Milestones for Mickey (film)

Milestones for Mickey (film) 16mm compilation of Plane Crazy, Mickey’s Service Station, The Band Concert, Thru the Mirror, Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and the “Mickey Mouse Club March.” Released in May 1974.

Mike & Maty (television)

Mike & Maty (television) Hour-long daytime television talk show on ABC; beginning April 11, 1994, and ending June 7, 1996. The show featured upbeat funny events and stories. Stars Michael Burger and Maty Monfort.

Mike Fink Keel Boats

Mike Fink Keel Boats Frontierland attraction in Disneyland; opened on December 25, 1955. Based on the television episode, Davy Crockett’s Keel Boat Race. The boats are the Gullywhumper, named for Mike Fink’s boat, and the Bertha Mae, named for Davy’s boat. Fink was the legendary King of the River to go along with his opponent’s …

Mike Wazowski

Mike Wazowski James P. Sullivan’s monster friend in Monsters, Inc.; voiced by Billy Crystal.

Mike’s New Car (film)

Mike’s New Car (film) Short cartoon, made by Pixar and featuring the stars of Monsters, Inc., created as bonus material for the September 17, 2002, DVD release of the feature. Mike Wazowski shows off his new car to his friend James P. “Sully” Sullivan, but neither knows how to operate it. 4 min. Released initially …

Midnight Madness (film)

Midnight Madness (film) A genius grad student organizes an all-night treasure hunt in which five rival teams composed of colorful oddballs furiously match wits with one another while trying to locate and decipher various cryptic clues planted ingeniously around Los Angeles. Released on February 8, 1980. Directed by David Wechter and Michael Nankin. 112 min. …

Mighty Ducks, The (film)

Mighty Ducks, The (film) A competitive, aggressive trial lawyer, Gordon Bombay, is sentenced to community service—coaching a peewee hockey team full of clumsy misfits. Bombay, who formerly played hockey himself, finds his work cut out for him, as he has to teach the team to skate, to score, and to win. The reluctant coach becomes …

Mighty Ducks, The

Mighty Ducks, The Disney’s first entry into the realm of professional sports. In 1992, the company founded the Mighty Ducks hockey team, named for the team in Walt Disney Pictures’ The Mighty Ducks, as an expansion team in the National Hockey League. They were ready for league play in the 1993-94 season, and their first …

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (video) Animated movie, tying together television episodes, released on video on April 8, 1997. The evil Lord Dragaunus returns to Puckworld, a peaceful planet of hockey-loving ducks, from a distant galaxy to take revenge against the inhabitants who once banished him. A special strike team of six young …

Mighty Joe Young (film)

Mighty Joe Young (film) Zoologist Gregg O’Hara is exploring the remote Pangani Mountains in Central Africa when he comes upon an incredible discovery–an awesome 15-foot gorilla. Fearsome and dangerous when provoked, he is tame in the hands of Jill, the 21-year-old orphan who raised the gorilla and named him Joe. When Joe’s life is threatened …