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Lard Nar of the Resisty·25/12/2021

I really enjoy how realistic this one is. It actually seems genuinely believable. 10/10.

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Руссиа·22/11/2021

It's decent. The execution is quite good for a creepypasta like this, making mickey look like a psychopath. however, the lost cartoon idea is a cliche nowadays, so the idea is just meh.

Overall quite creepy. 6.8/10

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LiamThePoggers·31/10/2021

Obv fake. i can see that someone just put the color gray onto the title card and put in mickeys best friend

Pingasopera·01/11/2021

of course it's fake, it's a creepypasta

LiamThePoggers·02/11/2021

Ik i was kidding lol

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Monokumaispregnant·13/10/2021

Wow mickey mouse u done did a hitman job so that's how pluto came to be in the mickey mouse clubhouse

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SketchyMemes·08/10/2021

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MarioTron3000.exe·07/10/2021

Even darker than suicidemouse.avi

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The Fireguardian of 2029-City·29/09/2021

Well, this is sick. But DAMN it's an okay story making Mickey manipulative and psychopath. But creepy.

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BOi13253·26/08/2021

Well shit. This got dark

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Chuck1085·18/06/2021

Imma give it a 7.5/10

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Nazaypato·06/03/2021

What mediocre page?

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ImAriaax·13/12/2020

The title card is obvi edited but hey, nobody said it was supposed to be real

JordanEleison·08/10/2021

Lmao the whole page says it's supposed to be real, that's the point of a creepypasta.

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Banandanoob·17/11/2020

Betty in glitchtale is far more worst than mickey operated you

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TRIPPY THE CAT·28/09/2020

a delicious creepypasta

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Al Timotheus·17/09/2020

For anyone who is interested, I am making a spinoff series of this story on the official "Creepypasta Spinoff" wiki page. Here is part one for you: https://creepypastaspinoff.fandom.com/wiki/I\_Flipped\_His\_Frown\_When\_His\_Car\_Broke\_Down?mobile-app=false

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GamerMcNoober·05/06/2020

How bad can your photoshop be when you have a font that was created in the 90's in a title card that was from 1920's or 1930's

2025tarikosmanbasic·11/11/2020

I know right

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I will try to be critical·09/05/2020

I see SO many problems with this its not funny. Sure there may be some aspects like the whole explaination as to why pluto is just a dog, but that is still a problem.

1) the title card

everyone should know this already, but this is photoshoped. I personally did a fotoforensics check on ir and it clearly shows this image isn't real. More proof is that the person didn't even try to make it seem convincing since the title seems more cleaner and less grainy than the rest of the photo, so no the photo isn't real.

2) Eustace

the character isn't obviously real and the author tries to make it seem like he is originally pluto, I know my fair share of cartoon history (because I am pretty much into cartoons) that pluto never was a major character until later on, his origins being that he was as a bloodhound, so are you trying to say this version of pluto came out after this or what? Another thing is that Eustace is weak as a character, he sees that nothing is right in Mickey's town and does not seem to fight back when he is grabbed by mickey, the author telling us Eustace is similiar to goofy you think a tall dog could take on a short rodent, even Pete can beat the mouse to a pulp! it's not that hard!

3) Mickey's behavior

if you did watch the older Disney cartoons, Mickey is very cocky and cheery who can be very emotional/ expressive (that's how many old cartoon characters were back then) , this Mickey is nothing like this at all, yes he is very emotional but he is clingy, manipulative, psychopathic, and jumps to conclusions. What makes no sense either is how Mickey talks about he feels betrayed by other people, what is he talking about? cause there was no such thing in the cartoons at all so what is he talking about?

4) The REAL origins of these characters

Just like crybaby lane with the allusions of Nick cartoons, the Author "predicts" the origins of Daisy, Goofy and Pluto. I already talked about why it doesn't make sense with pluto, but Daisy and Goofy? Daisy first appeared in 1937 as Donna duck so this was 9 years after this "cartoon" was aired, you think she would have reaccured earlier in the cartoons than 1937 but hey, consistency? what's that? Same thing with Goofy, he appeared as Dippy Dawg in 1932 not in 1929, These made up characters have no deserning qualities to make them who they are today unlike Donna and Dippy.

5)  The controversy

you think it being a controversal incident there'd be newspaper clippings of the short and an interview of those who actually watch the short right? well we barely get nothing, no little fake news clippings, no, nothing. If you are going to make this seems convincing, try harder.

6) "There is no screenshots and the people who made the short died teehee"

Well as the title says on this part, the Author doesn't even try to convince the viewer this even happened, there are not website names or wiki names to tell you where this all came from. Perhaps the person made no screenshots because he couldn't even be bothered to ask an artist friend to draw them for them? or couldn't get an editor make convcincing photos, the Author barely gives us any writers or animators or even voice actors who contributed to the short and basically made the excuse of "the people who did this short died" there might be some still alive, you may not know. The people probablly didn't want to talk about this because this doens't actually exist.

7) this is a rip off of the Mad doctor

there was a short that scarred many and that was "the mad doctor" which had themes of mutilation and kidnapping, this story seems to ride the coatails of that incident but coat it in different paint. This is actually point barely anyone brought up actually (someone said it is based on the short but I just think its actually ripping it off) and I'm kinda glad I did. But unlike Mickey's best friend, The Mad doctor toon was all this time a nightmare which makes sense, nobody would want mickey or pluto to die.

8) the plot is too complex

as stated by many, this is too complex, a Mickey mouse cartoon or any cartoon can take you out of reality, not stay in it, so it is really weird to have the theme of stockholm syndrome (in which this kinda is like stockholm syndrome.

and finally 9) IT'S JUST A THEORY, A GAMMMMMETHEORY

why is this part even here? I get it, it's to explain the whole anthro and bipedal thing in the cartoons, but you can take this out and nothing would change whatsoever.

sorry for this long comment but I just had to get all these pet peeves off of me, to the Author, you tried, and I congrat you for it, just try much harder and take this to improve your stories ok?

***Note:** This is a page that used to be found on a mediocre wiki site related to Disney. As you can imagine, this wiki was taken down because most of its content belonged to Disney. The pages of this particular wiki are now long gone except for an interesting page that I saved at the time of my visit.*

*I've heard how Disney loves to try and silence things that they don't want anyone to know about and after reading this about the synopsis, I can't say I blame them entirely for their decision. I only hope this page stays up.*

Mickey's Best Friend is a controversial 10-minute cartoon that was shown in theatres on November 15, 1929. It was later banned and isn't allowed to be shown again due to its history of kids requiring constant attention after viewing its content. The cartoon was animated by Ub Iwerks, with music composed by Carl Stalling.

It isn't even available to anyone who wants to complete their collection of classic Mickey cartoons. It was originally intended to be a Halloween-related short which revolved around Mickey and Eustace, an anthropomorphic dog character. Walt at the time thought kids were getting dumbed down by other shorts and that they were mature enough to handle what he wanted to show them.

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Background
* 3 Production
* 4 Reception
* 5 Theories
* 6 Sources

## Plot

Mickey is driving to his workplace in his car. Along the way, it breaks down due to an engine problem and he gets out to check it. When Mickey finds out it's beyond repair, he goes into a depression until Eustace arrives and helps out by fixing the problem. Mickey is relieved and introduces himself. After getting Eustace's name, Mickey invites him to go with him somewhere. Eustace asks Mickey if he was supposed to be somewhere, but Mickey lies to him and decides to skip work.

The two arrive in a cafe where the owner spots Mickey and gives him a stern look. He walks up and rudely asks Mickey what he wants. After ordering, the sheriff (Pete) enters and confronts Mickey, demanding that he finally pays off his late rent. Mickey on the verge of a breakdown is pitied by Eustace who decides to pay off Mickey's entire debt. The sheriff laughs and warns Eustace telling him that Mickey will only cause him trouble before leaving the scene. Mickey, relieved that he's off the hook, hugs Eustace in joy.

Mickey leaves the cafe with Eustace and begins to introduce his new friend to the local residents through a bunch of different scenes. They don't care and walk off. The last resident they speak to begins to chuckle for a bit and warns Eustace that he should be careful around that mouse. Eustace tries to get an explanation on why this person holds a grudge, but the resident is nowhere to be seen after his warning.

Eustace asks Mickey why he's smiling after the reception he got, and Mickey admits to Eustace that he hasn't had friends before and that Eustace is his first pal. Eustace feels bad and seems to be hiding something with a guilty expression. Mickey and Eustace in a bunch of quick scenes stop by a theater, play a game, and go atop a mountain viewing the scenery. Afterwards, Mickey shows Eustace his home in hopes that he'll live with him. It's here where Eustace feels bad for the mouse, but finally admits that he has to leave.

Mickey is in shock and assumes that it's a betrayal like all of the other relationships he's had. Eustace tells Mickey that he isn't pleased by the town and especially the residents and is going to search elsewhere. He apologizes to Mickey and gives a few encouraging words before finally heading out the door. Mickey rushes and grabs Eustace by the leg and pleads to stay, but Eustace shakes his head. Mickey decides that he can't lose his only friend and knocks him out with a rock that was found on the ground.

The next scene shows Mickey walking down the stairs to his basement. He turns on the lights where Eustace is tied onto a operating table. Eustace is still unconscious. Mickey begins to sob and act apologetic. He talks to Eustace through his state, telling him that it has to be this way. He constantly shouts out that he can't be alone anymore and finally gets a knife from under the operating table and begins to work on him from off screen.

After Eustace finally awakens, it is revealed that he is no longer anthropomorphic, but a real dog. He begins to freak out and can only make barks. During the freakout, it switches to first person mode and we see Mickey entering the room. Eustace no longer seems scared the moment he sets his sight on Mickey. Through the mouse, he feels like he needs Mickey and finally pounces and licks him.

Mickey tells Eustace that nobody will ever know about this and how it will be their eternal secret. He tells Eustace that he will be known as Pluto until they part. The scene switches to Mickey's home and zooms out. The sheriff's laughter is heard along with the resident who had warned Eustace about Mickey in the first place.

## Background

Walt Disney was inspired to make a Halloween-themed short of the beloved mouse. Characters were created and made up on the spot which would later become official characters. The owner of the cafe would later become Daisy Duck and the resident attempting to warn Eustace would later become Goofy who supposedly looked a lot like Eustace's design. Pluto would also become a recurring character, but any connection to Eustace isn't mentioned. Iwerks felt disgusted during the final portion of the cartoon and demanded that the operation scene would get censored, Walt had no choice but to give in to their demands.

## Production

Production of the cartoon was delayed due to many of the workers and Iwerks feeling unease for Eustace after reading the script. Production was very slow due to the employees not wanting to really finish this cartoon. There was also a undisclosed budget which could be due to the animators demanding a higher pay for making something out of their comfort zone, especially for a kid's cartoon. It took a few months to finish production.

## Reception

A lot of outrage and controversy stirred after the cartoon finally got released to theatres. It was the opposite of what Walt wanted. People claimed that their children couldn't sleep at night and would get nightmares involving getting operated on by Mickey. It would even cause children who were very young to require constant attention because they didn't want to be alone, especially at night. Due to this, parents wanted to press charges over the content. Walt finally decided to destroy any copy of the cartoon he could come across in an attempt to hide his failures.

## Theories

Few have pointed out how Eustace looks similar to Goofy. Some have said that Eustace's features would later on be given to the more clumsy Goofy.

After multiple viewings, some have talked about the anthropomorphic characters being considered normal perfect beings while the ferals are considered mentally disabled and are kept as pets that are mostly restrained due to how dangerous they can be.

While there are no connections to Eustace in future cartoons, Mickey gets extremely worried when Pluto runs off or gets lost and will even try and risk his life in order to save his "best friend." This is the only connection from "Mickey's Best Friend" that is shown in other cartoons.

## Sources

There used to be a particular site that showed screenshots of the short "Mickey's Best Friend", but it is no longer accessible, the site can no longer be found and seems to have vanished.

Most of the writers for this short are now deceased mostly due to old age. Back when they were around, they didn't want any mention of this cartoon. Some have said that this is due to guilt.