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{{Infobox character
|name = Clara Cluck
|image = Clara Cluck Transparent.png
|films = ''[[The Reluctant Dragon]]'' (voice only)<br>''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (cameo)<br>''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]'' (cameo)
|shows = ''[[Walt Disney anthology series]]<br>[[Mickey Mouse Works]]<br>[[House of Mouse]]<br>[[Have a Laugh!]]<br>[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]<br>[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]]''<br>''[[The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse]] (cameo)''
|shorts = [[Orphan's Benefit (1934)|''Orphan's Benefit'' (1934)]]<br>''[[Mickey's Grand Opera]]''<br>''[[Mickey's Amateurs]]''<br>[[The Fox Hunt (1938 short)|''The Fox Hunt'']] (cameo)<br>[[Orphan's Benefit (1941)|''Orphan's Benefit'' (1941)]]<br>''[[Mickey's Birthday Party]]<br>[[Symphony Hour]]<br>[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (cameo)
|games = ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
|rides = ''[[Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade]]''
|voice = [[Florence Gill]] (1934-1942)<br>[[Russi Taylor]] (1996-2019)<br>[[Kaitlyn Robrock]] (2020–present)<br>[[Kathy Brooker]] (2020–present)
|alias = Madame Cluck
|alignment = Good
|home = [[Hollywood]] (classic animation)<br>[[Duckburg]] (comics)<br>[[Toontown (Mickey Mouse)|Toontown]] (modern animation)
|family = Clifford (son)<br>Cleo (daughter)
|friends = [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Minnie Mouse]], [[Daisy Duck]], [[Donald Duck]], [[Clarabelle Cow]], [[Horace Horsecollar]], [[Goofy]], [[José Carioca]], [[Panchito Pistoles]], [[Pluto]]
|likes = Singing, opera music|enemies = [[Jinx]]
|pets = Farm Animals}}
'''Clara Cluck''' is a character who was created by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. She debuted in the [[1934]] [[Mickey Mouse]] cartoon ''[[Orphan's Benefit (1934)|Orphan's Benefit]]''. She is an operatic chicken and an old friend of [[Minnie Mouse]] and [[Daisy Duck]].
==History==
===1930s-1940s===
[[File:orphansbenefit5.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Clara Cluck in her first appearance, ''Orphan's Benefit''.]]

It is possible that Clara Cluck played the title role in ''[[The Wise Little Hen]]'' ([[June 9]], [[1934]]), as both characters were voiced by the same person, [[Florence Gill]], and there is more than just a passing physical resemblance. However, by the time she made her big debut in the original version of ''Orphan's Benefit'', she had changed into an over-sized operatic diva; a role that she would continue throughout the rest of her appearances. Clara's singing is meant to be a caricature of the Bel Canto style of Opera singing popular at the time of her appearance. Some of her arias are clearly modeled on those of Tosca. Her last major appearance was as one of the musicians in ''[[Symphony Hour]]''. Curiously, although she is seen in the rehearsal scenes at the beginning, she is not seen in the performance scenes at the end.

Although she did not make a physical appearance in the film, one segment in ''[[The Reluctant Dragon]]'' showed a voice recording session for Clara (Florence Gill), singing with Donald ([[Clarence Nash]]).

===1980s-present===
Clara makes a non-speaking cameo at the end of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' along with the other classic cartoon characters joining in singing "[[Smile Darn Ya Smile]]", celebrating [[Roger Rabbit|Roger]]'s innocence as they parade back to [[Toontown]].

In ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'', she can be seen dancing at Fezziwig's party.

Clara made various appearances in ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'', where she is presented as [[Daisy Duck]]'s neighbor, and develops a crush on Donald. She also made occasional appearances among the guests at the ''[[House of Mouse]]''.

In the new ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' shorts, Clara appears during the theater performance that Mickey and Minnie attend at the end of "[[Bad Ear Day]]", resuming her classic role as an opera singer (although her feathers are colored white instead of their usual brown). She later appeared in the final segment of the series' Halloween special, "[[The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular |The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular]]".

Clara also appears in the [[Disney Junior]] series ''[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]]''. She lives on a farm, and is also the proud mother of twin chicks Clifford and Cleo, who are hatched in the episode "[[Egg-xasperating]]".

Clara made several appearances in ''[[House of Mouse]]'' as a guest at Mickey's club. In the episode "Everybody loves Mickey", she is seen seated at a table with Mickey and several other female Characters.

==Printed media==
===Comics===
Despite Clara's departure from most other Disney media, Clara has remained a major supporting character in the Disney comic stories, among the other classic animated Disney characters. In most adaptations, she is seen speaking properly rather than her usual clucks from her appearance in Disney cartoons. She has been seen dating [[Panchito Pistoles]] in one [https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+WDC++38-03 story], printed in ''[[Walt Disney's Comics and Stories]] ''#38. She also appeared in a couple of Disney comics by [[Carl Barks]], most notably in ''[https://inducks.org/story.php?c=W+OS+1055-03 The Double Date]'', where she invites her pen pal, [[Rockhead Rooster]] to accompany her on a double date with Donald and Daisy. Rockhead later appeared as Clara's boyfriend in a number of more recent Disney comics.
==Video games==
===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
Clara made a cameo appearance in the [[Timeless River]] world of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' with many other classic Disney characters, like [[Clarabelle Cow]] and [[Horace Horsecollar]], as one of the world's citizens.

==[[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]]==
[[File:Clara Cluck DLP.jpg|thumb|250px|Clara Cluck as she appears at the Disney Parks.]]
Clara Cluck appears in the Disney parks as a meetable character. She is also seen in shows and parades.

===[[Disneyland Resort]]===
During the [[Disney California Adventure]] expansion, Clara was seen as a construction worker on a mural with other Disney characters.

In ''[[Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade]]'', Clara can be seen with all the original Disney characters in this parade. In it, she sings from the top of the barn float window in the [[Frontierland]] unit and waves to the guests.

===[[Tokyo Disney Resort]]===
Clara can be seen twice in ''[[One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On!]]''. The first is during Donald's segment. She was one of the actors and actresses for Donald's film.

== Trivia ==
*Aside from voicing her in all of her classic animated appearances, Florence Gill also provided Clara's voice in the short-lived radio show, [[The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air|''The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air'']]''.''

==Filmography==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://users.cwnet.com/xephyr/rich/dzone/hoozoo/clara.html Disney's HooZoo - Clara Cluck]
* {{Inducks character|Clara+Cluck}}
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