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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

This is a heartwarming little tale where Mickey and Pluto play music and serenade to passersby for change during Christmastime. Even though they're low in cash and hungry, Mickey still decides to take drastic measures to ensure that a group of orphans he saw in a dilapidated home is given Christmas gifts. This is real charmer, will tug at your heartstrings, and will definitely make your feel the Christmas spirit of giving. There's also some other fun in the story as well, with a bratty kid and Pluto trying to escape him. Also, there's a satisfactory feeling of seeing the brat getting disciplined and a touching scene where Pluto gets reunited with Mickey. A great cartoon!Grade A

"Mickey's Good Deed" is a 7.5-minute cartoon from 1932, so this one has its 85th anniversary this year already and it is one of the uncountable directorial efforts by Burt Gillett with Pinto Colvig and Walt Disney in charge of the voice acting and this is actually from the year when Disney won his first Oscar. It is a black-and-white cartoon still, but that is really the only thing keeping it away from the greatness of the Golden Age of Animation. This film really succeeded in his own right and it is an amazing watch for the holidays especially. Its greatest success is the emotional impact really, be it the difference between the rich and poor people's home, Mickey's sacrifice, the way he sits next to the snow Pluto near the end or the touching reunion. There is so much heart in this one here. Sure you can find flaws if you look closely enough for them like how nobody recognizes Santa Mouse despite all the noise he's making, but don't be a Grinch! The music was pretty wonderful too. Without a doubt, this is among the very best 1932 has to offer and I am not just talking about cartoons, but about all films here. I highly recommend the watch.

When this Mickey Mouse cartoon began, I was absolutely blown away by the backgrounds and the animation. The snow scene was positively gorgeous, even if it was in black & white. The care and detail given to this was quite impressive. As for the story, it's a bit thick and schmaltzy. Depending on your tolerance for such stuff will strongly impact your enjoyment of "Mickey's Good Deed".The short begins with Mickey and Pluto out in the snow serenading folks in order to earn some money for Christmas. But, Mickey's musical instrument gets broken and they both are starving. Mickey also knows of a woman with 10 kids who must do without this Christmas. So, in desperation, Mickey sells Pluto(!!) to a rich guy whose brat wants Pluto. The Christmas is a success for the family but Mickey is heartbroken. Eventually, though, the brat tires of Pluto and he runs away--right into the arms of Mickey.Hmmm...now that I type this out, it really DOES sound really syrupy. Still, it's quite entertaining and well made.

Just saw Mickey's Good Deed on YouTube. In this one, Mickey reluctantly agrees to sell his dog to a rich man's bratty son in order to buy presents for a poor cat family that ran over his bass violin. Having equal parts humor and pathos (loved the Jimmy Durante Jack-in-the-Box), this is a winning animated short from Walt Disney Productions from the early '30s. What a wonderful first Christmas cartoon from the House of Mouse. While the rich kid was indeed pretty cruel to Pluto, I felt sorry for him when his father spanked him. Nothing more to say except that this Mickey Mouse, far from being the corporate symbol he is presented as today, is very much a Depression-era character whose only companion is his faithful dog he loves unconditionally. Merry Chirstmas, Mickey and Pluto.