This is a list of short films created by Walt Disney Animation Studios between the years 1928 and 1939.
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 |
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" |
Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | DVD Release | Notes |
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Silly Symphony | Summer | Ub Iwerks | January 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
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" | ||
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" | |||
Mickey Mouse | Pioneer Days | December 5 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | |||
Silly Symphony | Playful Pan | December 27 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
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" | |
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" | ||
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" | ||
Silly Symphonies | The Ugly Duckling | Wilfred Jackson | December 17 | "Silly Symphonies" |
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 |
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" | |
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" | |
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" | |
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" | |
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" |
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" | |
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" | |
Silly Symphonies | The Flying Mouse | David Hand | July 14 | "Silly Symphonies" Dumbo | |
Mickey Mouse | Orphan's Benefit | Burt Gillett | August 11 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | First appearance of Clara Cluck. First B&W appearance of Donald Duck. 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" | |
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" | |
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 |
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" | |
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" | |
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" | |
Silly Symphonies | Music Land | Wilfred Jackson | October 5 | "Silly Symphonies" "Classic Cartoon Favorites: Extreme Music Fun" | |
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" |
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" | |
Mickey Mouse | Orphans' Picnic | Ben Sharpsteen | February 15 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Starring Mickey" | |
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 | |
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) | |
Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Rival | Wilfred Jackson | June 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Mickey & Minnie's Sweetheart Stories" "Best Pals: Mickey and Minnie" | |
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" | |
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 | |
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" | |
Silly Symphonies | Mother Pluto | David Hand | November 14 | "Silly Symphonies" | |
Silly Symphonies | More Kittens | David Hand | December 19 | "More Silly Symphonies" |
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) | |||||
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" | ||||
Mickey, Donald & Goofy | Moose Hunters | Ben Sharpsteen | Paul Smith | February 20 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Mickey" | ||||
Silly Symphonies | Woodland Café | Wilfred Jackson | Leigh Harline | March 13 | "Silly Symphonies" "Extreme Music Fun" | ||||
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 | ||||
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" | ||||
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" |
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" | |
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" | ||||||
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" | ||||||
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" | ||||||
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" | ||||||
Silly Symphonies | Farmyard Symphony | Wilfred Jackson | October 21 | "Silly Symphonies" "Extreme Music Fun" | ||||||
Donald Duck | Donald's Golf Game | Jack King | November 4 | "The Chronological Donald" "Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Donald" | ||||||
— | Ferdinand the Bull | Dick Rickard | November 18 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" "Timeless Tales, Volume Two" | ||||||
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. |
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" | |
Donald Duck | Donald's Cousin Gus | Jack King | May 19 | "The Chronological Donald" "Funny Factory with Donald" | |
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" | |
Mickey Mouse | The Pointer | Clyde Geronimi | July 14 | "Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two" "Funny Factory with Mickey" | |
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. |
Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves. He is often depicted alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck and Goofy, and his nemesis Pete.
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing it to its current name in 1986. In 1928, Disney established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film Steamboat Willie. The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an animated cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 1938. Twenty-seven animated Oswald shorts were produced at the Walt Disney Studio. After Universal took control of Oswald's character in 1928, Disney created a new character similar in appearance to Oswald as a replacement: Mickey Mouse, who went on to become one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world.
Plane Crazy is a 1929 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, is the first finished project to feature appearances of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test screening to a theater audience and potential distributors on May 15, 1928. An executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but the film failed to pick up a distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey's first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success; Plane Crazy was officially released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929. It was the fourth Mickey film to be given a wide release after Steamboat Willie, The Gallopin' Gaucho and The Barn Dance (1929).
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, the production was supervised by David Hand, and was directed by a team of sequence directors, including Perce Pearce, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Wilfred Jackson, and Ben Sharpsteen. It is the first animated feature film produced in the United States and the first cel animated feature film.
The golden age of American animation was a period that began with the popularization of sound synchronized cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the 1960s when theatrical animated shorts started to lose popularity to the newer medium of television. Animated media from after the golden age, especially on television, were produced on cheaper budgets and with more limited techniques between the late 1950s and 1980s.
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films and animation within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under the studio banner. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a 1961 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions with distribution by Buena Vista Distribution. Adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel of the same name, the film was directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wolfgang Reitherman in his feature-length directorial debut, from a script by Bill Peet. It features the voice talents of Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Ben Wright, Cate Bauer, Dave Frankham, and Fred Worlock.
The Gallopin' Gaucho is a 1928 American animated short film and the second short film featuring Mickey Mouse to be produced, following Plane Crazy and preceding Steamboat Willie. The Disney studios completed the silent version in August 1928, but did not release it in order to work on Steamboat Willie. The Gallopin' Gaucho was released, with sound, after Steamboat Willie on December 30 of the same year.
Bambi is a 1942 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods, the production was supervised by David D. Hand, and was directed by a team of sequence directors, including James Algar, Bill Roberts, Norman Wright, Sam Armstrong, Paul Satterfield, and Graham Heid.
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene from its first synchronized sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie (1928). Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney after the closure of Laugh-O-Gram Studio, it is the longest-running animation studio in the world. It is currently organized as a division of Walt Disney Studios and is headquartered at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California. Since its foundation, the studio has produced 63 feature films, with its first release being Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), which is also the first hand drawn animated feature film, and its most recent release was Moana 2 (2024). The studio has also produced hundreds of short films.
Disney Television Animation (DTVA) is an American animation production company that serves as the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a division of Disney General Entertainment Content, which is a division of Disney Entertainment, which is one of the three main divisions of The Walt Disney Company. The studio was originally established in 1984, by Gary Krisel during the reorganization and subsequent re-incorporation of Disney following the arrival of then CEO Michael Eisner that year.
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. Based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale, the production was supervised by Clyde Geronimi, and was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, and Les Clark. Featuring the voices of Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, and Bill Thompson, the film follows Princess Aurora, who was cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to die from pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. She is saved by three good fairies, who alter Aurora's curse so that she falls into a deep sleep and will be awakened by true love's kiss.
Leslie James Clark was an American animator and the first of Disney's Nine Old Men, joining Walt Disney Productions in 1927.
Wilfred Emmons Jackson was an American animator, musical arranger and director best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions.
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black and white by Walt Disney Animation Studios and was released by Pat Powers, under the name of Celebrity Productions. The cartoon is considered the public debut of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, although both appeared months earlier in a test screening of Plane Crazy and the then yet unreleased The Gallopin' Gaucho. Steamboat Willie was the third of Mickey's films to be produced, but it was the first to be distributed, because Disney, having seen The Jazz Singer, had committed himself to produce one of the first fully synchronized sound cartoons.
Disney's Nine Old Men were a group of Walt Disney Productions' core animators, who worked at the studio from the 1920s to the 1980s. Some of the Nine Old Men also worked as directors, creating some of Disney's most popular animated movies from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers. The group was named by Walt Disney himself, and they worked in both short and feature films. Disney delegated more and more tasks to them in the animation department in the 1950s when their interests expanded, and diversified their scope. Eric Larson was the last to retire from Disney, after his role as animation consultant on The Great Mouse Detective in 1986. All nine members of the group were acknowledged as Disney Legends in 1989 and all would receive the Winsor McCay Award for their lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.
Sleigh Bells is an American animated short film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It was directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and released in 1928 by Universal Pictures. The film was thought to be lost until a print was discovered in the BFI National Archives in 2015.