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The Simple Things (1953)

The Simple Things poster
Directed by
Charles August Nichols
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto go on a fishing trip but things keep going wrong. The short follows their attempts to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of the outdoors.

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What happens

The Simple Things is an animated short film, part of the Mickey Mouse series, produced by Walt Disney Productions. Released by RKO Radio Pictures on March 27, 1953, the short is notable as the 126th and final regular entry in the Mickey Mouse theatrical cartoon series. Following this short, one-shot Mickey shorts were produced: the featurettes Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and The Prince and the Pauper (1990), and the shorts Runaway Brain (1995), Get a Horse! (2013), and Once Upon a Studio (2023). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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