Tag Archives: Shorts

Book Review: ‘A Friend Like You’ Mini Book

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Year: 2001 Pages: 132 Type: Hardcover ISBN: 0-7407-1085-0 “A friend like you slows down a dizzy world.” At just about 2″ square this book won’t win the Biggest Thing Ever Award of 2022! But it does have a big heart, and … Continue reading →

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Nano Metalfigs 100% Die-Cast Steamboat Willie Figures

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Steamboat Willie was released in 1928 as a Short film by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black and white and is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse, although a Short called Plane Crazy was completed first. The sensation that was The … Continue reading →

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Funko Minis Pixar Shorts Tinny & Luxo Jr. Figures

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Dis-LEE

There have been many unlikely friends in the world of Pixar films: Buzz and Woody. Mike and Sulley. McQueen and Mater. Luxo Jr. and Tinny. Who? To recognize these last two figures from the Funko Minis Pixar Shorts set, you … Continue reading →

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Funko Minis Pixar Shorts Vinyl Day and Night Figures

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Dis-LEE

I’m returning to the Funko Minis Pixar Shorts vinyl figures, adding to my Blue Bird figure, for another post featuring two characters from one of my all-time favorites: When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, … Continue reading →

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Mickey’s Fire Brigade Ceramic Teapot

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Mickey’s Fire Brigade is a color Mickey Mouse short released in 1935. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are firefighters who must rescue Clarabelle Cow from a burning building without interrupting her bath. And of course, they do a great job. (Pause for sarcasm to sink in) No. No they don’t! … Continue reading →

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Funko Minis Pixar Shorts Vinyl Blue Bird Figure

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Dis-LEE

For the Birds opens as one by one, a flock of small birds perch on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, but then along comes a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The birds of … Continue reading →

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Posta Romana ‘Band Concert’ Commemorative Stamps

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Posta Romana is the only postal services provider in Romania. Founded in 1862, Posta Romana offers a wide range of services in the country and is in charge of sending and receiving all postcards and money transfer services and other … Continue reading →

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The Art of Pixar Postcard Box Set – Volume 2

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Before you explore The Art of Pixar – Volume 2, you may want to check out The Art of Pixar – Volume 1 first. That earlier post will fill you in on how I came to have these two pieces … Continue reading →

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Bhutan Stamps: 60th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Dis-LEE

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas. But no matter how isolated they may be, they love Mickey Mouse! And in the year of the 60th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse, that being 1989, they issued a set of … Continue reading →

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Disney Store Minnie’s Box Lunches Snow Globe

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Building a Building is a Mickey Mouse Short produced in 1933 by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The Short depicts Mickey working at a construction site under the supervision of Peg-Leg Pete while Minnie Mouse is selling box lunches to the workers. Of course, poor Mickey … Continue reading →

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