computer.don (capitalized as: Computer.don in House of Mouse) is an animated short starring Donald Duck from Mickey Mouse Works. The short reappeared in the House of Mouse episode "Dining Goofy".
Plot
Donald Duck receives a call from Daisy Duck stating that she wants to send a digital photo to him and that she wants to know Donald's email. As Donald is confused, Daisy wants to know if Donald has a computer, which Donald responds he doesn't. Daisy explains how much of a "dweeb" Donald is for being technologically behind-the-time, such as using a lantern for a lamp, a sundial for a clock, and a small compartment as a refrigerator. She threatens to break up with Donald if he doesn't get a computer. As Donald daydreams about Daisy finding a robotic boyfriend, Goofy comes by with a large block of ice stating that Donald is the last person on earth with the compartment fridge and calls Donald a "dweeb" as well. Having enough, Donald calls AJAX Computers on his rotary phone, still being called a "dweeb" for not being able to press a button to purchase a computer.
Arriving back with a computer, the intercom inside the box requests Donald to state his name for voice recognition, which the computer mistakes as "Doald" much to Donald's dismay. The intercom starts throwing out "computer parts" towards Donald, such as a cinder block hard drive, a pizza floppy drive, a keyboard (which is a wooden board with a key on it), a surfboard, an ironing board, a "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah-D" (which is basically Mr. Bluebird and other animals from Song of the South), and Mickey Mouse in a large box, who states that AJAX got the wrong mouse and he's in the wrong cartoon. Having difficulty setting up the computer (with the intercom not helping due to its tedious instructions), Donald throws out the computer only to receive another call from Daisy telling him to send her an email. Donald dumps back out the computer, causing it to automatically set itself up. However, the computer takes too long to boot and Donald receives another call from Daisy. Donald then scans an old yearbook picture onto the scanner, but gets pulled inside the computer. Inside the computer, Donald is pursued by a cursor who keeps trying to chase and poke him (which causes Donald to change color and at one point, turn Donald into stone) until the cursor corners Donald into the computer's trash bin and sends him out via the printer. Glad that the mayhem is over, Donald finally dumps the computer into the trash can again.
Daisy returns to Donald's house and states that she got Donald's email with the yearbook photo, and that she started a website with the photo that has a million hits. Daisy calls Donald a "dweeb", but that Donald is still her dweeb and kisses him, much to Donald's delight. The intercom also calls "Doald" a dweeb as well, causing Donald to faint.
Cast
- Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
- Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck
- Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse (cameo)
- Bill Farmer as Goofy (cameo)
Trivia
- When five letter blocks hit Donald, they spell "dweeb".
- Doors Inc. is a parody of Microsoft Windows. The computer's operating system is called Doors 2000 and is a parody of the Windows 2000 OS.
- This marks the first time that Donald is in CGI.
- Goofy has been an iceman for a while, as seen in other shorts like Moving Day and Crazy Over Daisy.
- Mickey breaks the fourth wall, saying the computer got the wrong mouse and he's not supposed to be in Donald's cartoon.
- When this was shown in House of Mouse, they changed it that after Donald faints after Daisy kisses her, her eyes open after Donald falls, this wasn't changed in the Mouse Works version of this cartoon.
- When Donald runs through various Windows while being chased by a cursor, a Window shows files with Disney related names.
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