"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"
Synopsis
- "You hear dot squeek?" says Pegleg Pete of his car. "Get reed of it! I'll
be back in ten minutes! Get reed of dot squeek, or..." Inspired, disastrous
comic moments for Mickey, Donald, and Goofy result.
Characters
- Mickey Mouse
- Donald Duck
- Goofy
- Pete
Credits
- Director : Ben Sharpsteen
- Animation : Art Babbitt
Cut Scenes
- After Pete steps on a car horn, he thinks our heroes are spitting at him,
turns around, and fires his gun at them.
Bloopers
- Watch Pete's pegleg when he returns. The peg shifts from the left to the
right leg. Note also how normally, the Disney characters usually only have
four fingers, but Pete holds up a total of ten when he gives Mickey his time
deadline.
Videos
- Italy
- I Capolavori di Pippo
Laserdiscs
- United States
- Mickey Mouse : The Black and White Years : Volume 1
- Japan
- Mickey Mouse : A Star is Born
- Milestones for Mickey
- Mickey Mouse : the Black and White Years : Volume 1
- Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show
DVD
- Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Black and White
Television
- The Ink and Paint Club : #10 : "Mickey, Donald and Goofy : Friends to the End"
- Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #55
Technical Specifications
- Color Type : Technicolor
- Animation type : Standard
- Sound mix : Mono
- Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
- Negative format : 35mm
- Print format : 35mm
- Cinematographic process : Spherical
- Original language : English
Released by United Artists Pictures
Gallery
Sketches courtesy of Animation Art Gallery
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This is often identified
as the last black and white Disney (or Mickey Mouse) short. It is not the
last one. That honor belongs to the next Mickey short, "
Mickey's Kangaroo"
(1935), which was the last Mickey Mouse (And Disney) short in black and white.
This short is an example of how the trio shorts can succeed. Numerous gags
result from their efforts to fix Pete's car. The gags are funny because each
one provides a way to destroy a little more of the car. The short's ending,
and Pete's reaction to what happens to his car, are truely classic. This
is what a Mickey, Donald, and Goofy short can be.
Full of action and gags
- I love the main gag that the squeak they're looking for is caused by a
cricket. Pete comes across as a gangster in this cartoon. The colorized version
adds to my enjoyment of the cartoon.
This is one of those shorts in
which the characters are faced with an everyday problem. In this case, it's
fixing a car and to make matters worse, it's Pete's car. Pete threatens to
do something to them if they don't fix it in 10 minutes. This is again one
of those cartoons that I saw at the Disney Store in Chicago. Remembering
the cut scene that was listed on this website, I watched for it and you guessed
it, it wasn't there. In fact, if I can recall, the scene where Pete steps
on the horn has been deleted as well, so the version that's shown on TDC
is more complete.
I have seen this
in colour on the Danish Television and a funny thing was that Donalds legs
were black.
One of the best "fab three" shorts. The gags were fast and furious and
the animation was spot on. The Leonard Maltin introduction to this short stated that Mickey was not as broad a
character as Donald or Goofy. That statement rankles me. In this short the gags were well spaced for each and all
were just plain funny. This short reminded me of The Three Stooges in many ways. Goofy kicking Donald to answer
and Mickey saying "yes M'am" to Pete. The best gags were Mickey trying to get the rim off himself and Goofy balancing
the car on the lift with poor Mickey in it! A good short needs good gags and writers to go with it and this one had
both!
Referenced Comments
- Barnyard Olympics (1932)