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Clock Cleaners (1937) - Cartoon Review
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Today I watched Clock Cleaners (from 1937), a Disney cartoon featuring Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Let's talk about it.
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As I research cartoons, I find that Disney can be hard to find in some cases (at least the full version, anyway). I don't have Disney Plus and don't intend to get it. It's true that Disney doesn't play around with pirated media. Even so, I found this one from 1937 on YouTube. The older the media, the higher the chance you can get it in a full version.
This cartoon is about Mickey, Donald, and Goofy cleaning a clock. That's it, that's all. Mickey encounters a sleepy stork while Donald fights with a spring. Goofy has the longest adventure and the fewest lines of dialogue as he cleans a bell and does it when the clock hits noon. Two statues hit the bell several times while he's in it, then hit him. Mickey then tries to help Goofy not fall off the clock tower. By the last moment, they are all sprawled on the floor together. It's a good laugh.
What I liked
There is nothing to dislike, nothing at all. It's all charming and cute. As you watch the physical comedy ensue (especially with Goofy) you smile. Nothing here was unhinged. A child could watch this and giggle. This is what made Disney so family-friendly, especially in an era where entertainment was aimed at the whole family. Adult cartoons were not a thing back then, at least on TV where anyone could watch it. If you wanted adult content, it went underground because of censorship laws in 1934.
This was a charming 10 star cartoon. I would say that all the Disney-Trio (Mickey, Donald, Goofy) cartoons are all fun, child-friendly, and easy to watch. Nothing here aged like milk. Rather, it aged like a fine wine. This gives me a lot of context as to why Disney got so popular.
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