Mickey's Fire Brigade is a color Mickey Mouse short released in 1935.
Synopsis[]
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy are firefighters responding to a hotel fire. Mickey drives a contemporary style hook-and-ladder fire truck, Donald is standing on the stack of ladders on the truck shouting "Fire! Fire! Fire!", while Goofy is steering the rear of the truck.
The three fire fighters arrive at the hotel and go to work. However, the fire and smoke have a mind of their own and the three fail in every attempt to put out the fire and save the furniture.
Finally, Mickey realizes that there is a woman upstairs. They find Clarabelle Cow locked in the bathroom taking a bath and singing to herself, unaware that the hotel is on fire. After Goofy unsuccessfully warns her through the transom, Mickey and Donald break the door down using Goofy as a battering ram. Clarabelle is alarmed and thinks that Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are kidnappers. As Clarabelle is screaming for the police and hitting them with her scrub brush, the three firefighters lift the bathtub, with Clarabelle still in it, and shove it out the window.
Clarabelle sails through the air in her tub and slides down a ladder to the ground. The three firefighters then land in the bathtub and Clarabelle still hits them with her scrub brush.
Voice cast[]
- Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse
- Clarence Nash - Donald Duck
- Pinto Colvig - Goofy
- Elvia Allman - Clarabelle Cow
Trivia[]
- Mickey had previously appeared as a firefighter with Horace Horsecollar in The Fire Fighters, where he was tasked with rescuing Minnie Mouse.
- At one point, some little flames dance on the piano keys and play "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories uses a Sleight called Wild Crush, where Sora and Donald use Goofy as a battering ram to damage enemies just like Mickey and Donald using Goofy to break down the bathroom door to save Clarabelle.
- There's a pencil test version of this cartoon that can be found on DVD and Youtube.
Releases[]
Television[]
- The Mickey Mouse Club, October 31, 1956
- Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #36
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #33
- Goofy's Guide to Success
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #59: "Clarabelle and Horace"
Home video[]
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Mickey's Crazy Careers (VHS)
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Special Edition: Fun on the Job! (VHS)
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Special Edition: Happy Summer Days / Fun on the Job! / The Goofy World of Sports (Laserdisc)
- Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 1 (DVD)
- Disney Toon Pals: Mickey (VHS)
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