Three for Breakfast
Nov 05 1948
•0h 7m
•Animation, Comedy
Donald Duck gets into a lot of trouble while he's cooking pancakes for breakfast - Chip and Dale are up to their mischief. Donald tries a number of plans to get rid of them, but they repeatedly foil Donald's plans.
Cast
See allClarence Nash
Donald Duck
James MacDonald
Chip
Dessie Flynn
Dale
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