"Our Homespun Melody" is the 12th episode of Season 5 of the new Mickey Mouse (2013) series created by Paul Rudish for the Disney Channel and Disney.com. It is the 90th in the series.
Mickey attempts to cure his prize-winning pig after he loses his adorable squeal.
Tropes:
- An Aesop: Things change in time and people grow. However, just because things are different doesn’t mean they’re bad.
- The Cameo: The farm animals (notably a single lamb) seen during the finale are from the "Jolly Holiday" sequence in Mary Poppins.
- Gray Rain of Depression: The sky darkens and rain falls when Mickey and Piggy's comeback concert falls apart to match Mickey's downcast mood. But when they discover that Piggy can still sing well - in baritone, no less - the sun's rays come out, signifying their newfound joy.
- Growing Up Sucks: At first, as the conflict starts because Piggy grows up and loses his high singing voice. But eventually he and Mickey realize he can still sing just fine - he's just now a baritone.
- I Got Bigger: Piggy starts out as a cute little piglet that fits in Mickey's palm. He grows up to the size of a cow, and in doing so loses his adorable squeal.
- Musical Episode: The episode is almost all singing, set to the titular song.
- Mythology Gag: Donald's medical license is from Marceline, Walt Disney's hometown.
- Scatting: Piggy lays down a bassline scat with ease.
- Spiteful Spit: A duckling spits on Mickey's shoe after his and Piggy's act bombs.
- Stealth Pun: Donald Duck as a doctor, who can't find anything wrong with Piggy and advises Mickey to lip-sync. He's quite literally a quack doctor.
- That Syncing Feeling: Mickey tries to have Piggy lip-sync to a record of his old high-pitched voice to cover up his lower voice, but they're exposed when the record starts skipping. Their reaction explains it all.
- Vocal Range Exceeded: Piggy's high-pitched squeal turns into a low grunt as he gets older, which means he can no longer sing like he used to. In the end, he and Mickey realize that he can still sing - in baritone.
