"If I give money to the poor, then they won't be poor anymore" At a point when Disney was putting out fewer animated projects, a young animator Burny Mattinson pitched a retelling of a Christmas Carol with Mickey and the gang. It was the first new Mickey cartoon in over 30 years. Learn about why Disney's Animation output had declined. Learn how a young man started from the mail room all the way to working with the 9 Old Men. Also see how Alan Young would introduce Scrooge McDuck to more people.