Mickey's Christmas Carol
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Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the United Kingdom on October 20, 1983 by Buena Vista Distribution. On December 16, 1983, the film was released in the United States, in front of a re-issue of The Rescuers.
It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, featuring Scrooge McDuck as his namesake and inspiration Ebenezer Scrooge and Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit.
Mickey's Christmas Carol was the first new Mickey Mouse cartoon made in 30 years after The Simple Things. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject.
It was also broadcasted on TV on NBC from 1985-1989, CBS from 1991-1998, and ABC in 2000
The short is also featured as the last short in the direct-to-home release, .
Characters and Roles
Here is a list of characters who starred in this movie- Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit
- Donald Duck as Fred (Ebenezer's nephew)
- Mr. Rat and Mr. Mole as Collectors for the Poor
- Goofy as Jacob Marley
- Jiminy Cricket as The Ghost of Christmas Past
- Daisy Duck as Isabelle
- Willie the Giant as The Ghost of Christmas Present
- Minnie Mouse as Mrs. Cratchit
- Morty Fieldmouse as Tiny Tim
- Ferdie Fieldmouse as Peter Cratchit
- Melody Mouse as Martha Cratchit
- Black Pete as The Ghost of Christmas Future
- Mr. Toad as Fezziwig
- Extra Characters
- *Huey Dewey and Louie
- *Horace Horsecollar
- *Clarabelle Cow
- *Grandma Duck
- *Chip 'n Dale
- *Gus Goose
- *Clara Cluck
- *Big Bad Wolf
- *Three Little Pigs
- *Toby Tortoise
- *Max Hare
- *Peter Pig
- *Paddy Pig
Trivia
- Many Disney characters from past films can be seen in small, non-speaking roles. For instance, the Three Little Pigs can be seen singing carols in the beginning of the film.
- Curiously, Pluto was the only standard Disney character not included when the whole gang was reunited for this featurette.
- This marks the first animated appearance of Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck and Horace Horsecollar since 1942's Symphony Hour.
- The film was the final performance of Clarence Nash as Donald Duck.
- The film was the first performance of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse.
- The film was the first performance of Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck.
- Willie the Giant (as the Ghost of Christmas Present) mispronounces the word "pistachio" - duplicating the same error heard in Mickey and the Beanstalk.
External links
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