Mumbai Madness
| "Mumbai Madness" | |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Paul Rudish |
| Written by | |
| Featured music | Christopher Willis[1] |
| Editing by | Illya Owens[1] |
| Production code | 028 |
| Original air date | September 26, 2014 |
| Running time | 4 minutes |
"Mumbai Madness" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American animated television series Mickey Mouse,[2] and its 26th episode overall.[3] Co-written and directed by series creator Paul Rudish,[1] the episode first aired on the Disney Channel in the United States on September 26, 2014, and was subsequently released on YouTube the next day. In the episode, Mickey Mouse is an auto rickshaw taxi driver in Mumbai, India tasked with transporting an elephant with a broken tusk to a distant mountain, encountering various obstacles along the way.
As the episode's score involved the use of authentically Indian instruments and approach to composition, composer Christopher Willis has deemed it to be his hardest assignment for the Mickey Mouse series.[4]
Plot
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After 17 hours of driving, Mickey relents and asks the elephant for his map, upon which the two proceed to travel through a variety of challenging terrains, ending up in a town next to a river. Nearing the point of giving up, Mickey notices that the river's reflection shows the mountain to be nearby. Taking a pot of spicy curry as fuel for his auto rickshaw, Mickey and the elephant blast through town and are able to arrive at the mountain, though Mickey's taxi is destroyed as a consequence. The elephant gives Mickey his lotus in return for the transportation, then mysteriously disappears in front of him, with Mickey noticing that he is at a temple filled with many elephant statues. As he ponders, the lotus lands in a pool and opens up to reveal a new auto rickshaw with wings, which Mickey cheerfully rides out of the mountain.
Production
Music
The episode's entire score has since been released on SoundCloud by Willis on November 21, 2019.[7]
Release
"Mumbai Madness" originally aired on the Disney Channel in the United States on September 26, 2014.[3] The following day, the episode was released on YouTube by the official Mickey Mouse YouTube account.[1] As of June 2023, the episode has garnered almost 50 million views on the streaming platform.[1]
Accolades
Christopher Willis won the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mickey Mouse (September 27, 2014). Mumbai Madness | A Mickey Mouse Cartoon | Disney Shorts. YouTube. YouTube, LLC.
- ^ a b c Sanza, Cristina (September 6, 2017). "INTERVIEW: Disney composer Christopher Willis talks making music for 'Runaway Railway' ride, Mickey Mouse Halloween special". Inside the Magic. JAK Schmidt, Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mickey Mouse – 'Mumbai Madness'". MSN TV. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Disney Family (September 29, 2014). "Mickey Mouse Cartoons' Composer | Behind the Animation". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Pappas, Catherine Cappiello (September 2, 2017). "LTG Interviews Presents: Emmy Nominated Composer Christopher Willis". Living the Gourmet. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Charenjeet Cj (October 14, 2014). "CHARENJEET CJ sings for Disney | Mumbai Madness | Mickey Mouse | Behind the scenes". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Willis, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "Mumbai Madness". SoundCloud. SoundCloud Limited. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Christopher Willis". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Disney Mickey Mouse". Television Academy. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Disney's Mickey Mouse gets another Emmy Nomination". Mercury Filmworks. Mercury Filmworks. August 25, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
