YMMV / Mickey's Good Deed

• Awesome Moments: After finally having enough of Adelbert's bratty behavior, his father orders the butler to throw Pluto back on the streets, freeing him from Adelbert's torment, before furiously handing his son a well-deserved spanking. The Butler and Pluto are ecstatic to see this, with Pluto laughing at the sight.
• Values Dissonance:
  • One of the toys that Mickey gives to the poor children is a Blackface-Style Caricature balloon.
  • The spanking of Adelbert may be considered this to modern audiences. Yes, Adelbert is a Spoiled Brat who unambiguously deserves to get punished, but nowadays, with corporal punishment being frowned upon, Adelbert's father would definitely receive visits from social services.
• Tear Jerker: The unnamed mother weeping for her husband in prison while her children dream for Santa Claus to visit them.
• The Woobie:
  • The poor Mother whose husband is imprisoned and is unable to give either food or toys to their many children during the Great Depression.
  • Pluto, the father, and the butler in this short due to being tormented by Adelbert.
  • Mickey himself. He's homeless and penniless and has to give his beloved Pluto away in order to make an equally poor family happy.