Stories where Scrooge shows he actually likes Donald

[Orora]

We are used to Uncle Scrooge treating Donald like dirt 24/7, and lacking empathy towards him to almost criminal levels (usually for comedy, though I am sure some can find it mean-spirited at times).

So, it only stands out when Scrooge actually shows he likes Donald, actually shows he is worried about him, actually cares about him.


I remember a (Italian?) story where Donald fell on his head, and Scrooge actually was in despair that Donald could be dead. It didn't last long, but it made me feel "Why can't we have more moments like that?"
I don't remember the story's title, though...

And then, there is the story Donald and the Witch's Way, where Donald and the Number One Dime have been captured by Magica.

Scrooge uses a wishing spell so he can get back "what he loves the most in the world". It makes Donald teleport next to him.
Huey, Dewey and Louie are touched by this, and congratulate Scrooge, who is a bit embarrassed.
(Donald has been turned into a stone frog, though, so he cannot witness this)


Do you remember some stories where Scrooge actually shows he likes Donald?

[Gladstone_the_Gander]

Well, I think in Barks' story with that mad scientist and his stone ray, when Donald and the nephews turned to stone Scrooge was terrified and started crying stuff like "my nephews are gone and now I have nothing in life etc"

Then it's the story Oddball Odyssey(Barks again) where Magica turned Scrooge's nephews into animals in order to give the dime. And he said something like "I don't care what happens to me anymore, I lost my nephews" (don't know the exact words in english).

That might not be "Donald" exactly, but Donald is part of the nephews so it counts, right?

[deb]

In “Only a Poor Old Man” and many others, Scrooge wants to inspire Donald to be a financial success. If he didn’t care about Donald, why would he do this?

[Matilda]

Aug 2, 2018 15:14:32 GMT Gladstone_the_Gander said:

Well, I think in Barks' story with that mad scientist and his stone ray, when Donald and the nephews turned to stone Scrooge was terrified and started crying stuff like "my nephews are gone and now I have nothing in life etc"

Then it's the story Oddball Odyssey(Barks again) where Magica turned Scrooge's nephews into animals in order to give the dime. And he said something like "I don't care what happens to me anymore, I lost my nephews" (don't know the exact words in english).

That might not be "Donald" exactly, but Donald is part of the nephews so it counts, right?

Oddball Odyssey: "That is the end of the line for my fortune! With my old number one dime gone, I'll no longer care what becomes of my other trillions of dimes! Nor will I care what becomes of me! My nephews are lost--all that I valued in the world is lost!"

Plus, he did hand over the #1 dime to Magica to get her to transform Donald & HDL back into Ducks/humans (HDL are pigs, Donald is a goat).

[Matilda]

The Maya Astrup/Wanda Gattino story So Dear to His Heart has (spoiler alert!) an ending similar to the scene you describe in "Donald and the Witch's Way."

[Minotaur]

I heard a story in which Scrooge thought Donald and Daisy broke up, and he tried to bring them together, which created a lot of drama. It doesn't really sound like the Scrooge that fits my headcanon, but I am curious about the story. Does anyone know which story it is?

[Hyaroo]

Hmmm.... I haven't read them in a long time, but I seem to remember that Scrooge was very supportive of Donald in the fourth and fifth Reginella stories, helping Donald to get to Pacificus without asking anything in return. I remember because it was such a big "wait, WHAT?" moment for me.

[Orora]

Aug 6, 2018 20:08:04 GMT Hyaroo said:

Hmmm.... I haven't read them in a long time, but I seem to remember that Scrooge was very supportive of Donald in the fourth and fifth Reginella stories, helping Donald to get to Pacificus without asking anything in return. I remember because it was such a big "wait, WHAT?" moment for me.

Ah yeah! The Reginella stories are weird because they kinda break the laws of Donald's universe.

Scrooge gives Donald a million dollars to be able to travel to Pacifica because "I wanna see my poor girlfriend!" and it reminds Scrooge of a romance he had in 1881. "Aaah, love..." (Scrooge sure had a lot of girlfriends)

[Hyaroo]

I just remembered another! Spaced-Out Christmas by Massimo Marconi, with art by Romano Scarpa, does begin with Scrooge angry at Donald and making him work overtime without pay, but when Donald really lapses into depression and HD&L want to give him a special Christmas gift, it's Scrooge who finances their elaborate set-up to make him feel better about himself (essentially they put on an elaborate "alien invasion" show to make Donald think he's saved the Earth from being blown up by aliens), and afterwards arranges a suprise Christmas party for Donald. He justifies it by saying "I couldn't let my favourite employee keep sulking on the job!"