Out of Scale

Out of Scale
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Hannah
Story by	Bill Berg Nick George
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash James MacDonald Dessie Flynn
Music by	Paul Smith
Animation by	Bob Carlson Volus Jones Bill Justice George Kreisl Dan MacManus (effects)
Layouts by	Yale Gracey
Backgrounds by	Art Riley
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	November 2, 1951 (1951-11-02)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Out of Scale is a 1951 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.^[1] In the episode, Donald Duck has a ride-on sized train layout in his backyard.^[2] There's a large tree (home to Chip 'n Dale) that's out of scale, so Donald moves it while they're out; they come back to see their tree moving. No problem; one of Donald's model houses is just their size.

Plot[]

Donald Duck has invented a miniature scale model railroad on his backyard property of everything, only to be annoyed by Chip 'n' Dale while planting miniature scale, who are. However, he also gets rid of Chip and Dale's tree when it's not in the correct miniature scale for his setup. Realizing what's happened, Chip and Dale try to get the tree back from Donald. During the chase/battle, they race past the miniature village and go into a tiny house. While making themselves comfortable inside (which Donald concludes are both a perfect scale), Donald begins to have some fun by impersonating people & simulating extremes of weather but they figure it out, & the chase continues In the end, they reclaim their tree which ends up on the railroad track & the train makes a hole though it, & Donald stops the train planning to tear them apart, but they fool him by putting a "" sign on the front of the tree and take advantage of this to say it is a scale model of California Giant Redwood with a tunnel. Satisfied with the explanation, Donald thanks Chip and Dale for their appreciation and he rides his train through the tunnel in a joyful way as the chipmunks celebrate their victory.^[3]

Voice cast[]

• Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
• James MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale

Television[]

• Disneyland, episode #2.25: "Where Do the Stories Come From?"
• Good Morning, Mickey, episode #3
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.5: "Chip 'N Dale"
• Have a Laugh!, episode #55
• Treasures from the Disney Vault, March 16, 2017

Home media[]

The short was released on November 11, 2008 on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961.^[4]

Additional releases include:

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck) (VHS)
• Everybody Loves Donald (VHS)
• Chip 'n' Dale Volume 1: Here Comes Trouble (DVD)
• Everybody Loves Donald (DVD)
• So Dear to My Heart (DVD Disney movie club exclusive)

Notes[]

• The short's title was later used for an episode of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.^[5]
• The short was inspired by Walt Disney's backyard trainset, the Carolwood Pacific Railroad.^[6]
• The cartoon's storyline was the basis for the Golden Book "Donald Duck's Toy Train".^[7]
• The main musical theme is an adaptation of I've Been Working on the Railroad.

References[]

External links[]

• Out of Scale at IMDb
• Out of Scale at The Internet Animation Database
• BCDB