The Mickey Mouse cast of characters has existed
for a really REALLY long time, almost 100 years in fact. And in that time, they have gone
through quite a number of major iterations from the iconic to the critically acclaimed
to the entirely forgettable. So, naturally, that begs the question: what’s the best version
of every single Mickey Mouse character? Alright, great, that’s the setup, don’t really see
why it needs to be any longer than that.
Some housekeeping before we properly begin,
I’m not going to analyze every iteration of every character, I’m only going to be focusing
on the contenders for the best version mostly for time’s sake but also because I just don’t feel
particularly qualified to do a full comprehensive history of some of these guys. I know the broad
strokes, but the details are hazy at best, so we’ll stay focused on the task at hand.
Speaking of my qualifications, I’ve seen a lot of Mickey Mouse content but definitely not
everything, not by a long shot. I’ve seen all the movies… I think… pretty sure. As for shorts,
I’ve been exposed to a lot of the major ones through these DVD collections I’ve had for my
entire childhood which pretty handily covers the most iconic stuff. If you’ve seen any of my
other content you’re probably somewhat familiar with what 21st century Mickey Mouse content
I’ve consumed so I won’t get into that again. And in any case the entire concept of the “best
version” of a character is not strictly defined or anything. This is ultimately an opinion
piece and if your opinion differs from mine, great! Leave a comment about it, I’ll read it.
So, to start off, let’s get what I feel is the most obvious one out of the way: Scrooge McDuck.
Yeah, when I said every Mickey Mouse character, I was not just talking about the main 6, we are
going all the way with this… or at least as much as I can manage. Also, just for funsies, I’ll
have a text blurb at the start of each of these covering when the character first appeared and all
the main voice actors they’ve had. Anyway, yeah, it’s the DuckTales reboot, the best version
of Scrooge is from the DuckTales reboot, and you can’t realistically convince me of
anything else. The only real competition is Mickey’s Christmas Carol which, to be fair,
is great, and the original DuckTales which the reboot improved upon in pretty much every way so
why is this even a conversation. I could go on a big rant about how strong his character is in this
show, the interesting places his arc goes, how his relationship with his family feels more real than
ever before, but I don’t wanna dwell too long on these obvious ones, we’ve got a lot of characters
to get through. Also, I want to make a DuckTales episode ranking someday, and I don’t wanna blow
my load on talking about this show too early.
But, while we’re here, might as well also cover
the triplets: Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, because their best versions are also very obviously
the DuckTales reboot. Generally speaking, I pretty much completely ruled out any iteration
of these characters where they were just the same guy copied and pasted with different colors. That
only really leaves Quack Pack… no… and DuckTales so even if I didn’t adore this show and everything
it does, DuckTales probably still would’ve won. I could understand people potentially finding these
iterations of the characters annoying in certain ways, but honestly being annoying was kind of the
shtick of the classic versions so it’s fine. Also, little side project of the video, I do want to
say what I think the best version of certain character dynamics are, you know, cuz how the
characters play off each other is a big part of them. Surprise, surprise, I think the triplet’s
relationships with each other and with Scrooge are the best in DuckTales, but this question will get
more interesting as we go. One last tangent, it seems like they’ve yet to commit to a modern voice
for these guys since the passing of Russi Taylor, but I remembered that when they did flashback
episodes in DuckTales with young Donald, they used the classic triplet voice and the most recent time
they did that was after Russi Taylor’s passing so Cristina Vee did the voice. I dunno if this
is an official replacement or just a temporary one-off thing but I thought it was interesting.
Alright, we’re staying on DuckTales for another entry, and don’t worry, we’re gonna give this
one all the time it deserves. It’s the big one: Donald Duck. Honestly, not really sure what the
runner-up pick would be here. If anything, I’d think some of Donald’s oldest series of cartoons
would be the next best thing, but DuckTales just absolutely takes the cake. Donald in this series
gets so much more to work with than he ever has before. He’s the single guardian of the triplets
and the show takes that role very seriously. Donald is a responsible parent looking out for the
best interests of his kids. And you’d think that you’d lose something there right? These characters
can often be used to fill whatever roles the story requires of them and in Donald’s case that
tends to mean changing his personality pretty substantially cuz his whole thing is he’s an
angry, irritable guy. So, in things like Mickey’s Christmas Carol, they kinda have to sanitize him
in a way. But DuckTales doesn’t really do that. Yes, Donald is a responsible parent, but he’s
still Donald. He still goes into fits of berserker rage, he has terrible luck, he can be irritable and kind
of a jerk. The show doesn’t ignore these aspects of his character to make him more likeable
or fill the role of a responsible parent, they take those elements and find a way to build
off of them. There’s a great episode in season 2 where it’s revealed that Donald’s been going to
therapy for his anger issues. They apparently stem from this idea that the world is out to get him,
almost certainly a biproduct of his terrible luck, and that no one understands him… do I need to
explain that one? As much as I’m sure he’d love for his anger to just go away, it’s not that
easy, so instead he’s worked with his therapist to find a healthier outlet for his anger, and
that outlet is protecting his kids from danger. That’s so GOOD. And his general irritability and
tendency to be a dick… well, that reminds me of how he interacts with Scrooge throughout, like,
all of season 1. Trying to avoid spoilers here, but Scrooge did a bad thing and Donald has held
a grudge against him for 10 years. Only after an entire season of passive-aggressiveness towards
Scrooge does he finally realize that he’s kinda being an annoyingly bitter baby about the whole
thing. And it’s a great moment punctuated by the triplets very genuinely thanking and appreciating
Donald for all that he’s done for them. So yeah, best Donald and, unsurprisingly, I think this
also stands as the best relationship Donald has with Scrooge and the triplets. But there’s one
other important Donald relationship we haven’t covered and that’s his romantic relationship.
Daisy Duck is a surprisingly interesting character. Of the main six members of the
Mickey Mouse gang, I feel like she’s the one that gets the least attention, but despite that
her character has always felt very well-defined. She’s the sassy, pragmatic, “I’m not mad, I’m just
disappointed” foil to Donald’s extreme emotions. Even though she does fairly regularly get very
mad. It’s funny how much their relationship contrasts with the lovey-dovey standard of Mickey
and Minnie. Donald and Daisy probably aren’t good for each other in most iterations. Donald is an
angry cry-baby and Daisy basically has to act like his mom all the time. At times I wonder why
she even keeps him around since she has a bit of an “I’m too good for you” attitude about her.
DuckTales takes this and turns it on its head mainly just because Donald is a lot more mature
now and Daisy can actually appreciate him on his level instead of constantly needing to talk down
to him. Donald’s extreme emotion becomes a great compliment to her more controlled nature. But
something really interesting is this one episode where we get to see Donald and Daisy have a proper
date and they actually almost slip back into a bit of their old patterns. Donald exhibits a certain
level of immaturity and Daisy… backs out. She quits. She doesn’t want to have a relationship
like this. Bit of a metanarrative moment, almost like the show saying they don’t want to
make Donald and Daisy toxic again. Of course, it all works out by the end, honestly, I wish
they explored this a bit more, but it makes for a very interesting place to see these characters
get to. So, yeah, I’d say DuckTales has the best Donald and Daisy relationship, but I’m hesitant
to say it has the best Daisy. She just doesn’t get quite enough screentime for her to really
stand out as “the best.” I wanna stay on the DuckTales train for a bit longer here, so we’ll
come back to Daisy later in the video, we’ll see what comes up as we go through everyone else.
Alright, let’s finish out the extended Donald Duck cast here with a couple of quickies. For the
record, I’m trying to keep this somewhat contained so I won’t be including characters like Webby or
Launchpad who were introduced in and only really appear in TV series. In fact, you can consider
our arbitrary cutoff for characters to include to be 1961. Why? Cuz that was the year that gave
us Ludwig von Drake. Yeah, remember him? I don’t have a great sampling of Ludwig von Drake material
to work with, so we’ll just say his best iteration is DuckTales for now. I like that he apparently
just never got around to dying. Next quickie, the other two members of The Three Caballeros:
José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles! For these guys I have to go with their respective original
appearances. So, Saludos Amigos for José and The Three Caballeros for Panchito. I just really love
the painting segment where José gets introduced and in general I like that his origin is a
little separate from The Three Caballeros group, it allows him to pop up on his own a little more
regularly like in Melody Time. As for Panchito, the original movie is the best cuz they actually
let him use guns. I will also say that The Three Caballeros is the best relationship between
the three, after all it is the origin of their song. Just to be thorough, I should shoutout the
dedicated Three Caballeros TV series, Legend of the Three Caballeros. It’s fine, I still say the
OG stuff is better. But you know what, that show was my favorite version of Humphrey the Bear. Yep,
we’re including this guy. He had his own cartoon in the 50s, it’d be weird not to include him. And
you know what, throw in Ari too, that bird from the Blame it on the Samba segment in Melody Time.
He was also a lot of fun. See? Watching that whole show definitely wasn’t a complete waste of time!
Alright, just a couple more quickies. We talked a bit about Mickey’s Christmas Carol, so I
wanted to cover a couple other stars from that special. Willie the Giant, aka the Ghost
of Christmas Present. His best appearance is definitely his first, Fun and Fancy Free. It’s
the role he was made for and it’s his most fun, what else is there to say? And, of course, the
Ghost of Christmas Past, Jiminy Cricket! So, this is a bit of a weird one since he isn’t
really a Mickey Mouse character, he originates from Pinocchio. But I dunno, between Fun and Fancy
Free and Mickey’s Christmas Carol, he feels like an honorary member in a sense. That said, his best
iteration is definitely the original Pinocchio. Every other appearance of him sort of waters him
down a bit, the unarguable perfect conscience, but the original movie lets him be much more
flawed and I like that. Also, he’s allowed to say jackass and that’s a great thing. “Ha ha ha!
Go on, laugh, make a jackass out of yourself!”
Let’s get to another main event, and one of the
last blatantly obvious ones left which is why it’s on the thumbnail. None other than Goofy Goof. Now,
to be fair, Goofy has plenty of really great stuff out there. The “How to” series of shorts is iconic
and Goofy is a standout there. Of course, there’s his dedicated show, Goof Troop. And there’s
even a third example here! But come on, Goofy’s best appearance is obviously A Goofy Movie. This
movie very much does for Goofy what I just praised DuckTales for doing with Donald. It takes the core
of Goofy’s character, an accident-prone doofus, and brings it into this new context that allows
his character to be delved into a bit deeper. He’s a wholesome dad who is clueless as to how his
antics can embarrass his teenage son. He tries to connect with his son in the somewhat dorky
ways he knows how, but it doesn’t work until they actually have a real conversation about their
problems, something neither was really emotionally intelligent enough to do because Max is a teenager
and Goofy is, well, Goofy. And through it all, Goofy still gets to do all manner of incredible
cartoony antics, all-in-all just perfectly done. Now, obviously, this version of Goofy is an
extension of the Goof Troop version of the character, but the specific story Goofy goes
through in the movie is so perfect for this that I’d still say it’s the best. Max being aged
up to a teenager here also helps intensify the drama a lot more. So, I’d also say this movie
is the best version of their relationship.
That said, I’m not actually sure I’d call this
the best version of Max. It’s definitely up there, it’s certainly his most well-known role. But
I also kind of can’t stand teenagers in most media. So, in general I just kind of prefer Max
as a younger kid and I think the best version of that character comes from Mickey’s Once Upon
a Christmas in a segment where little Max and Goofy have an argument about whether or not
Santa is real. And the whole thing is really heartwarming and sweet. Ultimately it’s that same
struggle from A Goofy Movie, father and son clash as the son wants to grow up and separate
from his father’s identity but the father wants to hang on to their original relationship
instead of letting it evolve. It’s just done on a smaller scale with a much cuter version of Max
which, again, is really just an extension of his Goof Troop iteration. So, I guess, if you want,
you can say the answer for both is Goof Troop, but I just really like these movies and felt
they were worth crediting specifically.
Next up are a couple of characters that really
shouldn’t be quickies but at the same time, you know, how much is there to really say about
Pluto? He is Mickey’s dog and he pretty much just acts like a dog in all his appearances.
Um, I dunno, I prefer him with a green collar over a red collar? Makes his color palette more
distinct from Mickey’s. What do want from me, Pluto doesn’t really get major roles all that
often. Well, he did have a dedicated series of cartoon shorts that started back in 1937. These
are all pretty delightful, so I’ll credit these as Pluto’s best iteration. He co-starred alongside
Figaro from Pinocchio in a number of these, so I’ll also credit them as Figaro’s best
iteration. But you know who else often co-starred alongside Pluto? None other than Chip ‘n’ Dale!
Okay THIS is our last blatantly obvious entry because of course their best iteration is as the
Rescue Rangers. No, not the shitty Disney+ movie, the original Disney Afternoon show. I’ve only seen
a couple episodes, but I could already tell this is their most entertaining iteration to date.
And really, what other options are there? Park Life? I will say, I was seriously considering
counting Kingdom Hearts as the best versions of these characters just for fun. In a world
that gives Mickey, Donald, and Goofy magical powers and JRPG abilities, Pluto and Chip ‘n’ Dale
remain surprisingly normal and it makes for a fun contrast, especially with Pluto just casually
wandering around through portals of darkness.
And you know what, I could kinda say the
same thing for Pete. Despite the new outfit, Pete is one of the biggest laughing stocks of
the Kingdom Hearts cast partially because he can’t really do anything all that cool. He’s
got this bowling ball, firecrackers, a bubble, and that’s pretty much it. But as much as I do
kinda wanna give this one to Kingdom Hearts, Pete has so much other material to work with
that far outclasses KH. He is, after all, the oldest long-standing Mickey Mouse character,
appearing well before the mouse took the stage. He is the de facto Mickey Mouse villain and appears
in almost every major special. He’s the Ghost of Christmas Future, the Captain of the Guard on a
couple of occasions, and often he’s just whatever authority figure stands to ruin Mickey’s day
this time. With all this, it’s a bit hard to pinpoint a particular standout role of his since
he doesn’t get anything much deeper than the main villain. But, like, do I really want an in-depth
Pete character study? He’s Pete. He’s bad kind of just for the sake of it and everyone seems to
be missing that in Disney villains nowadays. So, let’s not worry so much about character depth,
let’s just figure out when Pete’s at his most fun as a villain. Looking at it from that perspective,
I land on Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Pete gets quite a lot of screentime
in this movie, and he is chewing the scenery at every turn. He is just relishing every minute
of this role as he plots behind the scenes. He just thinks he’s so damn smart in this movie. And
he is so delighted to be evil. And a lot of this comes through amazingly in his… “BAD GUY SONG!”
Nothing says you’re having a good time quite like breaking out into a musical number about how gross
and vile you are. And when all is said and done, I think this also ends up being one of the most
intimidating versions of Pete out there. The Ghost of Christmas Future is some stiff competition,
but the way Pete consistently and effectively belittles our trio of heroes, how he just towers
over them completely. That scene where Pete chains Mickey up and systematically eliminates any
spark of hope Mickey had left, it’s honestly very effective. And he’s enjoying doing this
to Mickey so much. This scene feels less like a culmination of the events of this movie and more
like a culmination of 80 years of bitter rivalry between these two characters. Pete finally has the
mouse pinned down and has destroyed the optimistic demeanor he’s known for. It’s a seemingly total
victory and he can’t help but relish it. So, this is not only the best iteration of Pete
but also easily the best iteration of the relationship between Pete and Mickey, it’s all
great. For Pete and Goofy the crown kinda has to go to A Goofy Movie just for that one jacuzzi
scene where their parental ideologies clash, but I’d go ahead and say Three Musketeers is
the best version of the Pete and Donald dynamic, there’s a lot less going on there, but the fear
Pete instills in Donald and Donald’s subsequent loss of any faith in himself, that’s pretty good.
And while we’re on this movie and talking about character relationships, I’d argue that this is
actually the best version of the Mickey, Donald, and Goofy group dynamic. I don’t think they’ve
ever felt more like real best friends than in this movie. Something that always strikes me whenever
I rewatch Three Musketeers is the scene between Mickey and Donald as Donald is about to run away
for good. Mickey, the rock that holds this little friend group together, that has consistently
built them up from the pits of despair, tries to find the words to encourage Donald, to
help him see that he’s braver than he thinks, but Donald is just too far gone. Mickey can’t get
through to him and it’s this failure that, again, really informs the travesty of that scene in the
dungeon where Pete reminds him of that failure. And it makes it so satisfying when Donald does
finally find his courage and goes to save his friend. It’s not incredibly complicated, this
is a fairly simple movie, but it is absolutely my favorite version of this group. Which is odd
because this version of Donald doesn’t really feel THAT much like Donald. His main character trait in
this movie is being a coward and the only time he ever goes into one of his famous rages is near
the very end when he gets mad at the narrator. Interesting that Mickey, Donald, and Goofy feel
like much better friends only when Donald is divorced from his most aggravating yet most famous
character trait. Though, while the trio dynamic is certainly the best, it’s not exactly the
greatest version of specifically the Donald and Goofy dynamic. They don’t get much screentime on
their own and when they do it’s brief and doesn’t speak much to the relationship they have with each
other. So, unironically, I think I do have to give this particular trophy to Kingdom Hearts if only
because it forces Donald and Goofy to interact with each other all the time without Mickey. Sure,
Sora kinda just becomes their Mickey stand-in, but it still feels like they have a much
stronger rapport here than anywhere else.
Okay, still a couple more things to cover before
we leave Three Musketeers behind. First of all, I think we found our best version of Daisy.
Yeah, DuckTales definitely gives her more character stuff, but Three Musketeers gives
her such legendary lines that I just have to go with it. “You want love? Buy a dog.” This also
doubles as the best Minnie and Daisy dynamic, Minnie’s romantic fantasies coupled with Daisy’s
deadpan and down-to-earth attitude on love is just perfect. And, of course, I think Three
Musketeers kind of by default has the best version of Clarabelle Cow since this is one her very few
prominent roles. And it’s as the villain’s lackey, sure, alright. But more importantly, she tries to
murder Goofy through song and I just think that’s hysterical. Well, if we’re covering Clarabelle,
might as well cover what’s usually considered her main counterpart, Horace Horsecollar. I
initially was just gonna go with his appearance in the blast-from-the-past short Get a Horse!
since it’s one of his few truly prominent roles, but then I remembered a little game called
Epic Mickey. Perhaps it’s a little sad that I’m considering the game where Horace is a forgotten
Disney character to be his best appearance, but it’s the one that holds the most weight to me
for sure. And if we’re talking about Epic Mickey, we’ve gotta cover Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Again, kind of odd that his best role was in the context of a sort of metanarrative where
we’re way too aware of the real-world legal story surrounding the character’s presence.
But it’s cool and fun so why the hell not.
Alright, we’ve run through a lot of characters by
now, so I see no reason to continue holding out on the main event. Let’s talk about Mickey Mouse.
Mickey is tricky because he’s had more iconic roles than anyone else in the cast by a longshot.
Steamboat Willie, The Band Concert, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Mickey and the Beanstalk, Mickey’s
Christmas Carol, The Prince and the Pauper, The Three Musketeers, there’s a lot of Mickey.
And a lot of these are so intrinsically associated with the image of Mickey Mouse. You would be
hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t recognize the Sorcerer’s Apprentice hat or the Steamboat
Willie getup. And unlike Donald and Goofy, Mickey hasn’t quite gotten to experience that
same level of experimentation, innovation, and character exploration that we’ve been able to
delve into earlier in this video. From what we’ve talked about so far, I think the best contender
for that is probably Three Musketeers, but even that doesn’t exactly do a lot for Mickey as a
standalone character. And that all makes sense, Disney is very protective of Mickey both as a
character and as a brand. He is the mascot of the company after all. So, there’s a part of me
that’s just inclined to give the medal to the OG, Steamboat Willie, back before Disney was so
careful with Mickey and when he was allowed to just be a mischievous little scamp. But
I’m also just as inclined to give it to the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, who maintains that sense
of mischievousness while also capturing a certain grandiose magic and whimsy that both Mickey and
the greater Disney brand would come to embody. But no, there’s one other thing that I think has to
come out on top. Maybe this is super predictable, maybe it’s not, but I feel like the best version
of Mickey, to me, comes straight from the modern Paul Rudish Mickey Mouse cartoons. That’s sort
of ironic since these shorts were partially designed to embody that old-fashioned version of
Mickey before he became a corporate juggernaut, but I also think these shorts do something very
specific and smart with Mickey’s character. They give him a core recognizable character flaw.
Donald has his anger, Goofy has his wits, and Mickey has his unending naïve optimism and
can-do attitude. He is so nice and giving and unwilling to see the bad in people that it can
get insufferable and constantly gets him into trouble. I always think back to the short “The
Adorable Couple” where Mickey and Minnie try to get Donald and Daisy to be like them, happy
all the time, and their constant efforts to make them happier just keep making everything worse
so Mickey and Minnie have to force themselves to fight in order to restore the balance. These
cartoons are filled with scenarios like that, putting Mickey’s almost toxic positivity to the
test over and over in increasingly entertaining ways. It's such a fascinating evolution of the
character that sort of merges the silliness of his oldest cartoons with the optimistic charm of
his modern incarnations and I think that works very well. But, admittedly, Fantasia is a very
close second. Speaking of Fantasia, might as well quickly cover Yen Sid. I mean, he’s not NOT
a Mickey Mouse character, right? Another instance where I kinda wanna give it to Kingdom Hearts,
but his role in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is so damn imposing and iconic that it has to win.
Well, that’s gotta be the end of the video, right? It’d be silly to end on anyone other than
Mickey, that’s like the BIG question the video stands to answer. Well, that’s what I thought when
I started looking into this topic. But then I came to realize something: Mickey has such a wealth of
options; it was just a matter of picking one. Not exactly an insanely difficult task. You know
what’s much harder? Picking something for an incredibly prominent character that somehow
has no real options to speak of. You tell me, dear viewer, what on Earth is the best version
of Minnie Mouse? What are even the top 5? I mean, this is Minnie Mouse, Disney’s leading
lady, surely she’s got something we can talk about! Doesn’t she? What immediately pops
to mind? How about her original appearance in Steamboat Willie? Okay, she’s around, she’s
fun enough, but doesn’t really stand out. She mostly plays damsel-in-distress in these
other old shorts. She missed out on Fantasia and Fun and Fancy Free… okay, let’s jump ahead
to Mickey’s Christmas Carol! Non-speaking role. Prince and the Pauper? Nope, not there. Three
Musketeers? Okay, certainly an improvement, she has a role and is more assertive but also her
whole thing is that she’s a hopeless romantic who falls in love with Mickey… huh. Is the only real
defining characteristic of Minnie Mouse that she’s Mickey’s girlfriend? Has Disney completely failed
to give her anything substantial outside of that? It’s not like they haven’t tried, there was
this special called Totally Minnie that is so painfully 80s that I couldn’t really sit through
the whole thing, trust me when I say it doesn’t give us much to work with. Oh, how about the Paul
Rudish cartoons! Those have even given her some standalone shorts! Well, what’s her personality
in these? She’s sweet and charming and optimistic and… is she just kinda girl Mickey? Like, a
little more willing to tell people off but still effectively girl Mickey? She must have some other
standalone material to look at… she got a… Disney Junior show. Look, I don’t want to throw any shade
to preschool media, it takes incredible talent to make these shows, but you’re not gonna catch me
watching even something like Bluey for more than 10 minutes. And believe me, I’ve tried, I live
with my 3-year-old niece. So, I guess by default my answer for best iteration of Minnie is the Paul
Rudish version simply for giving her something, even if it does just kinda come off as a gender
swap of Mickey. But I don’t feel good about it. This is Disney’s longest standing female character
and she really doesn’t get much more than the standard girlfriend role. That sucks. It’s nuts
that I was able to say so much about Daisy as a character even without the context of DuckTales,
but with Minnie I guess they just haven’t been willing to give her a real spotlight that takes
her character to more interesting places.
Well, now I feel a bit weird having to decide
what I feel the best version of the Mickey and Minnie relationship is, but the project wouldn’t
be complete without it, right? And at least in this case, I do have a clear winner. It’s Mickey’s
Once Upon a Christmas! Mickey and Minnie play out The Gift of the Magi. Maybe that’s a bit of an
odd choice since the pair are effectively playing other characters in this story, but it’s a really
strong story and works so well with the kind of relationship Mickey and Minnie have. If they’re
the standard for a loving, happy couple, having this heartbreaking story where they get each other
gifts they can’t afford and come to realize how much they care about each other in the process
and that the gifts don’t truly matter, it’s all very sweet and warms my heart every time I watch
it. And, just to be clear, there’s no shame in enjoying Minnie even if her role in these stories
can come off as really dated. I like Minnie fine, and I never thought much about how little she
gets to do until writing this video. But you know, we can like stuff and also acknowledge the
negative elements of it. Minnie Mouse is a Disney legend, but she also needs an upgrade.
Alright, some last-minute cleanup so nobody can yell at me about forgetting something. I totally
forgot how consistently fun Ludwig von Drake is whenever he shows up in the Paul Rudish cartoons
so scratch whatever I said before, this is the best version of von Drake. Best version of the
Mickey and Pluto relationship doesn’t really matter to me cuz their relationship is pretty much
identical across all their appearances, but I’ll give it again to Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
because I like the little jam session they have. Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, better known as
Mickey’s nephews, appeared in like three things total, I’m only including them cuz Morty was
Tiny Tim in Mickey’s Christmas Carol so obviously that’s their best iteration. Next up, Mortimer
Mouse. Can’t forget about this guy, best iteration is the first short he appeared in, Mickey’s Rival,
big Chad energy. Clara Cluck, yes, I felt the need to include Clara Cluck. Uuuuh, I dunno, this
very specific Paul Rudish short called “Bad Ear Day,” I thought it was funny. Okay, that means
this video officially covered 30 characters, if there’s anything else I have decided I don’t care.
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