Disney Shorts - Mickey's Fire Brigade

This remake of the 1930 "The Fire Fighters" is very nicely animated - especially the flames. It is full of action and gags - a fun early color Mickey and the Gang short.

From Ryan :

This is definitely one of my favorite shorts. I loved the part where Goofy looks into the bathroom door and trys to warn Clarabelle of the fire. Clarabelle thinks Goofy is some sort of sick and perverted man and begins screaming. Well they get her out all right, but that still doesn't help any. Clarabelle continues to hit Donald who has fallen into the bathtub. Another funny part was where Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are pulling on the sink and a bunch of items(toothbrush, earrings, toothpicks, etc.) fall out. This is definitely a short that every Disney fan should have in their collection.

From Bill :

Great gags and the animation is top notch. Just goes to show that when Mickey, Goofy and Donald get together you will always get a winning cartoon. One of the best!

From Ross :

This is the greatest cartoon Disney had ever made. It's wacky, crazy, and Mickey, Donald and Goofy are as funny and classic as ever! The gags are insanely sily, and the scenes of the flames heckling Mickey, Donald and Goofy are hilarious! Of all the comedies in Hollywood's golden years, fire-fighter comedies were the best. Disney had done it with 1930's "The Fire Fighters" then with this cartoon, and then later with Donald and his nephews in "Fire Chief." Also, there were many cartoon and comedy studios in Hollywood that made many funny firefighter comedies, whether live-action comedies or animated cartoons. They did it with Popeye in Fleischer's "The Two Alarm Fire" and Famous Studios "Fireman's Brawl," and also at Warner Bros. when they made "Porky The Fireman." Many live-action comedy studios did the same thing. With the Little Rascals in "Hook & Ladder," and at Columbia with the Three Stooges, Larry, Moe, and Curly in "False Alarms," and "Flat Foot Stooges." If you want a good laugh, watch "Mickey's Fire Brigade." It's so classic and funny, I think it's the most absolute greatest cartoon Disney ever made.

From Katelyn :

I saw this short at my hotel in Disney World. Oh, man... I could not stop laughing. I loved it when Clarabelle started freaking out when she saw Mickey, Donald and Goofy poke their heads into the bathroom. And she's not even aware that her house is on fire! That's a fine "la-de-da" moment! Seeing her hitting them on the head with her scrubbrush made me feel a little sorry for the trio though. I give this one a 9.

From Baruch Weiss :

I am curently watching this cartoon as I'm writing this review. My favorite parts are when Goofy's hat falls off then he successfully catches up with the rest of the gang. Also what's worth a few good laughs is when Mickey takes Goofy's leg and twists it on the fire hydrant and when Goofy throws a table out of the house and the table comes flying back in and Goofy takes a coffee break with doughnuts. They sure weren't from Dunkin Donuts!

From Gijs Grob :

"Mickey's Fire Brigade" is the second of the classic trio cartoons and the first one in colour. When one compares this cartoon to the similar "The Fire Fighters" from 1930 one can see what stunning progress the Disney studio had made in a mere five years: the decors, the camera angles, the character animation, the effect animation: everything is improved considerably. What's more, its gags are faster, more clever and better build up to a wonderful finale. Among the numerous brilliant ideas are a burning title card, water splashing against "the camera" and a bathing Clarabella Cow who is not amused when saved by our heroes. This cartoon is both Goofy's first colour appearance as the last time he's seen in the design he got in "The Whoopee Party" about three years before.