Actually, I heard this yesterday, the cartoon charature is the one created by Walt or Roy back in the day they used to work for Universal (which now owns NBC), and it was the forerunner of Mickey Mouse. Once they left Universal Walt cretaed Mickey in Steamboat Willie and the rest is history. SO the charecter, although not worth anything for Universal, will probably make a come-back or at least belongs in the archives of Disney. I don't know who even remembered these facts, or thought to include them in a deal for Al Michaels, but it was pretty bright.