Dinky Duck
Terrytoons animated film character
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Dinky Duck is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1939 animated short The Orphan Duck.[1] Unlike fellow Terrytoons characters Mighty Mouse, silly Gandy Goose and the magpie duo Heckle and Jeckle, Dinky never became popular, appearing in a total of only 15 cartoons between 1939 and 1958.[2]
Allen Swift (1958)
Dee Bradley Baker (1999)
| Dinky Duck | |
|---|---|
| Terrytoons character | |
| First appearance | The Orphan Duck (1939) |
| Created by | Paul Terry |
| Voiced by | Tom Morrison (1952–1953) Allen Swift (1958) Dee Bradley Baker (1999) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Duck |
| Gender | Male |
For most of his appearances, Dinky is a young black duck who lived on a farm with ducks, chickens and other typical farm animals. Sometimes he was an orphan who simply wanted a place to call home; on other occasions, he would perform some heroic deed and help restore calm to the barnyard when adult animals quarreled.
The early Dinky Duck cartoons presents Dinky making a sharp quacking noise, while the later ones gave a young voice to Dinky, performed by Tom Morrison. Several of the cartoons had a singing chorus that gave an introduction to the upcoming story.
Dinky's final appearance was in It's a Living, a CinemaScope cartoon. Here, he was voiced by actor Allen Swift. In the short, he sheds his cute farmyard duck persona and instead takes on the role of a disgruntled animation actor who quits his cartoon character job to try his hand in television commercial acting.
Dinky was going to have a cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but rights to the character could not be obtained in time.
Dinky appears as a supporting character in the 1999 pilot Curbside. Here, he was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.[3]
Filmography
List of shorts
- The Orphan Duck (October 6, 1939)
- Much Ado About Nothing (March 22, 1940)
- The Lucky Duck (September 6, 1940)
- Welcome Little Stranger (October 3, 1941)
- Life with Fido (August 21, 1942)
- Dinky Finds a Home (June 7, 1946)
- The Beauty Shop (April 28, 1950)
- Flat Foot Fledgling (January 25, 1952)
- The Foolish Duckling (May 16, 1952)
- Sink or Swim (August 29, 1952)
- Featherweight Champ (February 6, 1953)
- Wise Quacks (February 27, 1953)
- The Orphan Egg (April 24, 1953)
- The Timid Scarecrow (August 28, 1953)
- It's a Living (February 1, 1958)
