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This is one of my favorite Disney cartoons, featuring stars Mickey, Donald and Goofy. Here, they are going on a camp-out in their hi-tech trailer. Goofy takes the driver's seat, Mickey is cooking in the kitchen and Donald is in bed, trying hard to wake up.

This cartoon is filled with hilarious scenes that will send an audience laughing their hearts out, including parts where Mickey tries to wake Donald up, Goofy trying hard to get some food in his mouth while the trailer is rolling up and down on bumpy roads, and the part where Donald gets down on his knees and pray as their trailer came close to colliding with an incoming train. My favorite part is where the trailer tumbles down the hill, in a comedic way.

Filled with laughter, adventure and some camp-time music, this cartoon short is surely a timeless classic for all ages to enjoy.

Grade A

Mickey owns a remarkable trailer with every modern convenience. The problem here is his driver-our friend Goofy. This is another life or death situation based on handing the most responsible position to this guy. Because of this there is non-stop action. One of the better Mickey cartoons, wonderful for 1938.

I was obsessed with this cartoon when I was a child, and now that I have the new DVD box set "Mickey Mouse in Living Color," I can watch it every day! This is just filled to the brim with some of the funniest jokes Disney ever created. The animation is simply gorgeous, as it always was in this era of Disney Studios. 10/10.

I love Disney, their films, Silly Symphonies and shows. Mickey's Trailer is for me one of their all-time greats. It has a clever opening sequence, and the ending is wonderfully ironic. The animation is excellent, the characters are drawn well, the backgrounds are solid and the colours are vibrant and still look beautiful, while the music is that of true energy. The dialogue amuses, but the sight gags and gadgets are what drive the cartoon, the sight gags are hilarious and clever and the gadgets are well-incorporated. The characters are their engaging and likable selves, Mickey is charming, Goofy is clumsy yet lovable and Donald is wonderfully cantankerous. The voice acting from Walt Disney, Pinto Colvig and Clarence Nash is wonderful too. All in all, brilliant and in my eyes a classic. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Disney in the late 1930s did animated shorts like no one else did them. Warner Brothers was after the visual gag and creating continuing characters, while MGM was interested in making visually pretty cartoons and mostly one-shots, with few recurring characters. For Walt Disney, shorts served a couple of primary purposes: one, they kept the Disney name and his principal characters before the public and two, most importantly to Disney, they were a good testing and training ground for new animation techniques, so he could make the feature films as close to perfect as possible. In this short (a fantastic cartoon in its own right), the visual gags are great, but the timing on everything has to be perfect or it won't work. You can see the seeds of things Disney did later in features like Dumbo and Bambi in shorts like Mickey's Trailer, which serve as dry-runs while being great works in and of themselves. Some of the best bits ever done were done for these shorts just to see what worked and what didn't. Magnificently animated. Well worth watching. Most highly recommended.

I had a video with a few old Disney cartoons back when I was ten or so, and haven't watched it in about 10 years. I happened to be watching my nephew today, when I decided to pop it in again. And to my surprise, I was still entertained.

The best on this tape was a toon from '38 called "Mickey's Trailer." An incredible short, with loads of amazing sight gags...the house revealing itself to be just a trailer by the dump, Goofy getting the short end of the stick via some disagreeable drawers, and probably best of all, a near-miss with a train--TWICE!

It is so hard to believe this was made over 60 years ago. Somehow the animators back then had a knack for making their works timeless. Hopefully, kids will be watching this short for another 60 years.

A Walt Disney MICKEY MOUSE Cartoon.

With Goofy at the wheel, a vacation spent in MICKEY'S TRAILER soon turns into a road trip to terror for The Mouse & Donald Duck.

Here is one of the classic Disney cartoons, full of good humor, keen inventiveness & some genuine hair-raising thrills. The animation is excellent, giving each member of the trio a chance to shine. The animators took obvious delight in showing the trailer's various gizmos & gadgets, all compacted into a very small space. The opening sequence is very clever, with a tiny cottage and its bucolic setting being transmogrified by Mickey into a jalopy, trailer and stinking city dump.

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work will always pay off.

'Mickey's Trailer (1938)' is a short film in which Mickey, Donald and Goofy get into a spot of bother when their trailer begins to careen uncontrolled down a mountain trail. It's an enjoyable experience filled with inventive sight gags, most of which come from the unconventional mobile home that the trio live in (it features transforming rooms and, even, its very own yard). There are several chuckles throughout and the animation is pleasing to watch. Plus, the characters are as charming as ever. The first two thirds of the piece does lack a proper sense of narrative propulsion; it's more like a series of small set-pieces. However, this isn't really an issue. The final act introduces some proper conflict and wraps itself up with an expected but satisfying gag. It perhaps finishes a little too quickly, but - again - that isn't a big deal. Overall, this is an entertaining time throughout. 7/10.

1938 had brought about everyone's favorite Disney color short, "Mickey's Trailer." Now, I won't spoil the story for you, kids, but at least I can say that...it has Mickey Mouse in it and.....he's got a car...with a trailer!!!!!

5 things I liked the best about this short:

1. It's original!!!!! I can't think of any other cartoon short series out there that had crazy trailer driving!

2. It's animated!!!!! Mickey and his friends all are here in this short, having fun!

3. It's Disney!!!!! Ditto!

4. It's short!!!!! A great way to laugh and smile in just 7 to 10 minutes!!!!!

5. It's a classic!!!!!

Yep, they have convinced me to like "Mickey's Trailer" very, very much!

10/10

"I like this one, i really like it, it's funny, enjoyable short, entertaining, and ridiculously good, i really like Disney old smooth animation, the sound effects is awesome, very very enjoyable"

In this cartoon from Disney we see Mickey, Donald and Goofy on a trip with Mickey's trailer. It is not a normal trailer, but one that can transform to many things. The room where Donald wakes up changes into a bathroom and then into a dining room. Goofy is behind the wheel before Mickey, who was working in the kitchen, serves dinner. When dinner is served the three start eating but especially Goofy forgets there is no one behind the wheel and the trailer is still moving.

This is a very nice cartoon, with terrific animation. From the start where the trailer reveals it is not a normal one and it can even create a beautiful scenery, to the ending, where the trailer and the car that pulls it are separated, this cartoon will give you a smile.

Mickey's Trailer stands as one of the most endearing and iconic shorts from Disney's storied history, a testament to the studio's dedication to quality animation even in its earliest days. Released in 1938, this short film takes us on a rollicking journey with Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, and their misadventures on a camping trip, underpinned by the quirkiness of their collapsible trailer.

The animation, for its time, is nothing short of splendid. Fluid character movements, meticulously designed backgrounds, and the vibrant colors utilized in this short are a visual treat. It's an epitome of how Disney could bring even the simplest of premises to life with unparalleled energy and charm.

The humor, largely driven by the distinct personalities of the three protagonists, is timeless. Mickey, ever the calm and composed leader; Donald with his fiery temper and classic voice; and Goofy, the loveable goof whose well-intentioned actions always seem to lead to chaos. Their dynamic has always been comedic gold, and in Mickey's Trailer, it's no different.

Moreover, the sound design and musical score shouldn't be overlooked. They work in tandem with the visuals, accentuating every gag and misstep our beloved characters experience. The whimsical tunes played throughout the short encapsulate the era and spirit of classic animation.

In conclusion, Mickey's Trailer is more than just an animated short; it's a delightful journey back to a time when cartoons were the pinnacle of entertainment. A blend of humor, top-tier animation, and iconic characters, this short is a must-watch for Disney aficionados and casual viewers alike. It serves as a timeless reminder of the magic Walt Disney and his team brought to the world.

Goofy, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck live in a mobile home. Goofy is the absent-minded driver.

This is a classic Disney cartoon. The colors are bright. The characters are iconic. The animation is pure. It is simple fun at its best.

In this short Mickey, Donald and Goofy are living a sort of Gypsy lifestyle, moving from place to place in their caravan. Goofy is the driver and when breakfast is served he leaves the car driving on it's own and goes back into the caravan to eat. Well, you pretty much know what's going to happen now huh? That's right...disaster.

Disaster seems to follow these characters everywhere and their cartoons only ever seem to be made up of it. However, some of the contraptions and near-misses in this one are quite imaginative and bring a tiny bit of something new to something old and increasingly boring. Expect only a few mild laughs.

The one with the foldaway scenery and foot-slapping alarm clock.