''Boat Builders'' is an animated short film produced by

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, distributed by

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and released on February 25, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, , , Eddie Strickland,

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, Archie Robin, Don Patterson.Boat Builders
. ''www.bcdb.com'', April 12, 2012 It was the 99th short in the ''

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'' film series to be released, and the first for that year.

Plot

In this short,

and his friends

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and

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attempt to build a boat (which they name ''Queen Minnie''), which is made from fold-out parts (the instructions simply say "All You Do Is Put It Together" and "Even A Child Can Do It"), though they encounter problems as they go (such as Donald painting the rudder which keeps being turned by Mickey, and Goofy idiotically thinking the

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is an actual woman). Their maiden voyage turns out to be their last, as the boat collapses as she sets sail, thanks to

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hitting the champagne bottle to christen the boat just a little too hard.

Voice cast

* Mickey Mouse:

* Donald Duck:

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* Goofy:

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* Minnie Mouse:

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Releases

*1938 – Original theatrical release *1957 – ''

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'', episode #3.24 (TV) *c. 1972 – ''

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'', episode #1.7: "Water Sports" (TV) *c. 1983 – ''

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'', episode #1 (TV) *1989 – ''

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'', episode #33.15: "Mickey's Happy Valentine Special" (TV) *c. 1992 – ''

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'', episode #16 (TV) *c. 1992 – ''

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'', episode #34 (TV) *1998 – '' The Ink and Paint Club'', episode #39: "Minnie Mouse" (TV) *2007 – Reissued with 2D version of ''

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'' (theatrical) *2011 – ''

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'', episode #25 (TV)

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color''. Additional releases include: *1981 – "

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Volume Three" (VHS) *1989 – "Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" (VHS) *2018 – ''Celebrating Mickey'' (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital)

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