Talk:Mickey Mouse

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Television and later films

In the 1950s, Mickey became more known for his appearances on television, particularly with the Mickey Mouse Club. Many of his theatrical cartoon shorts were rereleased on television series such as Ink & Paint Club, various forms of the Walt Disney anthology television series, and on home video. Mickey returned to theatrical animation in 1983 with Mickey's Christmas Carol, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in which Mickey played Bob Cratchit. This was followed up in 1990 with The Prince and the Pauper. Throughout the decades, Mickey Mouse competed with Warner Bros.' Bugs Bunny for animated popularity. But in 1988, in a historic moment in motion picture history, the two rivals finally shared screen time in the Robert Zemeckis Disney/Amblin film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Disney and Warner signed an agreement stating that each character had exactly the same amount of screen time, right down to the micro-second. Similar to his animated inclusion into a live-action film on Roger Rabbit, Mickey made a featured cameo appearance in the 1990 television special The Muppets at Walt Disney World where he met Kermit the Frog. The two are established in the story as having been old friends. The Muppets have otherwise spoofed and referenced Mickey over a dozen times since the 1970s. Eventually, The Muppets were purchased by the Walt Disney Company in 2004. Mickey appeared on several animated logos for Walt Disney Home Entertainment, starting with the "Neon Mickey" logo and then to the "Sorcerer Mickey" logos used for regular and Classics release titles. His most recent theatrical cartoon short was 1995's short Runaway Brain, while in 1999–2004, he appeared in made-for-video features, like Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas; Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers; and the computer-animated Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas. Many television programs have centered around Mickey, such as the recent ABC shows Mickey Mouse Works (1999—2000), Disney's House of Mouse (2001—2003) and the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–present). Prior to all these, Mickey was also featured as an unseen character in the Bonkers episode "You Oughta Be In Toons".

Feature film

Mickey has recently been announced to star in two films. One is a live-action/CGI hybrid film based on the Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, while the other is a film idea pitched by Walt Disney Animation Studios veteran Burny Mattinson centering around Mickey, Donald and Goofy. If greenlit, it will be the 54th film in the Disney Animated Features canon and the first starring Mickey and his friends.

Norcross1991 (talk) 16:37, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

I can't add the first para, because you didn't give any references. I'll add the referenced parts of the second, per WP:BRD.  Chzz  ►  22:50, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

"Mickey Mouse" as meaning "good" in Australia, instead of as a pejorative

Can someone please add to the section concerning "Mickey Mouse" as a pejorative, concerning the fact that it may mean "good" in Australia, that this is due to rhyming slang - "Mickey mouse" is rhyming slang for "grouse", hence meaning good. Urban dictionary is a reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=grouse&defid=5355536 . This will help to explain why it apparently can mean the opposite to what one would expect with all the other text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.214.168.191 (talk) 12:35, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Original thought??

Examine this sentence:

If greenlit, the latter will probably be the 54th or 55th full-length theatrical animated feature in the canon, and the third starring Mickey and his friends, after Fantasia and Fun & Fancy Free.

First, note the word "probably". This means that it isn't definite. We also note the meaning of the phrase "54th or 55th". We know the sequence:

• 51. Winnie-the-Pooh
• 52. Wreck-It Ralph
• 53. Frozen

This means that if this film immediately follows Frozen, it will be 54th. But we don't know whether it will be before or after King of the Elves, so we don't know if it's the 54th or 55th. Georgia guy (talk) 19:29, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Odd as it sounds, Wikipedia would require a source confirming that one plus one equals two. Unfortunately, this entire sentence violates WP:OR in a number of ways. First of all, how many encyclopedia articles do you know that use the word "probably"? This sentence should be a source for facts, not speculation. Second, the sentence makes a guess on how many films have featured Mickey and company ... especially since it left out Fantasia 2000. In other words, if we don't know, we shouldn't attempt to guess or speculate. --McDoobAU93 19:36, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Is it possible that it might actually be the 63rd?? Any film in the canon whose release date was at least 4 years after an old estimate?? Georgia guy (talk) 19:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Forgive my boneheadedness, but I'm not sure I completely understand your statement. Theoretically, it's possible that the Mickey Mouse feature could be delayed for years and not get released until much later, just as Frozen has been in and out of production over the last few years. Same with King of the Elves. --McDoobAU93 19:46, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

The keyword is probably. We will eventually find out when we get closer to its release date. Georgia guy (talk) 19:49, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

That is correct, but the presence of "probably" does not prevent a statement from being labeled as original thought. --McDoobAU93 19:54, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

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