In this episode, we present a list of 12 Disney facts that make you say, “that’s weird,” which is based on an article of the same name. We enhance the article by presenting some history behind the items on the list. Be sure to check out references in the show notes on the website.
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SOURCES
12 Facts About Disney That Will Make You Say “That’s Weird”
Above is the article this show is based upon. Below is a list of my sources for each of the items discussed on the show.
“ Walt Disney’s feeling of guilt about his own mother’s death.”
“Donald Duck promoted prophylactics”
- https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/second-world-war
- https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2010/april/melbourne-interlude
- https://www.marforpac.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/530110/marines-australians-share-special-bond/
- https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/donald-duck-wants-you-to-use-condoms-3291.html
- https://www.motherjones.com/media/2010/05/us-military-std-posters/
“The Story of Menstruation”
“Family Planning”
- https://youtu.be/t2DkiceqmzU
- https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Family_Planning
- https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/donald-duck-proudly-presents-family-planning-1967/
“Mickey Mouse gas masks”
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-mickey-mouse-gas-mask
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/did-you-know-walt-disney-designed-the-worlds-weirdest-gas-mask/2015/09/12/885be808-57d8-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html
“’Old Yeller’ dog food”
- https://www.petproductnews.com/news/kroger-launches-old-yeller-brand-dog-food/article_4ce9266b-7543-5ee0-92d2-c0047ea12461.html
- https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2005/04/18/daily44.html
- https://casetext.com/case/phillips-v-kroger-co,
“ .22 caliber rifles and real bullets”
- http://www.nazarian.no/wep.asp?id=1214&group_id=20&country_id=399&lang=0
- http://www.coinshootingpistol.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGlashan_Air_Machine_Gun
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGlashan_Coin_Shooting_Pistol
- https://duchessofdisneyland.com/park-history/shooting-galleries/
- https://www.mouseplanet.com/11779/Disneyland_1957_Sixty_Years_Ago_Part_Two
- https://discuss.micechat.com/forum/disney-theme-park-news-and-discussion/disneyland-resort/28902-the-history-of-the-4-disneyland-shooting-galleries
Mickey Mouse once starred in a comic where he sold speed
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/mickey-mouse-drugs-comic
- https://flashbak.com/mickey-mouse-and-the-medicine-man-when-disneys-mouse-sold-speed-to-africans-11531/#:~:text=Mickey%20Mouse%20and%20the%20Medicine%20Man%20%E2%80%93%20Disney’s%20Mouse%20Sold%20Speed%20to%20Africans&text=In%20%E2%80%9CMICKEY%20MOUSE%20AND%20THE,the%201950s%20amphetamines%20were%20legal
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