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Donald Duck is a character-based series of animated short films produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1937 to 1968. The films star Donald Duck, a character who first appeared in the Silly Symphony series and later became popular through his appearances in the Mickey Mouse series. The series was the first spin-off of Mickey Mouse

Disney used the series to test new film technologies such as 3D film and CinemaScope.

The Donald Duck series introduced the characters Daisy Duck, Gus Goose, J. Audubon Woodlore, and J.J. Fate, as well as helped to popularize characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Chip 'n' Dale.

The series also introduced songs such as "The Army's Not the Army Anymore" and "Trick or Treat for Halloween" by Paul J. Smith, and "Der Fuehrer's Face," "Donald Duck," and "Crazy Over Daisy", by Oliver Wallace. The Wallace song "Donald Duck" was used as the series' theme song from 1947 to 1959.