Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an animated cartoon character created in 1928 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 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test screening to a theater audience on May 15, 1928, and an executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but 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).
Trolley Troubles is a 1927 animated short subject film, produced by Charles Mintz and George Winkler and directed by Walt Disney. The cartoon is the first appearance of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character that Disney and Ub Iwerks created for Universal Pictures and Charles B. Mintz.
Bright Lights is a 1928 silent cartoon short by the Walt Disney Studio and Winkler Productions featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is among the few short films of the series Walt Disney himself worked on before leaving that same year.
The Plumber is a 1933 Walter Lantz animated short which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Mechanical Man is a 1932 cartoon short by Walter Lantz that features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 54th Oswald short by Lantz and the 107th in the entire series.
Broadway Folly is a 1930 animated cartoon by Walter Lantz which stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The film was thought be lost for decades but a copy of it was found in 2010.
Weary Willies is a 1929 animated short produced by George Winkler which stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The film is also the penultimate Oswald cartoon created during the Winkler period.
Not So Quiet is a 1930 animated short film produced by Walter Lantz and stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The title is a parody of All Quiet on the Western Front, an Academy Award-winning Universal film released in the same year.
Jungle Jingles is a 1929 animated film produced by Winkler Productions and part of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series.
Sick Cylinders is a 1929 animated short film by Winkler Productions which stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is among the few surviving Oswald films from the Winkler era.
The Hunter is a 1931 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions and stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 48th Oswald short of the Lantz era and the 100th in the entire series.
Hungry Hoboes is a silent Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released by Universal Studios in 1928. It had been lost since before World War II and was rediscovered in 2011.
Wax Works is a 1934 animated short subject by Walter Lantz and features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Mexico is a 1930 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions and stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The soundtrack of the cartoon was missing for many years, until the discovery of a sound print in 2013. Then in 2014 the soundtrack version of the cartoon was uploaded to YouTube, but was deleted due to the YouTube account being terminated then in 2015 and 2016 when two other youtubers uploaded the soundtrack version of the cartoon as well.
Springtime is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1929. It was the third Silly Symphonies film to be produced, just five days before the 1929 Stock Market Crash. The short's copyright was renewed in 1957, so it will enter the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
The Stone Age is a 1931 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions and one of many featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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 1927 by Universal Pictures. The film was thought to be lost until a print was discovered in the BFI National Archives in 2015.
Africa Before Dark is a 1928 American animated short film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Poor Papa is a 1927 animated short subject film, produced and directed by Walt Disney that was released in 1928. The cartoon is the first produced Oswald cartoon, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character that Disney and Ub Iwerks created for Universal Pictures and Charles B. Mintz. Oswald would later serve as the basis for the Mickey Mouse film series. This was the first Oswald short made but the twenty-first Oswald short to be released.
