Mickey Down Under is a 1948 Disney animated cartoon, that was released on March 19, 1948 and stars Mickey Mouse and Pluto.
Synopsis[]
Mickey's in Australia, driving Pluto crazy with a boomerang and getting involved in chaos when he encounters a giant ostrich and tries to steal her egg.
Characters[]
- Mickey Mouse (voiced by Jimmy MacDonald)
- Pluto (voiced by Jimmy MacDonald)
- Esther the Ostrich (voiced by Jimmy MacDonald)
Releases[]
Television[]
- The Mickey Mouse Club, October 1, 1957
- Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #56
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #16
- Vacationing with Mickey and Friends
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #58
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #49
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.54: "More Goin' to the Birds"
- Have a Laugh!, episode #17
Home video[]
VHS
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions II: Life with Mickey'
- Everybody Loves Mickey
DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color: Volume Two
- It's a Small World of Fun, Volume One
- Have a Laugh!: Volume 4
- Everybody Loves Mickey
- Bonus on The Rescuers Down Under
Streaming[]
Have a Laugh! changes[]
The following scenes were deleted from the short release due to time constraints:
- Mickey using the boomerang to bring down a banana, which Pluto eats.
- The extended struggle between Pluto and the boomerang, up to the moment where Pluto catches it in his mouth.
- Pluto trying to shake the boomerang out of his mouth.
- The ostrich trying to shake Mickey off her leg.
Trivia[]
- This is the first time that Jimmy MacDonald voices Mickey without Walt Disney's help.
- Some of Mickey's dialogue during his encounter with the ostrich are archived recordings of Walt Disney from Mickey's Delayed Date: "Cheerio!", "Okay?", "No?", and "Better?"
- During the opening titles, Mickey whistles the theme from the Pluto cartoons.
- The Buena Vista logo uses drum sounds before the cartoon starts.
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