November 13, 1984 on CBS. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Donald Duck character. Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members. The film not only shows Donald's life, but also depicts an extensive international tour that Donald went on in 1984 as well as showing various celebrities of the day wishing Donald happy birthday. The tour culminates in a parade in Donald's honor at Disneyland. It was rebroadcast on Disney Channel Europe on November 13, 2004 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the special plus at the end of the special, it has the sign: "Walt Disney 1901-1966 Clarence Nash 1904-1985".


Cast

Dick Van Dyke ... Host
Edward Asner ... Himself
Bruce Jenner ... Himself
Cloris Leachman ... Herself
Kenny Rogers ... Himself
Donna Summer ... Herself
Andy Warhol ... Himself
Henry Winkler ... Himself
John Ritter ... Himself
Anthony Daniels ... C-3PO
Kenny Baker ... R2-D2
Clarence Nash ... Donald Duck / Himself
John Harlan ... Announcer
Also featured is Walt Disney in several clips (Disney himself having died in 1966).