Covering Cartoons from 1928 to 1940

Released on Sunday, November 18, 1928 

 Mickey plays a riverboat crew member transporting livestock down the river who works under the tyrannical rule of Captain Pete. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, this cartoon was a parody of Buster Keaton's silent film, Steamboat Bill, Jr. and Walt's first "talkie" to be released.  

Released on Sunday, December 30, 1928  

Mickey is a gaucho [cowboy] in Argentina and fights Pete for the hand of Minnie, the saloon dancer. Directed  by Walt Disney, this cartoon is a parody of Douglas Fairbanks' film, The Gaucho from 1927 

Released on Thursday, March 14, 1929

 Mickey's takes Minnie to a barn dance, but Pete causes trouble. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Sunday, March 17, 1929

Trying to be like his hero Charles Lindberg, Mickey builds a plane to impress Minnie. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, this was the first cartoon to be animated, but it was held back to release Steamboat Willie first as a "talkie".  It's silent version was released on May 15, 1928 

Released on Wednesday, March 20, 1929

Mickey operates and stars in his own theater. Directed by Walt Disney, this is the first cartoon where Mickey wears gloves. 

Released on Thursday, April 11, 1929

Mickey and Minnie as regular mice storm the local pantry while Tom Cat is away. Directed by Walt Disney, this is a remake of "Alice Rattled by Rats", an Alice Comedy. It is a silent cartoon. 

Released on Thursday, April 25, 1929

World War I themed, Mickey's farm is raided by Pete and his army. Directed by Walt Disney. 

Released on Thursday, May 23, 1929

Mickey as a hot dog salesman and Minnie as a side show dancer, both working at the carnival. Produced by Walt Disney, Mickey speaks for the first time and is voiced by Walt Disney himself 

Released on Thursday, June 20, 1929

Mickey runs a local railroad that causes trouble with Minnie aboard. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney.  

Released on Wednesday, June 26, 1929

Mickey and all his farm friends put on a show. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. This cartoon features the introduction of Mickey's theme song "Minnie's Yoo Hoo." 

Released on Friday, June 28, 1929

Minnie spurns Mickey's flirtations and embarrasses him in front of others. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, it features the debut of Horace Horsecollar is in this cartoon. 

Released on Friday, July 5, 1929

Mickey tours with his big road show and chaos reigns. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Friday, November 15, 1929

Mickey goes hunting deep in the jungle and uses music to sooth the savage beasts. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Monday, December 2, 1929

Mickey, escaping from a storm finds ghosts and dancing skeletons. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, this title was shortened to "Haunted House" for the re-release years later 

Released on Thursday, April 10, 1930

Mickey attempts to direct a barnyard orchestra playing "Poet and Peasant". Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, this is the first cartoon released by Columbia Pictures. and called for a new film title card.

Released on Monday, April 21, 1930

Mickey gives a violin concert with a "William Tell Overture" finish. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney, this is the only film to feature Mickey by himself. It was re-released as Fiddlin' Around.

Released on Friday, April 25, 1930

Lifeguard Mickey saves a drowning Minnie. It was later edited into Arctic Antics. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney. 

 Released on Thursday, May 15, 1930

Mickey and Minnie in Mexico where Minnie serves Mickey and Pete fights for Minnie's attentions. Directed and voiced by Walt Disney. The first appearance of Horace Horsecollar without his harness. Marcellite Garner voices Minnie for the 1st time.

Released on Wednesday, June 25, 1930

Fire Chief Mickey fights an apartment fire and tries to save Minnie. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Tuesday, July 29, 1930

All the barnyard animals attend  a barn dance with Mickey and Minnie entertaining. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, September 5, 1930

Prisoner Mickey leads fellow prisoners on a musical escape. This cartoon featured a rough version of the eventual character, Pluto. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Friday, October 10, 1930

Mickey saves Minnie from an escaped gorilla. Same plot inspiration is used for Donald Duck and the Gorilla . Directed by Burt Gillett.  Voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Thursday, October 23, 1930

Mickey and Minnie go on a picnic in "The Good Old Summertime" and bad weather follows.Pluto stars as Rover. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Friday, December 5, 1930

Old West setting features Mickey and Minnie as settlers in a covered wagon going west. Directed by Burt Gillett  and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Wednesday, January 7, 1931

Minnie throws a surprise birthday party for Mickey at her house and gives him a piano. They sing "I Can't Give You Anything but Love." Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Tuesday, March 17, 1931

Taxi driver, Mickey picks up Minnie for a music lesson. Pete stars as a snake oil salesman. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Monday, April 6, 1931

Mickey is a castaway on a jungle island and a piano comes up on shore. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Sunday, May 3, 1931

Mickey and Pluto go hunting and chase a real moose.The first appearance of Pluto as Mickey's personal dog. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, June 13, 1931

Mickey works as a delivery boy and finds Minnie in her yard doing laundry. He joins her as chaos ensues. Directed by Burt Gillett. Voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Tuesday, July 7, 1931

Mickey prepares for a date with Minnie, but Pluto wants to go too. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Tuesday, August 18, 1931

Mickeys performs on the piano at a concert hall joined by Minnie singing "St. Louis Blues". Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, September 25, 1931

Mickey and Pluto try fishing for very clever fish. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Received on Saturday, October 10, 1931

Mickey does a radio broadcast from his barn with the help of other barnyard friends. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Thursday, November 5, 1931

Mickey and friends spend a day at the beach. Pluto fights with an octopus and trouble ensues. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released by Monday, November 30, 1931

Mickey mows his lawn while trying to get neighbor, Minnie's attention. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Weds, December 9, 1931

Mickey and Minnie watch over a liter of orphaned kittens, much to Pluto's dismay. This cartoon nominated for Academy Award as best animated short. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Thursday, January 28, 1932

Mickey and Pluto hunt for ducks and Mickey shoots a hole in the boat. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released by Thursday, February 11, 1932

Mickey and Pluto go grocery shopping for Minnie and help her cook. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, March 5, 1932

Mickey gives Pluto a bath and Pluto shallows the soap. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released by Friday, April 15, 1932 

Mickey and the gang participate in their own Olympic while Pete tries to sabotage the games. This cartoon released to coincide with the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Wednesday, May 25, 1932

Mickey and the gang perform a musical revue in an informal concert hall. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Thursday, June 9, 1932

Farmer Mickey plants seeds and scares Minnie as she milks cows. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Monday, July 18, 1932

Mickey and Minnie are tourists in the Middle East. Last film released by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, August 13, 1932

Mickey dreams that he and Minnie are married and it becomes a nightmare. He vows never to marry again. 

The First cartoon released by United Artists and contains a new opening credit logo for Mickey with starburst. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, August 20, 1932

Mickey and Pluto explore a jungle river in Africa and meet up with cannibals. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Saturday, Sept. 17, 1932

Mickey and Friends celebrate at a community party. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, October 15, 1932

Mickey's football team, Mickey's Manglers play the Alley Cats with Goofy announcing the game. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, Nov. 12, 1932

Mickey’s works in a saloon in the Klondike where he finds Minnie outside freezing. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, Nov. 12, 1932

Mickey gives Minnie a canary. The canary has babies and Pluto saves them from a cat. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, December 17, 1932

On Christmas Eve, Mickey reluctantly sells Pluto to help a poor family. They later reunite. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, January 7, 1933

Mickey gets a job at a construction site and Pete, the foreman gives him trouble. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, January 21, 1933

Pluto is captured but a Mad Scientist, and Mickey comes to the rescue. This cartoon later inspires Runaway Brain. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, February 18, 1933

Pluto saves some kittens from drowning, but gets jealous when Mickey takes them in. Uses devil/angel idea. This inspired "Lend A Paw" cartoon. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, March 18, 1933

Mickeys writes a play based on Uncle Tom's Cabin that is a very low budget production. Goofy makes his first appearance as Dippy Dawg. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, April 8, 1933

Medieval Princess Minnie is to be married to Dippy Dawg [Pluto] until traveling minstrel Mickey comes on the scene. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, May 13, 1933

Mickey starts a mail service via plane and helps stop Pete the mail thief. Based on a comic book by Floyd Gottfreson. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, June 17, 1933

Mickey builds a mechanical man to box a trained gorilla. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, July 1, 1933

Mickey and Minnie attend a Gala Premiere at Gruman's Chinese Theater. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, September 2, 1933

Mickey and Pluto visits their girlfriends, Minnie and Fifi. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, Sept. 30, 1933

Mickey is a jockey in a race and his horse, Tanglefoot discovers moonshine. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, October 28, 1933

Mickey gets a job at a pet store and Minnie pays a visit. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, Nov. 25, 1933

Mickey tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk to some mice and imagines himself in the story. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, January 13, 1934

Mickey and Minnie are kidnapped by Pete. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, February 17, 1934

Mickey and Minnie go camping and run into mosquitoes. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, March 3, 1934

Pluto attacks Mickey with the garden hose and breaks it. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, May 19, 1934

Mickey travels to a land of small people after reading Gulliver's Travels. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, June 16, 1934

Mickey’s works on a steam roller and Minnie's nephews cause trouble. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, August 11, 1934

Mickey puts on a benefit show for a group of overactive orphans. The first appearance of Mickey and Donald Duck together. Directed by Burt Gillette and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1934

Mickey babysits little Elmer and he and Pluto work hard to entertain him. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney 

 Released on Saturday, Nov. 17, 1934

Mickey and Donald are police officers hunting for Pete after he steals Minnie's dog, Fifi. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

 Released on Saturday, Dec. 15, 1934

Cowboy Mickey finds a self reliant Minnie in the desert and outlaw Pete gives her some trouble. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

 Released on Saturday, January 19, 1935

Mickey is shipwrecked on an island with cannibals. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, February 23, 1935

Mickey conducts the local community orchestra with the William Tell Overture. The concert ends with a tornado. First all color Mickey Mouse cartoon. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, March 16, 1935

Mickey, Donald and Goofy own a car repair shop and fix Pete's car badly. The first Mickey, Donald and Goofy cartoon. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, April 13, 1935

Mickey receives a boxing kangaroo and its baby from Australia. Trouble follows. Last black and white cartoon made. The only cartoon where we hear Pluto thinking. Directed on David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, August 3, 1935

Mickey, Donald and Goofy are firemen trying to put out a hotel fire. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Saturday, August 31, 1935

Pluto dreams he's facing the last judgment for chasing cats. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

 Released on Saturday, Sept 28, 1935

Mickey and the gang go ice skating. First appearance of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto together. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released by Saturday, January 4, 1936

Mickey leads his Polo team, the Mickey Mousers against a Hollywood star team that includes the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin Shirley Temple and many others. This cartoon plays on Main Street Disneyland at the Main Street Cinema. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, February 15, 1936

Mickey and Donald take the orphans to the park and have trouble handling the kids. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released by Saturday, March 7, 1936

A magician's hat causes trouble backstage at the Opera and Mickey tries to control Pluto. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Thursday, April 30, 1936

Mickey dreams that he is following in Alice's footsteps as he goes thru the looking glass. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, June 20, 1936

Minnie's former boyfriend, Mortimer shows up at a picnic Mickey takes her to and the competition starts. Directed by Wilfred Jackson and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, June 20, 1936

Behind in their rent, Mickey and Donald face eviction from Sheriff Pete. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, July 25, 1936

Mickey, Donald and Pluto go mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, August 1, 1936

Ring Master Mickey and Donald Duck perform at a circus with trained seals. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, October 10, 1936

Mickey builds a new house for his pet elephant, Bobo and Pluto gets jealous. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, January 2, 1937

Mickey plays a chemist who recreates an ancient formula to help give courage to worms and Pluto gets involved. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, February 6, 1937

Mickey performs as a magician heckled by Donald Duck from the audience. Directed by David Hand and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Saturday, February 20, 1937

Mickey, Donald and Goofy go on a hunting trip in the wilderness looking for moose. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, April 17, 1937

Mickey plays host to a radio talent show and Donald wants to win. The last film released by United Artists. Directed by Pinto Colvig, Erdman Penner and Walt Pfeiffer. Voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, Sept. 25, 1937

Mickey and Minnie go to Hawaii with the gang in tow. First film released by RKO Pictures. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Saturday, October 16, 1937

Mickey, Donald and Goofy work as clock cleaners in a high tower. This cartoon was voted the 27th greatest cartoon of all time. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Saturday, December 25, 1937

Mickey, Donald and Goofy are ghost exterminators and the ghosts are enjoying the scaring. Directed by Burt Gillett and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, February 25, 1938

Mickey, Donald and Goofy build a boat from a do it yourself kit. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney .

Released on Friday, May 6, 1938

Mickey, Donald and Goofy take a trip in their new camping trailer. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, July 29, 1938

Donald and Goofy try their hand at fox hunting with disastrous results. Mickey makes a cameo appearance. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Tuesday, August 19, 1938

Mickey, Donald and Goofy go to sea in hunt of whales, but things don't go as planned. Directed by Dick Huemer and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, September 9, 1938

A lost sailor's parrot finds its way into Mickey's basement while Mickey listens to a gangster radio show. Directed by Bill Roberts and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Saturday, Sept. 24, 1938

Based on the fairy tale, "The Valiant Little Tailor", Medieval Mickey is hired by the King to kill a giant and the prize is his daughter, Minnie's hand in marriage. Directed by Bill Roberts and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Friday, February 3, 1939

Mickey enters Pluto into a society dog show, but they are kicked out. Pluto later saves the dogs from a fire and becomes a hero. This is the final cartoon with Mickey having "pie eyes" and his face now goes from white to beige making him more modern and realistic. Directed by Bill Roberts and voiced by Walt Disney .

Saturday, February 18, 1939

Minnie tries to surprise Mickey with a party and birthday cake, but the cake is ruined. Mickey shows up for the party with some Nabisco bakery products and the party is saved. This cartoon was made for National Biscuit Company to show at the 1939 New York's World Fair. This is the first appearance of Mickey in his modern design with pupils instead of pie eyes. The Director is unknown. Voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, July 21, 1939

Mickey tales Pluto hunting to give him lessons on "pointing" out their prey, but Pluto finds a grizzly bear. This cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Directed by Clyde Geronimi and voiced by Walt Disney. 

 Unknown, 1939

This commercially-made cartoon by the Disney Company is a two minute commercial for Standard Oil, who eventually become a sponsor at Disneyland. It features Mickey, Donald, the Seven Dwarfs, the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.  It was shown through "Oil Tykes Weekly" as a short at the theaters before the main feature. The director is unknown, as is the voice actor. 

Released on Friday, April 26, 1940

Captain Mickey and his crew, Donald and Goofy run a tugboat service with interesting results involving an exploding steam ship and drunk penguins. Directed by Clyde Geronimi and voiced by Walt Disney. 

Released on Friday, August 30, 1940

Mickey decides to make a new house for Pluto and they discover a magic lamp while digging the foundation. Directed by Clyde Geronimi and voiced by Walt Disney 

Released on Friday, November 1, 1940

Mickey and Pluto go for a train ride even though the rules state no dogs. Pete chases Pluto, but they continue to escape. Directed by Clyde Geronimi and voiced by Walt Disney.

Released on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1940

This full length film features a series of cartoon tabloids featuring different classical songs. Mickey's  part of the film is called"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas. The plot involves Mickey as an apprentice for the kingdom's sorcerer who borrows his magic wand when he goes to rest and causes  chaos throughout the castle workshop. Many considered it before its time. The film was never a financial success and in 2000, Roy E. Disney made a sequel called Fantasia 2000 with different scenes added to some of the original scenes. Produced by Walt Disney. Musical Direction by Leopold Stokowski. The Various different scenes were directed by Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen, David Hand, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norman Ferguson and Wilfred Jackson. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice scene was directed by James Algar. 

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