The Talking Mickey Mouse

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The Talking Mickey Mouse, was an animated character toy, created by Worlds of Wonder, and based on the Disney character Mickey Mouse. Worlds of Wonder was also responsible for Teddy Ruxpin.

Contents 1 How Mickey Mouse worked 2 The stories 3 Available cassettes and books 4 Goofy

[edit] How Mickey Mouse worked

Mickey Mouse was animated by a cassette deck in his back. Mickey moved his eyes, nose, and jaw to a pre-recorded cassette tape, specially coded with animation signals. Mickey told stories of his travels to foreign countries, with his pal, Goofy. The cassettes included a book to follow along.

[edit] The stories

Often, Mickey and Goofy are put into the mode of being detectives, when they start out just being normal tourists. The stories always make the two Disney characters more believable, giving them insight to a cartoony, but realistic setting. Many of the things that happen are impossible, but by the end of the two characters give a "thought" that can give inspiration.

[edit] Available cassettes and books

Worlds of Wonder made 13 stories to animate Mickey. They were:

• The Impossible Journey - takes place somewhere in Africa. When Mickey and Goofy receive some magic berries in the mail from famous explorer Dr. Stan Livingstone, they travel to Africa to save him.
• The Magic Boomerang - takes place in Australia
• The Little Lost Elephant - takes place in India
• The Missing Meatball - takes place in Italy
• The Littlest Viking - takes place in Norway
• Goofy's Last Waltz - takes place in Austria
• Secret of the Silver Mine - takes place in Mexico
• A Mystery in Paris - takes place in France (obviously)
• A Mooose on the Loose - takes place in Canada
• The City Beneath the Sand - takes place in Egypt
• Follow that Ghost! - takes place in the UK (Scotland region)
• The Secret Island - takes place in the UK (one of its islands)
• The Great Kite Caper - takes place in Japan

[edit] Goofy

Shortly after Mickey, Worlds of Wonder created an animated Goofy to sit aside Mickey. Goofy used the same cassettes, but also the use of a double-ended audio patch cord and 4 "C" Batteries to function with Mickey. Goofy was not made to function alone.