Director: Wilfred Jackson
Release Date: April 13, 1932
Stars: Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Peg Leg Pete
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
As the title implies, there’s a great sport event at the barn.
Mickey is joining a cross country race that involves running, rowing and cycling (which is beautifully animated). His main opponent is a rather unrecognizable Peg Leg Pete, who looks like just a big mean cat without a peg leg.
‘Barnyard Olympics’ is a brilliant gag cartoon: it’s fast, consistent and exciting, and without doubt one of Mickey’s finest. It immediately starts with an excellent gag when a spectator suddenly discovers he’s being filmed and waves at ‘the camera’.
In a way ‘Barnyard Olympics’ marks Goofy’s debut. He’s not seen at all, but during a boxing match his characteristic laughter, provided by story man Pinto Colvig, can already be heard. In Mickey’s next film, ‘Mickey’s Revue’, Goofy would appear on the screen himself.
Watch ‘Barnyard Olympics’ yourself and tell me what you think:
This is Mickey Mouse cartoon No. 40
To the previous Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Mad Dog
To the next Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey’s Revue
3 comments
September 6, 2010 at 11:43
Gijs
Whoops, I didn’t know that. The peg leg is not really the issue, because Pete kept getting and losing it all the time, but the design of the cat in this picture is so different that I didn’t recognize him! Many thanks for the info, I’ll change it in the review.
September 6, 2010 at 07:45
ramapith
But… but according to production materials and everything, the big cat in this short IS Pete—just peglegless (…I guess because they felt he couldn’t pull off athletics without two good feet?)
September 3, 2010 at 19:01
Alice Grob
The cycling down off the road was cute!