Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

1990 · 25 min · ★ 9.0 · Animation, Music, Family

Animated adaptation of Virginia Lee Burton's children's book.

Directed by Michael Sporn · Written by Robert Klein

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