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Mickey 1928New Mickey What can you say about Mickey Mouse that hasn't been written already? Someone once said that more people knew the name of Mickey Mouse than knew who the President of the United States was. Just the shape of his head alone is one of the most recognizable icons in American culture. And his presence on the movie screen forever changed a minor animation company into a world-wide entertainment power.

It is interesting while watching the shorts to note that Mickey is one of the only Disney characters to have evolved over the years. Donald, Goofy, Chip 'n' Dale all reached the form they were to stay on throughout the years early on in their careers. Mickey was continually developed: he was given a more "realistic" body, ears that worked in symmetry, whites in his eyes, different costumes. No other Disney character was allowed to go through as many changes as Mickey.

Besides the fact that Mickey was one of the first "modern" Disney characters to be created, the nature of the mouse made him a natural leader for the gang. However, unfortunately, it was this very nature that made him not quite as funny as some of the others. Mickey had too much of a laid-back, easy-going nature about him. You didn't find yourself laughing so much at what was happening to him (in the way that you did with Donald Duck) because Mickey would usually laugh it off himself. He was never much of an out-and-out funny character (like Goofy.) He did have the reputation of being somewhat of a troublemaker in the earlier years (like Chip 'n' Dale) but that tendency quickly wore off. As a result, Mickey was usually somewhat of a straight man, with the real laughs coming from the actions and reactions of those he was playing against.

Mickey's voice was done by Walt Disney himself until the mid 40's when he got too busy to keep up with it. The voice was then taken over by Jimmy McDonald, then a Disney sound-effects man. When Mickey's career was revived in the 80's, the torch was passed to Wayne Allwine, curiously enough, another Disney sound-effects man.

Mickey appeared in 132 short subjects (not including his starring turn in "Fantasia".)

Filmography
1928 1929 1930 1931
1932 1933 1934 1935
* Building a Building
* The Mad Doctor
* Mickey's Pal Pluto
* Mickey's Mellerdrammer
* Ye Olden Days
* The Mail Pilot
* Mickey's Mechanical Man
* Mickey's Gala Premiere
* Puppy Love
* The Pet Store
* The Steeple Chase
* Giantland
* Shanghaied
* Camping Out
* Playful Pluto
* Gulliver Mickey
* Mickey's Steamroller
* Orphans Benefit
* Mickey Plays Papa
* The Dognapper
* Two-Gun Mickey
* Mickey's Man Friday
* The Band Concert
* Mickey's Service Station
* Mickey's Kangaroo
* Mickey's Garden
* Mickey's Fire Brigade
* Pluto's Judgment Day
* On Ice
1936 1937 1938 1939
* Mickey's Polo Team
* Orphans Picnic
* Mickey's Grand Opera
* Thru the Mirror
* Mickey's Rival
* Moving Day
* Alpine Climbers
* Mickey's Circus
* Mickey's Elephant
* The Worm Turns
* Magician Mickey
* Moose Hunters
* Mickey's Amateurs
* Hawaiian Holiday
* Clock Cleaners
* Lonesome Ghosts
* Boat Builders
* Mickey's Trailer
* The Whalers
* Mickey's Parrot
* The Brave Little Tailor
* The Fox Hunt
* Society Dog Show
* The Pointer
Mickey's Surprise Party
The Standard Parade
1940 1941 1942 1943
* Tugboat Mickey
* Pluto's Dream House
* Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
* The Little Whirlwind
* The Nifty Nineties
* Orphans Benefit
* A Gentleman's Gentleman
* Canine Caddy
* Lend a Paw
* Mickey's Birthday Party
* Symphony Hour
All Together
* Pluto and the Armadillo
1946 1947 1948 1949
* Squatter's Rights * Mickey and the Beanstalk
* Mickey's Delayed Date
* Mickey Down Under
* Pluto's Purchase
* Mickey and the Seal
* Pueblo Pluto
1950 1951 1952 1953
* Crazy Over Daisy * Plutopia
* R'Coon Dawg
* Pluto's Party
* Pluto's Christmas Tree
* The Simple Things
1983 1990 1995
* Mickey's Christmas Carol * The Prince and the Pauper

* Runaway Brain

Mickey Mouse Works Shorts
1999 2000

Pluto Gets the Paper : * Bubble Gum
* Mickey's New Car
Pluto Gets the Paper : * Spaceship
Pluto Gets the Paper : * Street Cleaner
Mickey to the Rescue : * Train Tracks
* How to Be a Waiter (cameo)
* Roller Coaster Painters
* Pluto's Penthouse Sweet (cameo)
* Organ Donors
* Mickey's Airplane Kit
* Mickey's Mistake
* Donald's Valentine Dollar (cameo)
* Pluto's Kittens
* Pluto vs. the Watchdog
* Around the World in Eighty Days
* Purple Pluto
* Sandwich Makers
Mickey to the Rescue : * Staircase
* Pluto Runs Away
* Hansel and Gretel
* Mickey's Mechanical House
* Hydro Squirter
* Mickey's Piano Lesson
Mickey to the Rescue : * Cage and Cannons
* Mickey's Remedy
* A Midsummer Night's Dream
* Mickey Tries to Cook
* Topsy Turvy Town
* The Nutcracker
* How to Haunt a House (cameo)
Pluto Gets the Paper : * Vending Machine
* Mickey Foils the Phantom Blot
* Daisy's Road Trip

* Minnie Takes Care of Pluto
* Locksmiths
* Mickey's Rival Returns
* Car Washers
* Pluto's Seal Deal
* Mickey's Mixed Nuts
* Mickey's Mountain
* computer.don (cameo)
* Donald's Halloween Scare
Pluto Gets the Paper : * Mortimer
* Mickey's Mix-Up
* Mickey's Christmas Chaos
* Mickey's Cabin
* Pluto's Magic Paws
* Mickey's Big Break
* Mickey's Answering Service
* Mickey and the Seagull

House of Mouse Shorts
2001 2002
Pluto Gets the Paper : * Wet Cement
* Hickory Dickory Mickey
* How to be Groovy, Cool and Fly (cameo)
* Donald's Goofy World
* Pit Crew
* Big House Mickey
* Mickey's April Fools
* Mickey and the Color Caper