YMMV / Runaway Brain

• Character Rerailment: Before Epic Mickey and Mickey Mouse (2013), this short attempted to bring back Mickey's much more adventurous and semi-heroic sides, or at least reconcile the current Mickey's characterization with that of his old one.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Dr. Frankenollie is a very memorable character, despite his lack of screentime.
• Signature Scene: When Julius' brain is put into Mickey's body, we are treated to one of the creepiest depictions of Mickey Mouse, and easily the most iconic.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Dr. Frankenollie—he manages to maintain that delicate balance of creepily sinister and comically entertaining almost flawlessly, something even particularly famous villains struggle with sometimes, the animation makes full use of his moving around like an ape, and has the great voice performance of Kelsey Grammer, so of course he's gonna be the Big Bad of the short, right? WRONG! Instead, he gets brutally killed off after appearing in only one scene (he was supposed to have more screen-time but Executive Meddling from Disney stopped that from happening). He did reappear in the CyberNettiquette Comix and as part of a framing story for the Disney Tronics line of robot toys sold at the Disney parks.
• Vindicated by History: At the time of its release, the short was subjected to much controversy for its surprisingly dark and disturbing material for a Mickey Mouse cartoon, which has led to Disney burying it shortly afterwards. Over time though, the short would obtain a cult following amongst Disney fans and would gain a newfound appreciation in the late 00s and early 10s for its animation, dark tone and Mickey's Character Rerailment, with many now considering it to be one of his best and most memorable shorts. This change in opinion is likely why Disney has also begun to slowly acknowledge it again as of late, such as Julius' inclusion in Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance].
• What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: An animated short filled to the brim with disturbing imagery and brutal, onscreen death, all featuring a classic children's character! And it's rated G!

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