Moving Day

Mickey and Donald are way behind in their rent money. Sheriff Pete (so tough he spits nails into the wall and hammers them in with his fist) wants his house back and decides to sell their furniture to make up for the debt. As soon as the mouse and duck start to pack up their meagre belongings all hell breaks loose, as it usually does in a Disney cartoon.

Ice Deliveryman Goofy is stalked by a runaway piano, Donald gets a plunger/goldfish bowl stuck on his behind and Mickey has trouble fitting everything into one suitcase. Obviously the Sheriff ain't so keen on this last minute buffoonery but he gets what he deserves in the end.

Mickey and Donald are six months behind in their rent, so Pete, the Sheriff, is having them evicted. He sets up a furniture sale to recoup the loss. Mickey decides they need to get out as soon as possible. Goofy, the ice man, comes along with his truck to help. From then on it's a series of wild events as they attempt to pack things up. Pretty typical plot but the animation is quite good and very colorful.

Moving Day is one of my favorite cartoons of all time, and it has always been. I remember this Mickey cartoon being my favorite of the 7 on the Mickey DVD I had(which I still have now). As a kid, I would be a fan of SpongeBob and Tom And Jerry, but I still had a heart for classic Disney. This short's plot is that Mickey and Donald are very late on paying rent, so in order to prevent Sheriff Pete from selling their items, they have to move as quick as possible(with the help of Goofy). The visual gags are frequently imaginative and hilarious, such as Goofy's trouble with a supposed possessed piano and Mickey trying to fit all the items into one suitcase. The vocal performances in this are top-notch, the most credit going towards Billy Bletcher as Pete. Also, the animation is still revolutionary today, 1936 or not. Overall, Moving Day is a consistently funny, great-looking, and extremely well- voiced cartoon that is hilarious fun no matter how old you are.

Walt Disney was famous for his fascination with butt jokes. We see it here. This cartoon has two extended jokes. One is a tussle between Goofy and an animated piano. Its among the best bits in early animation.

The other, longer piece was surely scripted by Walt. It has Donald in all sorts of butt-problem situations. Its more curious than funny. Where do jokes about rear ends come from? Donald was created pretty much for this purpose and most of his projects concern rear ends until Walt became obsessed with Disneyland and trains.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

My father had a copy of this on 8mm, which pleased me very much as a kid growing up to be able to see my own cartoons. As for the 8mm film, I still have it tucked away. However the big differences for me from this description: my copy is in B&W, not color as stated. Also, mine is silent -- the 8mm film projector we had didn't have any sound, and in addition I don't recall seeing any soundtrack band on the actual film -- I'll have to pull it cut of storage and look at it again to confirm. Plot is pretty much the same as described, with Goofy as the Ice delivery man, and the general mayhem around moving (especially around packing suitcases, great sight gag on the film when they over-pack the bags).