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Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

And we're able to keep him alive, and we're doing it in the waythat Mickey should be done

And we're able to keep him alive, and we're doing it in the way
that Mickey should be done

Full Transcript

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And we're able to keep him alive,
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and we're doing it in the way that Mickey should be done.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:10
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Tremolo Productions,ABC News Studios

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Movie Summary

Mickey Mouse is one of the most enduring symbols in our history. Those three simple circles take on meaning for virtually everyone on the planet.
The character of Mickey, the personality of Mickey-- - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
The character of Mickey, the personality of Mickey--
And if people recognize that, you know, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
And if people recognize that, you know,
And those early animators, as crude as it was, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
And those early animators, as crude as it was,
Well, Walt, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Well, Walt,
That's why we feel justified in putting one million dollars into it. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
That's why we feel justified in putting one million dol...
In terms of animation, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
In terms of animation,
You know, it makes me dizzy to think of the millions of drawings - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
You know, it makes me dizzy to think of the millions of draw...
And so, the studio goes from a small group to 300 people. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
And so, the studio goes from a small group to 300 people.
And that change really transforms the studio. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
And that change really transforms the studio.
No longer can Walt be involved in every Mickey short. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
No longer can Walt be involved in every Mickey short.
His entire focus shifts over to Snow White. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
His entire focus shifts over to Snow White.
Snow White was not taking place in the same universe that Mickey lived in. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Snow White was not taking place in the same universe that Mi...
He's always right there by Walt's side whenever he takes on a new enthusiasm. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
He's always right there by Walt's side whenever he...
Mickey Mouse is probably the most difficult character to ink - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:15
Mickey Mouse is probably the most difficult character to ink
Your job as an inker is translating the animator's work onto the cel. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
Your job as an inker is translating the animator's work...
You don't have any room to go outside of that. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
You don't have any room to go outside of that.
They say it takes about 15 years of consistent inking-- - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:11
They say it takes about 15 years of consistent inking--
There's only a few of us in the Ink and Paint department now, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
There's only a few of us in the Ink and Paint departmen...
The thousands of pencil drawings - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:25
The thousands of pencil drawings
When what they were accomplishing was mind-blowing. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
When what they were accomplishing was mind-blowing.