She, like Scrooge, was brave, ingenious, and eager during adventures, although her impetuous and stubborn side led her group into trouble much of the time, much to Donald's dismay and worry. The Walt Disney Productions Story Dept. Season Two: "The Most Dangerous Game...Night!" Donald's sister was first mentioned in the cartoon short Donald's Nephews (1938), in which she sent her sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit Donald. They also appeared with Uncle Scrooge but without Donald in Scrooge McDuck and Money. Donald is courting Daisy (called Donna, here in her first appearance) Duck in Mexico. The family soon arrives to help Della defeat the monstrous machine, leading them to all reconcile, with Della promising to work harder to become a proper mother. Another combination that shows up from time to time is Huey in blue, Dewey in green, and Louie in red. Della appears in the comic adaptation of the 2017 series, specifically in stories that were set before the series. Huey, Dewey and Louie are the sons of Donald's sister Della Duck. The family finds Gene, who explains that Donald has to wish them out of reality. Huey, Dewey, and Louie lend their money to a man who claims to need the money to search for a treasure. The nephews briefly mentioned both of their parents while saying their prayers in a 1938 installment of the Donald Duck newspaper comic strip written by Bob Karp and drawn by Al Taliaferro.[7]. ", when the family crashes on Ithaquack, Dewey and Webby investigate the Temple of Heroes for clues to Della's whereabouts, while debating whether she took the Spear of Selene for nefarious or altruistic purposes. Clarence Nash, Donald's voice actor, gave the voices to the boys in the cartoon shorts, making them just as unintelligible as Donald's. Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. on February 5, 1937, sent Taliaferro a memo recognizing him as the source of the idea for the planned short, Donald's Nephews. System!" Scrooge retreats to a study where he mulls over Huey, Dewey, and Louie's accusations that he did not do enough to save Della, while images of his efforts show that he sent other ships to find her and lost most of his money searching for her before his financial advisors shut the efforts down. ", her punishment towards Louie continues, having thought up of various ways to keep Louie in his room while she and the rest of the family head off to Big Rock Candy Mountain for the easiest adventure ever. ", it is shown that Della Duck had survived on the moon for a decade, thanks to chewing on Gyro Gearloose's Oxy-Chew gum. The mystery of Della's absence in the nephews' lives is a central story thread in the first season of the show, with the ending of the series premiere having Dewey discover a painting, showing that she was previously a companion of Scrooge and Donald in their adventures. Donald's Nephews is a 1938 Donald Duck animated cartoon which, as the title suggests, marks the animated debut of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. ru:Билли, Вилли и Дилли On few occasions until 1945 and most every cartoon short afterward, all three nephews wore identical outfits (most commonly red). Their first animated appearance was in the theatrical short Donald's Nephews, released April 15, 1938. I think my Duck Family Tree will be in Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #600, but naturally birth years won't be listed, and it's not possible to tell if siblings are twins or not on that tree. Originally introduced in a storyline in the Donald Duck newspaper comic strip, they are the sons of Donald's rarely-seen sister, Della. • "From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!" • "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!" • "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" After an underground scuffle, Della and the Lunarians learned the Moon Mite had taken the Spear of Selene to feed its offspring, and Della, empathetic to the Moon Mite's plight, gave up her gold. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. In the original comic strips in which Huey, Dewey, and Louie were introduced, Della was around to take care of the boys and did miss them when they were with Donald, and, despite always remaining an invisible character, would correspond with Donald via letter, telegram and over the phone; in fact, one instance showed that she was more than happy to have them back after Donald had grown tired of them. What happened to the parents of Huey, Dewey, and Louie? • "Storkules in Duckburg!" Donald receives a postcard from his sister, Dumbella, which says that her three "angelic" boys, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, are coming to visit him. She made her first-ever animated onscreen appearance in the series earlier this season on DuckTales and was first mentioned in a Donald Duck newspaper comic strip and animated short film in the late 1930s. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. According to interviews by Taliaferro, Huey, Dewey, and Louie were originally named after two political figures and an animator of the time: Huey, Dewey, and Louie appear in the third Magical Quest game. Clarence Nash (1938-1983)Russi Taylor (1987-2019)Jeanne Elias, Pamela Adlon and E.G. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep. • "Who is Gizmoduck?!" But for … Giving Donald a pie full of scorching hot mustard, then, to cool him down, they throw water on him and spray him in the face with a fire extinguisher, then throw his book at him and ride away on their tricycles.