Editing Daisy Duck (section)

===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.