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The first time I saw this short was when I was a kid and it was part of a VHS collection of shorts called "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Starring Donald & Daisy". It was the last of three shorts included. This is quite a concept for a short, taking a page out of Donald's diary, which is narrated by British character actor Leslie Dennison, as Donald walks and whistles down the steep roads of San Francisco and Daisy attempts to "trap" him in various ways. The one thing that always confused me is that in the middle, it was made clear that Donald was dreaming, as evidenced by the shot of Donald sleeping in the chair and the ripple effect used, and yet, the narration kept going as if it was really happening. Other than that, a lot of good visual gags, one of my favorites being Daisy's mother being a duck version of "Whistler's Mother", and also very good music. Edward Plumb's theme has never left my head since I heard it.