Mickey's Good Deed

For many, this will be an unhappy short, as it has "cruel" slapstick and Mickey Mouse and Pluto are often sad. Other people will find it funny because they will like slapstick. Some people will love it because it is beautiful and emotional.

In this Mickey is trying to earn money at Christmastime with some music, with Pluto as (probably) his only companion. Meanwhile, a spoilt and horrible toddler spots Pluto out the window and declares, "I WANT DOGGY!" Later (when poor Mickey's instrument is broken) he sees a poor family with no Christmas merriment and Mickey is determined to do something...

This short is emotional, beautiful, sad, well-animated, well-plotted and exciting in places. Good for any Mickey Mouse fan and good for people who are not too upset by sad and emotional things. If you are particularly a despiser of upsetting slapstick (especially with the lovely Mickey Mouse), this is not the thing for you. Otherwise, you will (almost definitely) enjoy the lovely "Mickey's Good Deed" for this coming Christmas day!

This is a very touching cartoon and it was made during the depths of the Depression. The ending scene saves the cartoon but still leaves you with a tear in your eye.

Mickey and Pluto are poverty stricken themselves. Mickey plays the cello while Pluto sings, but people only throw screws and nails in their bucket. At some point the cello is destroyed and they are truly destitute. Mickey is forced to sell Pluto to a rich family where their bratty child never has enough. During this time he comes to a house where the father is in prison and the little cat children have nothing. So he takes the Pluto money and buys them gifts anonymously. It's quite a touching film.

Mickey Mouse and his dog, Pluto, are playing Christmas-carols. Nearby, a spoiled brat wants a dog for Christmas. Mickey sells Pluto to the spoiled brat, and uses the money to buy Christmas-presents for a poor family. These are the kind of movies that made Disney the leading cartoon-creating company in the world, and is worth seeing over and over again, and is a warmhearted classic that everybody will love. 10/10

Mickey's Good Deed is just beautiful, with a beautiful message and lovely music. I also think it is a long forgotten treasure, that I am glad I have seen. The animation, in black and white is very good indeed. Yes I know, that by today's standards that Mickey looks odd, but in the 30s that's what he looked like. I didn't know Walt Disney voiced Mickey, he did it so wonderfully you would have never guessed it was him. The music is so beautiful, I cried at its beauty, especially in the more emotional scenes, and believe me, it was emotional at times. Actually seeing the mother crying, and the children sleeping in such poor housing conditions, not able to enjoy Christmas, broke my heart, as it reminded me that there are people in this world that aren't able to appreciate Christmas as much as we do, and I will admit that even I underestimate the true meaning of Christmas. The story is simple, Mickey and Pluto trying to earn money on Christmas eve, to have a proper Christmas. A family with a very spoilt son wants to buy Pluto for him, but Mickey refuses, but when he comes across the poor family, he decides until he's done the good deed, Pluto is to stay with them. Pluto is treated badly, and is thrown out of the house, and the two friends are reunited. Overall, a heart-warming gem, that I will watch again and again. 10/10 Bethany Cox.