Here's The Truth About This Highly Suspect Screenshot Of Donald Duck
Sorry to disappoint?
We all know that Disney's animators like to hide a few easter eggs in their work — but did we all just somehow miss this shot of Donald Duck with a boner??
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Is this for real??
This screenshot came to us by way of one Twitter user's unusual request for a homework assignment...
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Or so they say... (Note: Tweet has been translated from Portuguese).
And of course, Twitter answered the call of duty...
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And then some: once the picture was out there, boy, did people go nuts...
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Hoo boy.
Nothing captures the public imagination like an animated duck boner, apparently.
Which led us to wonder: Was it REALLY a screenshot of an aroused Donald Duck? Did we miss something ~big~ during all those cartoon specials??
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^^This screenshot is also highly suspect.
Was it possible?
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So, yes and no. Let us explain:
These are real stills from Disney. That "morning wood" one comes from this clip...
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Which was part of a 1946 cartoon that involved Donald sleeping on an air mattress in the middle of the street — and dealing with a pesky rock that kept him up.
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So that's where that suspicious lump comes from.
You can watch this full episode from The Chronological Donald Volume 3 on YouTube.
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Now, for the original boner pic: It turns out that it's actually a still taken from this cartoon, where Donald swallows a bee.
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The scene is from Disney's 1942 short film Saludos Amigos, which follows the adventures of Donald Duck in South America.
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Here's the full clip of that scene:
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So, say it with me, kids: Donald Duck does NOT have a penis.
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Or at least, not one that we've seen yet...
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This post was translated from Portuguese.