Mickey Mouse

Michael Theodore Mouse, also known as Michel Mouse, Mick, Mickey Mouse, Mickey the Mouse, Mr. Mouse, Runt, Sorcerer Mickey, Squeaky and Uncle Mickey, is one of the major characters from the Disney series.
== Charactah Account ==
Mickey is a cheerful and plucky anthropomorphic mouse, he is easily identified by his round ears, red shorts, white gloves, and yellow shoes. He speaks in a falsetto voice, and the essence of Mickey's character is that of an underdog who, despite being small and vulnerable, overcomes larger-than-life adversity through quick wit and a can-do spirit.
With limited resources to his name, Mickey's greatest attribute is his wit. He is a thinker and schemer, being able to construct quick plots and ploys to advance his ambitions. This is prominently displayed in times of crises, in which Mickey must come up with hasty solutions to rescue his friends from perils, such as natural disasters, or his nemesis Pete. When paired with Donald and Goofy, Mickey serves as the resourceful "brains" of the trio by coming up with the plans and directing his companions to their desired goals. However, Mickey's schemes are often hindered by his own clumsiness and reckless abandon. Though he presents himself as slick and confident, Mickey is awkward and bumbling in actuality. In Fantasia, Mickey carried himself with a mighty air while donning Yen Sid's sorcerer hat, but fumbled with his oversized clothing and bungled his magic spells. He enjoys dressing in dapper attire to imitate high society as seen in cartoons, such as Mickey Steps Out and Mickey's Delayed Date, only to trip over himself while showing off. When exposed for the little guy he is, Mickey's typical response is a sheepish, self-reflecting grin.
Even with his foibles, Mickey retains a can-do spirit that allows him to smile in the face of danger and move pass his mistakes. He gets by through optimism and has a positive outlook on the world and himself, often displayed by his jovial demeanor. Mickey's optimism is a double-edged sword, however, as while it pushes him to pursue his goals, it also causes him to underestimate trouble under the belief that he can do anything. In "Mickey's Piano Lesson", in fact, he justified his insolence by arrogantly proclaiming, "I'm Mickey Mouse!". Mickey is quick to share his positivity with others, to keep their spirits high during low times. At times, Mickey's buoyancy can be invasive. In cartoons, such as "The Adorable Couple", he attempts to force his positive demeanor onto Donald and Daisy, to disastrous results.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Disney Tsum Tsum
=== Cartoons ===
* A Poem Is...
* 101 Dalmatians: The Series
* At Home With Olaf
* Bonkers
* Chibi Tiny Tales
* DuckTales (2017)
* DuckTales (2017) Season 2
* DuckTales (2017) Season 3
* Frozen: Northern Lights
* Goof Troop
* House of Mouse
* House of Mouse Season 2
* House of Mouse Season 3
* Mickey Go Local
* Mickey Mouse
* Mickey Mouse Club
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 3
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 4
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 5
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 6
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 7
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 8
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 9
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 10
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 11
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 12
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 13
* Mickey Mouse Club Season 14
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Season 3
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Season 4
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse Season 3
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Season 3
* Mickey Mouse Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Season 3
* Mickey Mouse Season 4
* Mickey Mouse Season 5
* Mickey Mouse Works
* Mickey Mouse Works Season 2
* Mickey Mouse Works Season 3
* Mickey Mouse: Have a Laugh!
* Mickey's Letter Time
* Mickey's Mousekersize
* Minnie's Bow-Toons
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 2
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 3
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 4
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 5
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 6
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 7
* Minnie's Bow-Toons Season 8
* The Mouse Factory
* The Wonderful World of Disney
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Season 2
=== Comics ===
* 2000 AD
* Air Pirate Funnies
* Chip 'n' Dale
* Christmas in Disneyland
* Disney Adventures
* Disney Adventures Comic Zone
* Disney Afternoon
* Disney Comics and Stories
* Disney Masters
* Disney Mix
* Disney Pocket
* Disney's Hero Squad
* Donald and Mickey
* Donald and Mickey Fun-Extra Time
* Donald Duck
* Donald Duck & Co.
* Donald Duck Adventures
* Donald Duck Beach Party
* Donald Duck Extra
* Donald Duck Fun Library
* Donald Duck Junior
* Donald Duck Special
* Donald Ducks Show
* Donald Quest
* Goofy
* Goofy Adventures
* Looney Tunes
* Mickey
* Mickey and Donald
* Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade
* Mickey Mouse
* Mickey Mouse Adventures
* Mickey Mouse Annual
* Mickey Mouse Holiday Special
* Mickey Mouse In The River Of Time
* Mickey Mouse In The Sword Of Ice
* Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine
* Mickey Mouse Series
* Mickey Mouse Shorts: Seasone One
* Mickey Mouse Weekly
* Mickey Mouse: Timeless Tales
* Nintendo Power
* Once Upon A Time... in America
* Super Goof
* The Phantom Blot
* Ultraheroes
* Uncle Scrooge
* Walt Disney Chip 'n' Dale
* Walt Disney Showcase
* Walt Disney's Christmas Parade
* Walt Disney's Comics & Stories
* Walt Disney's Donald Duck
* Walt Disney's Donald Duck & Mickey Mouse
* Walt Disney's Godbiter
* Walt Disney's Mickey and the Gang
* Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse
* Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures
* Walt Disney's Vacation Parade
* Wizards of Mickey
* Wizards of Mickey II: The Dark Age
* X-Mickey
=== Movies ===
* 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
* A Goofy Movie
* Chicken Little
* Fantasia
* Fantasia 2000
* Fun and Fancy Free
* Frozen
* Hollywood Party
* Meet the Robinsons
* Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
* Mickey's Christmas Carol
* Mickey's House of Villains
* Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
* Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
* Oliver & Company
* Ralph Breaks the Internet
* Saving Mr. Banks
* Teacher's Pet
* The Journey of Natty Gann
* The Lion King 1½
* The Little Mermaid
* Toy Story
* TRON
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit
* Wreck-It Ralph
* Zootopia
=== Video Games ===
* Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
* Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
* Cookie Run Kingdom
* Dance Dance Revolution GB Disney Mix
* Dance Dance Revolution Disney MIX
* Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Dancing Museum
* Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Grooves
* Disney Art Academy
* Disney Crossy Road
* Disney Dreamlight Valley
* Disney Emoji Blitz
* Disney Epic Quest
* Disney Friends
* Disney Getaway Blast
* Disney Golf
* Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
* Disney Illusion Island
* Disney Infinity
* Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition
* Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition
* Disney Learning Adventure: Search for the Secret Keys
* Disney Magic Kingdoms
* Disney Magical Dice
* Disney Magical World
* Disney Magical World 2
* Disney Melee Mania
* Disney Mirrorverse
* Disney Move
* Disney Phonics Quest
* Disney Sorcerer's Arena
* Disney Speedstorm
* Disney Sports Basketball
* Disney Sports Football
* Disney Sports Motocross
* Disney Sports Skateboarding
* Disney Sports Snowboarding
* Disney Sports Soccer
* Disney Th!nk Fast
* Disney Tsum Tsum
* Disney Tsum Tsum Festival
* Disney Tsum Tsum Land
* Disney Universe
* Disney Wonderful Worlds
* Disney's All Star Cards
* Disney's Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
* Disney's Hide and Sneak
* Disney's Magic Artist
* Disney's Magical Mirror
* Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald
* Disney's Mickey Mouse Toddler
* Disney's Mickey Saves the Day: 3D Adventure
* Disney's Party
* Disney: 3 Spellen
* Disneyland Explorer
* Epic Mickey
* Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
* Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
* Fantasia
* Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
* Kinect: Disneyland Adventures
* Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
* Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
* Magical Tetris Challenge
* Mickey & Donald
* Mickey Athletic Land
* Mickey Mania
* Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
* Mickey Mouse
* Mickey Mouse 2
* Mickey Mouse II
* Mickey Mouse III: Balloon Dreams
* Mickey Mouse IV: The Magical Labyrinth
* Mickey Mouse Magic Wands!
* Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game
* Mickey Mousecapade
* Mickey no Boku wa Meitantei
* Mickey's 123's The Big Surprise Party
* Mickey's ABC's: A Day at The Fair
* Mickey's Adventures in Numberland
* Mickey's Blast Into the Past
* Mickey's Crossword Puzzle Maker
* Mickey's Dangerous Chase
* Mickey's Great Adventure in Tokyo Disneyland
* Mickey's Racing Adventure
* Mickey's Safari in Letterland
* Mickey's Space Adventure
* Mickey's Speedway USA
* Mickey's Typing Adventure
* Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
* My Disney Kitchen
* Sorcerer's Apprentice
* The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
* The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle II
* The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey and Minnie
* The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
* The Real Ghostbusters
* Tokyo Disneyland: Mickey's Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour
* Toontown Online
* Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
* Where's My Mickey?
* World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
== Trivia ==
* From 1978 to 2001, Mickey Mouse was a mascot for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit.
* Mickey Mouse has received ten nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. These are Mickey's Orphans (1931), Building a Building (1933), Brave Little Tailor (1938), The Pointer (1939), Lend a Paw (1941), Squatter's Rights (1946), Mickey and the Seal (1948), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), Runaway Brain (1995), and Get a Horse! (2013). Among these, Lend a Paw was the only film to actually win the award. Additionally, in 1932, Walt Disney received an honorary Academy Award in recognition of Mickey's creation and popularity.
* Mickey's ears are always round, no matter which direction he is facing.
** This was the case in the original Kingdom Hearts as well, but was not carried over into future games.
** In "Clarabelle's Big Secret", Mickey confessed that he regularly has his ears starched to keep them round.
* Mickey's size is somewhat inconsistent. The Walt Disney Company's official position is that he is roughly 2 feet and 3 inches tall, as mentioned in this article. However, he is also shown to be the same size as Donald Duck, who, per Carl Barks, is three feet tall. There have also been instances where Mickey is taller than Donald, as was the case in their first cartoon together, Orphan's Benefit.
* There are several recurring gags in Mickey's early cartoons, particularly those of the black-and-white era. These include:
** Mickey whimpering at the camera when something unfortunate befalls him.
** Mickey timidly addressing a masculine authority figure with, "Yes, ma'am".
** Mickey trying to shake Pluto's paw, only for Pluto to pull his paw away in jest.
* A few of Mickey's cartoons feature nods and allusions to the character's real-life inspirations.
** Mickey's role in The Gallopin' Gaucho is an homage to Douglas Fairbanks as the titular character of 1927's The Gaucho.
** Both Charlie Chaplin and Harold Loyd made appearances in Mickey's Gala Premier.
** In Mickey Plays Papa, Mickey briefly caricatures himself as Charlie Chaplin.
** Mickey's dance atop the giant top hat in Thru the Mirror was modeled after the talents of Fred Astaire, whose career was greatly defined by his signature dancing.
* During the 1930s, the Disney Studios had received numerous mail from fans asking to visit "where Mickey Mouse lived". This gave Walt the idea to build what was essentially described as Mickey's home—a small park across from the studio that would feature attractions and statues of Mickey and other Disney characters. The park was dubbed "Mickey Mouse Park". Though the original idea never came to be, the concept evolved into what would eventually become Disneyland.
* Also during the 1930s, according to Walt Disney, Mickey and Minnie Mouse have never been married on screen. But, in 1933, during an interview with Film Pictorial, Walt said, "In private life, Mickey is married to Minnie... What it really amounts to is that Minnie is, for screen purposes, his leading lady." As of right now, the couple is childless in official canon, although Mickey's Nightmare depicts them having 21 children in Mickey's dream. A short clip from their wedding is also in Mickey's dream as well.
* Hidden Mickeys are a common Easter Egg found in Disney films, shows and park attractions. They are silhouettes of Mickey's head, made up of three circles. One of the first Hidden Mickeys was three bubbles that made up Mickey's head in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
* Although Mickey's full name was said to be Michel Mouse in the cartoons, according to the comic La planète des cerveaux ("The Brain Planet"), published in Le Journal de Mickey #2829, Mickey's full name is Michael Theodore Mouse. Michel is the French spelling of the name Michael.
** In the Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Fancy Gentleman", he is addressed as Michel Francois Mouse by Wadsworth Thorndyke III.
* Mickey Mouse was listed #50 in Empire Magazine's The 50 Best Animated Movie Characters; a list for characters from animated features. The low listing was due to Mickey's lack of critically acclaimed theatrical feature films with the exception of Fantasia. However, the list refers to Mickey as "the world's most famous cartoon character of all time" to make up.
* As the company mascot, many variations of Mickey's silhouette have been used as logos for Disney properties, such as the Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney.
* Wayne Allwine's final performance of Mickey Mouse before his death was in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Because of this, there is a dedication to him in the credits of the English version of the game.
* Mickey is usually shown to have magic powers, mainly with the Sorcerer Hat of Yen Sid. It has also been shown that Mickey can control magic without aid—usually in the form of parlor tricks, as was the case in Magician Mickey and "Potatoland".
* In the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Mickey is often referred to by the Cast Members as "the boss" or "Mr. Mouse". This is to reflect the fact that Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse are essentially the same person.
* In the 2011 Disney•Pixar film Cars 2, two characters named Mama Topolino and Uncle Topolino are tributes to Mickey, as Topolino (meaning "little mouse") is Mickey's name in Italian.
* In 1933, Mickey Mouse received 800,000 pieces of fan mail.
* In Aladdin, Rajah's face turned into Mickey's for one frame when he transformed from a kitten to a tiger again.
* The original Epic Mickey game showcases Mickey having a certain degree of superhuman strength, being able to break out of metal restrictions.
* Mickey's Social Security number is 746-55-2769, as seen in Runaway Brain.
* In 1945, the producers of the MGM musical Anchors Aweigh wanted Mickey to do a dance number with Gene Kelly and for Walt Disney to animate it. However, the role and dance number were instead given to Jerry Mouse of Tom and Jerry fame and was animated by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, who were still making Tom and Jerry cartoons at the time.
* Most of the black-and-white Mickey Mouse cartoons were colorized three times:
** In the early 1970s, a print of Mickey's Follies mistakenly thought to be in the public domain was part of a package of redrawn cartoons produced by Radio & Television Packagers. This method of colorizing involved tracing almost every frame, coloring them in, shooting the frames over colorized copies of the backgrounds, and in some cases adding new music over a silent film print - making for a stiff, low-quality final product.
** In 1984, when contemplating a deal with CBS to air their cartoons on Saturday mornings, the Walt Disney Company sent more than ten shorts to Entercolor Technologies to get redrawn. Although this deal did not work out, clips of these versions would be shown elsewhere, like on some DTV music videos and the television special Totally Minnie.
** In 1990, American Film Technologies (under a deal with Disney) made computer-colorized versions of approximately 47 Mickey shorts, which preserved the original animation. These digitally-colorized Mickey shorts had aired on anthology shows, such as Mickey's Mouse Tracks, Mickey Mouse & Friends, and Donald's Quack Attack on the Disney Channel (and later its sister channel Toon Disney).
* Mickey is mentioned in the Darkwing Duck episode "Comic Book Capers", where Launchpad talks about how Darkwing is starring in his own comic book like Mickey.
** Darkwing Duck comic book writer Aaron Sparrow has noted that he wanted to do a story for the comic that would've had Mickey teaming up with Darkwing to battle the Phantom Blot. Due to Disney cancelling the Joe Books comic and then firing Sparrow to replace him with Amanda Deibert for the next Darkwing Duck comic, however, this story is unlikely to ever see print.
* In the fall of 1978, NBC aired Mickey Mouse cartoons on the Wonderful World of Disney block for his 50th birthday, five years before Disney Channel was launched in 1983.
* Mickey is mentioned in the original DuckTales comic story "The Arcadian Urn" (at least in the US printing), indicating that he does exist in the original series.
* In 2018, a floral structure of Mickey was added to the Miracle Garden in Dubai in honor of his 90th birthday.
** On the day of Mickey's 90th birthday, Tokyo Disneyland's Mickey Mouse meet-and-greet attraction saw an unprecedented 11-hour wait time.
* At the start of the Simpsons short Playdate with Destiny, we see what is presumably Mickey Mouse's silhouette, only to be revealed as Homer Simpson holding two donuts above his head.
** Similarly, in The Simpsons in Plusaversary, Mickey's silhouette is briefly seen only to then reveal that it is actually Bart dressed as Mickey.
* In The Muppet Show episode guest-starring Petula Clark, there was a character named Mickey Moose, whose name is a spoof of Mickey Mouse.
* In Italian version, Mickey was renamed Topolino, which comes from Topo, the Italian word for Mouse.
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== External Links ==
* Mickey Mouse at Disney Wiki
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