''Mickey's Service Station'' is a 1935 animated short film produced by

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and released by

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. The film, which stars

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, and

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as car mechanics, was also the final black-and-white appearance of Donald, Goofy, and Pete and the penultimate animated black-and-white film produced by Disney after '' Mickey's Kangaroo'' which was released later the same year. It was also the first team-up of the classic trio of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. ''Mickey's Service Station'' was directed by

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, who at the time had directed only ''

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'' shorts, and starred the voices of

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, Pinto Colvig, and Billy Bletcher. It was the 74th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, and the third of that year. The cartoon has been colorized and is available in color on DVD releases.

Plot

and

are working together at a car service station to fix a broken car. Soon

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comes by, and demands that they fix a squeak in his tire. Mickey discovers a

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stuck inside the car. The trio smash several pieces of the car with

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s before Mickey is able to drive away the grasshopper, the car ends up all wrecked and damaged. The trio then gets to the job of repairing the car, but they end up hurting each other comically. Donald gets hit in the face with car parts, Mickey having problems fixing one of the tires, and Goofy getting his foot stuck in a bucket before slipping like crazy on a pool of oil. When Pete arrives, the car won't start. They tiptoe away while Pete is distracted. They then watch as the car starts beating Pete up and dismandling itself only leaving the engine intact. The engine chases Pete away, it spins around and rams him in the rear end.

Voice cast

as Mickey Mouse *

as Donald Duck * Pinto Colvig as Goofy * Billy Bletcher as Pete

Home media

The short was released on December 2, 2002, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White''.

Legacy

''Mickey's Service Station'' introduced Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy as a comedy trio, which would soon become a popular formula for Disney films. Examples include '' Mickey's Fire Brigade'' (1935), '' Moving Day'' (1936), '' Moose Hunters'', '' Clock Cleaners'', '' Lonesome Ghosts'' (1937), '' Boat Builders'', ''

Mickey's Trailer ''Mickey's Trailer'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy on a near disastrous road trip in a travel trailer. It was ...

'', '' The Whalers'' (1938), '' Tugboat Mickey'' (1940), and '' Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers'' (2004).

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