Release Date First television showing : June 5, 1999
(most markets)
Synopsis
- When Ludwig Von Drake's latest invention
rages out of control, Von Drake may be the one who ends up with a trim.
Characters
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Ludwig Von Drake (Voice : Corey
Burton)
Television
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Mickey Mouse Works : Season
1 : Episode 6
- House of Mouse : "Dining Goofy"
Comments
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From Rich Bellacera : Pretty much par for
the course material. Cute little gags, but nothing spectacular. I'm a little
confused with this segement of the series. It was my understanding that Disney
was supposed to be restoring the characters to their original portrayals
when they were in thier early runs. Von Drake is a professor, but wasn't
he more noted for his psychology works and not so much his inventions? I
recall a few comics from the early '60s portraying his inventive genius,
but on TV he was always analyzing Donald and others' psyche. The job of "wacky
inventor" was more typically that of Gyro Gearloose. Of course, though Gyro
predates von Drake in comics, I guess he was left out of MMW 'cause he didn't
appear in film until Ducktales. Even so, I don't Von Drake's film role as
an inventor occurring until the even more recent series Quack Pack.
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From Patrick Malone : A nice, snappy little
short-short. As was mentioned before, whoever is doing Von Drake's voice
has got it down to a tee. No matter what happens, I always get the giggles
when I hear that voice say "Hello dere!" There does seem to be a break in
the character now with Von Drake being more of an inventor than a professor,
but I think in these shorts it works well. In his "Walt Disney Presents"
appearances, he was more of a lecturer, which he really doesn't have the
time to do in these shorts. Perhaps we'll see a comeback of the more scholarly
Von Drake in the longer formats.
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From J. D. Weil : Ludwig Von Drake demonstrates
his remote controlled lawn mower can cut more than just grass. Hey, where
can I get one of these gizmos?
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From Juan F. Lara : Slightly better than
"Time Reverser". At least this invention worked for a brief moment (and the
corny gags when the mower goes out of control were mildly amusing). But it
gets wrecked just like the last invention. So there's nothing really different
in this short.
I have seen "Von Drake's House of Genius : Remote Controlled Laser Lawn Mower" and would like to
submit a comment on this short
