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Donald Duck Nazi Episode with Prologue Speech (der Fuehrer's Face 1943)

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    In time of war, it's typical, sometimes
    even useful,
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    to demonize your enemy.
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    We still see this today, whenever a
    dictator or
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    despot comes to power anywhere
    in the world.
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    Caricatures and jokes, not always in
    the best of taste,
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    rise to the forefront because it's our
    way of relieving aggression.
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    So it was in WWII.
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    Some people feared Adolf Hitler; others
    mocked him.
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    The Disney staff came up with the idea
    for a cartoon to be titled,
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    "Donald Duck in Nazi-Land," giving the
    all-American duck a nightmare
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    that he was living in a country run by Nazis.
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    The title changed, when a song written
    for the cartoon by Oliver Wallace,
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    became a runaway hit In a now-classic
    recording by Spike Jones.
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    It then became essential to change
    the name of the cartoon to,
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    "Der Fuehrer's Face."
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    It's easy to see why the film
    was so popular -
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    It's very, very funny
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    reducing the serious
    tenets of Hitler's Naziism to slapstick absurdities.
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    And, it gave audiences a chance to think,
    as Donald does, about
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    the freedoms they might have
    taken for granted.
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    [Donald] "Am I glad to be a citizen
    of the United States of America!"
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    Der Fuehrer's Face, directed by
    Jack Kinney, won the Academy Award
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    as "best animated short subject
    of 1943."
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    ♪ [Fanfare/brass intro music] ♪
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    ♪ [Der Fuehrer's Face begins] ♪
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    LYRICS: When Der Fuehrer says, "we is
    the master race,"
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    we HEIL! HEIL! Right in Der Fuehrer's face!
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    Not to love Der Fuehrer is a great
    disgrace! So we HEIL! HEIL!
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    Right in Der Fuehrer's face!
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    When herr Goebbels says, "we own
    the world and space,"
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    We HEIL! HEIL! Right in herr Goebbels' face!
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    When herr Goring says, "they'll never
    bomb this place!"
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    We HEIL! HEIL! Right in herr Goring's face!
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    Is we not the supermen?
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    Aryan, pure supermen?
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    Ja, we is the supermen!
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    Super-duper supermen!
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    Is this Nazi-land so good?
    Would you leave it if you could?
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    Ja, this Nazi-land is good!
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    We would-a leave it if-a we could!
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    We bring the world new order!
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    Heil Hitler's world to order!
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    Everyone of foreign race
    will love Der Fuehrer's face,
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    When we bring to the world disorder!
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    [Donald Duck snoring]
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    When Der Fuehrer says, "we is
    the master race,"
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    we HEIL! HEIL! Right in Der Fuehrer's face!
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    Not to love Der Fuehrer(alarm/bell) is a great disgrace!
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    So, we HEIL! HEIL! Right in Der Fuehrer's face!
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    [Chicken] HEIL HITLER!
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    [Donald] Shut up!
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    [Nazi outside window] Heraus, schweinehund!
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    Heil Hitler!
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    Heil Hirohito!
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    Heil Mussolini!
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    [Nazi] Nix! Komm heraus!
    Into the clothes get!
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    [Donald] mumbling
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    (music)
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    squeak
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    (sawing )
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    (crunching )
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    squish, squish
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    ( crunching)
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    [Nazi] here, improve the mind.
    heil Hitler
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    band playing
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    When Der Fuehrer says, "we is
    the master race,"

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    we HEIL! HEIL! Right in Der Fuehrer's face!
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    As to love Der Fuehrer.....
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    Welcome workers of Nazi Land
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    What a glorious privilege is yours
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    to be a Nazi
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    to work 48 hours a day for Der Fuehrer.
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    When Der Fuehrer says "We never will be slaves"
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    we Heil! Heil! but still we work like slaves
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    While Der Fuehrer brags
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    and lies and rants and raves
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    we Heil! Heil! and work into our graves.
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    Heil Hitler! Heil Hitler! Heil Hitler!
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    Get to work!
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    (music)
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    [Donald Duck]Heil Hitler! Heil Hitler! Heil Hitler!
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    (unintelligible Donald Duck talk)
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    Heil Hitler!
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    (song) When Der Fuehrer yells
    "I got to have more shells"
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    we HEIL! HEIL!
    for him we make more shells
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    if one little shell
    should blow him right to (sound of clang)
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    we HEIL! HEIL!
    and wouldn't that be swell
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    [Donald Duck] Heil Hitler!
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    (music)
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    (Donald Duck mumbling)
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    [Donald Duck] Heil Hitler!
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    (Nazi)Is this not wonderful?
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    Is not Der Fuehrer glorious?
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    Heil Hitler!
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    [Donald Duck] Heil Hitler!
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    (unintelligible Donald Duck talk)
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    (Nazi)What's that you say?
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    [Donald Duck] Heil Hitler!
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    (music)
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    [ Donald noise ]
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    Attention workers!
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    Through the kindness of Der Fuehrer
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    Now comes the vacation with pay
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    Ach...the beautiful Alps
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    with the birds,
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    and the beautiful scenery
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    not forgetting to build up the body
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    so we can work hard for the Fuehrer
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    Heil Hitler!
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    One two three Heil!
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    One two three Heil!
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    One two three Heil!
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    And now, vacation is over
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    by special delivery of the Fuehrer
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    Heil Hitler!
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    You have been chosen to work
    overtime
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    (sad sound)
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    (music) we need more shells!
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    shells! shells! more shells!
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    faster, faster, more shells!
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    faster, faster, more shells!
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    (unintelligible Donald Duck talk)
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    Brrrrrrrbbbbbrrrrbbbrrrr
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    (spinning music)
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    (music sounds)
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    (brass music)
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    (music faster and faster)
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    (sound of explosion)
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    (quiet)
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    [Donald Duck] Heil Hit - (music)
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    Oh boy! (kiss) am I glad to be a citizen
    of the United States of America.
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    (music) Not to love the Fuehrer
    is a great disgrace
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    so we Heil! Heil! right in the Fuehrer's face!
Title:
Donald Duck Nazi Episode with Prologue Speech (der Fuehrer's Face 1943)
Description:
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
09:16

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