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* AwkwardCollarPull: Donald has just stolen from his nephews' piggy bank when he hears them call for him from their bed. As the nephews say, "Shame on you", a close-up of Donald shows him sweating profusely as he tugs on his collar. Fortunately for Donald, they just want to be kissed good night.
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* AnAesop: Crime doesn't pay!
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* VocalEvolution: Though she only has one line in this short, this is the first in which Gloria Bondell voices Daisy, having previously been voiced by Clarence Nash doing the "Donald" voice in a higher octave.

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* IfIWereARichMan: Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire after Daisy calls him a "big shot", complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!

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* IfIWereARichMan: Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire after Daisy calls him a "big shot", complete with top hat, monocle, cigarette holder and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!


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* RandomSmokingScene: When Donald leaves Daisy's house among being called a "big shot", a cigar suddenly materializes in his mouth and he smokes it as he strolls down the street. When the narrator describes how Donald must think he's like a millionaire playboy and [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis Donald's clothes morph into such an outfit]], the cigar turns into a cigarette on a long holder. And then when [[EvilCostumeSwitch his outfit changes again into a gangster's black coat and hat]], the cigarette loses its' holder.

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* NoEscapeButDown: Donald climbs the stairs of a skycraper to escape the law, and with no way out, jumps off the roof onto another building. Just barely--the bricks he tries to grasp give way one after another until he can climb back up.

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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "Get! To! Bed!"
* NoEscapeButDown: Donald climbs the stairs of a skycraper skyscraper to escape the law, and with no way out, jumps off the roof onto another building. Just barely--the bricks he tries to grasp give way one after another until he can climb back up.

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* BaitAndSwitch:
-->'''Nephews:''' Uncle Donald!\\
''[Donald quickly picks up the coins and runs to his nephews' bedroom.]''\\
'''Donald:''' ''(nervous and sweating)'' Uh... yes, boys?\\
'''Nephews:''' Shame on you! ''(Donald's sweat is now frozen)'' You forgot to kiss us good night.\\
''[Donald sighs in relief and kisses their foreheads.]''



* WantedPoster: Donald sees a wanted poster of himself and tries to tear it away, but it only reveals another poster underneath with a higher price on his head. Donald keeps tearing off until the zeros go past the poster and into infinity.

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* WantedPoster: Donald sees a wanted poster of himself and tries to tear it away, but it only reveals another poster underneath with a higher price on his head. Donald keeps tearing off until the zeros go past the poster and into infinity.infinity even after he stopped ripping.
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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming a social outcast who has to hide in the dark corners of the underworld.

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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming a social outcast who has to hide out in the dark corners of the underworld.
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* BaitAndSwitchGunshot: Donald thinks he's being fired at, but it's actually some lightbulbs dropped by a cat rummaging through a garbage can.


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* DerangedAnimation: Downplayed, but the backgrounds become increasingly surreal the further Donald gets into his guilt-driven fantasy.


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* GoodAngelBadAngel: The narrator plays both parts, first goading Donald into stealing from his nephews, then accusing him of being a criminal.


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* MetaphoricMetamorphosis: Donald briefly becomes a skunk after kissing his nephews good night after having stolen from their piggy bank. Later, he becomes a rich playboy after Daisy calls him a "big shot", then a gangster and an escaped convict when the narrator starts guilting him.
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* IfIWereARichMan: Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire, complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!

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* IfIWereARichMan: Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire, millionaire after Daisy calls him a "big shot", complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Donald adopts a black coat and hat when he starts imagining himself as criminal.

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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Donald adopts a black coat and hat when he starts imagining himself as a criminal.
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Donald is about to go on a date with Daisy when he realizes that he's strapped for cash, so when his newphews go to bed, he breaks open their piggy bank to steal their hard-earned dollars and spends it at a night club. Despite having enjoyed the night, after walking Daisy home, Donald soon starts to contemplate his "crime" and worries about being treated like the crook he really is. This starts a somewhat trippy series of events as Donald imagines himself trying to run from the law.

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Donald is about to go on a date with Daisy when he realizes that he's strapped for cash, so when his newphews nephews go to bed, he breaks open their piggy bank to steal their hard-earned dollars and spends it at a night club. Despite having enjoyed the night, after walking Daisy home, Donald soon starts to contemplate his "crime" and worries about being treated like the crook he really is. This starts a somewhat trippy series of events as Donald imagines himself trying to run from the law.
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* AnAesop: Crime doesn't pay!
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* InstitutionalApparel: Donald acquires a striped black and white prisoner's uniform when he worries that the jig is up and he'll go to jail.

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* InstitutionalApparel: Donald acquires a striped black and white prisoner's uniform when he worries that the jig is up and he'll he's about to go to jail.
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* InstitutionalApparel: Donald acquires a striped black and white prisoner's uniform when he worries that the jig is up and he'll go to jail.
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* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator takes a really active role in Donald's nightmare, instructing him about his new life as a criminal and how to run from the strong arm of law.

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* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator takes a really active role in Donald's nightmare, instructing him about his new life as a criminal and how to run from the strong long arm of the law.
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* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator takes a really active role in Donald's nightmare, instructing him about his new life as a criminal and how to run from the strong arm of law.
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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming a social outcast who has to hide in dark corners of the underworld.

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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming a social outcast who has to hide in the dark corners of the underworld.
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Donald is about to go on a date with Daisy when he realizes that he's strapped for cash, so when his newphews go to bed, he breaks open their piggy bank to steal their hard-earned dollars and spends it at a night club. Despite having enjoyed the night, after walking Daisy home, Donald soon starts to contemplate his "crime" and worries about being treated like the criminal he really is. This starts a somewhat trippy series of events as Donald imagines himself trying to run from the law.

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Donald is about to go on a date with Daisy when he realizes that he's strapped for cash, so when his newphews go to bed, he breaks open their piggy bank to steal their hard-earned dollars and spends it at a night club. Despite having enjoyed the night, after walking Daisy home, Donald soon starts to contemplate his "crime" and worries about being treated like the criminal crook he really is. This starts a somewhat trippy series of events as Donald imagines himself trying to run from the law.
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* IfIWereARichMan: Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire, complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!
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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming an outcast.

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* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming an outcast.a social outcast who has to hide in dark corners of the underworld.
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* NoEscapeButDown: Donald climbs the stairs of a skycraper to escape the law, and with no way out, jumps off the roof onto another building.

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* NoEscapeButDown: Donald climbs the stairs of a skycraper to escape the law, and with no way out, jumps off the roof onto another building. Just barely--the bricks he tries to grasp give way one after another until he can climb back up.
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''Donald's Crime'' is a ''WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}}'' from 1945 starring WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck.

Donald is about to go on a date with Daisy when he realizes that he's strapped for cash, so when his newphews go to bed, he breaks open their piggy bank to steal their hard-earned dollars and spends it at a night club. Despite having enjoyed the night, after walking Daisy home, Donald soon starts to contemplate his "crime" and worries about being treated like the criminal he really is. This starts a somewhat trippy series of events as Donald imagines himself trying to run from the law.

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!!''Donald's Crime'' contains examples of:

* BankRobbery: In Donald's mind, taking money from his nephews by breaking open their PiggyBank makes him a bank robber, and he worries about becoming an outcast.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Donald adopts a black coat and hat when he starts imagining himself as criminal.
* FinancialAbuse: Donald stealing money from his nephews is portrayed as this, and he beats himself up over being a bad parent before he decides to pay it back. The obvious FridgeLogic is how Donald can even afford food, mortgage payments, and other base necessities if he's so flat-out broke that he has to stoop to stealing a few bucks from his nephews.
* PiggyBank: Donald steals money from his own nephews' piggy bank for a date with Daisy.
* NoEscapeButDown: Donald climbs the stairs of a skycraper to escape the law, and with no way out, jumps off the roof onto another building.
* WantedPoster: Donald sees a wanted poster of himself and tries to tear it away, but it only reveals another poster underneath with a higher price on his head. Donald keeps tearing off until the zeros go past the poster and into infinity.
* WorkOffTheDebt: A variation. Donald decides to pay back his nephews by working as a dishwasher at a local restaurant for the night.
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