"The Plausible Impossible" is an episode of the ''

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'' television program, originally broadcast on October 31, 1956.

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explains how drawings and animation make things that are impossible seem plausible, as evidenced in ancient history (i.e.,

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, dragons, and various creatures from

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) and various cartoons with

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

and

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

. This episode also includes an unfinished form of one scene from ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...

'' (1937) that ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor and was not used in the final film. This episode culminates with the "

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" segment of ''

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'' (1940). The episode features the cartoons ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Home media

The short was released on December 3, 2002, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio''.

References

External links

* * Walt Disney anthology television series episodes 1956 American television episodes History of animation {{disney-stub