Duck family (Disney) strip, Della writes to Donald that the boys had placed a firecracker under their father's chair as a prank and that their father had been sent to the hospital. This was the reason why the boys first showed up at Donald's house. Thereafter the father is generally assumed to have disappeared. In "The Richest Duck in the World", when Scrooge mentions that the few family members he had had disappeared, the boys respond "We know how "that" feels!" Donald's cousin Fethry Duck was created for the Disney Studio Program by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard and was first used in
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday Disney in several clips (Disney himself having died in 1966). "Happy, Happy Birthday to You (Donald Duck Version)" was released on the "Splashdance" LP and cassette. "Splashdance" has since been re-released on compact disc. Donald Duck's 50th Birthday Donald Duck's 50th Birthday is the 1984 television special broadcast on "The Magical World of Disney" on November 13, 1984 on CBS. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Donald Duck character. Donald is shown in both animated and live costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members. The film not only