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Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck are a Trio of Fictional Duck s who appear in Animated Cartoon s and Comic Book s published by The Walt Disney Company . Identical Triplets , the three are Donald Duck 's Nephew s. Huey, Dewey and Louie were created by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro , and first appeared in a Newspaper Comic Strip on October 17 , 1937 . Their first animated appearance was in the theatrical short ''Donald's Nephews'', released April 15 , 1938 . Huey, Dewey and Louie are the sons of Donald's sister; in ''Donald's Nephews'', Donald's sister is named "Dumbella," but in the comics, her full name is Della Thelma Duck . In the original theatrical shorts, they were originally sent to visit Donald for only one day; in the comics, the three were sent to stay with Donald on a temporary basis, until their Father came back from the Hospital (the boys had wound up sending him there after a Practical Joke of putting Firecracker s under his chair). In both the comics and animated shorts, the boys' parents were never heard from or referred to again after these instances, with the boys ending up permanently living with Donald. All four of them live in the fictional city of Duckburg . The boys are noted for having both identical appearances and personalities in most appearances, with the three sometimes shown as finishing each others' sentences as a running joke. In the theatrical shorts, Huey, Dewey and Louie would often behave in a rambunctious manner, sometimes committing retaliation or revenge on their uncle Donald for something he did to them. In the comics, however, as developed by Al Taliaferro and Carl Barks , the boys usually are shown in a more well-behaved manner, usually helping their uncle Donald and great-uncle Scrooge McDuck in the adventure at hand. Huey, Dewey and Louie can usually be told apart by the color of their hats and/or clothing: Huey dresses in Red (although he used to wear Orange ), Dewey in Blue , and Louie in Green . Disney's archivist Dave Smith , in "Disney A to Z," said, "Note that the brightest hue of the three is red (Huey), the color of water, dew, is blue (Dewey), and that leaves Louie, and leaves are green." ANIMATION Huey, Dewey and Louie appeared in a large number of theatrical shorts with Donald, starting with '' Donald's Nephews '', released in 1938 . From there on, they appeared alongside Donald in the following shorts:
''.]] They later starred in the 1987 animated Television series ''DuckTales'', in which they appeared in adventures with their great-uncle, Scrooge McDuck (Donald having enlisted in the U.S. Navy . The boys' personalities in this series were mainly based on their comic book appearances versus the theatrical shorts. and Daisy in '' Quack Pack '']] Huey, Dewey and Louie also starred in the 1990s series '' Quack Pack '', in which the three were portrayed as Teenager s. In ''Quack Pack'', the boys were given distinct personalities, with Huey serving as the group's leader, Dewey as a computer whiz, and Louie as enjoying sports. After ''Quack Pack'', the boys were reverted to their original ages in future appearances, including 2000s series '' Mickey Mouse Works '' and then re-aged in '' House Of Mouse ''. '', and the Direct-to-video films ''Mickey's Once'' and ''Twice Upon A Christmas'' . COMICS Within the comics, Huey, Dewey and Louie often play a major role in most stories involving either their uncle Donald or great-uncle Scrooge McDuck, accompanying them on most of their adventures. Also seen in the comics is the boys' membership in the Boy Scouts -like organization, the The Junior Woodchucks , including their use of the Junior Woodchucks Guidebook , a manual containing all manner of information on virtually every subject possible. In Disney comic writer '', Rosa pictures how Scrooge first met Donald and his nephews, saying: "I'm not used to relatives, either! The few I had seem to have... disappeared!" Huey, Dewey, and Louie answer: "We know how ''that'' feels, unca Scrooge!" ORIGIN OF THE BOYS' NAMES According to interviews by Taliaferro, Huey, Dewey and Louie were originally named after two political figures and an animator of the time:
The television series ''Quack Pack'' presented full names for the youths:
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