This is an early Mickey Mouse short produced by the Disney studio. There will be spoilers ahead:
This short is almost plot less, unless you consider the playing of a football game stranger than the game the Marx Brothers played in Horse Feathers (both done, interestingly enough, in the same year) a plot.
Mickey's Manglers trail Pete's Alley Cats by two scores late in the game (the score is 82-96, which indicates that defense has been an afterthought). Most of the short is focused on the field, though there are scenes with the band and the crowd. There's a beautiful bit with a section of chickens spelling out "M-I-C-K-E-Y" in a very odd and colorful way! The gags are for the most part variations on how Mickey and his team move the ball, score, take the ball from the Alley Cats, move the ball and score again. The methods of moving the ball are creative, to say the least.
The outcome of the game is never really seriously in doubt (the title, after all, is "Touchdown Mickey", not "Touchdown Pete") but it's fun seeing how they get there. It's a fun six minutes and change.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume One DVD set and the short and the set are both worth seeking out. Recommended.
This short is almost plot less, unless you consider the playing of a football game stranger than the game the Marx Brothers played in Horse Feathers (both done, interestingly enough, in the same year) a plot.
Mickey's Manglers trail Pete's Alley Cats by two scores late in the game (the score is 82-96, which indicates that defense has been an afterthought). Most of the short is focused on the field, though there are scenes with the band and the crowd. There's a beautiful bit with a section of chickens spelling out "M-I-C-K-E-Y" in a very odd and colorful way! The gags are for the most part variations on how Mickey and his team move the ball, score, take the ball from the Alley Cats, move the ball and score again. The methods of moving the ball are creative, to say the least.
The outcome of the game is never really seriously in doubt (the title, after all, is "Touchdown Mickey", not "Touchdown Pete") but it's fun seeing how they get there. It's a fun six minutes and change.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume One DVD set and the short and the set are both worth seeking out. Recommended.