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{{quote|''"When people laugh at [[Mickey Mouse]], it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse."''|'''[[Walt Disney]]'''}}▼
[[File:MickeyMeetsMickey_7528.jpg|link=Mickey Mania|frame|The [[Steamboat Willie|mouse of 1928]] [[My Future Self and Me|meets the mouse of today]].]]
▲{{quote|''"When people laugh at [[Mickey Mouse]], it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse."''|'''[[Walt Disney]]'''}}
In 1928, [[Walt Disney]] had just lost the rights to his big cartoon star, [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]], to Charles Mintz at [[Universal|Universal Studios]] and needed a replacement. [[Ub Iwerks]], one of three animators<ref> The other two being Les Clark and Wilfred Jackson</ref> who had stuck with Walt after the Oswald fiasco, designed a mouse inspired by a pet mouse Walt had back in his farm life. Walt [[What Could Have Been|originally intended to name the new character Mortimer Mouse]], but his wife, Lillian Bounds, suggested he go with the cuter-sounding name of Mickey.
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== 1928 ==
* [[Plane Crazy]]: May 15, [[Walt Disney]]: Made in secret by Disney and Ub while they were still finishing the last Oswald cartoons. Ub animated the whole short on two weeks notice. Debut of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Originally a silent cartoon. Runner-up on [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]].
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== 1930 ==
* "The Barnyard Concert" Walt Disney April 5
* "Just Mickey" Walt Disney March 14
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== 1931 ==
* "The Birthday" Burt Gillett January 7
* "Traffic Troubles" Burt Gillett March 14
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== 1932 ==
* "The Duck Hunt" Burt Gillett January 28
* "The Grocery Boy" Wilfred Jackson February 11
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== 1933 ==
* Building a Building
* [[The Mad Doctor]]
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== 1934 ==
* Hollywood Party: While this is actually an MGM movie, the bulk of which is live action, Mickey does make a brief appearance, in an interesting [[Roger Rabbit Effect|live-action / animation]] encounter with Jimmy Durante.
* Shanghaied
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== 1935 ==
* Mickey's Man Friday
* [[The Band Concert]] - First full length Mickey Mouse cartoon in color. One of [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]].
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== 1936 ==
* Mickey's Polo Team
* Orphan's Picnic
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== 1937 ==
* The Worm Turns
* Magician Mickey
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== 1938 ==
* Boat Builders
* Mickey's Trailer: Runner-up on [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]].
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== 1939 ==
* Society Dog Show: Last Mickey Mouse Dot-Eyes Cartoon.
* Mickey's Surprise Party: Rare Mickey Mouse short with a Nabisco promotion at the end, made for the World Fair. First appearance of Mickey Mouse with his redesigned eyes.
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== 1940 ==
* Tugboat Mickey
* Pluto's Dream House
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== 1941 ==
* The Little Whirlwind
* A Gentleman's Gentleman
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== 1942 ==
* Mickey's Birthday Party
* Symphony Hour
== 1946 ==
* Squatter's Rights
== 1947 ==
* Mickey and the Beanstalk: The second half of the feature film [[Fun and Fancy Free]].
* Mickey's Delayed Date
== 1948 ==
* Mickey Down Under
* Mickey and the Seal
== 1951 ==
* R'Coon Dawg
== 1952 ==
* Pluto's Party
* Pluto's Christmas Tree
== 1953 ==
* The Simple Things: The last of the original theatrical Mickey Mouse cartoons.
== 1955 ==
* Mickey Mouse Club: Made appearances in animated openings for the show.
== 1983 ==
* [[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]: Mickey's first film in several decades, although he only plays a minor role in it.
== 1990 ==
* [[The Prince and the Pauper]]
== 1995 ==
* [[Runaway Brain]]
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Notable Mickey shorts:
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* [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe]]
* [[Wizards of Mickey]]
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=== Tropes that apply to Mickey: ===▼
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* [[The Artifact]]: Some animators noted that as time went by and the characters got more and more realistic, Mickey's old-school abstract design, as well as his perspective-defying ears got more and more outdated and out of place. A full-on redesign was out of the question due to familiarity, so Disney briefly tinkered with Mickey's design in the early 40's, making his design more loose and organic, as well has having his ears work in perspective--this can be seen most prominently in the short "The Little Whirlwind". For some reason, they quickly went back to the original design afterwards. However, the ears not matching up with perspective was [[Handwaved]] as early as 1929, in "The Karnival Kid": {{spoiler|Those aren't really Mickey's ears--it's a loose fitting hat.}}▼
▲* [[The Artifact]]: Some animators noted that as time went by and the characters got more and more realistic, Mickey's old-school abstract design, as well as his perspective-defying ears got more and more outdated and out of place. A full-on redesign was out of the question due to familiarity, so Disney briefly tinkered with Mickey's design in the early 40's, making his design more loose and organic, as well has having his ears work in perspective -- this can be seen most prominently in the short "The Little Whirlwind". For some reason, they quickly went back to the original design afterwards. However, the ears not matching up with perspective was [[Handwaved]] as early as 1929, in "The Karnival Kid": {{spoiler|Those aren't really Mickey's ears -- it's a loose fitting hat.}}
* [[Ascended to Carnivorism]]: "The Worm Turns" is about Mickey inventing a spritzer that can cause prey animals to turn against their respective predators: A fly attacks a spider, a mouse attacks a cat, a cat attacks Pluto, and finally Pluto attacks Pete the dogcatcher.
* [[Author Avatar]] (for [[Walt Disney]])
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