Mickey's Kangaroo: Still a Bouncy Good Time?

Look, if you like old school Mickey Mouse, the kind where things just get silly and nobody gets too hurt, then yeah, Mickey's Kangaroo is probably worth a quick watch today. It's not deep, obviously, but it’s a solid little chuckle for animation buffs or kids who haven't been ruined by TikTok yet. Anyone expecting a grand story or super polished modern animation? You’ll probably find it a bit… thin.

This short is from a time when cartoons were all about a good setup and then just letting the physical comedy fly. Mickey gets this package, right? 📦 And he’s all excited, thinking it’s a dog maybe. Nope, it’s a giant kangaroo. From Australia, no less.

The moment the kangaroo pops out, it’s a *lot* of energy. The thing is just instantly bouncy, wrecking Mickey’s house without really meaning to. And Pluto, bless his heart, is just absolutely terrified from the get-go. He tries to be brave, but that huge marsupial? Too much.

Then there’s the joey. Oh, the joey. This tiny little thing just *materializes* out of the pouch, not a smooth animation, but a sudden, almost **janky pop**. It’s brilliant. The joey becomes this tiny, adorable menace, always just out of reach, hiding in the most inconvenient spots. Like in Mickey’s oversized trousers, for a good laugh.

You can tell the animators had a blast with the kangaroo’s movements. It bounces, it stretches, it knocks over furniture with this wonderful, exaggerated physics. One moment, it’s just standing there, and the next, it’s ricocheting off the ceiling. The sounds of breaking glass and splintering wood? All part of the charm. 💥

Mickey, ever the good host, tries to calm it down. He attempts to feed it, but the kangaroo just wants to hop. Poor Mickey spends most of the runtime just trying to *catch* the thing, or its baby. His legs stretch to ridiculous lengths as he tries to keep up. It's classic cartoon elasticity at its finest.

Pluto, meanwhile, is living his own little nightmare. The joey, being a tiny terror, keeps messing with him. It hides under Pluto’s bed, pulls his tail, and generally just makes his life a misery. There’s a particular shot where Pluto’s eyes just bug out, and his ears go flat. **Pure panic**, that dog has. You feel for him, honestly.

The whole thing feels like someone just scribbled down a list of 'things a kangaroo could do to mess up a house' and then animated every single one. It’s got that raw, unpolished energy of early Disney shorts. Not every gag lands with a huge explosion, but the overall feeling is one of **joyful chaos**.

It’s not trying to teach a lesson or deliver some deep message. It's just Mickey and Pluto trying to wrangle an unexpected house guest. A pretty simple premise, really. And it works for what it is. A small, bouncy escape into a simpler time.

Didja notice?

• The mailman’s brief, confused look when he delivers the package.
• The way the kangaroo’s tail acts like a third leg for balance, then a spring.
• Pluto’s **very specific yelp** when the joey pulls his tail.
• The sheer amount of furniture that gets casually demolished.
• Mickey’s brief moment of trying to *reason* with a wild animal.