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Modern Inventions (original title)
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Donald Duck visits a museum of modern inventions; among the inventions he struggles with: a robot butler who keeps taking his hat; a package wrapping machine; a robot nursemaid; an automated... See more »
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Robot Butler (uncredited) (voice)
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Robot Barber Chair (uncredited) (voice)
Clarence Nash ...
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)

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Jack King

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Carl Barks ... () (uncredited)

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Walt Disney ... producer (uncredited)

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Oliver Wallace ... (uncredited)

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Paul Allen ... animator (uncredited)
Johnny Cannon ... animator (uncredited)
Jack Hannah ... animator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Donald Duck goes to a museum of modern inventions. After getting in without paying, he meets a robot butler who takes Donald's hat every time he sees him. Donald is very annoyed by this and magically fixes himself a new hat every time this happens and strolls on. Ignoring the sign not to touch it, Donald starts playing with a wrapping machine and ends up being wrapped himself. He also encounters and tries out a robot nursemaid and a fully automatic barber chair. They both don't do him much good. Written by Marco van Hoof

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Also Known As
  • Inventions modernes (France)
  • Die Wunder der Technik (Germany)
  • Inventos modernos (Spain)
  • Metkojen keksintöjen museossa (Finland)
  • Современные изобретения (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Trivia This film was released as a Mickey Mouse cartoon, although Mickey doesn't appear in the final film at all. See more »
Goofs After Donald Duck turns on the Bundle Wrapper machine and gets grabbed. Donald's Napoleon hat disappears while getting wrapped in paper, after the machine finishes wrapping Donald Duck, his Napoleon hat reappears and Donald Duck breaks out of the wrapping paper with his hat on but the robot butler takes his hat away. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987). See more »
Soundtracks Rock-a-Bye Baby See more »
Quotes Donald Duck: Oh.
[Puts up his fists before realizing it's a barber cut machine]
Donald Duck: A barber cut. Well well well.
[Climbs on the barbers chair]
Donald Duck: Say this is a pretty swell outfit.
[Sits down in the chair and notices the deposit coin slot]
Donald Duck: Oh yeah.
[Pulls out his nickel with a string on and puts his coin it in the slot before pulling it out. Then the barber machine starts up]
Robot Barber Chair: Yes sir what will it be sir?
[Takes Donald Ducks bowler hat off]
Donald Duck: Gimme the works.
Robot Barber Chair: The works? You betcha yes sir the works.
[Then the barber chair robot pulls the lever back. The chair springs up causing Donald Duck to quack and his body to flip up and fall down landing on his stomach. Then the seat belt locks Donald in place with his hands and head locked in on the shoe shiner while his rear end is sticking up]
Robot Barber Chair: Oh, but sorry sir, my mistake. Haven't I seen you before? I never forget a face. Ho ho ho ho ho. Nice day sir, lovely weather we're having. Err clippers on the side?
[Then the robot ties a bib around Donald's rear end before cutting his tail feathers with the scissors and comb. Donald Duck throws a temper tantrum]
Donald Duck: Hey! What's the matter? Cut it out! Hey Let me out of here!
[Then the robot hands puts black shoe polish in Donald Ducks mouth and Donald Duck spits it out, but the robot hands grabs Donald Ducks beak and puts black shoe polish all over Donald's head until his head is black. Then the 2 robot hands brush Donald Ducks head while the other 2 robot hands rubs Donald's feathery butt. Donald Duck still screams]
Robot Barber Chair: Getting a little thin on top sir. That should be taken care of, Now the hot towel.
[Then the machine puts the hot towel on Donald Ducks butt. and Donald screams]
Donald Duck: Help! Let me out! Let me have it!
[Donald's head is being shoe shined by a towel cloth. Continues to scream]
Robot Barber Chair: Oh that reminds me of a little story, lets see. Hee hee, Ho ho ho ho ho.
Donald Duck: I'll get you for this!
[Continues to scream]
Robot Barber Chair: Uh oh. A little too hot sir? Ho ho ho ho ho.
[Donald's butt has turned red and the robot hands take the towel off Donald's butt but the robot hands continue to rub Donald Ducks head real hard and fast]
Donald Duck: Help! Let me out!
[Then the machine combs Donalds feathery butt]
Robot Barber Chair: I think we'll put the part right in the middle. This is the latest creation and should be very becoming to you sir. Brings out your personality. Very very sappy sir.
[Then the robot hand twirls Donald's tail into a pig tail curl and sprays perfume on Donald's butt. Then the machine gets out the mirror and it shows Donald's haircut on his butt]
Robot Barber Chair: How's that sir? Here you are. You look like a new man. Yes sir, much obliged, call again. Ho ho ho ho ho.
[Then the machine takes the bib of Donald's butt, the seat belt comes off Donald, the machine puts the bowler hat on Donald's butt and lifts Donald Duck gently on the floor]
Donald Duck: What.
[Donald Duck notices his hat on his rear end and put it on his black polished head. Then the robot butler shows up]
Robot Butler: Your hat sir.
[the robot butler takes Donald Ducks hat away]
Donald Duck: HEY YOU!
[Donald Duck throws his famous temper tantrum]
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