Long before American Idol, Mickey Mouse hosted his own amateur talent competition, in the cartoon short Mickey’s Amateurs, released on this day in 1937. If any act was not deemed worthy, Mickey would bang a gong, signaling that the act must exit the stage. The first contestant was Pete, whose voice was as bad as …
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The Silly Symphony Woodland Cafe crept into theaters on this day in 1937, with a cast of every little crawling creature you can name. Set in the Woodland Cafe, the club was abuzz with a swinging big band until the lights dim for the main show. A theatrical tale is told of a spider who …
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Just six years after Mickey Mouse set out to hunt down a moose in the cartoon short The Moose Hunt, he took along pals Donald and Goofy for another failed attempt in Moose Hunters, released on this day in 1937. With Mickey hiding in a tree, and Donald and Goofy cleverly disguised as a female …
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Ever since his first cartoon, Mickey Mouse had his sweetheart Minnie by his side, but on this day in 1937 it was time for Donald Duck to finally have one, too. Daisy Duck made her debut in the Donald Duck cartoon short Don Donald, although she was known as Donna Duck and would not be …
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On this day in 1936, Sharon Mae Disney was born and adopted by Walt and Lillian Disney. Sharon went on to be elected to the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. Additionally, Sharon was a trustee of the California Institute of the Arts, the Marianne Frostig Center of Educational Therapy, and the Curtis …
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When a chick lays her eggs in Pluto’s doghouse, he returns just in time to see more than a dozen peeping chicks hatch in the Silly Symphony Mother Pluto, which peeped into theaters on this day in 1936. Despite his efforts to escape, the youngsters latch on to the hound, who soon finds a soft …
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In 1935, The Tortoise and the Hare raced into theaters, retelling the classic story of persistence besting speed. Cocky Max Hare was in a big race against the slow and steady Toby Tortoise, and the Silly Symphony not only won the hearts of audience, but the Academy Award® for Best Cartoon as well. On this …
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In the cartoon short Mickey’s Circus, released on this day in 1936, Captain Donald, his trained seals and ringmaster Mickey Mouse find that it’s no circus when you perform for orphans. The orphans shoot Donald out of a cannon, and both Mickey and Donald find themselves unwillingly teetering on a tightrope that has been oiled …
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In Alpine Climbers, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck wreak havoc during their ascent up the Swiss Alps in what starts out as a peaceful climb, but when Pluto falls in the snow and becomes a PUPsicle, a helpful St. Bernard rescues him and warms him up with a swig of brandy from his keg. While …
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When Mickey’s Rival was released on this day in 1936, audiences learned that the rival for Minnie’s affections is a mouse named Mortimer. Interestingly, the slender, smooth-talking prankster mouse exhibits many more mouse characteristics than Mickey, including a pointier noise, mouse whiskers, and long teeth. Mortimer also has pupils in his eyes, a feature that …
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