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Donald Duck's retail hell: 8 minutes of pure chaotic workplace anxiety.
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The Clock Watcher (1945)

slapstick chaosretail nightmarevintage Disney

Overview

AnimationComedy

Donald takes a job as a gift wrapper in a department store.

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Content warning
short filmdepartment storestresspie in the faceclothes switchundressed

Standout Aspects

Sound

Clarence Nash's iconic unintelligible duck rage.

Editing

Tight slapstick timing, zero fat.

Best for:Solo: Quick dopamine hit between tasks.·Rewatch: Catch new gags each time.·Background: Chaos energy while you doomscroll.
Jack King

Director

Jack King

ReleasedJan 26, 1945
Runtime8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feellight
Walt Disney Productions

Top Cast

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of 128 Donald Duck shorts produced during Disney's wartime 'package film' era, when the studio cranked out shorts to stay profitable.

Cultural

The department store setting captures peak American consumerism post-WWII, with Donald as the perfect proletariat victim of retail's demands.

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