Mickey's Parrot

Mickey's Parrot
Mickey's Parrot
	Poster
Directed by	Ben Sharpsteen
Written by	Jack Kinney (uncredited)
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney; Lee Millar; Ernie Stanton
Music by	Leigh Harline; Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Frenchy de Trémaudan; Louie Schmittt; Chuck Couch; Eddie Strickland; Clyde Geronimi; Paul Satterfield; Archie Robin; Don Patterson
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	September 9, 1938;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mickey's Parrot is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on September 9, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmittt, Chuck Couch, Eddie Strickland, Clyde Geronimi, Paul Satterfield, Archie Robin, Don Patterson. It was the 102nd short in the Mickey Mouse film series to be released, and the fourth for that year.^[2]

Plot

In this short, a talking parrot escapes from a truck and enters the home of Mickey and Pluto, who hear news of a killer on the loose, and mistake the parrot for the killer.

Voice cast

Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
Pluto: Lee Millar
Parrot: Ernie Stanton
Radio announcer: unknown^[1]

Releases

1938 - original theatrical release
1957 - The Mickey Mouse Club, episode #3.24 (TV)
c. 1972 - The Mouse Factory, episode #1.7: "Water Sports" (TV)
c. 1983 - Good Morning, Mickey!, episode No. 1 (TV)
1989 - The Magical World of Disney, episode #33.15: "Mickey's Happy Valentine Special" (TV)
c. 1992 - Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode No. 16 (TV)
c. 1992 - Donald's Quack Attack, episode No. 34 (TV)
1998 - The Ink and Paint Club, episode #39: "Minnie Mouse" (TV)
2011 - Have a Laugh!, episode No. 25 (TV)

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.^[3]

Additional releases include:

1981 - "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume Three" (VHS)
1989 - "Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" (VHS)

References

^ ^a ^b Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Mickey Mouse in Living Color DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.