"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date March 19, 1948

Alternate Titles

Micky in Australien - Germany

Mickey, Pluto et l'autruche - France

Musse i Australien - Sweden

Synopsis

Mickey's in Australia, driving Pluto crazy with a boomerang and getting involved in chaos when he encounters a giant emu and tries to steal her egg.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Pluto

Esther the Emu

Credits

Director : Charles Nichols

Animation

Marvin Woodward

Jerry Hathcock

George Kreisl

Sandy Strother

Story

MacDonald MacPherson

Jack Huber

Layout : Karl Karpe

Background : Art Landy

Music : Oliver Wallace

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions 2 : Life With Mickey

Germany

Bum, Bum, Bumerang

Das Grosse Mickey Maus Festival

Mickys Sommerspaß

France

Disney Parade 2

Les Folles Vacances de Mickey

Italy

Sono Io ... Topolino

Cartoons Disney 5

Le Avventure di Caccia del Prof. de Paperis

Video Parade 10

Laserdiscs

United States

Life with Mickey

Japan

Mickey's Summer Madness

Disney Cartoon Festival 2

DVD

Region 1 : United States

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2

It's a Small World of Fun : Volume 1

Region 2 : United Kingdom

The Rescuers Down Under

Everybody Loves Mickey

Region 2 : Italy

The Rescuers Down Under

Region 2 : France

Tout le Monde aime Mickey

Region 2 : Germany

Alle Lieben Mickey

Region 2 : Sweden

Alla Alskar Musse

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #54 : More Goin' to the Birds

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #58

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #49

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 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ryan : Although Mickey's personality is becoming rather bland, he still shows some signs of mischief. For example, he takes an egg from the nest of an emu (who looks more like an ostrich). This is similar to what he did in the short ALPINE CLIMBERS where he took some eagle eggs out of the nest. While Mickey is doing this, Pluto is having some problems with a boomerang. Okay of a short, but not one of my favorites.

From David Willis : I loved this short which I have wanted to see for ages and then I found it on the Alice in Wonderland dvd (UK). Featuring Mickey and Pluto there is no real plot it just a lort of sight gags and the two characters getting into mischief but nonetheless enjoyable.

From Baruch Weiss : Mickey and Pluto are, as the title says, Down Under in this short. Pluto is having trouble with a boomerang that seems to have a mind of its own (as many inanimate objects tend to in cartoons both today and classic) and Mickey gets into trouble with an emu (I do blame him, after all he was asking for trouble), but Pluto manages to save him despite the boomerang getting stuck in his mouth! I wonder if this cartoon was the inspiration for The Rescuers Down Under?

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