Release Date June 17, 1933

Synopsis

Mickey's built a robot named Champ who's going to win Mickey a prize by fighting Beppo the Gorilla, the Kongo Killer, in a boxing ring. The robot only works in fits and starts, though, so things look grim for a while. Luckily, Minnie resuscitates Champ by honking her car horn at him.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Beppo the Gorilla

Credits

Director : Wilfred Jackson

Animation

Johnny Cannon

Ed Love

Television

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #57

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #48

DVD

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Black and White Volume 2

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.33 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by United Artists Pictures

Comments

From Jerry Edwards : I dislike boxing and don't care for films and shorts with boxing as a subject. The colorized version does use interesting colors.

From Ryan : I liked this short quite a bit even though I'm not a boxing fan. Mickey has his robot boxer fight Beppo the Gorilla (who appeared in "The Pet Store" and "The Gorilla Mystery"). I remember seeing the colorized version of this short on MouseTracks, but I prefer the original black and white version.

From Bill I. : This short had lots of action, but it was Mickey's robot that had all the scenes. Mickey builds a robot to fight Kongo Killer (Beppo) in a fight. While training the robot, Mickey finds that when Minnie blows the car horn, he goes crazy and beats up every picture of Kongo and everything else. When the fight starts, the robot does pretty good, but Kongo Killer finally gets the upper hand and beats Mickey's mechanical man to pieces in the ring. Minnie gets an idea, brings in the car horn and blows it. The robot gets up and wins the fight, all with great gags and great animation. One of the few early Mickey shorts that does not have a musical theme.

I have seen "Mickey's Mechanical Man" and I would like to
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