TV-G, 4 min.
Director: Clay Morrow
Writers: Derek Dressler,
Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, Aaron Springer
Voices: Chris
Diamantopoulos, Bill Farmer, Paul Rudish, Russi Taylor
I’m a big fan of the new set
of Mickey Mouse shorts that Disney has produced as interstitials for its
cartoon network programming. I’ve seen a few now, and they do a wonderful job
recapturing the original spirit of the Mickey Mouse shorts originally created
by Walt Disney himself. They’re more innocent than today’s cartoons, and yet
they’re indelibly clever. They’re bright and vibrant. They’re never too loud
and boisterous. At 17 and
counting, it seems the studio is also quite committed to them.
That being said, I wasn’t as
impressed with their latest, a Valentine’s Day episode, as I have been with
others. “Third Wheel” depicts a date between Mickey and Minnie that is crashed
by Goofy. Of course, Goofy’s presence makes an intimate romantic interlude
impossible for the mouse couple. It doesn’t help that Goofy doesn’t take hints;
and when he does understand that Mickey wants some romance with Minnie, he
makes things worse by trying to make them better.
Now, there’s nothing really
wrong with the premise here, although it does seem a little worn. Goofy does
border on becoming too loud and boisterous. I don’t know anything about the
design teams on these shorts. Perhaps there is a new one for each episode, but
it also seems as if Goofy’s design is getting a little out of hand. He’s almost
unrecognizable at first. One of the refreshing aspects of this series are the
simplified designs that bring the characters back to their origins. Goofy’s lines,
however seem to be criss-crossing too much in the facial features.
Watch the entire short below.
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