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Donald Duck is heading out for a date night with Daisy, but he didn't anticipate that his nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, will be going along on the date as well. The nephews beat Donald to get to Daisy's house first. Donald sends the kids off to get ice-cream while he and Daisy do some off-the-chart dancing, set to the background of wonderfully jazz and bandstand-type music. It was really clever how the cartoon writers were able to incorporate the music and sound effects into the characters - such as the sounds of drums to popcorn popping.

The popcorn popping in Donald's tummy, causing him to dance wildly with Daisy while the nephews play on instruments is definitely the highlight of the cartoon. There's toe-tapping music and non-stop dancing from start to finish - great fun here!

Grade A

One of the funniest of the Donald Duck cartoons, here his three nephews try to Donald and Daisy apart and the plan backfires. The real fun begins when Donald swallows the red-hot corn cob!! Great cartoon.

This short is the first actual appearance of Daisy Duck because the earlier short Don Donald(1937) introduced a very different in appearance and voice Donna Duck.Donald is at his best in this film.He proves to be a fun-loving young man and he doesn't have to be jumping up and down to attract the audiences.He gets the most out of the situation in this one and at the end has earned Daisy's affection.Daisy proves to be a hell of a dancer and a seductive little devil.Her first role is actualy one of the best she ever had.The nephews need for attention ant their interest in Daisy is a good enough motivation for them.They prove themselves inventive and capable.This short has all five Ducks in one of their most interesting appearances ever.Worth watching.

Donald is about to go to Daisy's house for a hot time with his sweetie. Naturally, when Huey, Dewey and Louie find out, they show up to ruin Donald's good time and make it impossible for him to score. Again and again, Donald tries dancing with Daisy--only to have the brats get in the middle of them...literally.

This is a highly unusual short because Clarence Nash not only provides the voice for Donald (which he did for many years) but for the nephews AND Daisy. With the nephews, this isn't a problem. But Daisy sounds exactly like Donald...which is strange considering in subsequent films she had a decidedly girlish voice.

So is it any good? Well, the animation is about as lovely as you'll find in a Disney short and is simply better than anything MGM or Looney Toons made at the time. My only quibble is much of this seems familiar since the nephews are always being jerks towards Uncle Donald. Still, you could do a lot worse and the film is entertaining.

'Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)' is essentially one long dance number, as Donald boogies his way over to Daisy's house for a date. However, his three nephews seem determined to mess with him, so it isn't long before trouble ensues. There isn't much to the piece in terms of story. Thankfully, though, the piece is well-paced and lively, with generally impressive animation and a few chucklesome sight-gags. It's typically rather enjoyable and it comes together nicely in the end. 6/10