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Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

This migration to the suburbs, variously estimated asfrom 40 to 80 million people. Many...

This migration to the suburbs, variously estimated as
from 40 to 80 million people. Many people complain about
the post-war Mickeys being domesticated, but Walt Disney
is a very different person

Full Transcript

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This migration to the suburbs,
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variously estimated as from 40 to 80 million people.
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Many people complain about the post-war Mickeys
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being domesticated, but Walt Disney is a very different person.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:25
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.
Walt has a suburban house, has a very set, conservative life, really. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
Walt has a suburban house, has a very set, conservative life...
And he's a person now who's gone through nervous breakdowns, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
And he's a person now who's gone through nervous b...
He gets involved in HUAC - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
He gets involved in HUAC
It makes him a much more contained character than he was in the early years. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
It makes him a much more contained character than he was in ...
We wanna feel safe. We wanna feel familiar and protected. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
We wanna feel safe. We wanna feel familiar and protected.
- 1953 was his last short, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
- 1953 was his last short,
He acquired a decent house and a mortgage, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
He acquired a decent house and a mortgage,
There is a continuing trend to more time off, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:20
There is a continuing trend to more time off,
When I first saw these, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
When I first saw these,
The new 1955 Rambler offers complete year-round air conditioning. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:17
The new 1955 Rambler offers complete year-round air conditio...
Apparently, they had made a few commercials before Walt saw them. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
Apparently, they had made a few commercials before Walt saw ...
What had happened was, a fan had written to him saying, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:15
What had happened was, a fan had written to him saying,
That's not Mickey. We're not doing that anymore." - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
That's not Mickey. We're not doing that anymore.&q...
Walt was getting so busy - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
Walt was getting so busy
And doing that falsetto voice of Mickey was becoming harder. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
And doing that falsetto voice of Mickey was becoming harder.
You know, you could-- you could do this for a living. You sound just like him. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
You know, you could-- you could do this for a living. You so...
Uh, it starts with him walking through the halls of the animation studio - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
Uh, it starts with him walking through the halls of the anim...
So, why don't you go through it, and we'll see what we get. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
So, why don't you go through it, and we'll see wha...
Try another one where you're just a little more casual, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Try another one where you're just a little more casual,
Those are great. Try one more that's just a, "Hmm." - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:10
Those are great. Try one more that's just a, "Hmm....