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R'coon Dawg

"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date August 10, 1951

Synopsis

The racoon Mickey and Pluto hunt fools Mickey into thinking that she's got a family - but Pluto knows her "child" is really Mickey's coonskin cap.

Characters

Mickey Mouse
Pluto

Credits

Director : Charles Nichols
Animation
Norm Ferguson
Marvin Woodward
Fred Moore
Effects Animation : Jack Boyd
Story
Ralph Wright
Al Bertino
Layout : Lance Nolley
Background : Art Riley
Music : Paul Smith

Videos

United States
Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions 2 : Life With Mickey
Germany
Donald Superstar and Co.
Pluto auf der Jagd
Italy
Gold Editions : La Vita con Toplolino
Video Parade 7

Laserdiscs

United States
Life with Mickey
Japan
I Love Mickey
The Hunting Instinct
Disney Cartoon Festival 5

DVD

United States
Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2
Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Mickey

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #16 : Escapees from the Ark
Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #2
Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #76

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor
Animation type : Standard
Sound mix : Mono
Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
Negative format : 35mm
Print format : 35mm
Cinematographic process : Spherical
Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Baruch Weiss : In this short Mickey plays the role of Elmer Fudd, but Mickey is not hunting for a rabbit;he's coon huntin'! Anyway good short. I enjoy the music over the main titles.

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