Disney’s “Boat Builders”: Even A Child Can Do It!
It is a gem of Mickey Mouse cartoon and one I enjoy watching especially during the summer before I head to Maine for a little sailing.
Tag Archives: Mickey Mouse
Animation Anecdotes #371
“According to a report from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, ‘Old Joe’ (the camel representing Camel cigarettes) is as recognizable to six year olds as Mickey Mouse.”
New Book Reviews
My occasional round-up of books I recently received, read and really enjoyed includes Mickey Mouse comics, The Marx Brothers in animation and cartoons from the 80s, 50s and 1920s.
Publicity Art for Disney’s “Victory Through Air Power” (1943)
That didn’t mean they couldn’t enlist the standard characters (Mickey, Donald, Pluto, Goofy, etc) to help promote the picture. In fact, I don’t think they could help it.
The Disney Lumina Commercials
The story behind the clever combination live action and animation TV spots created to play during the Academy Awards for sponsor Cheverolet.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1983
1983 was a significant year, as it marked a return for a Disney short as an Oscar nominee. But it was a clever clay animated spoof, produced in Brooklyn, that took home the Academy Award.
Disney’s LOST “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” Record Album
Imagine there’s no Mickey, imagine there’s no Scrooge – at least on this record – and you have the original Disneyland LP released before Alan Young made history.
Sing Me A Cartoon #21: Even More Mickey Melodies
By 1936, Walt Disnney’s studios had musicians and lyricists at the ready, willing and able to provide themes and words for any song that might be required for a given…
Fall Book Reviews
Consider these my Christmas suggestions – a gift guide for the cartoon nut in your life, or things to be added to your own personal Santa’s Wish List.
Mickey’s Birthday & Donald’s Unbirthday on Golden Records
When “Mickey’s friends from Disneyland” gather for a surprise birthday party, a sullen Donald needs a “Goofy Knows Best” moment on this disc from the mid-‘50s.
