TV-G, 4 min.
Director/Writer: Paul Rudish
Voices: Chris
Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer
“Ghoul Friend” is a new
Disney short from their Emmy-winning series “Mickey Mouse”, which produces new
classic style Disney cartoons to run as fillers between Disney Channel shows. “Ghoul
Friend” would be their Halloween entry which premiered last week, although I
stumbled upon it on the website Zombie Apocalypse Monthly.
Why would a Mickey Mouse
cartoon be featured in a link on a website called Zombie Apocalypse Monthly you
ask? Quite simply, because Goofy has joined the zombie craze that has been
sweeping the entertainment industry. Before I first watched the episode, I
figured it was a fan made spoof or something. I didn’t realize it was a genuine
Disney article. I’m so glad it is too, because that yielded something different
than I had expected from a three-minute cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse and an
undead Goofy.
The story finds Mickey
driving through a dark forest when his car breaks down. He tries to fix it, but
doesn’t have the right tools. Then he senses another presence and we see a
zombified Goofy standing in the background. I won’t reveal just where it goes,
but I will say it isn’t the cynical look at beloved childhood characters I
expected. It stays within the spirit of classic Disney cartoons, despite Goofy’s
unfortunate condition.
It’s great to see Disney
returning to its roots in a way that new generations can experience what
classic cartoons were like. Incorporating modern pop culture into classic style
animation helps to make this style of animation more accessible to modern
audiences. I’m sorry Goofy had to die to make it all happen, though.
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