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Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

This total abstraction is probably the most universal symbolever created by man or mouse

This total abstraction is probably the most universal symbol
ever created by man or mouse

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This total abstraction
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is probably the most universal symbol ever created by man or mouse.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:39
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.
Three simple circles, a quarter and two dimes. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Three simple circles, a quarter and two dimes.
And it's recognizable the world over. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
And it's recognizable the world over.
What I've collected is simply the history of this phenomenon. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
What I've collected is simply the history of this pheno...
So, I think, if an archaeologist was to find this place - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:13
So, I think, if an archaeologist was to find this place
I have to tell you about this mouse that will change your life. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
I have to tell you about this mouse that will change your li...
White gloves, black fur, I guess it would be. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
White gloves, black fur, I guess it would be.
I think that they're dating because there's no ring on them. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
I think that they're dating because there's no rin...
And then his other friends are Daisy… - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
And then his other friends are Daisy…
Not to be confused with Goofy, because Goofy is also sort of a dog, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:08
Not to be confused with Goofy, because Goofy is also sort of...
In the world's film capital is the studio that stands as a monument - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:19
In the world's film capital is the studio that stands a...
First thing I did when I got a little money, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
First thing I did when I got a little money,
Art schools that existed then worked with the static figure. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Art schools that existed then worked with the static figure.
Now, we were dealing in motion, movement and the flow of movement. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
Now, we were dealing in motion, movement and the flow of mov...
The flow of things, you know? Action. Reaction. All of that. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:05
The flow of things, you know? Action. Reaction. All of that.
And out of that school would come the artists that now make up my staff here. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
And out of that school would come the artists that now make ...
And more than that, - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
And more than that,
The great thinkers, the great artists are all stepping back - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:09
The great thinkers, the great artists are all stepping back
What is the power behind this character? - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
What is the power behind this character?
I think Mickey appeals for a lot of different reasons. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:06
I think Mickey appeals for a lot of different reasons.
But if I had to pick one, it's the way he moves. - Mickey: The Story of a Mouse 00:07
But if I had to pick one, it's the way he moves.