Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) ****

After a 30-years hiatus, Mickey Mouse returns to the big screen playing Bob Cratchit in this first-rate adaptation of the perennial Charles Dickens' classic. Many obscure Disney characters make appearances in this film (including Willie The Giant from "Fun And Fancy Free" (1947), two fellows from "The Adventures Of Ichobar And Mr Toad" (1949), not to mention Mr Scrooge himself, who first appeared in a 1967 short, "Scrooge McDuck And Money"). The story is familiar, but it's a great achievement in every respect. An Academy Award nominee.