Mickey's 60th Birthday with Joe Kwaczala
Podcast: The Ride
Forever Dog
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2025
⏱️ 141 minutes
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Summary
In 1988, The Magical World of Disney aired an ambitious special celebrating Mickey Mouse's 60th birthday. Sitcom character guest appearances, a sorcerer Mickey return and a lot of references to MURDER. Eisner is in there too, don't worry.
The returning Joe Kwaczala helps us break it all down, from his personal VHS that includes all the original commercials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=377WMqwuQbs
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| 0:00.0 | Forever. |
| 0:01.8 | Dog. |
| 0:03.8 | Warning, the following podcast may contain airline sincerity. |
| 0:09.3 | A repurposed Michael J. Fox. |
| 0:12.3 | A stock market rattling mouse disappearance. |
| 0:15.8 | And the lawlessness of Bob Evans' restaurants. |
| 0:20.0 | All this, plus Joe Kozala is back to talk about Mickey Mouse's 60th birthday special |
| 0:25.2 | from the magical world of Disney on today's podcast, The Ride. |
| 0:30.0 | The Ride. Welcome to Podcast the Ride, where we never lose sight of one thing that it all began with a mouse, |
| 0:57.0 | who was technically different enough from a rabbit to reset the copyright. |
| 1:01.6 | I'm Scott Gardner, joined by Mike Carlson. |
| 1:03.8 | Yes, and I wake up every morning with that thought in my head, that complex thought in my head. |
| 1:08.8 | Just so I know, it resets me every morning. |
| 1:11.0 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:11.5 | Much, yes, much like the reset of the copyright from the thin, tall ears of Oswald to the completely different round ears of making sense. |
| 1:19.3 | I do my cold plunge. |
| 1:20.8 | I touch grass with my bare feet. |
| 1:23.2 | I do the red light. |
| 1:24.4 | And then I remember that it all started with a mouse. |
| 1:27.4 | That is not the rabbit. Well, I've read online from some very I remember that it all started with the mouse that is not the rabbit. Well I've read online |
| 1:29.5 | from some very helpful people that it is |
| 1:31.2 | a good thing to touch grass. |
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