The Simple Things

The Simple Things

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1953-04-18
Duration:7 min
Director:Charles August Nichols
Actors:James MacDonald, Pinto Colvig
Production:Walt Disney Productions

Overview:

Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his minnows as bait are thwarted by a hungry seagull; he brings his friends, and they chase our heroes away.

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