Talk:Mickey's Mellerdrammer

Mickey's Lips
This short was black & white. So I seriously doubt that Mickey had orange lips in the film proper. Perhaps the article means to refer to posters or some other related material? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.252.7.52 (talk) 07:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC).


 * The Blackface article says that it was colored that way on an advertising poster, I'll update this page to reflect that. You're right that it wouldn't make sense in a black and white film.  -- Atamasama 18:48, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

The poster for this cartoon clearly shows the orange lips, and 'black face' I'll link to the poster, as I am also framing out the page with content to convert from stub to full page. Link to movie poster on collectibles website Here is a link to the Movie poster for Mickey's Mellerdrammerwsbonduran — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wsbonduran (talk • contribs) 14:45, 20 April 2008

The poster also doesn't show mickey in black face, he is shown in his normal white face. If the poster is to be used as reference for the depiction of blackface in this short, it should he consistent with the short itself. Additionally, the link that was being used as reference makes no mention to the uses of makeup as described in the summary.

Either there needs to be a better description in the references, or the references should be removed. Zaius0930 (talk) 04:12, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

I guess I should be more specific. The link provided for the poster is no longer active. That being said, while the poster may show mickey's lips as orange, in no other ways is blackface depicted in the poster. The use of the poster as reference should he reconsidered. Additionally, the link used as reference for mickey's and the cast's use of blackface makes no mention of the orange lips, not does it mention the other character's use of blackface. Zaius0930 (talk) 04:24, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Controversy section
While raising some valid points, I feel that this section is a bit off-topic, considering this article is supposed to be about this specific cartoon, not Disney's entire oeuvre. Brutannica (talk) 05:08, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, i agree, even if the information is probably true, its feels pretty off-topic. I did not delate the information, but i added what page you can find the information on, as i think its wrong to cite the WHOLE book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.234.88.227 (talk) 13:19, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, i took out the information, plus one of Walts daughters called the book garbage, so im not sure its an realiable source — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.162.177.72 (talk) 11:29, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

I just delated the controversy section as the whole section is redurant and irrelevant, every little bit of it. I also added some information to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.162.177.72 (talk) 10:47, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Brutannica, the section was off-topic, and the sole source appears to discuss Disney's cultural attitudes without specifically referencing this cartoon, so the connection was a bit of a stretch. I've rewritten the section with reliable sources. The intervening edits and comments here emanated from a disruptive IP, now blocked for three months. JNW (talk) 13:25, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, just saw that now. Thanks for reverting the vandalism, saves me the work of having to do it. I was in two minds on the information about Walt Disney, but you are probably right that it should not be on the article, plus the information can be found on the Walt Disney article, so delating that information are not that huge of a loss. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.234.88.227 (talk) 16:09, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

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2029 in public domain
this short will enter the public domain in 2029, which is 95 years+1 after 1933 when the short first premiered. The renewal for the short can be seen here. MonkeyBBGB (talk) 19:47, 18 August 2023 (UTC)