Donald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order insult machine, which promises that if Donald can endure 10 minutes of abuse without losing his temper, he'll be cured. It proceeds to deliver physical and verbal abuse, and Donald is cured. He goes back and Daisy tests him on the balky window.
Sound
Clarence Nash's scream is an instrument of torture.
Director
Jack King
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Daisy Duck's third appearance ever; she was still finding her chaotic energy. Jack King directed 24 Donald shorts and understood rage like no other.
The 'mail-order self-improvement' gag satirized postwar America's obsession with quick fixes—seven decades before therapy apps.
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