Building a Building

Building a Building is a Mickey Mouse short that debuted January 7, 1933.

Summary

Mickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.

Characters

• Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney)
• Pete (voiced by Billy Bletcher)
• Minnie Mouse (voiced by Marcellite Garner)
• Pluto (voiced by Pinto Colvig)

Notes

• This is a remake of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short Sky Scrappers.
• The "LUNCH!!!" call was later used in the 1945 Goofy cartoon Tiger Trouble and in the Mickey Mouse Works short "Sandwich Makers".
• This short was computer colorized in the 1990s.
• Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoon). It lost to Three Little Pigs.

Releases

Television

• The Mickey Mouse Club, October 10, 1955
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #13
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #66

Home video

VHS

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions - How the Best Was Won: 1933-60

Laserdisc

• Mickey Mouse: The Black and White Years - Volume One

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White
• Vintage Mickey

Gallery

1974 reissue poster

1974 print ad

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Video game appearances

• Building a Building is an area in the Timeless River world in Kingdom Hearts II. Other shorts that are featured as areas of that world are Steamboat Willie, Gulliver Mickey, Mickey's Orphans and The Fire Fighters.
• One of the projector transition levels in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is based on this cartoon.
• This cartoon serves as the inspiration for one of the minigames in the Classic Kingdom games in Kingdom Hearts III.

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1920s Plane Crazy • The Gallopin' Gaucho • Steamboat Willie • The Barn Dance • When the Cat's Away • The Plowboy • The Karnival Kid • Mickey's Follies • Mickey's Choo-Choo • Wild Waves 1930s The Cactus Kid • The Fire Fighters • The Shindig • The Gorilla Mystery • The Picnic • Pioneer Days • The Birthday Party • Traffic Troubles • The Delivery Boy • Mickey Steps Out • Blue Rhythm • The Barnyard Broadcast • The Beach Party • Mickey Cuts Up • Mickey's Orphans • The Grocery Boy • Barnyard Olympics • Mickey's Revue • Musical Farmer • Mickey in Arabia • Mickey's Nightmare • The Whoopee Party • Touchdown Mickey • The Wayward Canary • The Klondike Kid • Building a Building • Mickey's Pal Pluto • Mickey's Mellerdrammer • Ye Olden Days • The Mail Plot • Mickey's Mechanical Man • Mickey's Gala Premier • Puppy Love • The Pet Store • The Steeple Chase • Shanghaied • Camping Out • Mickey's Steamroller • Two-Gun Mickey • On Ice • Mickey's Rival • Hawaiian Holiday • Brave Little Tailor • Mickey's Surprise Party 1940s The Little Whirlwind • The Nifty Nineties • Mickey's Birthday Party • First Aiders • Bath Day • Figaro and Frankie • Mickey's Delayed Date • Pluto's Sweater 1950s-Present Pluto and the Gopher • Runaway Brain • Electric Holiday • Get a Horse! See Also Totally Minnie • Minnie's Bow-Toons