Toy Tinkers

1949
7.5| 0h7m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 16 December 1949 Released
Producted By: Walt Disney Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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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.

Genre

Animation, Comedy

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Director

Jack Hannah

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

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Toy Tinkers Audience Reviews

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Toy Tinkers" is an American cartoon from 1949, so this one has its 70th anniversary soon and if you take a look at cast and crew here, you will find the names of many prolific and successful artists working for Disney. Their 7.5 minutes here bring us another clash between Donald and Chip and Dale, this one here with many references to the holidays. Fittingly it was released in the month of December too back then. I think it was an okay watch with solid fun overall. The Christmas spirit it never really delivers, but it has enough strengths in other fields, mostly the comedy aspect, the animation too of course, to still be very much worth seeing. What I also liked especially here is that it was not too politically correct, also not scared of slight depictions of violence and seeing how well they work here, you could say it's a pity they were so careful otherwise because it could have elevated the material in other cartoons too. Still, this does not make an impact when it comes to the nonexistent dramatic component, but adds to fun and absurdity. I am generally not a great Chip and Dale fan I guess, but here they are as convincing as everything and everybody else and the latter also refers to the toys because they were so central in the story here that they almost feel like actual characters. No surprise they are mentioned in the title too. It was a good watch and I recommend seeing it, not particularly during the holidays only, but also at any other time of the year.
OllieSuave-007 This is a Christmas-themed Disney short starring Donald Duck, where he is seen decorating his cabin with ornaments and a Christmas tree. However, the chipmunks Chip 'n' Dale spot acorns and nuts inside the cabin and decides to steal some. This results in an all-out war with toy canons and bazookas between the characters as Chip 'n' Dale try to make away with the loot and Donald trying to defend his turf.There were some laugh-out-loud moments, especially during the parts where tomatoes get slapped onto Donald's face and when things blow up in Donald's ear after he answers the phone. But, it's obvious Chip 'n' Dale got away with murder as they got the upper hand with Donald, as usual, and it's unfair to poor Donald because the rodents were the one who snuck into the house and stole his stuff.It's a laughable Christmas cartoon, but I don't like how Donald always end up losing to those conniving rodents! Grade C
TheLittleSongbird I will admit that I much prefer Pluto's Christmas Tree, but this is a very amusing cartoon. My only complaint is that it is noticeably more violent than other Christmas vignettes. The animation and the music are lovely, and a lot of the episode is laugh-out-loud funny. I loved the part when Chip an' Dale put a candle in the telephone, and when Donald answered it, it exploded, it was hilarious. Chip an' Dale are as sweet as ever, especially when they argue over the Christmas present. It was also nice to see Donald having fun, though he isn't as temperamental as he appears in other episodes. Overall, a very amusing and well done cartoon, not the best, but well worth looking out for! 9/10 Bethany Cox.
Mightyzebra Like quite a lot of Looney Tunes episodes and even some Disney Mickey Mouse and Friends episodes, this has quite a lot of slapstick, but luckily a lot of witty humour to top it off. Basically, Chip and Dale are woken up at night-time when Donald Duck chops down a tree for his Christmas tree in their forest. When Chip and Dale see his house (to where he is going) they decide to follow him and come up to his house chock full of toys and sweets. Chip and Dale become very excited and start triggering their "stealing mood"...A cute, well-done cartoon, also very funny, this is a lovely Christmas short that many will like. This is recommended for fans of the cute little chipmunks, people who are excited to find out what happens next (if they have read the eye-catching blurb above) and people who also like Donald Duck having his revenge on Chip and Dale and how he does it/tries.Enjoy "Toy Tinkers"! :-)