This is a list of short animated films starring Mickey Mouse (but not including cameos, cartoons that use his title card but he does not appear in, or cartoons that are not his but he still stars in them, such as those with Pluto.
Note that the shorts created for Mickey Mouse Works and Disney's House of Mouse were formatted as individual shorts.
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1 | "Plane Crazy" | Walt Disney | May 15, 1928 |
Mickey tries to emulate his hero, Charles Lindberg, and woo Minnie with his own, homemade airplane. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow Notes - The first Mickey Mouse cartoon produced. Originally silent; sound was recorded and the film released after Steamboat Willie. First appearance of Mickey, Minnie, and Clarabelle Cow. |
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2 | "The Gallopin' Gaucho" | Walt Disney | August 2, 1928 |
Gaucho Mickey flirts tempestuously with Minnie in a cantina, but must come to her rescue when bandit Pete captures her. He only rescues her after a manic swordfight. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pete Notes - The second Mickey Mouse produced. Originally silent, sound was recorded and the film was released after Steamboat Willie. First cartoon where Mickey wears shoes, and first where he confronts Pegleg Pete. |
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3 | "Steamboat Willie" | Walt Disney | November 18, 1928 |
Mickey is a steamboat pilot captained by Pete, trying to impress Minnie and make a little music along the way. And Pete pulls Mickey of board Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pete, Parrot Note - The third Mickey Mouse cartoon produced. First entry in series to have sound. |
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4 | "The Barn Dance" | Walt Disney | March 14, 1929 |
Mickey wants to take Minnie to a dance, but Pete's flashy car beats Mickey's horse-drawn wagon as her transportation of choice. At the dance, Mickey uses a balloon to make himself light on his feet - the perfect dancing partner - but this doesn't keep Minnie at his side for long, either. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pete, Parrot |
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5 | "The Opry House" | Walt Disney | March 28, 1929 |
Mickey owns and performs at his own theatre, going in drag as a harem girl, in a derby as a Hasidic Jew, and finally in a wig as a fancy pianist. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse Note - The first short where Mickey wears gloves. |
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6 | "When the Cat's Away" | Walt Disney | May 3, 1929 |
While Tom Cat, drunk on bootlegged hooch, is away hunting, Mickey, Minnie, and an army of mice ransack the feline's home for food. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Kat Nipp Notes - More or less a remake of the Alice Comedies called Alice Rattled by Rats. Mickey and Minnie are the size of regular mice. |
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7 | "The Plow Boy" | Walt Disney | June 28, 1929 |
Mickey flirts with Minnie on the farm, but she spurns him - making him look bad in the eyes of his helper, Horace Horsecollar. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar Notes - First appearance of Horace Horsecollar. |
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8 | "The Karnival Kid" | Walt Disney | July 31, 1929 |
Mickey's selling hot dogs at the fair and heckling rival barker Kat Nipp; later, he serenades "shimmy dancer" Minnie with the help of two rowdy cat pals. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Kat Nipp, Clarabelle Cow Notes - Mickey's first speaking appearance. |
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9 | "Mickey's Follies" | Wilfred Jackson | August 28, 1929 |
Mickey and his barnyard pals put on a show that includes dancing ducks, opera singing by Patricia Pig, and Mickey's own rendition of his theme song, "Minnie's Yoo Hoo." Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Patrica Pig Note - First appearance of Patricia Pig. |
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10 | "Mickey's Choo - Choo" | Walt Disney | October 1, 1929 |
Mickey's running a small-town railroad. He takes Minnie for a wild ride on a humanized train which eventually rumbles out of control. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow |
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11 | "The Barnyard Battle" | Burt Gillett | October 10, 1929 |
It's World War I and Kommandant Pete leads the cats in a raid on Mickey's farm. After enlisting in the army, Mickey mounts a spirited defense of the farmhouse. Other Appearance - Pete |
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12 | "The Jazz Fool" | Walt Disney | October 15, 1929 |
Mickey and Horace gather a rural audience and put on first a xylophone performance, then an elaborate piano solo. Other Appearances - Horace Horsecollar |
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13 | "Jungle Rhythm" | Walt Disney | November 15, 1929 |
Mickey plays music with various jungle animals. Other Apperance: Parrot |
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14 | "Haunted House" | Walt Disney | December 2, 1929 |
Mickey weathers a ferocious storm inside an old haunted house where he is compelled to play the organ for the ghost and skeleton dance. | |||
15 | "Wild Waves" | Walt Disney | December 21, 1929 |
Mickey rescues Minnie from drowning, then plays music with various beach animals. He scat-sings to "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep." Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse |
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16 | "The Barnyard Concert" | Walt Disney | April 5, 1930 |
Mickey, Horace, Clarabelle, and others put on a concert to the "Poet and Peasant Overture." Other Appearances - Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar Note - The first Mickey mouse cartoon with a logo. |
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17 | "Fiddling Around / Just Mickey" | Walt Disney | March 14, 1930 |
Mickey plays "Traumerei," the finale to the William Tell Overture, and a Hungarian dance in a rousing (and ridiculously silly) violin performance. | |||
18 | "The Cactus Kid" | Walt Disney | May 15, 1930 |
Riding in on Horace, Mickey enters a western town, fails to impress a Mexican Minnie with his mischievous antics, but succeeds in saving her from the dastardly Pegleg Pedro. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Pete |
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19 | "The Fire Fighters" | Burt Gillett | July 25, 1930 |
Mickey, Horace, and a motley crew of firemen charge to a burning hotel, where Mickey ultimately rescues Minnie from the flames. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar |
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20 | "The Shindig" | Burt Gillett | July 29, 1930 |
Mickey, Minnie, Horace, and Clarabelle are off to a wild barn dance. There Mickey plays the harmonica and dances with gigantic Patricia Pig, then joins Minnie in a duet on "Pop Goes the Weasel." Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar |
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21 | "The Chain Gang" | Burt Gillett | September 5, 1930 |
Mickey's a prisoner on jailer Pegleg Pete's rock pile. In a riot, he escapes, but when he's pursued by the jail guards' hounds, he jumps on a pair of motley horses who finally return him to jail the hard way. Other Appearance - Pete, Pluto Notes - First appearance of Pluto. |
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22 | "The Gorilla Mystery" | Burt Gillett | October 10, 1930 |
Ingagi the Gorilla has escaped from the zoo, captures Minnie, and ties her up in her own attic. Mickey hunts down the attacker, plays cat and mouse, but finally captures the ape. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Ingagi the Gorilla, Parrot Note - First appearance of Ingagi the Gorilla. |
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23 | "The Picnic" | Burt Gillett | October 23, 1930 |
Mickey and Minnie go picnicking but make the mistake of bringing Pluto along. The hound chases rabbits and damages Mickey's car; meanwhile, animals ransack the picnic lunch and Mickey sings "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree." Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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24 | "Pioneer Days" | Burt Gillett | December 5, 1930 |
Mickey and Minnie are out West, then attacked by Indians. Minnie is captured and Mickey is, too, when he comes looking for her, but she escapes and rescues him; later, they disguise themselves as soldiers and scare the entire tribe into the hills. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar |
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25 | "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" | Walt Disney | December 25, 1930 |
A sing-a-long reel made for the Mickey Mouse Clubs featuring Mickey leading a rendition of the theme song. | |||
26 | "The Birthday Party" | Burt Gillett | January 7, 1931 |
Minnie, Horace, and Clarabelle join hordes of others for a big birthday celebration. Mickey and Minnie jam on "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby," then Horace and Clarabelle perform a dance and some scat-singing to "Darktown Strutters' Ball." Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar |
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27 | "Traffic Troubles" | Burt Gillett | March 14, 1931 |
Mickey's a taxi driver on a very dilapidated road. He tries to take Percy Pig to an appointment, but loses him on the way. He then tries to bring Minnie to her music lesson, but a detour through a barnyard and an encounter with a snake-oil salesman ruin that plan, too Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse |
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28 | "The Castaway" | Wilfred Jackson | April 6, 1931 |
Mickey's shipwrecked on a desert island with bananas, wild animals, and a piano. | |||
29 | "The Moose Hunt" | Burt Gillett | May 3, 1931 |
Mickey and Pluto hunt for moose, the hunt being delayed when Mickey thinks he's shot Pluto and, later, when Mickey's gun falls apart in the foe's face. Other Appearance - Pluto |
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30 | "The Delivery Boy" | Burt Gillett | June 13, 1931 |
Mickey's delivering musical instruments, but stops his wagon to take them out and "test" them with Minnie - a project that leaves her farm and most of the instruments in ruins, and Mickey's mule without his hair. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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31 | "Mickey Steps Out" | Burt Gillett | July 7, 1931 |
Mickey and Pluto call on Minnie, but an alley cat disrupts their afternoon of music. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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32 | "Blue Rhythm" | Burt Gillett | August 18, 1931 |
Mickey and his gang gather to play "St. Louis Blues" in a concert hall. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Pluto |
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33 | "Fishin' Around" | Burt Gillett | September 25, 1931 |
Mickey and Pluto fish in a spot where no fishing's allowed. They enjoy various gags and a chase around the river bottom before the sheriff shows up. Other Appearance - Pluto |
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34 | "The Barnyard Broadcast" | Burt Gillett | October 10, 1931 |
Mickey and the gang have a rowdy musicale for the radio. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar |
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35 | "The Beach Party" | Burt Gillett | November 5, 1931 |
Mickey and the gang frolic on the beach. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar |
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36 | "Mickey Cuts Up" | Burt Gillett | November 30, 1931 |
Mickey helps Minnie with her yard work. Eventually a lawnmower runs berserk as Pluto pulls it chaotically around the garden. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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37 | "Mickey's Orphans" | Burt Gillett | December 9, 1931 |
A bunch of orphan kids (depicted as kittens) are left on Mickey's doorstep in a basket. They make life into hell as Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto try to give them a Christmas party. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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38 | "The Duck Hunt" | Burt Gillett | January 28, 1932 |
Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air and dropping them on a clothesline. Other Appearances - Pluto |
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39 | "The Grocery Boy" | Wilfred Jackson | February 11, 1932 |
Mickey goes shopping for Minnie, but is late bringing the groceries back. She acts haughty as a result, then softens. She and Mickey make dinner in time to the music, but Pluto steals the turkey and causes chaos when they try to retrieve it. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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40 | "The Mad Dog" | Burt Gillett | March 5, 1932 |
Pluto swallows the soap while being bathed, then runs away. His soapy slobber makes locals think he's gone mad, and they call the dogcatcher to catch him. Other Appearances - Pluto, Pete |
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41 | "Barnyard Olympics" | Wilfred Jackson | April 15, 1932 |
With Horace as his trainer, Mickey competes with Pete at running, vaulting, rowing, and finally a delightfully crazy bicycle race. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow |
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42 | "Mickey's Revue" | Wilfred Jackson | May 25, 1932 |
Mickey, Minnie, Horace, and Clarabelle put on another big show, with Dippy Dawg as the running gag - eating peanuts and laughing to the annoyance of the audience. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Pluto, Clarabelle Cow, Dippy Dawg Notes - First appearance of Goofy |
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43 | "Musical Farmer" | Wilfred Jackson | June 23, 1932 |
One of Mickey's hens lays a giant egg, and the whole farm celebrates, preparing to take a photograph of the great event. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse |
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44 | "Mickey in Arabia" | Wilfred Jackson | July 18, 1932 |
Mickey and Minnie are on vacation when Sultan Pete tries to capture Minnie for his harem. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse |
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45 | "Mickey's Nightmare" | Burt Gillett | August 13, 1932 |
Pluto licks a sleeping Mickey, causing him to dream that Minnie's kissing him - and proposing marriage. The imagined union turns to catastrophe as tons of little mice demolish the house. Note: Mickey gets tied up in rope at the end of his nightmare. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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46 | "Trader Mickey" | Dave Hand | August 20, 1932 |
While taking a shipload of musical instruments along the African coast, Mickey and Pluto are captured by cannibals. The savages plan to eat them until Mickey trades the instruments for their freedom, then engages in a wild jam session to "The Darktown Strutters' Ball." Other Appearances - Pluto |
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47 | "The Whoopee Party" | Wilfred Jackson | September 17, 1932 |
Mickey and his pals throw a wild party - so wild that roast chickens and lamps come to life and join in the chaos. The police come to put down the racket, but end up joining in themselves. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Goofy, Clarabelle Cow |
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48 | "Touchdown Mickey" | Wilfred Jackson | October 15, 1932 |
It's the big game with Mickey's Manglers vs. the Alley Cats. Sportscaster Goofy keeps track of what's going on (badly) as Mickey takes his team to victory. Other Appearance - Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow |
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49 | "The Wayward Canary" | Burt Gillett | November 12, 1932 |
Mickey's bought a canary to give Minnie as a pet, but doesn't know that the bird has a bunch of hatchlings in her cage, too. When they get away and fly around Minnie's house, an old cat tries to catch them and Mickey destructively tries to keep that from happening. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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50 | "The Klondike Kid" | Wilfred Jackson | November 12, 1932 |
While at a club in the middle of winter Mickey finds Minnie stranded in the cold and Mickey brings her in to comfort her, But when "Pegleg" Pete enters with a bang and capturing Minnie and escaping on his sled, Mickey also chases him on his sled and making some rough crashes on the way and then Mickey must battle Pete in order to save Minnie. Other Appearances - Minnie Mouse, Pete, Pluto |
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51 | "Mickey's Good Deed" | December 17, 1932 | |
Mickey sells Pluto in order to buy Christmas presents for some poor children. Other Appearances - Pluto |
54 Mickey's Pal Pluto - First appearance of Pluto's Devil & Pluto's Angel.
56 Ye Olden Days
57 The Mail Pilot
58 Mickey's Mechanical Man
60 Puppy Love
61 The Pet Store
62 The Steeplechase
63 Giantland
64 Shanghaied
65 Camping Out
68 Mickey's Steamroller
69 Orphan's Benefit - First appearance by Donald Duck in a Mickey cartoon. First cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy all in the same cartoon, though not performing as a team.
70 Mickey Plays Papa
71 The Dognapper
72 Two-Gun Mickey
73 Mickey's Man Friday
74 The Band Concert - First Mickey Mouse cartoon in color.
75 Mickey's Service Station – First cartoon with Mickey, Donald, and Goofy acting as a team.
76 Mickey's Kangaroo - Last Black & White Mickey Mouse cartoon.
77 Mickey's Garden
78 Mickey's Fire Brigade - First Mickey Mouse cartoon in gray background intro.
79 Pluto's Judgement Day
80 On Ice
82 Orphan's Picnic
83 Mickey's Grand Opera
85 Mickey's Rival
86 Moving Day
87 Alpine Climbers
88 Mickey's Circus (The first appearance of Salty the Seal)
89 Donald & Pluto (Mickey does not appear)[1]
90 Mickey's Elephant
91 The Worm Turns
94 Mickey's Amateurs - Last Mickey Mouse cartoon in gray background intro.
95 Hawaiian Holiday
100 The Whalers
101 Mickey's Parrot
103 Society Dog Show - Last Mickey Mouse Dot-Eyes Cartoon.
104 Mickey's Surprise Party - First cartoon of Mickey Mouse with the current design.
105 The Pointer
106 The Standard Parade - A commercial short made for the Standard Oil Company.
107 Tugboat Mickey
108 Pluto's Dream House
110 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Released as segment #3 in Fantasia)
112 A Gentleman's Gentleman
113 Canine Caddy
115 Orphan's Benefit (remake)
116 Lend a Paw (Academy Award Winning-Short With An Oscar)
118 Symphony Hour
119 Pluto And The Armadillo
121 Mickey and the Beanstalk - Segment in the feature film Fun and Fancy Free
123 Mickey Down Under
125 R'Coon Dawg
126 Pluto's Party
127 Pluto's Christmas Tree
128 The Simple Things - Last theatrical Mickey Mouse short cartoon.
130 Mickey's Christmas Carol - Last Mickey Mouse cartoon with a logo.
132 Runaway Brain
133 Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers