"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date June 20, 1936

Running Time 9:22

Synopsis

Mickey and Donald are six months behind on the rent and are being evicted by Sheriff Pete. So they have to move ... and fast!

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Donald Duck

Goofy

Pete

Credits

Director : Ben Sharpsteen

Animation

Fred Spencer

Al Eugster

Art Babbitt

Milestones

The first appearance together of a fully mature Goofy and Donald.

Videos

United States

Mickey Knows Best

Germany

Donald Duck Geht in die Luft

Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber

Heir ist Mickey

Italy

Cartoons Disney 2

Sono Io ... Pippo

Laserdiscs

United States

Mickey Knows Best / The Importance of Being Donald

Japan

Donald and Goofy

Hello! Mickey

All Star Cartoon Review

DVD

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color

Region 1 : United States

Region 2 : France

Region 2 : Germany

Region 2 : Italy

Region 2 : Sweden

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Region 1 : United States

A Goofy Movie

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Mickey

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #26 : Classic Donald

Walt Disney Presents : The Goofy Success Story

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #16

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

Comments

One of the highlights concerns one of Goofy's best foils in the form of an obstinate upright piano.

From Jerry Edwards : A nice short with action and numerous gags. The gag of Goofy playing "tag" with the piano runs on far too long for my tastes, though.

From Ryan : This is another short that features the classic trio. Each one has some sort of conflict. Goofy is trying to move a piano out, but it keeps sliding down the ramp. I don't remember what Mickey and Donald were having trouble with. I'll have to watch the short again. All have to deal with the same problem though. That is getting everything out of the house after Sheriff Pete evicts them. Speaking of which, when this short was released during the Depression, many Americans were evicted from their homes because they couldn't pay the rent. This short may have made people feel much better.

From Sam : In this fun cartoon featuring the classic trio of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, we find our heros trying to move behind the back of Sheriff Pete, who has evicting Mickey and Donald. The hilight of this short for me is Goofy trying to get the piano into the truck. Only The Goof could get into a battle of wits with a piano... and loose. Great stuff! I thought the scene where Donald was flying around the room was pretty funny, too. I don't know if I'd pick Mickey and company to help me the next time I move, but at least they can get the job done.

From Baruch Weiss : I thought that this was a great cartoon, Tthere was a nice music score during the title presintation and nice music throughout the entire short.

From Daniel : My favorite part of this short is Donald's struggle with the plunger. The main thing I love about it is it showcases one of Donald's most hilarious mannerisms, his exclamation of "SO!" There are different degrees of this. Moving Day shows most of them. The first is when he mutters it, the second is when he shouts it, and the thrid is when he says it with such rage and exasperation that it becomes slurred, and sounds more like "ZHEAOW!"

From Rebecca : This is the first cartoon in which Goofy is actually credited as "Goofy". (Before this cartoon, he was known as "Dippy Dawg" or "Dippy the Goof"). Art Babbitt animated him in this picture, and Goofy was very beautifully articulated. The piano sequence was very amusing, also. The short was entertaining, the gags were funny, and the animation was great.

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