Disney

In “The Gorilla Mystery,” Mickey and Minnie mostly fail to take the escape of a homicidal gorilla seriously because of music, naturally. Please watch this on YT, and leave a comment offering a dramatic monologue from the POV of the mysterious Gorilla. Continue reading

This is, I suspect, the only Mickey Mouse cartoon to depict a prison riot. Continue reading

John and Samantha react to another classic Mickey Mouse cartoon. As in Gallopin’ Gaucho (1928), The Cactus Kid (1930) once again shows Mickey Mouse entering a bar at which Minnie Mouse presides. A lecherous Pete shows up and commits crimes. Continue reading

Ub Iwerks’s “Fiddlesticks” was released on August 16, 1930, not especially long after a suspiciously similar cartoon, Mickey Mouse’s “Fiddlin’ Around,” released on March 14, 1930. Samantha and John meet Flip the Frog and have … thoughts. Continue reading

In this cartoon, Mickey is classical violinist who suffers surreal extremes of emotional upset and musical instrument breakage. Is Mickey Mouse crying over Ub Iwerk’s departure from the Disney company? Quite possibly. Directed by Walt Disney and animated by anonymous animators, “Fiddlin’ Around” was released on March 6, 1930. Continue reading

The Drunken Odyssey is devoted to writing, generally, and the writing of capital-L literature, specifically, so why are we reacting to and commenting on Disney? In part, because John King can’t help it, and because Samantha Nickerson is indulgent. Continue reading

Mickey Mouse against hosts a variety show as John and Samantha react. Mickey should be more careful around aggressive pianos. Continue reading

John introduces Samantha to the first cartoon (only cartoon) in which Mickey Mouse sings. There’s also a Punch and Judy show and an opera singer. Continue reading