"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date March 16, 1935

Running time 7:54

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.

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 : Black and white

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

Comments

From Lee Suggs : 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 Kangeroo" (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.

From Jerry Edwards : 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.

From Ryan : 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.

From Per Blomén : I have seen this in colour on the Danish Television and a funny thing was that Donalds legs were black.

From Bill : 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!

Gallery

Sketches courtesy of Animation Art Gallery

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