DonPanJosé

DonPanJosé is the poly ship between Donald Duck, Panchito Pistoles and José Carioca from the The Three Caballeros and DuckTales fandoms.

Canon

 * -|Films =

The Three Caballeros
After having already met José prior to the events of the movie, Donald and José meet Panchito after José helps Donald open his last birthday present. Though he has never met either of them before, Panchito is already familiar with them and gives both of them a sombrero. He embraces them and says that now that they're together, they're three gay Caballeros. Panchito proceeds to lead the titular song, in which it's stated that they're often said to be birds of a feather. He claims that no matter where the other ones go, they're always together. They have the stars to guide them, and in a storm, they stand very close together. Both Panchito and José agree that they will not stand in each other's way when one of them has their eyes on a pretty woman.

But when Panchito is hitting a high note and shows no signs of stopping, José and Donald work together to make him. In the end, he disappers under his sombrero, only to come back with a piñata when Donald picks his sombrero up. Panchito explains that piñatas are perfect for Christmas, but tells Donald that Mexicans don't sing Jingle Bells when he starts breaking into song. Instead, he tells them that Mexican children sing Las Posadas, as a tradition reminiscent of the journey of Mary and Joseph of Nazareth, with children being allowed to go into a neighbors house when they sing and then break a piñata.

Panchito and José then watch Donald trying to break his piñata after Panchito blindfolds him. They have a good laugh at Donald's expense as they pull the piñata too high for Donald to smack it. As Donald finally gets to hit it, the three enjoy the many toys and goodies that came out of it. He then tells the others about the story of Mexico being in its flag. They both are very moved by Panchito's story. But then Panchito offers them a real trip to Mexico on a magic carpet, the three of them fly into Panchito's picture after he brings it to life. After they leave the picture on a rough landing, Panchito flips the page to the next picture, telling them to watch his favorite dance. José and Donald dance along for a bit, but Panchito kindly tells them that they're of the beat, showing them the dancers in the picture to demonstrate how it's done properly. After a little more dancing, the magic carpet takes them on a flight far above Mexico.

Landing near another festivity, Panchito explains to the others that they dance the "l longo" in De La Cruz. As Donald tries and fails to integrate himself into the dance, Panchito and José encourage him to try again. Even after Donald dances "poorly", Panchito and José continue to encourage him. But Donald is getting into it when the carpet picks them up again, Panchito and José have to physically pull him away to convince him to leave.

Panchito then uses his lasso to pull the three of them to the beach of Acapulco. Panchito gives the others his spyglass to see the sights, but when Donald catches the attention of the sunbathing women, they end up causing chaos with their flying carpet when trying to reach them, resulting in the sunbathing guests evacuating the beach. Donald still tries and actually manages to gather a group of women around him, the others catch him trying to reach them while blindfolded. Though Panchito and José pick him up again before he could catch any of them.

Panchito then offers them to take them to Mexico City by night instead. Though when Donald falls for the night singer, which turns into a very surreal sequence of him being serenaded by her, Panchito and José kill the moment continuously by barging in and singing loudly. After the end of "Donald's Surreal Reverie", Panchito and José leave a giant trumpet, Panchito dressed as a matador, closely followed by Donald trapped in a bull costume. As Panchito fights Donald, a group of José's cheer him on. As Panchito holds the bull to a standstill, José lights the tail of the costume on fire with his cigar, causing the firecrackers to go off. The two of them watch as Donald frees himself from the costume and then punches it into the horizon. Panchito covers Donald with the flying carpet as they watch the fireworks together.


 * -|Ducktales (2017) =

The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!
This iteration of the characters are presented as friends from college. Donald, Panchito, and José were in a band together in their school days, but haven't spoken in many years. The trio reunites in Brazil, and quickly begin to talk about their adult lives. José is a jet-setting traveller and Panchito a famous musician. Donald, afraid of being seen as lesser than his friends, lies and says that he's a millionaire. This sets off a chain of events that leads to the group wanting to go back on tour as their college band. Donald grows cold feet, and finally has to admit that he isn't actually a billionaire and he was only lying to impress his friends. José and Panchito, in turn, admit that they were also not truthful about their lives; José is really a flight attendant and Panchito only performs music at children's birthday parties. José comments that they're still the same "knuckleheads" that they were back in college. The trio eventually use their song (The Three Caballeros) to fight off a deadly plant in the village and save the day.

Louie's Eleven!
Later in the series, Donald, Panchito, and José are seen still trying to send their band on tour.


 * -|Legend of the Three Caballeros =

Dope-A-Cabana
Donald, José, and Panchito meet for the first time in this episode. Donald initially brushes the two of them off as "weirdos", but the three of them become quick friends.

Labyrinth and Repeat
Donald, José, and Panchito are sent into a labyrinth to face a minotaur. They work together, managing to come out on top and prove to Xandra that they can function as a team.

Pyramid-Life Crisis
Donald, José, and Panchito go to Egypt, where they end up in a pyramid that takes them to the moon. The trio encounter moon robots, and have to work together to control a giant mecha suit.

Sheldgoose Square Dance

 * -|House of Mouse =

Fanon
Shipping all three of the Three Caballeros in a polycule is by far the most popular combination of the three characters. This is likely because, to quote the song: "they're always together". Panchito in particular is rarely seen without José and Donald by his side, in any form of Disney media or merchandising. DonPanJosé is Donald's most popular slash ship on AO3, with nearly 200 works, and the most popular relationship for both José and Panchito. It pales in popularity only to DonDaisy. Donald's canon ship.

DonPanJosé has existed as a ship for many years -- likely since 1945, when The Three Caballeros was first released. Over the years the ship's popularity has grown due to its inclusion in shows like Ducktales and Legend of the Three Caballeros, as well as the installation of a dark ride in Epcot's Mexico Pavilion in 2007.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Variations
DonJosé refers to the ship between Donald and José DonPan refers to the ship between Donald and Panchito PanJosé refers to the ship between José and Panchito