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DVD Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color
During the mid-'30s, Mickey Mouse's fans ranged from the more than one million children who were members of the Mickey Mouse Club to Franklin Roosevelt, Mary Pickford, and the Nizam of Hyderabad; theater marquees announced "A Mickey Mouse Cartoon" with the feature titles. These wonderful shorts, many of which have never been released to the home market, remind viewers just how charming Mickey was before his popularity and role as a corporate symbol restricted his behavior. In these cartoons Mickey's personality was boyish, appealing, and slightly mischievous. The superb animation emphasizes that impish appeal. When Mickey dances with a deck of cards in "Thru the Mirror," he displays a stylish grace Fred Astaire might envy; in "Brave Little Tailor," his expressions and body language reveal his thoughts as he outwits Willie the Giant. It's virtually impossible to watch him without smiling. These shorts overflow with color and motion, and their lavish visuals pack an increased impact in an era of minimal television animation. Only Walt Disney would spend the money to animate a full deck of cards, a band flying through the air in a tornado, or a clutch of semitransparent ghosts, and only his animators could make those characters live on the screen. The prints have been lovingly restored without pumping up the color too much: the nuances of the delicate watercolor backgrounds still come through. Parents, Disney buffs, and animation fans will want this superb collection in their home libraries. Unrated: suitable for all ages. --Charles Solomon
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Outstanding!
After years of rewinding and replaying my fuzzy VHS tapes of HERE'S MICKEY, MICKEY MOUSE GOLD, MINNIE MOUSE GOLD, LIFE WITH MICKEY, MICKEY'S CRAZY CAREERS among others, I finally possess the first half of the Mick's color cartoons on DVD. They play wonderful and bring back plenty of memories. Please pay particular interest to THE BAND CONCERT, MAGICIAN MICKEY, and CLOCK CLEANERS...gems.
MICKEY MOUSE ONLY STARRED IN 55 COLOURED CARTOONS
The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.
I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just repeats or shorts due on future disney treasures.
As you know Black and white cartoons are only normally seen these days on a fan basis or history basis which is why the general audiance since the 1960's have not seen many old and original mickey mouse cartoons because the Studio wants the general audiance to see coloured cartoons only these days, plus black and white do not suit the general audiance anymore.
Mickey Mouse starred in 75 black and white cartoons from 1928-35 but the today audiance have not seen them on a general basis for the past 40 years, he only had 55 colored cartoons made from 1935-53 which are the only original cartoons the general audiance see these days.
as most of you know because the audiance back in the 40's were compalining about mickey acting too mean which his personality did not go with and made things look too sad and mean in the story. not long before that issue Donald Duck had only just starred in his first cartoon in 1934 and had a few of his own before the issue arised, The Audiance loved Donald and his mean character being his personality went with it meaning he was being what he is supose to be like, plus donald become a massive hit record before the issue arised which made Walt Disney realise he has not really got many stories available for Mickey Mouse, So they decided to start producing Donald Duck cartoons on a regular basis rather than Mickey Mouse. Mickey only had about 3 shorts a year made from 1935-53 which is including his guest appearnces in Donald and Pluto cartoons.
But Donald when he took over Mickey Mouse in the early 40's stared in 165 colored adventures from 1934-67 leaving mickey with just 55 colored adventures for the today audience which is why you all see far more donlad cartoons than mickey all the time as you have probobly noticed.
Mickey mouse only starred in 55 colored shorts
Below is a complete list of all his appearnces. it comes in 4 collumns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official clasification of the series it comes under, then the title.
Any classified as pluto/Donald/War are seen on these Treasures: Donald Duck/Pluto/On The Front Lines.
All the ones classified as mickey or specials are on vol.1/2 of his colored treasures except for the Standard Parade, do not know if that will be released at all. plus one pluto segment is included.
ALL COLORED SHORTS STARRING MICKEY MOUSE
11935MICKEY MOUSEBand Concert
21935MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Garden
31935MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Fire Brigade
41935MICKEY MOUSEPluto's Judgement Day
51935MICKEY MOUSEOn Ice
61936MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Polo Team
71936MICKEY MOUSEOrphans' Picnic
81936MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Grand Opera
91936MICKEY MOUSEThru The Mirror
101936MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Rival
111936MICKEY MOUSEMoving Day
121936MICKEY MOUSEAlpine Climbers
131936MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Circus
141936MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Elephant
151937MICKEY MOUSEWorm Turns
161937MICKEY MOUSEMagician Mickey
171937MICKEY MOUSEMoose Hunters
181937MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Amateurs
191937MICKEY MOUSEHawaiian Holiday
201937MICKEY MOUSEClock Cleaners
211937MICKEY MOUSELonesome Ghosts
221938MICKEY MOUSEBoat Builders
231938MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Trailer
241938MICKEY MOUSEBrave Little Tailor
251938MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Parrot
261938MICKEY MOUSEWhalers
271939MICKEY MOUSEPointer
281939MICKEY MOUSESociety Dog Show
291939SPECIALThe Standard Parade
301939SPECIALMickey's Surprise Party
311940PLUTOPluto's Dream House
321940MICKEY MOUSEMr. Mouse Takes A Trip
331940MICKEY MOUSETugboat Mickey
341941MICKEY MOUSELittle Whirlwind
351941MICKEY MOUSENifty Nineties
361941MICKEY MOUSEOrphan's Benefit
371941PLUTOGentleman's Gentleman, A
381941PLUTOCanine Caddy
391941PLUTOLend A Paw
401942MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Birthday Party
411942MICKEY MOUSESymphony Hour
421942WARAll Together
431943PLUTOPluto and the Armadillo
441946PLUTOSquatter's Rights
451947MICKEY MOUSEMickey's Delayed Date
461948MICKEY MOUSEMickey Down Under
471948MICKEY MOUSEMickey And The Seal
481948PLUTOPluto's Purchase
491949PLUTOPueblo Pluto
501950DONALD DUCKCrazy Over Daisy
511951PLUTOPlutopia
521951MICKEY MOUSER'coon Dawg
531952MICKEY MOUSEPluto's Party
541952MICKEY MOUSEPluto's Christmas Tree
551953MICKEY MOUSESimple Things
Mickey steps out of the world of black and white.
These DVDs feature the first 26 color Mickey Mouse cartoons. This is a real treat for animation buffs. These are among the best cartoons ever produced. Most of these cartoons have Mickey playing "straight man", with most of the laughs going to Donald Duck, Goofy or Pluto. But there are a few cartoons with Mickey by himself, like "Thru the Mirror" and "Brave Little Tailor", which show that Mickey could still carry a cartoon by himself when he was given the right role. Highly recommended to fans of classic animation.
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In these cartoons released between 1928 and 1935, Walt Disney created one of the icons of 20th-century culture. Disney's reputation was built on these early shorts, and the films shimmer with the energy of the young artists exploring the new medium of the sound cartoon. Watching the films in chronological order enables the viewer to see the remarkable progress Walt and his crew made in animation, storytelling, and acting in just seven years. The rambunctious, rubbery Mickey of "Plane Crazy" and "Steamboat Willie" quickly developed into the polished charmer of "Gulliver Mickey" and "Mickey's Orphans." More than 70 years after his debut, the black and white Mickey still displays the appeal that made him so popular during the '30s, when A Mickey Mouse Cartoon appeared on... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Ub Iwerks DVD Release Date: Released the 03 December 2002 This item is currently not available.
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By 1939, when the earliest films in this collection were made, Mickey Mouse was the most famous cartoon character in the world. The unsuccessful hunter in "The Pointer" (1939) and the irrepressible magician in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (1940) rank among his finest performances. In both films, he sparkles with vitality. But as Mickey grew more popular, more restrictions were placed on what he could do, and the character grew dull. Those restrictions become obvious when the viewer compares these films with the shorts on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color. In "Mickey's Birthday Party" (1942), he clowns and stumbles through a comic dance routine, but it feels like he's working for the laughs. In 1936, when a more impish Mickey danced with a deck of cards in "Thru... More Info about this DVD Director(s): George Scribner DVD Release Date: Released the 18 May 2004 This item is currently not available.
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In 1928, when Walt Disney's artists completed "The Skeleton Dance," the distributor of the Mickey Mouse shorts rejected the first "Silly Symphony" with a two-word telegram: "MORE MICE." Disney arranged to screen "Skeleton Dance" at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, where it received an enthusiastic response, and the series took off. Seven "Silly Symphonies" won Academy Awards, beginning with "Flowers and Trees." Disney used these musically themed shorts to train young artists and test new styles, effects, and technologies: every film represented an innovation of some sort. In "Three Little Pigs," characters who looked alike demonstrated different personalities through the way they moved. "The Old Mill" showcased the newly invented Multiplane camera. The Sugar Cookie... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Burt Gillett DVD Release Date: Released the 04 December 2001 This item is currently not available.
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In Stand By Me (1986), one of the boys asks, "If Mickey is a mouse and Donald is a duck, what's Goofy?" The answer: he's a dog. Originally named Dippy Dawg, the Goof, as the animators called him, made his debut as an obnoxious hayseed in "Mickey's Revue" (1932). This generous collection includes 46 of the 48 shorts that starred Goofy between 1939 and 1961 (but none of the great Mickey-Donald-Goofy films from the mid-'30s). The "How to Ride a Horse" sequence in The Reluctant Dragon (1941) set the pattern for many of these cartoons. An elegant narrator (artist John Ployardt) explains a sport that Goofy attempts to demonstrate. The character that animator Art Babbitt described in a 1935 lecture (quoted in the DVD bonus material) as an easygoing dimbulb gave way to an... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jack Kinney DVD Release Date: Released the 03 December 2002 This item is currently not available.
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Although the book The Adventures of Mickey Mouse (1931) listed Donald Duck as one of Mickey's friends, he didn't appear on screen until the "Silly Symphony" "The Wise Little Hen," three years later. Donald's personality began to gel in "The Orphan's Benefit" (1934, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White), when he threw his first temper tantrum. He began as dumpy-looking character with a long beak and thick legs, but was soon redesigned and made more appealing.
Donald's firecracker temper made him a favorite with audiences--and the Disney artists. By the late '30s/early '40s Mickey was no longer allowed to kick someone, break a window, or get into a really embarrassing situation. Donald was, and he did. If Donald encountered a mechanical device,... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jack King DVD Release Date: Released the 18 May 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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