So many vintage Mickey Mouse cartoons, so much to get worked up about! This week’s show begins Lisa and Jennifer discussing the sadistic side of Steamboat Willie, and concludes with Jennifer and The Watchamacallit musing about their experiences in London (the real one, not Epcot).
Would the early Mickey Mouse be more comfortable in New Orleans’ French Quarter than Disneyland? Here’s a picture Jennifer snapped a couple weeks ago on Bourbon Street.
…And a few pictures from London’s Imperial War Museum:
Mickey Mouse Gas Mask (right), Imperial War Museum
- Big Bad Wolf, pictured on side of British bomber, Imperial War Museum (photo credit Collateral Damage)
And check out the BBC if you want more info on this little fellow:
Potato Pete, as seen at the Imperial War Museum, photo here from the BBC
Robert from Always Disney just left a comment on our DisFriends group identifying the cartoon The Watchamacallit and I were talking about, where Mickey pulls a gun on Donald. It’s called “Symphony Hour,” and it’s available on YouTube.
I just knew somebody out there would have the name!
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