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.
Tag Archives: Mickey Mouse
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.
Duck! It’s Halloween Time Again
For many, the sight of Mickey Mouse “bustin ghosts” and Huey, Dewey and Louie Trick or Treating is the best part of the Pumpkin Spice Season.
100 Paintings of Mickey Mouse by a Color-Blind Pop Artist
A fascinating story of triumph over adversity, coupled with the visually rich artwork of a contemporary pop artist. This is the subject of my latest book.
Sing Me A Cartoon 6: …and What Comes after a Wedding?
Once Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married – in song – it was inevitable that they should become parents… at least on records.
Sing Me A Cartoon 5: More Nuptials for Mickey
To the best of my knowledge, “The Wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse” was not published, nor recorded, in the United States. Have a listen.
Sing Me A Cartoon 4: Mickey Mouse Gets Married. . . on records, at least!
If you know your onions about Mickey Mouse, then you know that his main squeeze was one Minnie Mouse.
