What is it called?
What is it called?
When I was a kid every Xmas there was a Disney Christmas Carol movie on with Mickey as Scrooge's nephew. Is this all a figment of my imagination or did this film exist? Does anyone know what it's called? It's been driving me insane for days now! Haelp (ala Penelope Pitstop)
-
Loomis
- Signature Collection
- Posts: 6357
- Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:44 pm
- Location: Sydney, Australia ... where there is no Magic Kingdom :(
- Contact:
Hee...I know the feeling. I spent months on this forum trying to find a Disney sex ed video... (don't ask).
You certainly weren't imagining it.
The 'short' in question is called Mickey's Christmas Carol.
It was made in 1983, and runs for about 25 minutes (so a long short).
More info can be found here.
However, unless you are thinking of a different movie, I have a feeling that Mickey just worked for Uncle Scrooge. It has been a while since I've seen it too...
At present, it can be found (without credits I believe) on Snowed in at the House of Mouse DVD. However, we are all 99% sure that it will appear on the upcoming Treasure Tin, Mickey Mouse in Living Color 2 (out December 2).
And if I haven't done so before, welcome Celtic!
You certainly weren't imagining it.
The 'short' in question is called Mickey's Christmas Carol.
It was made in 1983, and runs for about 25 minutes (so a long short).
More info can be found here.
However, unless you are thinking of a different movie, I have a feeling that Mickey just worked for Uncle Scrooge. It has been a while since I've seen it too...
At present, it can be found (without credits I believe) on Snowed in at the House of Mouse DVD. However, we are all 99% sure that it will appear on the upcoming Treasure Tin, Mickey Mouse in Living Color 2 (out December 2).
And if I haven't done so before, welcome Celtic!
Behind the Panels - Comic book news, reviews and podcast
The Reel Bits - All things film
Twitter - Follow me on Twitter
The Reel Bits - All things film
Twitter - Follow me on Twitter
Ah. A Christmas Carol. One of my all time favorite stories, in any format - even Scrooged.
Mickey does not play Scrooge's nephew - he is Bob Cratchit and simply an employee of Scrooge. Scrooge does have a nephew in both the original story and the Disney film, who is played by Donald Duck (named Fred in the original story).
Considering the short running time, Mickey's Christmas Carol is a superb adaptation of the novel. Incrediably accurate, but somewhat abridged.
While I enjoy Mickey's Christmas Carol enormously (it has one of my favorite animation scenes of all time in it), it's always been a shame that having done the short, it sort of stops Disney from doing a proper, full length version of the story - either with or without existing Disney characters. Such a film would be just what they need to boost their animation division.
If anyone is interested, here's a link to the full text of the novel.
A Christmas Carol
Mickey does not play Scrooge's nephew - he is Bob Cratchit and simply an employee of Scrooge. Scrooge does have a nephew in both the original story and the Disney film, who is played by Donald Duck (named Fred in the original story).
Considering the short running time, Mickey's Christmas Carol is a superb adaptation of the novel. Incrediably accurate, but somewhat abridged.
While I enjoy Mickey's Christmas Carol enormously (it has one of my favorite animation scenes of all time in it), it's always been a shame that having done the short, it sort of stops Disney from doing a proper, full length version of the story - either with or without existing Disney characters. Such a film would be just what they need to boost their animation division.
If anyone is interested, here's a link to the full text of the novel.
A Christmas Carol
Most of my Blu-ray collection some of my UK discs aren't on their database
-
indianajdp
- Anniversary Edition
- Posts: 1813
- Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2003 7:10 pm
- Location: Central Hoosierland
Amen to that. What a great thing that would be for a Holiday season, to have a full-length motion picture adaptation from Disney Studios.2099net wrote:
While I enjoy Mickey's Christmas Carol enormously (it has one of my favorite animation scenes of all time in it), it's always been a shame that having done the short, it sort of stops Disney from doing a proper, full length version of the story - either with or without existing Disney characters. Such a film would be just what they need to boost their animation division.
" There's no Dumbass Vaccine " - Jimmy Buffett
-
IggieKuzco
- Special Edition
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:04 am
- Location: Wonderland
- Contact:
you never welcomed me! 
Welcome, Celtic (and IggieKuzco 
)! 
Mickey's Christmas Carol is a personal favorite for me. I watch the tape I made several years ago every December. (Along with all my other variations on the story - the Muppets, Scrooged, the Real Ghostbusters episode, etc.)
I do wish that the short was given a DVD of its own with complete credits (which are missing from the Mickey's Magical Christmas DVD that contains it), with a featurette or so. SRP - $9.99 or so. I'd definitely buy it.
(But Disney only seems to want to sell 'iffy' movies at that price. Only two great ones that cheap are What About Bob? and Quiz Show, in my opinion of course.)
)! Mickey's Christmas Carol is a personal favorite for me. I watch the tape I made several years ago every December. (Along with all my other variations on the story - the Muppets, Scrooged, the Real Ghostbusters episode, etc.)
I do wish that the short was given a DVD of its own with complete credits (which are missing from the Mickey's Magical Christmas DVD that contains it), with a featurette or so. SRP - $9.99 or so. I'd definitely buy it.
(But Disney only seems to want to sell 'iffy' movies at that price. Only two great ones that cheap are What About Bob? and Quiz Show, in my opinion of course.)
-
Prince Phillip
- Anniversary Edition
- Posts: 1419
- Joined: Mon May 12, 2003 11:48 am
- Location: Baltimore, MD
I never got welcomed either... and every day I cry, waiting for the welcome that will never come 
...
It's OK I'll just remember that at christmas time, when I have more money than I know what to do with... 
(like that would ever happen... my theme song is that of the little drummer boy... "I am a poor boy too, par rum pum pum pum")
But more to the topic, it has been many years since I've seen Mickey's Christmas Carol, and this will undoubtedly be on the upcoming Mickey tin even if Beanstalk isn't
I think they could still do a full length animated feature of this movie, just because they did a mickey cartoon of through the looking glass, that didn't stop them from making Alice in Wonderland... I would also like to see them do Jack and the Beanstalk, and in the old school disney style, with credits at the begging and the book, and the theme song playing, which would be a reworked "In My Favorite Dreams" which is one of my favorite disney songs, but is way way too short!
Any way, that's just Prince Phillip's out put, take it or leave it.
... It's OK I'll just remember that at christmas time, when I have more money than I know what to do with... (like that would ever happen... my theme song is that of the little drummer boy... "I am a poor boy too, par rum pum pum pum") But more to the topic, it has been many years since I've seen Mickey's Christmas Carol, and this will undoubtedly be on the upcoming Mickey tin even if Beanstalk isn't
I think they could still do a full length animated feature of this movie, just because they did a mickey cartoon of through the looking glass, that didn't stop them from making Alice in Wonderland... I would also like to see them do Jack and the Beanstalk, and in the old school disney style, with credits at the begging and the book, and the theme song playing, which would be a reworked "In My Favorite Dreams" which is one of my favorite disney songs, but is way way too short!
Any way, that's just Prince Phillip's out put, take it or leave it.
Defy Gravity
-
Loomis
- Signature Collection
- Posts: 6357
- Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:44 pm
- Location: Sydney, Australia ... where there is no Magic Kingdom :(
- Contact:
Oh it was a part of a series called the 'Triangle of Health'...I had remembered this really strange sex-ed video we were shown at school with Disney characters that had this little jingle about an 'equilateral triangle' (you had to be mentally, physically and socially ready for sex, apparently...not sure how one is socially ready...). Anyways, I thought I was imagining seeing Disney characters in it, but the forum helped me out (long story, still long).IggieKuzco wrote:Loomis......?? I know you said not to ask.... but i just have to know.... WHAT?!
...and Welcome!
Well, it might be 700-posts late, but Welcome, PP!Prince Phillip wrote:I never got welcomed either... and every day I cry, waiting for the welcome that will never come ...
Last edited by Loomis on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
Behind the Panels - Comic book news, reviews and podcast
The Reel Bits - All things film
Twitter - Follow me on Twitter
The Reel Bits - All things film
Twitter - Follow me on Twitter
-
Prince Phillip
- Anniversary Edition
- Posts: 1419
- Joined: Mon May 12, 2003 11:48 am
- Location: Baltimore, MD
Thanks Lommis, you don't know what this means to me. And incase I didn't welcome you... WELCOME IggieKuzco
and incase you weren't welcomed when you came to the site, which was long before I did... WELCOME Loomis...
and not just Loomis, Welcome Everyone! One and All!!!!
(I already welcomed you, Celtic, and praised you on your Avatar
)Defy Gravity
-
IggieKuzco
- Special Edition
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:04 am
- Location: Wonderland
- Contact:
Hey PP! u worte the exact same thing i wrote.... just mine got erasde and it never went into the forum.... because i didn't have the patience or the energy to start writing it over.... so anyway.... i meant what you said!Thanks Lommis, you don't know what this means to me.
And incase I didn't welcome you... WELCOME IggieKuzco
and incase you weren't welcomed when you came to the site, which was long before I did... WELCOME Loomis...
and not just Loomis, Welcome Everyone! One and All!!!!
(I already welcomed you, Celtic, and praised you on your Avatar )
and welcome to u too.
55 days 'till Jack is back
They do say, Mrs M, that verbal insults hurt more than physical pain. They are, of course, wrong, as you will soon discover when I stick this toasting fork into your head. - Blackadder the Third
They do say, Mrs M, that verbal insults hurt more than physical pain. They are, of course, wrong, as you will soon discover when I stick this toasting fork into your head. - Blackadder the Third