Editing Daisy Duck (section)

==History==
Daisy debuted in theatrical animation and has appeared in a total of 15 films.<ref>The total does not account for ''[[Don Donald]]'' or ''[[A Good Time for a Dime]]'' (1941), which features a Daisy Duck look-alike.</ref> She appeared in 12 ''Donald Duck'' short films. These are, in order of release, ''[[Mr. Duck Steps Out]]'' (1940), ''[[Donald's Crime]]'' (1945), ''[[Cured Duck]]'' (1945), ''[[Donald's Double Trouble]]'' (1946), ''[[Dumb Bell of the Yukon]]'', ''[[Sleepy Time Donald]]'' (1947), ''[[Donald's Dilemma]]'', ''[[Donald's Dream Voice]]'' (1948), ''[[Crazy Over Daisy]]'' (1950), ''[[Donald's Diary]]'' (1954) & ''[[How to Have an Accident at Work]]'' (1959) as Donald's unnamed wife. She also made a brief cameo in the ''Mickey Mouse'' short film ''[[The Nifty Nineties]]'' (1941). After the classic shorts era, Daisy appeared in ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983) and ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' (1999) with another cameo in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988).

===First appearance===
[[File:Daisy Duck first appearance.png|thumb|right|A still of scene where Daisy makes her entrance in ''[[Mr. Duck Steps Out]]'' (1940) (animated by Eddie Strickland).]]
Daisy Duck in her familiar name and design first appeared in ''[[Mr. Duck Steps Out]]'' (June 7, 1940). The short was directed by [[Jack King (animator)|Jack King]] and scripted by [[Carl Barks]]. There Donald visits the house of his new romantic interest for their first known date. At first, Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tail-feathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]] who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the [[jitterbug]] with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort, the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize (corn) in the process of becoming [[popcorn]]. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move spastically around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new boyfriend with kisses. Like her precursor, she was initially voiced by Clarence Nash, but later had a more ladylike voice.

The short stands out among other Donald shorts of the period for its use of modern music and surreal situations throughout.

===Disney shorts: 1941–1947===
One year following her introduction in ''Mr. Duck Steps Out'', Daisy, along with Donald and the nephews, made a brief cameo in the ''Mickey Mouse'' short ''[[The Nifty Nineties]]'', cementing her position as a recurring character.

Daisy's speaking role again came 4 years later in ''[[Donald's Crime]]''. While Daisy has a relatively small role in the film, her date with Donald is central to the plot and shows Donald's infatuation for her. Finding himself broke before the date; Donald steals money from his nephews, but afterward feels guilty. Donald imagines what Daisy might think of him knowing he stole money, and this leads him to reform in the end. Daisy was voiced in the film by actress [[Gloria Blondell]], marking the first time Daisy had a "normal". The film also marked the first time Daisy appeared in an Academy Award nominated film ([[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short]]).

Later that same year Daisy appeared again in ''[[Cured Duck]]'' (October 26, 1945).<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1945/curedduck.html Cured Duck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226210511/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1945/curedduck.html |date=February 26, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> The short starts simply enough. Donald visits Daisy at her house. She asks him to open a window. He keeps trying to pull it open and eventually goes into a [[Rage (emotion)|rage]]. By the time Daisy returns to the room, Donald has wrecked it. She demonstrates that the locking mechanism was on and criticizes his temper. She refuses to date Donald again until he learns to manage his anger. She claims Donald does not see her losing her own temper. Donald agrees to her terms and follows the surreal method of [[mail order]]ing an "insult machine", a device constantly hurling verbal and physical insults at him. He endures the whole process until feeling able to stay calm throughout it. He visits Daisy again and this time calmly opens the window. But when Daisy shows her boyfriend her new hat, his reaction is uncontrollable laughter. Daisy goes into a rage of her own and the short ends by pointing out that Donald is not the only Duck in need of [[anger management]] training. There is a continuation regarding her temper in the Mickey Mouse Works short "Donald's Dinner Date" where she and Donald have a date in a restaurant wherein they both end up with a bad temper thanks to Goofy.

Their relationship problems were also focused on in ''[[Donald's Double Trouble]]'' (June 28, 1946).<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1946/donaldsdoubletrouble.html Donald's Double Trouble] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423065725/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1946/donaldsdoubletrouble.html |date=April 23, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> This time Daisy criticizes his poor command of the English language and his less-than-refined [[manners]]. Unwilling to lose Daisy, Donald has to find an answer to the problem. But his solution involves his own [[look-alike]] who happens to have all the desired qualities. His unnamed look-alike happens to be unemployed at the moment and agrees to this plan. Donald provides the money for his dates with Daisy but soon comes to realize the look-alike serves as a rival suitor. The rest of the short focuses on his increasing [[jealousy]] and efforts to replace the look-alike during the next date. A failed attempt at a [[tunnel of love (amusement ride)|tunnel of love]] results in the two male Ducks exiting the tunnel in each other's hands by mistake. Daisy walks out completely drenched. She jumps up and down and sounds like a record played too fast as Donald and his look-alike run away.

In ''[[Dumb Bell of the Yukon]]'', Daisy is the motivation behind Donald's hunting trip after he reads a letter from her saying she likes fur coats. Daisy briefly appears in a non-speaking role in Donald's daydream, imagining how pleased she will be.<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1946/dumbbelloftheyukon.html Dumb Bell of the Yukon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226210522/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1946/dumbbelloftheyukon.html |date=February 26, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref>

Her next appearance in ''[[Sleepy Time Donald]]'' (May 9, 1947)<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1947/sleepytimedonald.html Sleepy Time Donald] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319122845/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1947/sleepytimedonald.html |date=March 19, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> involved Daisy attempting to rescue a [[sleepwalking]] Donald from wandering into danger. Donald is loose in an urban environment and the humor results from the problems Daisy herself suffers while trying to keep him safe.

===First starring role===
Daisy was the protagonist of ''[[Donald's Dilemma]]'' (July 11, 1947).<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1947/donaldsdilemma.html Donald's Dilemma] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224020202/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1947/donaldsdilemma.html |date=February 24, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> In the short, Donald and Daisy are out on a date when a flower pot falls on his head. He regains consciousness soon enough but with some marked differences. Both his speaking and singing voices have been improved to the point of being able to enter a new career as a professional singer. He also acts more refined than usual. Most importantly Donald suffers from partial [[amnesia]] and has no memory of Daisy. Donald goes on becoming a well-known [[crooner]] and his rendition of [[When You Wish upon a Star]] becomes a hit. He is surrounded by female [[Fan (person)|fans]] in his every step. Meanwhile, Daisy can't even approach her former lover and her loss results in a number of psychological symptoms. Various scenes feature her suffering from [[Anorexia (symptom)|anorexia]], [[insomnia]], and self-described [[insanity]]. An often censored scene features her losing her will to live and contemplating various methods of suicide. She narrates her story to a [[psychologist]] who determines that Donald would regain his memory with another flower pot falling on his head but warns that his improved voice may also be lost along with his singing career. He offers Daisy a [[dilemma]]. Either the world has its singer, but Daisy loses him, or Daisy regains her Donald, but the world loses him. Posed with the question "her or the world", Daisy answers with a resounding and possessive scream of "Me, Me, Me". Soon Donald has returned to his old self and has forgotten about his career. His fans forget about him. But Daisy has regained her lover. This is considered a darkly humorous look at their relationship.

===Final ''Donald Duck'' shorts: 1948–1954===
Daisy also appears in ''[[Donald's Dream Voice]]'' (1948),<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1948/donaldsdreamvoice.html Donald's Dream Voice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331100314/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1948/donaldsdreamvoice.html |date=March 31, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> where she encourages Donald to have faith in himself.

1950's ''[[Crazy Over Daisy]]''<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1950/crazyoverdaisy.html Donald's Crazy Over Daisy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327040619/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1950/crazyoverdaisy.html |date=March 27, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> features Donald going to Daisy's house for a date, and getting distracted by a fight with [[Chip 'n Dale]]. The short introduced Daisy's theme song "Crazy Over Daisy", and in later appearances, Donald can be heard whistling the tune, such as in "Out on a Limb" and "Donald the Dude Duck".

Daisy's final appearance in the [[Golden Age of American animation]] was in ''[[Donald's Diary]]'' (1954).<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1954/donaldsdiary.html Donald's Diary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423065817/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1954/donaldsdiary.html |date=April 23, 2008}}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=March 23, 2008}}. Retrieved March 17, 2008.</ref> There she played the role of a beautiful lady who manages to start a long-term relationship with Donald. But after having a nightmare about the anxieties that would come from married life, Donald runs out on her and joins the [[French Foreign Legion]]. Several scenes of the short imply that Daisy has had several previous relationships with men. Donald carves their names on a tree. Not noticing than the opposing side of the tree features her name alongside that of several other boyfriends. The marriage scene in Donald's dream featured a group of sailors waving goodbye to Daisy and mourning the loss of their apparent lover. The story bore little continuity with the "real" Donald and Daisy as Huey, Dewey, and Louie appeared as Daisy's younger brothers. It was the only time in which Daisy's parents are seen.

===Later theatrical appearances===
In 1959, Daisy made a cameo in ''[[Donald in Mathmagic Land]]''. When the Spirit finds Donald's mind to be too cluttered with "Antiquated Ideas", "Bungling", "False Concepts", "Superstitions" and "Confusion", there is a picture of her in the background that is signed "Love, Daisy".

Daisy appeared in ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' in 1983, playing the character Isabelle, the neglected love interest of a young [[Ebenezer Scrooge]], played by [[Scrooge McDuck]]. The film was Daisy's first theatrical appearance in almost 30 years and was also the first time she appeared apart from Donald, although the nature of the film was that of Disney characters "playing" other characters and wasn't part of any story continuity. Daisy was voiced by [[Patricia Parris]] in the film.

In 1988, Daisy made a cameo appearance in the finale of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' along with many other Disney characters.

Daisy's most recent theatrical appearance was ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'', released in late 1999. Like the original ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'', the film constituted various musical segments. Donald and Daisy appeared in non-speaking roles for the seventh of eight segments, set to the [[Pomp and Circumstance Marches|''Pomp and Circumstance'' marches]]. The segment is a retelling of [[Noah's Ark]] with the ducks acting as Noah's assistants. Donald and Daisy become separated in the chaos of the flood and each presumes the other to have drowned until they discover each other towards the near end afterwards. Daisy kisses Donald in happiness and joy when they are reunited and the duck couple walk out of the ark hand-in-hand admiring their new home.

===Non-theatrical appearances===
Daisy appeared in the direct-to-video films ''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]'', ''[[Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas]]'' and ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]''.