  We've seen Donald Duck's nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. But we've never seen their father, who would be Donald's brother. What happened to him? Does he exist? Actually, he doesn't exist. Donald doesn't have a brother. He does, however, have a sister, who is the mother of his nephews. The only mention of Donald's sister that we know of is in a 1938 animated short feature entitled 'Donald's Nephews'. In this cartoon Donald gets a postcard from his sister, whose name is Dumbella. She tells him she will be sending her three darling little children, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, for a visit. Donald's nephews show up, and from that point they become a semi-permanent part of Donald's household. In a later cartoon short ('The New Spirit', 1942), Donald fills out a tax form and lists the nephews as adopted. Perhaps Dumbella couldn't cope with the three of them any more! So now you know the rest of the story! |