The Flying Jalopy Explained

The Flying Jalopy
Director:	Dick Lundy
Producer:	Walt Disney
Starring:	Clarence Nash Nestor Paiva
Animator:	Bob Carlson Bill Melendez Art Babbitt
Studio:	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor:	RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Runtime:	7 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Flying Jalopy is a 1943 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions.^[1]

Plot

Donald goes to a "used" plane lot run by Ben Buzzard takes one of the junk planes out for a test spin. Before doing so, he must sign a life insurance policy with Ben as the beneficiary. Ben then attempts several schemes to get Donald to crash.

Voice cast

• Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
• Nestor Paiva as Ben Buzzard

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.^[2] It was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 21 February 2021 . registration . https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/.
2. Web site: The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review . DVD Dizzy . 21 February 2021.
3. Web site: Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts. The D23 Team. D23. June 19, 2023. June 19, 2023.