Walt Disney Productions short films (1928–1939)
This is a list of short films created by Walt Disney Animation Studios between the years 1928 and 1939.
1920s[edit]
1928[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | Steamboat Willie [1] | Ub Iwerks Walt Disney |
Les Clark | November 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" "Celebrating Mickey" |
First Mickey Mouse cartoon released, but the third to be produced. First Disney cartoon produced with synchronized sound. Distributed by Celebrity Productions. |
| The Gallopin' Gaucho | Ub Iwerks | Ub Iwerks | December 30 | "Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Silent version previewed August 2, 1928. Parody of the Douglas Fairbanks film, The Gaucho, which was released November 21, 1927. Mickey wears shoes for the first time and halfway through the film, Mickey and Minnie’s eyes change from the Plane Crazy look to the look in Steamboat Willie |
1929[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Barn Dance | Walt Disney | Ub Iwerks | March 14 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | First Disney short distributed by Columbia Pictures, excluding Plane Crazy. |
| Plane Crazy | March 17 | "Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White" and "Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | First Mickey Mouse cartoon to be produced. | |||
| The Opry House | March 28 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||||
| When the Cat's Away | May 3* | — | * Date production was completed; release date unknown | |||
| The Barnyard Battle | June 2* | |||||
| The Plowboy | Ub Iwerks Burt Gillett Jack King Les Clark Ben Sharpsteen |
June 28* | * Date production was completed; release date unknown First appearance of Horace Horsecollar | |||
| The Karnival Kid | Ub Iwerks Les Clark |
July 31* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
* Date production was completed; release date unknown | ||
| Silly Symphony | The Skeleton Dance | August 22 | "Silly Symphonies" "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" |
First Silly Symphonies short produced First Silly Symphonies short distributed by Columbia Pictures | ||
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Follies | Wilfred Jackson | Ub Iwerks | August 28* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown / Mickey's first singing First film directed by Wilfred Jackson |
| Silly Symphony | El Terrible Toreador | Walt Disney | Ub Iwerks Bert Gillett Wilfred Jackson Les Clark Jack King Ben Sharpsteen |
September 7* | "More Silly Symphonies" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Choo-Choo | Ben Sharpsteen | October 1* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||
| The Jazz Fool | October 15* | |||||
| Silly Symphony | Springtime | Wilfred Jackson Les Clark |
October 24 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
| Hell's Bells | Ub Iwerks | Wilfred Jackson Ub Iwerks Les Clark |
October 30 | |||
| Mickey Mouse | Jungle Rhythm | Walt Disney | Ben Sharpsteen | November 15* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown |
| The Haunted House | Ub Iwerks | December 2* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown / Mickey's first speaking appearance | ||
| Silly Symphony | The Merry Dwarfs | Wilfred Jackson Les Clark |
December 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
| Mickey Mouse | Wild Waves | Burt Gillett | — | December 21* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" |
1930s[edit]
1930[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Silly Symphony | Summer | Ub Iwerks | January 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
| Mickey Mouse | Minnie's Yoo Hoo | Walt Disney | February 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Sing-Along theme song of the original "Mickey Mouse Clubs" in theaters | |
| Silly Symphony | Autumn | Ub Iwerks | February 15* | "More Silly Symphonies" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown | |
| Cannibal Capers | Burt Gillett | March 13 | ||||
| Mickey Mouse | Fiddling Around | Walt Disney | March 21 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||
| The Barnyard Concert | April 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||||
| Silly Symphony | Night | April 28 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |||
| Frolicking Fish | Burt Gillett | May 8 | ||||
| Mickey Mouse | The Cactus Kid | Walt Disney | May 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | *First short where Marcellite Garner voices Minnie Mouse. | |
| Silly Symphony | Arctic Antics | Ub Iwerks | June 5 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
| Mickey Mouse | The Fire Fighters | Burt Gillett | June 25 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | ||
| The Shindig | July 29 | |||||
| Silly Symphony | Midnight in a Toy Shop | Wilfred Jackson | August 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
| Mickey Mouse | The Chain Gang | Burt Gillett | September 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "The Complete Pluto" |
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| Silly Symphony | Monkey Melodies | September 26 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |||
| Mickey Mouse | The Gorilla Mystery | October 10 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |||
| The Picnic | October 23 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | First appearance of Pluto (although prototype versions appeared in The Chain Gang) | |||
| Silly Symphony | Winter | October 30 | "More Silly Symphonies" "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Pioneer Days | December 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |||
| Silly Symphony | Playful Pan | December 27 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
1931[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Birthday Party | Burt Gillett | January 7 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Birds of a Feather | Burt Gillett | February 10 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Traffic Troubles | Burt Gillett | March 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| The Castaway | Wilfred Jackson | April 6 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Mother Goose Melodies | Burt Gillett | April 16 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Moose Hunt | Burt Gillett | May 3 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The China Plate | Wilfred Jackson | May 25 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Delivery Boy | Burt Gillett | June 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Busy Beavers | Burt Gillett | June 30 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey Steps Out | Burt Gillett | July 7 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Cat's Out | Wilfred Jackson | July 28 | "Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Blue Rhythm | Burt Gillett | August 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Egyptian Melodies | Wilfred Jackson | August 27 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Fishin' Around | Burt Gillett | September 25 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Clock Store | Wilfred Jackson | September 30 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Barnyard Broadcast | Walt Disney | October 10 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Spider and the Fly | Wilfred Jackson | October 23 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Beach Party | Burt Gillett | November 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Fox Hunt | Wilfred Jackson | November 10* | "More Silly Symphonies" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey Cuts Up | Burt Gillett | November 30 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
Mickey's Orphans  |
Burt Gillett | December 9 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | The Ugly Duckling | Wilfred Jackson | December 17 | "Silly Symphonies" |
1932[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Silly Symphonies | The Bird Store | Wilfred Jackson | January 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | Last Silly Symphonies short distributed by Columbia Pictures. |
| Mickey Mouse | The Duck Hunt | Burt Gillett | January 28 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Grocery Boy | Wilfred Jackson | February 11 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Mad Dog | Burt Gillett | March 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Barnyard Olympics | Wilfred Jackson | April 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Revue | Wilfred Jackson | May 12 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
First appearance of Goofy, originally called Dippy Dawg |
| Mickey Mouse | Musical Farmer | Wilfred Jackson | June 9 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Bears and the Bees | Wilfred Jackson | July 9 | "More Silly Symphonies" | First Disney short distributed by United Artists. |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey in Arabia | Wilfred Jackson | July 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | Last Disney short distributed by Columbia Pictures. |
| Silly Symphonies | Just Dogs | Burt Gillett | July 30 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Flowers and Trees  |
Burt Gillett | July 30 | "Silly Symphonies" | First Disney short produced in 3-Strip Technicolor |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Nightmare | Burt Gillett | August 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Trader Mickey | David Hand | August 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | King Neptune | Burt Gillett | September 10 | "More Silly Symphonies" | In Technicolor |
| Mickey Mouse | The Whoopee Party | Wilfred Jackson | September 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Bugs in Love | Burt Gillett | October 1 | "More Silly Symphonies" | Last Silly Symphonies short produced in Black and White. |
| Mickey Mouse | Touchdown Mickey | Wilfred Jackson | October 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Klondike Kid | Wilfred Jackson | November 12 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Wayward Canary | Burt Gillett | November 12 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse* | Parade of the Award Nominees | November 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | Special production, Produced for the 5th Academy Awards; not released theatrically. First appearances of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow and Pluto in color | |
| Silly Symphonies | Babes in the Woods | Burt Gillett | November 19 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Santa's Workshop | Wilfred Jackson | December 10 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Good Deed | Burt Gillett | December 17 | Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (VHS, LaserDisc) "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" Holiday Celebration with Mickey & Pals |
1933[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | Building a Building |
David Hand | January 7 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Mad Doctor | David Hand | January 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Pal Pluto | Burt Gillett | February 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Birds in the Spring | David Hand | March 11 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Mellerdrammer | Wilfred Jackson | March 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Ye Olden Days | Burt Gillett | April 8 | Robin Hood "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Father Noah's Ark | Wilfred Jackson | April 8 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Three Little Pigs |
Burt Gillett | May 27 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume One" |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Mail Pilot | David Hand | June 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Mechanical Man | Wilfred Jackson | June 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Gala Premier | Burt Gillett | July 1 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Old King Cole | David Hand | July 29 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Lullaby Land | Wilfred Jackson | August 19 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Puppy Love | Wilfred Jackson | September 2 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Pied Piper | Wilfred Jackson | September 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales Volume One" |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Steeplechase | Burt Gillett | September 30 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Pet Store | Wilfred Jackson | October 28 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Also released to home media on 16mm film as "Hired And Fired". |
| Mickey Mouse | Giantland | Burt Gillett | November 25 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Night Before Christmas | Wilfred Jackson | December 9 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
1934[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Silly Symphonies | The China Shop | Wilfred Jackson | January 13 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Shanghaied | Burt Gillett | January 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Grasshopper and the Ants | Wilfred Jackson | February 10 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume One" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Camping Out | David Hand | February 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Playful Pluto | Burt Gillett | March 3 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Funny Little Bunnies | Wilfred Jackson | March 24 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Big Bad Wolf | Burt Gillett | April 14 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Gulliver Mickey | Burt Gillett | May 19 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| — | The Hot Choc-late Soldiers | Walt Disney | May 24 | "Hollywood Party" (Warner Archive Collection) | Produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as part of the film Hollywood Party |
| Silly Symphonies | The Wise Little Hen | Wilfred Jackson | June 9 | "Silly Symphonies" "The Chronological Donald" "Timeless Tales, Volume Three" |
First appearance of Donald Duck. Donald's first design form. |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Steam Roller | David Hand | June 16 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | The Flying Mouse | David Hand | July 14 | "Silly Symphonies" Dumbo |
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| Mickey Mouse | Orphan's Benefit | Burt Gillett | August 11 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | First appearance of Clara Cluck.
Final B&W appearances of Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. |
| Silly Symphonies | Peculiar Penguins | Wilfred Jackson | September 1 | "Silly Symphonies" "Holiday Celebration with Mickey & Pals" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey Plays Papa | Burt Gillett | September 29 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Goddess of Spring | Wilfred Jackson | November 3 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "More Silly Symphonies" "It's a Small World of Fun, Volume 4" |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Dognapper | David Hand | November 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Two-Gun Mickey | Ben Sharpsteen | December 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Final B&W appearance of Minnie Mouse |
1935[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Silly Symphonies | The Tortoise and the Hare |
Wilfred Jackson | January 5 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume One" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Man Friday | David Hand | January 19 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | |
| Mickey Mouse | The Band Concert | Wilfred Jackson | February 23 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" Make Mine Music (Gold Classic Collection) |
First Mickey cartoon in color. First color appearances of Goofy and Horace Horsecollar. |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Service Station | Ben Sharpsteen | March 16 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Final B&W appearances of Donald Duck, Goofy and Pete. |
| Silly Symphonies | The Golden Touch | Walt Disney | March 22 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume Three" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Kangaroo | David Hand | April 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | Final Disney short in Black and White. Final B&W appearances of Mickey Mouse and Pluto. |
| Silly Symphonies | The Robber Kitten | David Hand | April 20 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Water Babies | Wilfred Jackson | May 11 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Cookie Carnival | Ben Sharpsteen | May 25 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Who Killed Cock Robin? |
David Hand | June 29 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Garden | Wilfred Jackson | July 13 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Classic Cartoon Favorites: Starring Mickey" |
First color appearance of Pluto |
| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Mickey's Fire Brigade | Ben Sharpsteen | August 3 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Pluto's Judgement Day | David Hand | August 31 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | |
| Mickey Mouse | On Ice | Ben Sharpsteen | September 28 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "The Complete Pluto" "Classic Cartoon Favorites: Starring Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Music Land | Wilfred Jackson | October 5 | "Silly Symphonies" "Classic Cartoon Favorites: Extreme Music Fun" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Three Orphan Kittens |
David Hand | October 26 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Cock o' the Walk | Ben Sharpsteen | November 30 | "More Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Broken Toys | Ben Sharpsteen | December 14 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
1936[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Polo Team | David Hand | January 4 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Extreme Sports Fun" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Orphans' Picnic | Ben Sharpsteen | February 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Starring Mickey" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Grand Opera | Wilfred Jackson | March 7 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Extreme Music Fun" |
First color appearance of Clara Cluck. |
| Silly Symphonies | Elmer Elephant | Wilfred Jackson | March 28 | "Silly Symphonies" Dumbo |
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| Silly Symphonies | Three Little Wolves | David Hand | April 18 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Thru the Mirror | David Hand | May 30 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" Alice in Wonderland (Blu-Ray) |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Rival | Wilfred Jackson | June 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Mickey & Minnie's Sweetheart Stories" "Best Pals: Mickey and Minnie" |
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| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Moving Day | Ben Sharpsteen | June 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color: "Starring Mickey" |
First color appearance of Pete. First time Donald in modern design. |
| Mickey Mouse | Alpine Climbers | David Hand | July 25 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "It's a Small World of Fun, Volume 3" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Circus | Ben Sharpsteen | August 1 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Starring Mickey" |
Mickey make a cameo appearance. First appearance of Salty the Seal. |
| Silly Symphonies | Toby Tortoise Returns | Wilfred Jackson | August 22 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Mickey Mouse* | Donald and Pluto | Ben Sharpsteen | September 12 | "The Chronological Donald" | * Mickey Mouse does not appear in this cartoon, despite it being released as part of the Mickey Mouse series. |
| Silly Symphonies | Three Blind Mouseketeers | David Hand | September 26 | "More Silly Symphonies" The Rescuers |
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| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Elephant | David Hand | October 10 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | |
| Silly Symphonies | The Country Cousin |
Wilfred Jackson | October 31 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume Two" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Mother Pluto | David Hand | November 14 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
| Silly Symphonies | More Kittens | David Hand | December 19 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
1937[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Story | Animation | Music | Backgrounds | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Worm Turns | Ben Sharpsteen | January 2 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (30th Anniversary) |
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| Mickey Mouse* | Don Donald | Ben Sharpsteen | Webb Smith Merrill De Maris Otto Englander |
Dick Huemer Johnny Cannon Fred Spencer Milt Schaffer Jack Hannah Ugo D'Orsi Al Eugster |
Paul Smith | Mique Nelson | January 9 | "The Chronological Donald" "Starring Donald" |
Reissued as Donald Duck series cartoon. Mickey does not appear in this short. |
| Mickey Mouse | Magician Mickey | David Hand | Albert Hay Malotte | February 6 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "'Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Mickey" |
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| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Moose Hunters | Ben Sharpsteen | Paul Smith | February 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Mickey" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Woodland Café | Wilfred Jackson | Leigh Harline | March 13 | "Silly Symphonies" "Extreme Music Fun" |
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| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Mickey's Amateurs | Pinto Colvig Erdman Penner Walt Pfeiffer |
Pinto Colvig Erdman Penner Walt Pfeiffer |
Art Babbitt Les Clark Al Eugster Ed Love Stan Quackenbush Ralph Sommerville Marvin Woodward Tom Palmer |
Oliver Wallace | April 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | ||
| Silly Symphonies | Little Hiawatha | David Hand | Albert Hay Malotte | May 15 | "More Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume Three" Pocahontas |
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| Mickey Mouse | Modern Inventions | Jack King | Carl Barks | Jack Hannah Paul Allen Johnny Cannon |
Oliver Wallace | Mique Nelson | May 29 | "The Chronological Donald" | Reissued as Donald Duck series cartoon. Mickey does not appear in this short. Last Disney short distributed by United Artists. |
| Mickey Mouse | Hawaiian Holiday | Ben Sharpsteen | Paul Smith | September 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Starring Mickey" |
First Disney short distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. | |||
| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Clock Cleaners | Ben Sharpsteen | Oliver Wallace Paul Smith |
October 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "The Great Mouse Detective" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Goofy" |
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| Silly Symphonies | The Old Mill |
Wilfred Jackson | Leigh Harline | November 19 | "Silly Symphonies" Bambi |
First cartoon to use the multiplane camera[2] | |||
| Pluto | Pluto's Quin-puplets | Ben Sharpsteen | November 26 | "The Complete Pluto" | First cartoon produced in the Pluto series. | ||||
| Donald Duck | Donald's Ostrich | Jack King | Carl Barks Samuel Armstrong |
Jack Hannah Paul Allen Johnny Cannon |
Oliver Wallace | Mique Nelson | December 17 | "The Chronological Donald" | First cartoon produced in the Donald Duck cartoon series |
| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Lonesome Ghosts | Burt Gillett | Albert Hay Malotte | December 24 | "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" |
1938[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Story | Animation | Music | Backgrounds | Layout | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Donald Duck | Self Control | Jack King | Carl Barks | Jack Hannah Paul Allen Ed Aardal Charles Couch |
Oliver Wallace | — | — | January 21 | "The Chronological Donald" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Donald" |
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| Mickey Mouse, Donald & Goofy | Boat Builders | Ben Sharpsteen | February 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | ||||||
| Donald Duck | Donald's Better Self | Jack King | Tom Armstrong Harry Reeves Carl Barks |
Don Towsley Paul Allen Bernard Wolf Jack Hannah Charles Couch |
Oliver Wallace | — | Jim Carmichael Charles Payzant |
March 18 | "The Chronological Donald" | |
| Silly Symphonies | Moth and the Flame | Burt Gillett | April 1 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||||||
| Donald Duck | Donald's Nephews | Jack King | Carl Barks Dana Coty Jack Hannah |
Stan Quackenbush Don Towlety Don Williams Ed Love Andrew Engman Con Wood Paul Allen Wolfgang Reithman Charles Couch |
Oliver Wallace | — | Jim Carmichael Charles Payzant |
April 25 | "The Chronological Donald" "Funny Factory with Hewey, Dewey & Louie" |
First appearance of Huey, Dewey & Louie |
| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Mickey's Trailer | Ben Sharpsteen | May 6 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Extreme Adventure Fun" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod | Graham Heid | May 29 | "Silly Symphonies" | ||||||
| Donald & Goofy | Polar Trappers | Ben Sharpsteen | June 17 | "The Chronological Donald" "It's a Small World of Fun, Volume 4" |
First Donald and Goofy series. | |||||
| Donald Duck | Good Scouts |
Jack King | July 15 | "The Chronological Donald" "Extreme Adventure Fun" |
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| Donald & Goofy | The Fox Hunt | Ben Sharpsteen | July 29 | "The Chronological Donald" | A remake of the 1931 Silly Symphonies cartoon of the same name. | |||||
| Mickey, Donald & Goofy | The Whalers | Dick Huemer | August 19 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | ||||||
| Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Parrot | Bill Roberts | September 9 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Mickey" |
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| Mickey Mouse | Brave Little Tailor |
Bill Roberts | September 23 | The Sword in the Stone "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "It's a Small World of Fun, Volume 2" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Farmyard Symphony | Wilfred Jackson | October 21 | "Silly Symphonies" "Extreme Music Fun" |
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| Donald Duck | Donald's Golf Game | Jack King | November 4 | "The Chronological Donald" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Donald" |
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| — | Ferdinand the Bull |
Dick Rickard | November 18 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" "Timeless Tales, Volume Two" |
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| Silly Symphonies | Merbabies | Rudolf Ising | December 9 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||||||
| Silly Symphonies | Mother Goose Goes Hollywood | Wilfred Jackson | December 30 | "More Silly Symphonies" | Donald Duck makes a cameo appearance. |
1939[edit]
| Series | Title | Director | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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| Mickey Mouse* | The Standard Parade | January 4 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two" | *Commercial short produced for Standard Oil. Mickey and Minnie are seen in their new designs in the 1939 parade but they didn't appear in those designs in a cartoon short until the short called Mickey's Surprise Party. It was also a remake of Parade of Award Nominees (1932) | |
| Donald Duck | Donald's Lucky Day | Jack King | January 13 | "The Chronological Donald" | |
| Mickey Mouse | Society Dog Show | Bill Roberts | January 27 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two" "Mickey & Minnie's Sweetheart Stories" |
Last cartoon with Mickey's older character design. |
| Mickey Mouse* | Mickey's Surprise Party | Hamilton Luske | February 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" | *Commercial short produced for National Biscuit Company. Mickey Mouse's new eyes |
| Three Little Pigs* | The Practical Pig | Dick Rickard | February 24 | "Silly Symphonies" | *Billed under this name instead of Silly Symphonies. Since this series never materialized, it is grouped with Silly Symphonies. |
| Goofy | Goofy and Wilbur | Dick Huemer | March 17 | "The Complete Goofy" "Funny Factory with Goofy" |
First cartoon produced in the Goofy series |
| Silly Symphonies | The Ugly Duckling |
Jack Cutting | April 7 | "Silly Symphonies" "Timeless Tales, Volume Two" |
Final cartoon produced in the Silly Symphonies series. Educational version: Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling (1980s) |
| Donald Duck | The Hockey Champ | Jack King | April 28 | "The Chronological Donald" "Extreme Sports Fun" |
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| Donald Duck | Donald's Cousin Gus | Jack King | May 19 | "The Chronological Donald" "Funny Factory with Donald" |
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| Donald Duck | Beach Picnic | Clyde Geronimi | June 14 | "The Chronological Donald" "The Complete Pluto" |
First Donald Duck series to feature Pluto |
| Donald Duck | Sea Scouts | Dick Lundy | June 30 | "The Chronological Donald" "Funny Factory with Hewey, Dewey & Louie" |
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| Mickey Mouse | The Pointer |
Clyde Geronimi | July 14 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two" "Funny Factory with Mickey" |
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| Donald Duck | Donald's Penguin | Jack King | July 30 | "The Chronological Donald" | |
| Donald Duck | The Autograph Hound | Jack King | September 1 | "The Chronological Donald" | |
| Donald Duck | Officer Duck | Clyde Geronimi | November 3 | "The Chronological Donald" | First Donald Duck series to feature Pete. It was the first Pete cartoon not pairing with Mickey or Goofy. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney. Steamboat Willie. 1928". Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). Plume. p. 51.