Ep 255: Miyazaki's Thanksgiving Special: 'The Mouse on the Mayflower'

On this special holiday episode of Saturday Mourning Cartoons, Sean and Dave review the 1968 Rankin/Bass Thanksgiving holiday special, 'The Mouse on the Mayflower.' Featuring the voice work of Tennessee Ernie Ford and June Foray, with writing from Romeo Muller, and some animation work from the one and only Hayao Miyazaki. That's right! The legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder worked as a key animator for Toei, which animated this first holiday special from the studio behind stop-motion classics like 'Rudolph' and 'Frosty'!

But how does it hold up? And how has history remembered it?

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