Right now, there are children crying
and mothers covering their babies eyes. What kind of monster would
say such an awful thing about one of the most beloved characters of
our time? An innocent mouse who brings nothing but happiness to
people all over the world. You must be thinking, "Wow, he must have a
ton of evidence against the lovable little rodent to make such a
fierce accusation". In fact, I don't. I have only one instance of
Mickey Mouse revealing himself to be a jerk. Just one is all I need.
It happens on Disney Junior's television show the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Specifically, on season 2, episode five called “Minnie's Picnic” from February 14, 2008. Now, due to the amazing technology of DVR (and being at a friends house who has a child that watches the show 24/7) I was able to catch the shocking proof. The show is targeted at preschoolers and teaches them important lessons like working together and using tools to get the job done. But hidden deep within is the truth that amongst all the laughing and supposed friendship, Mickey Mouse really doesn't care about his friends.
First, we pause for our very first (and
possibly last) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Trivia! The theme song to the
show is written and performed by They Might Be Giants. This same band
is also responsible for the most annoying (& catchiest) song ever
which is appropriately titled "Hot Dog". I say appropriately because
that's pretty much the only lyric in the song. Oh, and this song is
played in every episode so it will be forever embedded into your
skull.
The episode is all about how Minnie
wants to have a picnic. So they spend time getting ready to go when
they finally get to the perfect site for the picnic. As they are
setting up the picnic, they realize that the blanket is not big
enough so they have to get another blanket. Once they have the two
blankets down, a wind storm comes along and blows them into a tree.
They have to use this mousekadoer
thing named Toodles (Don't ask me to explain it)
to get a ladder which will help get the blankets down. Then, someone
spills punch all over the blankets so they have to use the
mousekadoer
thing (again don't ask me to explain) in order
to get a sponge to clean up said mess.
I know, I know, at this point you are
thinking, well what has Mickey Mouse done that reveals him to be a
jerk. Just wait for it folks.
So just as the group of friends is
getting ready for their picnic, another gust of wind comes by and
once again wrecks havoc on those blankets. At this point everyone is
sad and frustrated although Donald Duck is the only real hot head of
the group. When Mickey sees that all of his friends are disappointed
that the picnic is a bust he has a solution. He says “It's Mickey
Park and anything can happen here.”
Meanwhile, he walks over to a tree and
pulls a lever causing a hill to open up. What comes out of said
hilltop you ask? Why, what else than a giant pavilion for them to
have there picnic under. The pavilion did not only offer shelter but
also a pair of robotic Mickey Mouse hands that not only passed out
the plates but also cooked the hotdogs while serving each of them.
You might be saying to yourself, well
that sounds awfully nice of Mickey to do that. However, I would like
to point out that he was able to do this the ENTIRE time. He sat back
and watched as his friends went through all of this trouble when at
any given moment he could have pulled this lever and all their
troubles would have went away.
What kind of jerk sits there and
watches his friends be miserable when all he had to do was pull a
lever. I'll tell you what kind, a Mickey Mouse kind of jerk.
-R.T.
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lol he's much worse back in the 1920s and 30s
ReplyDeleteYou do realize that Mickey was also struggling to set up their picnic, not just his friends. Also, this whole pavilion option is an alternative. The gang was probably envisioning a more traditional kind of picnic. When it didn't work out, Mickey decided to go for the alternative, a pavilion.
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