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Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

I was looking for a symbolthat would represent every man

I was looking for a symbol
that would represent every man

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I was looking for a symbol that would represent every man.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:09
Uploaded
Mar 30, 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.
Part of the factor was his innocence. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
Part of the factor was his innocence.
By that point, Mickey really had become an emblem of what America stood for. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
By that point, Mickey really had become an emblem of what Am...
But America is changing during that time, and in that short film, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
But America is changing during that time, and in that short ...
By that point, we're so identified with Mickey, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:11
By that point, we're so identified with Mickey,
Every version of Mickey is a version of all of us. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
Every version of Mickey is a version of all of us.
And in the 1960s, America began to ask questions about itself, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:13
And in the 1960s, America began to ask questions about itsel...
Just like Mickey's shorts in the '30s where Mickey's performing in blackface, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:14
Just like Mickey's shorts in the '30s where Mickey...
But it's difficult to see Mickey part of that conversation. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
But it's difficult to see Mickey part of that conversat...
It's a disconnection that happens as a viewer when I'm faced with that… - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
It's a disconnection that happens as a viewer when I�...
It's hard to watch those Mickey shorts with our eyes today. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
It's hard to watch those Mickey shorts with our eyes to...
…is to ignore, to hide, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
…is to ignore, to hide,
He speaks to the racism within our own society. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
He speaks to the racism within our own society.
It's easy to say, "It is what it is." - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
It's easy to say, "It is what it is."
But given the cultural power that Walt had, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
But given the cultural power that Walt had,
Clearly, in these moments, he's not loving all of us. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Clearly, in these moments, he's not loving all of us.
And here is Mickey's official 50th anniversary portrait. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:11
And here is Mickey's official 50th anniversary portrait...
Mickey's physical appearance has changed somewhat - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:21
Mickey's physical appearance has changed somewhat
And over the years, Mickey's tastes have changed as well. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
And over the years, Mickey's tastes have changed as wel...
But Mickey Mouse seems to stay up with the times, and in the area of music, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:11
But Mickey Mouse seems to stay up with the times, and in the...
Mickey is truly iconic in the sense that he cannot be beaten. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Mickey is truly iconic in the sense that he cannot be beaten...