9
votes

This is a cartoon I watched on English TV about a decade ago, maybe more. I have no idea when it was released but it can't have been much earlier than 1990, as the animation looked fairly modern. I don't think I caught the start of it and the only bit I clearly remember is the climax, but I'll try and describe that in as much detail as I can.

This was definitely a Donald Duck cartoon, or at least, Donald Duck was a major character in it. There was another duck character as well (a male), and by the climax of the cartoon this second duck had, for reasons I can't remember, become suicidally depressed. He erases himself with a pencil eraser, effectively committing suicide, but Donald Duck rushes over and uses the same pencil to draw him back into existence.

There then follows a brief tug-of-war, with the duck erasing himself and Donald re-drawing him again, until the duck angrily tells Donald to knock it off (I'm paraphrasing here). I don't really remember what happens after that, but I think Donald gathers the rest of the cartoon's cast and together they do something that restores the duck's will to live.

I'm not sure about this, but I vaguely recall that the altercation with the pencil takes place on a film set, or some other place with a lot of equipment - it's possible that the animation used the same "cartoon-characters-as-actors" conceit as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". It may also have used live-action backgrounds, but I may be remembering it wrong.

I really hope this is enough for someone to identify it, because it's been bugging me for a little while now.

closed as off-topic by JNat♦ Jan 19 '18 at 15:21

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

  • "Identification questions are off-topic, because they tend to attract low-quality and low-effort posts. The community has decided to no longer support these questions. Please refer to this meta post for additional details." – JNat
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

locked by Shog9♦ Jan 20 '18 at 0:11

This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site so please do not use it as evidence that you can ask similar questions here. This question and its answers are frozen and cannot be changed. See the help center for guidance on writing a good question.

Read more about locked posts here.

  • Can you check if it's this episode? disney.wikia.com/wiki/Dennis_the_Duck_(House_of_Mouse_episode), It matches pretty good with your description =) Let me know if it is so I can add as an answer =) – Gustavo Gabriel Feb 16 '17 at 16:41
  • It may well be that. The black-and-white elements match with my memory of what the background looked like during the pencil scene. I'll have a closer look when I get home. – F1Krazy Feb 16 '17 at 16:46
6
votes

Your description matches the episode Dennis the Duck from House of Mouse:

It's Black-and-White Day at the House of Mouse, and the club is packed with old black and white cartoon characters. One of them, Dennis the Duck, tries to win over Donald, who is annoyed by him at first. No matter what Donald does, he can't get rid of Dennis, but then he has a change of heart when Dennis tries to kill himself.

This episode has a dark moment in which Dennis tries to erase himself only to be saved by Donald. This is close to a suicide attempt, which is rather dark for a show like this.

  • I looked up the episode on YouTube myself without realizing it had already been linked here! Yes, this is definitely it! – F1Krazy Feb 16 '17 at 20:08

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .