''Hawaiian Holiday'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by

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and released by

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. The cartoon stars an ensemble cast of

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, and

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while vacationing in

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( then an

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). The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen, produced by John Sutherland and features the voices of

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as Mickey, Marcellite Garner as Minnie, Clarence Nash as Donald, and Pinto Colvig as Goofy and Pluto. It was Disney's first film to be released by RKO, ending a five-year distributing partnership with

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. It was the 96th short in the ''

'' film series to be released, and the seventh for the year. The cartoon features the music of Aloha ʻOe, written by Hawaii's former queen,

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Plot

Mickey and his friends are vacationing in

. Minnie dances in a grass skirt while Mickey plays a

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, Donald plays a

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, and Pluto chases the waves. Meanwhile, Goofy decides to go surfing, but when he rushes toward the wave it seems to have a mind of its own, running backwards as soon as Goofy starts running toward it, causing Goofy to hit his head on a rock. The wave then comes back in and washes Goofy around, eventually leaving his head stuck in the sand. Mickey begins to have a problem with his guitar, while Minnie and Donald trade places. However, when Donald takes his turn with the skirt, he dances too close to the fire and accidentally sets the skirt on fire. He rapidly goes to a pool to put the blaze out, but in the process, he pulls up a starfish. Donald throws the starfish off his bottom and it lands right in front of Pluto. After Pluto sniffs at it, it begins to rapidly run away. Pluto chases it right up to the waves where he gets buried in the sand. The starfish hops right over him, hits him on the nose, and escapes while Pluto looks on in frustration. Goofy tries his luck with the waves again and is actually able to get a swell, but it breaks beneath him and washes his board away. As Goofy searches underwater for his board, another wave comes it and drives his board into his pants, leaving him struggling to get it out. Meanwhile, Pluto is sniffing at a seashell. A wave comes in and knocks him off his feet, which also leaves the shell stuck to his nose. Pluto tries to shake the shell off, but it gets stuck on his bottom instead. He tries and tries to get it off, but can't seem to. It is later revealed that there is a crab living in the shell, which clamps onto Pluto's tail. Although he can feel something on his tail, Pluto does not fully notice the crab until it pinches him, which makes him yelp in pain. The crab begins walking in a certain pattern which Pluto follows until they reach the surf, where a wave comes in and buries Pluto. As with the starfish, the crab tortures him by hitting him on the nose before departing. Meanwhile, Goofy tries one last time to catch a wave successfully, but the wave throws him off his board, hits him with it, and catapults him into the sand where he is stopped by his board, making it look as if it was his grave. Mickey, Minnie, and Donald laugh at him, and when he pops out unharmed, they continue enjoying their vacation.

Releases

*1937 – theatrical release *1956 – ''

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'', episode #2.22: "On Vacation" (TV) *c. 1972 – ''

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'', episode #7 "Water Sports" (TV) *c. 1983 – ''

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'', episode #14 (TV) *c. 1992 – ''

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'', episode #10 (TV) *c. 1992 – ''

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'', episode #19 (TV) *1997 – '' The Ink and Paint Club'', episode #1.10: "Mickey, Donald & Goofy: Friends to the End" (TV) *2010 – ''

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'', episode #13 (TV)

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color''. Additional releases include: *1978 – "Walt Disney Presents On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends" (Discovision Laserdisc #D61-503) *1981 – "On Vacation with Mickey and Friends" (VHS) *1981 – "

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Volume Two" (laserdisc) *1987 – "Cartoon Classics: Starring Mickey and Minnie" (VHS) *2005 – " Classic Cartoon Favorites: Starring Mickey" (DVD) *2011 – "

: Volume 4" (DVD) *2019 –

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*2023 – "Mickey & Minnie: 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 1" (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital)

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* (official posting by Walt Disney Animation Studios) * * * {{Ben Sharpsteen 1937 animated films 1937 films 1930s color films Mickey Mouse short films Donald Duck short films Pluto (Disney) short films Goofy (Disney) short films 1930s Disney animated short films Films set in Hawaii Films directed by Ben Sharpsteen Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer) 1937 short films

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