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Line 2: [[File:194485_1020_A_1251.jpg\|frame\|[[Blatant Lies\|Mickey's happiest debut]].]] {{quote\|''"This isn't your father's Mickey and Minnie."''~~\|'''Leonard Maltin'''.}}~~▼ \|'''Leonard Maltin'''.}} A [[The Renaissance Age of Animation\|1995]] installment of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]], this [[Mickey Mouse]] short was first shown before ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's ~~Court\|A Kid in King Arthurs~~ Court]]'' in theaters in the United States, while international theaters ran it right before ''[[A Goofy Movie]]''. It was nominated for an Academy Award and shown in theaters again in 1997, this time accompanying Disney's [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', and then popped up during a marathon of Mickey Mouse shorts on the pre-[[Network Decay]] [[Disney Channel]] in 1999. It... ''probably'' won't be run on the Channel again.▼ ▲{{quote\|''"This isn't your father's Mickey and Minnie."''\|'''Leonard Maltin'''.}} ▲A [[The Renaissance Age of Animation\|1995]] installment of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]], this [[Mickey Mouse]] short was first shown before ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's Court\|A Kid in King Arthurs Court]]'' in theaters in the United States, while international theaters ran it right before ''[[A Goofy Movie]]''. It was nominated for an Academy Award and shown in theaters again in 1997, this time accompanying Disney's [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', and then popped up during a marathon of Mickey Mouse shorts on the pre-[[Network Decay]] [[Disney Channel]] in 1999. It... ''probably'' won't be run on the Channel again. The plot kicks off when Minnie gets upset with Mickey when he forgets the anniversary of their first date. Mickey tries to make it up to her by offering to take her miniature golfing, but she mistakenly believes he's taking her to Hawaii. To raise the $999.99 needed for that vacation, Mickey goes to apply for a job working for a mad scientist named Dr. Frankenollie. But he soon finds out that the job Frankenollie has planned for him was to [[Freaky Friday Flip\|switch the Mouse's brain with that of his giant monster, Julius]] (who resembles a cross between Pete and [[Frankenstein]]'s monster). The result is Mickey's mind gets trapped in Julius's body, and Mickey's body turning into the creature you see here. To make matters worse, Frankenollie is killed during the experiment, and Julius-in-Mickey's-body goes after Minnie. Thus, Mickey-in-Julius's-body must chase the monster down and rescue his girlfriend again. Line 13: Those of you who do not have the aforementioned DVD set can view the cartoon [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vDoWoePKPg& here] (unless the uploader gets suspended), but don't blame us if you have any nightmares after watching it. Funny enough, Disney has recently started ~~aknowledging~~acknowledging it again through merchandise, particularly it's Vinylmation line, as well as Julius' {{spoiler\|[[Bonus Boss]] appearance}} in [[Kingdom Hearts 3D]]. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} ~~Tropes:~~ * [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Minnie is shopping at a bikini shop when she first sees Monster!Mickey, and upon seeing the face he's making while she's holding up the swimsuit she's considering buying, she coyly reprimands, "Not till we're on the boat!" ** To be fair, that was Monster!Mickey - he doesn't know any better. Line 26: * [[Closeup on Head]]: used for [[The Reveal]] when Mickey and Julius switch bodies. * [[Colossus Climb]]: Julius in Mickey's body does this on his body (with Mickey's mind) to exit the lab. * [[Darker and Edgier]]: [[Your Mileage May Vary\|Although it could depend on how much it actually is]], it does clash with the [[Animation Age Ghetto\|family-friendly]] image Disney puts on the mouse. The characters to others might seem ~~unsually~~unusually not-so goody-good as thought of, and overall it's pretty quick-paced. * [[Didn't Want an Adventure]]: (see [[But Thou Must!]] above) * [[Disney Death]]: When Julius (back in his normal body) threw Mickey off of a skyscraper. * [[Disney Villain Death]]: Subverted with Julius. * [[Executive Meddling]]: While it may be strange to think the Disney Corporation themselves allowed such a change of imagery and tone of their mascot, they did force some scenes to be cut, explaining the short being possibly too quick-paced and the short presence of the doctor. * [[Expy]]: Julius is pretty much a large Pete donning the look of [[Frankenstein's Monster]]; he even has a [[Steamboat Willie\|peg]]-[[Mythology Gag\|leg]]. ** Dr. Frankenollie strongly resembles Professors Ecks, Doublex and Triplex, other evil monkey scientists who similarly antagonized Mickey in [[Floyd Gottfredson]]'s story ''[[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe\|Blaggard Castle]]''. In the Fantagraphics Gottfredson Library volume with ''Blaggard Castle'', [[Word of God\|Chris Bailey]] confirmed that he had Ecks in mind for the part until [[Executive Meddling]] lead to the creation of a new character. Line 36 ⟶ 35: * [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: Dr. Frankenollie is killed in the explosion caused by Mickey and Julius's body swap, and ''his body and bones crumble to dust''. * [[Freaky Friday Flip]] * [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Zazu from ''[[The Lion King]]'' zips by twice in the short. There's also a pink slip with the initials J.K. ([[Dreamworks Animation\|Jeffrey Katzenburg]], who was booted out of Disney by the time the short was shown) included. * [[Grand Theft Me]] * [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[The Simpsons\|Sideshow]] [[Kelsey Grammer\|Bob]] as Dr. Frankenollie * [[If I Can't Have You]]: When Julius (back in his body) tries to kiss Minnie, she smacks him across the mouth. His response? ''[[Not Good with Rejection\|Attempting to eat her.]]'' * [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: How Mickey's brain switched to another body with mind-switching machine and later back again with the electric wires. Line 46 ⟶ 43: * [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: The usually sweet-natured Minnie encourages Mickey to rip off Julius' ears off and Julius was still in Mickey's body when she said that. * [[Proportional Article Importance]]: How Minnie is misled into believing Mickey's taking her to Hawaii. * [[Shout-Out]]: At the beginning, Mickey is playing a video game based on ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)\|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''-specifically, a [[Mortal Kombat]] clone in which Dopey is fighting the evil witch. If only... Frankenollie is named after two of Disney's "Nine Old Men", Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Julius himself is probably named after the cat from ''Alice's Adventures in Cartoonland,'' one of Walt Disney's very first forays into animation. Bonus points are given since Julius is a monster version of Mickey's nemesis Peg Leg Pete, who is also a bit of a cat. One of the photos in Mickey's wallet is of him in ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', and he also whistles the same song from ''Steamboat Willie'' as he's walking up to the laboratory. When Mickey arrives at the laboratory, the shot mirrors Father Merrin arriving at Regan Macneil's house in ''[[The Exorcist]]''. Mickey subduing Julius is similar to when he defeated the giant in The [[Brave Little Tailor]]. * [[Skyward Scream]] * [[Wilhelm Scream]]: During Mickey's video game. * [[Voices Are Mental]] Line 62 ⟶ 51: [[Category:Runaway Brain]] [[Category:Classic Disney Shorts]] [[Category:Western Animation of the 1990s]] [[Category:Short Film]] [[Category:Western Animation]] [[Category:Film]]