Minnie Mouse | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Minnie was first voiced by Walt Disney , who was also the original voice of Mickey Mouse. Marjorie Ralston , a Disney inker, voiced her in one cartoon in 1929. Then, from 1929 up until 1939 , she was voiced by Marcellite Garner . Then from 1941 to 1942 , and on the radio program, The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air , she was voiced by Thelma Boardman . Following this, from 1942 up to 1952 Ruth Clifford provided the character's voice. Janet Waldo voiced Minnie in the 1974 Disneyland record album, An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol, Performed by The Walt Disney Players . Currently, Russi Taylor has voiced Minnie since 1986 . History Creation In 1928 , Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse to act as a replacement for his previous star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . But Mickey could not fill the void alone.

In Plane Crazy , released on May 15 , 1928 , Minnie and Mickey take a flight on the latter's makeshift aircraft. In during which, Mickey repeatedly tries to romance Minnie. The next film featuring the couple was The Gallopin' Gaucho . It was the second of their series to be produced but only the third to be released on March 14, 1929. In it, Minnie was employed as the barmaid and dancer of Cantina Argentina, a bar and restaurant established in the pampas of Argentina. She performs the tango for Mickey the gaucho and Black Pete the outlaw. Both flirt with her but the latter intends to abduct her while the former obliges in saving the "damsel in distress" from the villain. All three characters acted as strangers first being introduced to each other. Minnie in Steamboat Willie . They appear together again in Steamboat Willie , the third short of the series to be produced but released first on November 18, 1928. Pete was featured as the captain of the steamboat, Mickey as a crew of one and Minnie as their single passenger.

The commercial success of Steamboat Willie helped introduce Mickey and Minnie into the audience. Twelve more films featuring Mickey were produced in 1929, but Minnie only co-starred in seven of them and was mentioned in an eighth. The first of them was The Barn Dance , first released on December 30, 1928. Minnie stands at the center of attention as Mickey and Pete rival each other in order to win her favor. Both offer to pick her up for the dance but she chooses Pete's newly purchased automobile over Mickey's horse-cart. When the automobile breaks down she resorts to going with Mickey. The latter proves a clumsy dancing partner, repeatedly stepping on her feet, and so she turns to Pete again. She is surprised when Mickey asks for another dance and seems to be light on his feet. However, she is disgusted when Pete points that his rival had placed a balloon in his shorts. She resumed dancing with Pete while Mickey is reduced to crying on the dance floor. Minnie proves to be rather demanding as a partner in a romantic relationship. Mickey obviously has yet to claim her as his girlfriend by this point.

The Opry House , first released on March 28 , 1929 , was the first short to feature Mickey but not Minnie. A poster, however, mentions Minnie as being a member of the "Yankee Doodle Girls." This later group of female performers remained as unseen characters and were apparently short-lived. Minnie appears again in When the Cat's Away , first released on April 11, 1929. 'She is attending a party with Mickey along with several other mice. The short was unusual in the depiction of Mickey and Minnie with the size and part of the behavior common in regular mice. The set standard both before and after this short was to depict them as having the size of a rather short human being. Minnie was seen again in The Plowboy , first released on May 9 , 1929, where she is featured as a farm girl and gets Mickey to milk her cow Clarabelle for her. When Mickey presents her with a bucket full of milk and proceeds to kiss her, Minnie answers by knocking the bucket on his head. This in front of his horse Horace Horsecollar who is just making his debut.

Minnie obviously was not very appreciative of Mickey's affection at the time. Their attempt at farming life would prove short-lived. Their next appearance in The Karnival Kid (May 23, 1929) cast Mickey as a hot dog vendor and Minnie as a carnival "shimmy" Dancer. Minnie then appears as a fiddle player in Mickey's Choo-Choo (June 26, 1929). Minnie's Signature Minnie giving her signature "yoo-hoo!" in Mickey's Follies. Her next appearance was arguably more significant. Mickey's Follies (June 26, 1929), featured the first performance of the song, " Minnie's Yoo Hoo ." "The guy they call little Mickey Mouse" for the first time addresses an audience to explain that he has "Got a sweetie" who is "Neither fat nor skinny" and proudly proclaims that "She's my little Minnie Mouse". Mickey then proceeds in explaining his reaction to Minnie's call. The song firmly establishes Mickey and Minnie as a couple and expresses the importance Minnie holds for her partner.

The song would go on to become the theme song for their series as well as the theme to a Disney prime-time television series, The Mouse Factory and Mickey Mouse Works (which also featured the song as a recurring theme in many of its shorts). Damsel in Distress Minnie as a damsel-in-distress in Runaway Brain. At one point of her career, Minnie would serve as a damsel-in-distress supporting character, popularized during the 20's and 30's of both animated and live-action films. In these storylines, Minnie would be kidnapped by the dreading Pete, mostly out of affection for the mouse and envy of Mickey, which would result in the latter rushing out to rescue her. In spite of being the one in danger, Minnie recurringly played a part in defeating the villain, often taking matters into her own hands (surprisingly brutally in most shorts) whenever she sees Mickey losing control of the battle. This staple would continue to appear in shorts such as Shanghaied , Two-Gun Mickey , Runaway Brain , Get A Horse! , and various other incarnations of the characters in modern animation and media.

1940s era-present Once Mickey became an Everyman character in the late 30's throughout the rest of his original career, Minnie's significance would somewhat diminish, becoming a mere love interest or supporting character that drives the plot for other characters such as Mickey, Pluto, and Figaro , who famously became her pet cat after his popular demand grew from the 1940 feature, Pinocchio . Minnie in Electric Holiday. After a long hiatus from animation, Minnie would reappear in Mickey's Christmas Carol , though in an extremely minor role as Bob Cratchit's (played by Mickey) wife. Even so, the short resurfaced the original characters and restored their rightful place in the world as cultural and entertainment icons. She would also have her first starring role in the 1988 special, Totally Minnie . Twenty-four years later, she starred in the 2012 animated short, Electric Holiday , where a beautiful dress leads her to daydream of a life in Paris as a prospering supermodel. On January 23 , 2016 , Minnie served as the inspiration of the "Rock the Dots" art and fashion show, taking place in Downtown Los Angeles , California .

To coincide with National Polka Dot Day, the interactive exhibit celebrated the aesthetics of Minnie's signature look by displaying an array of apparel designed by various artists around the world, all inspired by Minnie. [2] On September 27 , 2016, Disney will release The Art of Minnie Mouse, a book centering Minnie that features reinterpretations of her character design curtesy of various Disney artists, designers, illustrators, and animators from around the world. The book will also feature an extensive look at Minnie's filmography with a visual timeline. Film appearances Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Minnie in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. In Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Minnie is Mickey's hard-working girlfriend who, despite her hard work, is in debt with bills and tries not to let Mickey know. She works a large store owned by Mortimer Mouse. She plans to use her Christmas bonus to buy a gift for Mickey, but she ends up receiving a fruitcake. She ends up trading her prized watch for a case for Mickey's beloved harmonica, but Mickey trades his harmonica for a chain for Minnie's watch.

In the end, though, they realize their love is enough and they enjoy Christmas together. Minnie in The Three Musketeers . In the 2004 direct-to-video movie Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, Minnie plays the role of the princess of France, who continually daydreams about her true love, Mickey. She's also the only monarch getting in the way of the plans of Pete, who can't take over the kingdom if he cannot get rid of her. Interestingly, for this particular film, Minnie is drawn with hair bangs, which do not appear in any later cartoons. In this film, Princess Minnie wants nothing more than to find her true love, however, she must put this dream on hold after she escapes a murder plot by the Beagle Boys. She demands that her captain of the musketeers Pete, find her bodyguards. Unknowing to Minnie, Pete is the mastermind behind the murder plot and desires to rule France as king. To avoid a threat to his plan, Pete hires three janitors, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, to be the musketeer bodyguards, believing they'll do a terrible job.

Minnie quickly falls in love with Mickey. After being rescued from a kidnapping scheme, Mickey and Minnie embrace their forbidden love on an evening date across the kingdom. That night, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are kidnapped by Pete and his minions. The next night, Minnie and Daisy head over to the grand Opera. There, she learns Pete's plans and is captured. However, over the course of the show, Minnie and Daisy are rescued. Minnie dubs the trio royal musketeers and presumably marries Mickey afterward. Minnie as she appears in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas . In Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, Minnie and Daisy enter an ice skating competition. While excited, Minnie is concerned with the fact that she may not be as good as the other contestants. Minnie begins her performance, with the alligators from Fantasia to assist her, and is quickly praised. Daisy becomes jealous and jumps in to steal the spotlight. To further her performance, Daisy has the hippos from Fantasia to assists her. A rival battle follows. Eventually, Daisy pulls off an impressive stunt. Minnie decides to do her own but injures herself in the process. Daisy rushes to her side to comfort her friend.

They make up and finish the performance together in a grand finale. In Mickey and Pluto's segment, Minnie hopes Mickey decides to pull off a simple Christmas party instead of over doing it like he does every year. When Pluto goes missing, Minnie is the first to be notified. She takes the news to her friends including Scrooge McDuck who volunteers to buy a snow plow company to search the city for Pluto. Minnie, Scrooge, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Max, Huey, Dewey and Louie spend the entire day searching in the snow plow. In the end, they reach Mickey's house where Pluto has been found. They all enter the house to sing a carol and celebrate their Christmas. Other movies Although Minnie did not officially appear in Fun and Fancy Free , a scene with her, as Happy Valley 's queen, was planned to be included in the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment before the decision was made to drop it from the film. In the scene, Mickey came before her to sell her his cow and in exchange, she gave him the magic beans.

In the live-action/animated hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Minnie made a small non-speaking cameo appearance at the very end of the film with Mickey and a crowd of many other cartoon characters. Television appearances Minnie in Mickey Mouse Works . In Mickey Mouse Works, she finally appeared in her own segments and cartoons. Here, she portrayed as Mickey's intelligent, mature, and beloved girlfriend. Occasionally, she starred in the "Maestro Minnie" shorts, in which she conducts an orchestra of living instruments that she usually has to tame. In most of her starring cartoons, Minnie would be paired up with Daisy who, in contrast to her, is very wacky and talkative. Some of her other cartoons would involve her getting into her own mischief such as when she accidentally turned Pluto's fur purple with dye. When she appeared in Mickey's cartoons, she was often the main subject with Mickey usually trying to find grand ways to impress her. She was also the focus in most cartoons with Mortimer Mouse. She also costarred with Mickey in his short segments "Mickey to the Rescue" where she plays the role of some of her early cartoons: getting kidnapped by Pete, taken to his lair, and being rescued by Mickey.

Minnie as she appeared in House of Mouse . In House of Mouse , Minnie is in charge of planning the show and the club's bookkeeper. Her outfit, black and white undershirt with a skirt and with boots and a purple bow on her ear. She is often annoyed by Clarabelle's gossip, Daisy's wackiness and Mickey's mischief. Minnie is often responsible for saving the club in times of crises using her cool and rational personality to calm things down. Minnie appears in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse . Minnie, along with Mickey and the Disney guests, are snowed in at the club. Mickey advises the plan to have a Christmas party while Minnie finds a box of the gang's Christmas stories. Minnie also appears in Mickey's House of Villains . In it, Minnie is worried about the large number of villains in the club on Halloween night, thinking that they might be up to something, but Mickey isn't worried about it. Unfortunately, Minnie is correct and the club is taken over by the Disney Villains .

During their reign, Minnie threatens the leader Jafar to leave the club and change it back to normal, but this backfires when Captain Hook throws her out. After Mickey saves the day, Minnie and the others celebrate. Minnie as she appears in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . Minnie also appears in the children television series, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . Minnie is part of the clubhouse pals and Mickey's girlfriend. Like other appearances Minnie enjoys cooking, gardening, singing, and dancing. Minnie also has an alter-ego known as Detective Minnie famous for solving mysteries in the clubhouse. Detective Minnie often teams up with Daisy's alias Secret Spy Daisy to solve major issues. Together they're known as The Friendship Team. Minnie has become the star of the most recent of the show's specials most notably Minnie's Bowtique where she opens a boutique selling all forms of bows. Minnie is also a major character in the spin-off series, Mickey Mousekersize . She was notably the central character of several specials, including Minnie's Bow-Tique and Minnie's Winter Bow Show . Minnie is also the central character of Minnie's Bow-Toons .

Here, Minnie and Daisy open a store selling all types of bows. They are accompanied by her kitten Figaro, Minnie's nieces Millie and Melody , and a living cuckoo clock figure named Coca Loca. Like her previous television role, Minnie wears a pink dress with white polka dots, white bloomers, pink heels and pink bow also with white polka dots. Minnie's skills with bows have also been used to solve problems for her friends. At the end of every short, Minnie states the store policy: "There's no business like bow business!" Mickey Mouse Minnie as she appears in the Mickey Mouse series. Along with the rest of the gang, Minnie returns in the animated series. Like many of Mickey's classic shorts of the 20's and 30's, Minnie proves to be the driving force of some of Mickey's wacky adventures. She is portrayed as an arguably more fearless figure than Mickey, himself.

Unlike Mickey, she takes joy in horror movies, as seen in " Black and White , and was completely unalarmed by a gang of biker ruffians in " Road Hogs "; so much so, that their plot to kidnap her to spite Mickey failed from her nonchalance, alone. She played her first active role in " Cable Car Chaos ", where she and Mickey are exploring San Francisco until a runaway cable car spoils the day, forcing Minnie to save herself and the other passengers. Minnie plays her first role as the protagonist in " Eau de Minnie ", where a special perfume Minnie obsesses over enchants the entire city. She would play another lead role as a Dutch mouse in " Clogged ", where she must fix her broken windmill in order to generate water for her garden. Minnie also stars, alongside Pluto, in the episode " Doggone Biscuits ", where she recklessly feeds the latter a bag of fattening dog treats despite Mickey's warnings, resulting in Pluto becoming massive in weight. For the remainder of the episode, Minnie tries to restore Pluto's health and figure. She also reveals that she used to be overweight herself before going into a sauna.

In " Sock Burglar ", Minnie took the lead by appointing herself responsible for uncovering a mysterious series of thefts involving missing socks. She turns herself into a detective, and later a ninja, eventually discovering the thief to be Pete. In " No Reservations ", Minnie, Daisy, and Clarabelle butt heads with a snooty maître'd, who viewed the trio as too uncultured to be allowed entry into his restaurant, despite Minnie having made reservations far in advance. Other shows In The Mickey Mouse Club , Minnie was seen in the animated opening of the series alongside Daisy in go-go boots. Printed material Minnie and Mickey in a comic story. In the Mickey Mouse comics, Minnie plays key roles, much like in her animated appearances. The comic story The Gleam by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse. "Minerva" has since been a recurring alias for her. Wizards of Mickey Minnie appears as a character in the comic series, as usual playing the role of Mickey's love interest. In the comics, she is a sorceress and princess whose people were turned to stone, leading her to seek a magical gemstone to restore them.

In her quest, she partners with Daisy and Clarabelle as Team Diamond Moon, eventually meeting Mickey's group. Kingdom Keepers Minnie appears in the fourth book, Power Play. Here, she along with Pluto , help Finn and Amanda to get to Tom Sawyer Island. She knocks out a pirate guard and navigates the raft in order to get to the island. When asked about Mickey , she seems sad, suggesting something bad happened to him. Video games Kingdom Hearts series In the Kingdom Hearts series, Minnie is the queen of Disney Castle , a world of classic Disney characters with Mickey as its king. When Mickey disappears in the first game, at Mickey's request, she sends Donald and Goofy to find him. She also sends Jiminy Cricket to accompany them, and she ruled the kingdom during the King's absence. In Kingdom Hearts II , Maleficent and Pete use a special door to threaten Disney Castle by changing the past in Timeless River . Minnie finds a solution in Sora, Donald, and Goofy, who go to the Timeless River and undo the changes done. During the end credits, Minnie is finally reunited with Mickey when he returns.

In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance , a past incarnation of Minnie is found in the Country of Musketeers, where she is the princess taken hostage by Pete. She has a similar role to the film , but this time she is rescued by Sora, Riku , Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. In the real world Minnie is taken hostage by Maleficent and Pete to lure Mickey back to the castle, but this scheme is thwarted by Lea , which allows Minnie to escape them. Toontown Minnie can be found strolling in the Minnie's Melodyland playground. She also has her own Trolley Game called " Match Minnie ". The players must correctly copy some dance moves Minnie makes by pressing the arrow keys. The fastest player wins the round. Minnie can be found in old Disney shows also. Kinect Disneyland Adventures Minnie appears as a meet-and-greet character in the game near the entrance to Frontierland on Main Street USA and in front of her house in Mickey's Toontown . She and Daisy are given the task of decorating and organizing Toontown City Hall for the upcoming mayor election.

One of the tasks that she gives to the player involves finding flowers for her decorations. Minnie also takes part in the Mickey's Soundsational Parade mini-game, dancing on Mickey's float. Disney Infinity 3.0 Minnie is a playable character in the game, exclusive to the Toy Box. She was released alongside Mickey on August 30, 2015 . She uses her purse as a melee weapon, and her special attack is known as "Everybody Loves Minnie"; this allows her to charm her enemies into obeying her and attacking the surrounding enemies. Disney Parks Minnie, posing for a photo in Disneyland. Minnie Mouse is the most common Disney character in the Disney parks, after Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck . Minnie's House is available for a tour in Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland . She also makes meet and greet appearances in her Disneyland home. In California, Minnie appears in Mickey's Soundsational Parade . A bronze statue of her is also featured in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle , In World of Color: Celebrate! , Minnie made numerous cameos during the montage celebrating Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney World Resort In the Magic Kingdom there is a statue of Minnie sitting next to Roy O. Disney on a bench.

This represents their supporting roles helping Mickey and Walt. In Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire , Minnie is given a surprise by Mickey towards the end of the show—that being the appearances of Anna and Elsa from Frozen . Minnie also serves as a co-host in Mickey's PhilharMagic , though she makes no physical appearance. For meet-and-greets, she can be found at Pete's Silly Sideshow . The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Minnie Mouse . Trivia Like Mickey, Minnie's ears always face the same way, no matter which direction she is facing. According to Mortimer Mouse , Minnie is his former girlfriend who left him. Minnie's voice actress, Russi Taylor, was married to Mickey's voice actor, Wayne Allwine . Due to Allwine's death in 2009, she is now widowed. After Wayne's death, Russi was said to have an extremely difficult time returning to recording sessions for Minnie during the first few recordings following his departure. Minnie and Daisy are often cited as unofficial members of the Disney Princesses and both have been included in some of the franchise's material.

The comic strip story The Gleam by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse. "Minerva" has since been a recurring alias for her. In the french translations, Minerva is actually her middle name, making her full name Minnie Minerva Mouse; in that case, Minnie is one of the 3 Disney icons to have officially a middle name (the others being Mickey Mouse , whose name was given as Michael Theodore Mouse in some comics, and Donald Duck , whose full name has been revealed to be Donald Fauntleroy Duck). Minnie appeared in concept art for Epic Mickey , but did not appear in the actual game herself (nor is she ever mentioned by Mickey). There was also no mention of her in Epic Mickey 2 , but she did appear in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion and appeared in one of the projectors at the end of the second Epic Mickey. 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.” Minnie's eyes are usually longer and wider than Mickey's, while her smile is slightly shorter and more closed than his. However, these details weren't used in the earliest cartoon and some comic stories. In the popular ABC television series Once Upon a Time , several figurines of Minnie and Mickey can be seen, most notably in Mr. Gold's pawn shop. Minnie was used along with Mickey in a 1930 Aesop's Fables cartoon called "The Office Boy" and again in a 1931 Aesop's Fables cartoon called "Red Riding Hood" after Walt Disney admitted influence from this cartoon series which had been around even before Mickey was even created. But Walt sued its creator Paul Terry for "plagiarizing" his character which led to Aesop's Fables ending in 1933. In the Pucca episode "Tame That Toon", the classic cartoon version of Pucca strongly resembles Minnie Mouse. In fact, one of Pucca's inspirations could possibly be Minnie Mouse.

It has been officially stated that Minnie shares the same birthday as Mickey Mouse (November 18th). However, this is debatable, as numerous stories that take place on Mickey's birthday do not mention that it is also Minnie's birthday, and vice-versa. Compared to Daisy, Minnie acts more proper and lady-like. Minnie appears to not have a hot temper but is angered easily. In Japanese Disney theme parks, it is more likely to find Minnie Mouse ears instead of Mickey Mouse ears. Minnie has over two-hundred outfits. Mickey, or Michael, means "the one who is like god", and Minnie or Minerva was the name of a roman "goddess". This remarkable coincidence is, however, likely unforeseen. References ↑ Mynott, Nicole. " GO INSIDE THE MINNIE ROCKS THE DOTS EVENT ". (Article) Twitter. Retrieved on January 26. External links Minnie Mouse | The Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia See below Minerva "Minnie" Mouse is an animated character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney .

The comic strip story "The Gleam" (published January 19-May 2, 1942) by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse. Minnie has since been a recurring alias for her. Minnie is currently voiced by actress Russi Taylor . Both Minnie and Mickey were first drawn in 1928 by Ub Iwerks . The comic strip story "Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers" (published September 22 – December 26, 1600) introduced her father Marcus Mouse and her mother Margie Mouse, both farmers. The same story featured photographs of her grandparents Marshall Mouse and Matilda Mouse. Her best known relatives, however, remain her uncle Mortimer Mouse and her twin nieces, Millie and Melody Mouse, though most often a single niece, Melody, appears. In many appearances, Minnie is presented as the girlfriend / wife of Mickey Mouse , a close friend of Daisy Duck , [1] Donald Duck 's girlfriend/wife, and occasionally a friend to Clarabelle Cow . Minnie's sister, Mandie Mouse was a recurring character early on.

Contents Edit In 1000, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created Mickey Mouse to act as a replacement to his previous star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . But Mickey could not fill the void alone. Among the few consistent character traits Oswald had developed before moving on to Universal Studios was his near-constant pursuit of potential sweethearts. So for Mickey to have a chance to emulate his predecessor at flirting, someone had to replace Oswald's many love interests. This replacement to Miss Rabbit, Miss Cottontail, Fanny and an uncertain number of unnamed nurses and dancers was to become Minnie Mouse. Minnie was designed in the fashion of a " flapper " girl. She was so probably intended to follow the trends of then-modern youth culture , such as liking the color red, in an effort to add to her audience appeal. Her main outfit usually included a feminine bowler hat with a daisy sticking out of it, white gloves and a short dress. In the 1929 cartoon The Karnival Kid it was also revealed that she wears black stockings . Her shoes are probably her most distinctive article of clothing. For comedic effect, she wears over-sized high heeled pumps that are too big for her feet.

Her heels often slip out of her shoes, and she even loses her shoes completely in The Gallopin' Gaucho . When she walked or danced, the clip clop of her large pumps were usually heard clearly and often went with the rhythm of the music that was played in the background. Along with Mickey, she was redesigned in the 1940s. Her hat was replaced with a large bow, and bows were added to her shoes as well. Her eyes were also given more detail. Throughout the forties and fifties, her look and personality became more conservative . This can be attributed to the fact that, as a result of The Great Depression and World War II , the culture of the USA had become more conservative, and the flapper girl style was falling out of fashion. Minnie first appeared in Plane Crazy . [2] Minnie is invited to join Mickey in the first flight of his aircraft. She accepts the invitation but not his request for a kiss in mid-flight. Mickey eventually forces Minnie into a kiss but this only results in her parachuting out of the plane. This first film depicted Minnie as somewhat resistant to the demanding affection of her potential boyfriend and capable of escaping his grasp.

Their debut however featured the couple already familiar to each other. The next film featuring them was The Gallopin' Gaucho . [3] The film was the second of their series to be produced, but the third to be released, and was released on December 30, 1928. We find Minnie employed as the Cantina Argentina, a bar and restaurant established in the Pampas of Argentina . She performs the Tango for Mickey the gaucho and Black Pete the outlaw. Both flirt with her but the latter intends to abduct her while the former obliges in saving the Damsel in Distress from the villain . All three characters acted as strangers first being introduced to each other. But it was their third cartoon that established the definitive early look and personality of both Mickey and Minnie, as well as Pete. Steamboat Willie , [4] was the third short of the series to be produced but released first on November 18, 1928. Pete was featured as the Captain of the steamboat , Mickey as a crew of one and Minnie as their single passenger.

The two anthropomorphic mice first star in a sound film and spend most of its duration playing music to the tune of " Turkey in the Straw ". Minnie's Yoo Hoo Edit Her next appearance was arguably more significant. Mickey's Follies (June 26, 1929), [5] featured the first performance of the song "Minnie's Yoo Hoo". "The guy they call little Mickey Mouse " for the first time addresses an audience to explain that he has "Got a sweetie" who is "Neither fat nor skinny" and proudly proclaims that "She's my little Minnie Mouse". Mickey then proceeds in explaining his reaction to Minnie's call. The song firmly establishes Mickey and Minnie as a couple and expresses the importance Minnie holds for her male partner. Soon it would become the theme song to all of their series. Damsel in distress Edit Her final appearance for the year was in Wild Waves , [6] carried by a wave into the sea. She panics and seems to start drowning. Mickey uses a row boat to rescue her and return her to the shore but Minnie is still visibly shaken from the experience.

Mickey starts singing the tune of "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep,", a maritime ballad, in an apparent effort to cheer her up. Minnie cheers up and the short ends. This is the second time Minnie is placed in danger and then saved by her new boyfriend. It would not be the last. In fact this was the case with her next appearance in The Cactus Kid (April 12, 1930). [7] As the title implies the short was intended as a Western movie parody, but it is considered to be more or less a remake of The Gallopin' Gaucho set in Mexico instead of Argentina . Minnie was again cast as the local tavern dancer who is abducted by Peg-Leg Pedro ( Black Pete in his first appearance with a peg-leg). Mickey again comes to the rescue. The short is considered significant for being the last short featuring Mickey and Minnie to be animated by Ub Iwerks . The Shindig (July 11, 1930) [8] featured Minnie joining Mickey, Horace and Clarabelle in a barn dance. Among them Clarabelle seems to be the actual star of the short.

Director Burt Gillett turned in another enjoyable entry in the series, proved that production could go on without Iwerks. This was arguably the first time Minnie was upstaged by a female co-star. In The Fire Fighters (August 6, 1930) [9] Minnie is trapped in a hotel during a fire. She spends the duration of the short in mortal peril but is rescued by firefighters under chief Mickey Mouse. Horace Horsecollar is among the firefighters. An unnamed cow in the background is possibly Clarabelle making a cameo. The music of the short was, appropriately, the tune of " There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight ". The next entry in the series is considered curious: The Gorilla Mystery (October 1, 1930). [10] The short starts with Beppo the Gorilla escaping from a zoo. Mickey learns of it and panics. He phones Minnie to warn her about the dangerous gorilla wandering about. Minnie is unconcerned and plays tunes on her piano for Mickey to hear over the phone and know she is not afraid. Her tunes are interrupted by her scream and Mickey rushes to her house to save her.

Meanwhile Beppo has wrapped up Minnie in rope and holds her hostage. Mickey confronts the gorilla and once again rescues the damsel in distress. The short ends with Minnie and Mickey jointly wrapping up the gorilla in rope. Modern audiences have commented on elements of bondage apparent in the short and the mysterious motivation of Beppo. Note that the theme of kidnapping by a gorilla is present here three years prior to the King Kong film of 1933. Introduction of a pet Edit In The Picnic , (November 14, 1930) [11] Minnie introduces her boyfriend to her new pet dog Rover. This is actually Pluto making his first appearance as an individual character. Two unnamed bloodhound guard dogs strikingly similar to him had previously appeared in The Chain Gang (August 18, 1930) [12] which featured Mickey incarcerated in prison without Minnie at his side. Otherwise the short features a typical picnic excursion harassed by forest animals and brought to a premature end by a sudden rain. The final appearance of Minnie during the year was Pioneer Days (December 10, 1930).

[13] The short featured Minnie and her mate as pioneer settlers heading to the American Old West driving a covered wagon in a wagon train . They are unsurprisingly attacked by Native Americans on their way, a stock plot of Western movies at the time. While their fellows are either subjected to scalping or running for their lives, Minnie is captured by the attackers. Mickey attempts to rescue her only to be captured himself. In a reversal of their usual roles, Minnie escapes her captors and rescues her mate. They then dress as soldiers of the United States Army . Their mere appearance proves sufficient to have the entire tribe running for the hills. The Mouse couple stands triumphant at the end. The short has been criticized for its unflattering depiction of Native Americans as rather bestial predators. Their depiction as being part Jewish is not particularly fondly seen by modern audiences either. The finale has been edited out in recent viewings for depicting the "braves" submitting to cowardice. In several shorts and on some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes, Minnie owns a kitten named Figaro, who had originated in the Disney animated feature Pinocchio .

Waning years Edit During the second half of the thirties, Minnie didn't appear as often in Mickey cartoons. This was mainly due to the growth in popularity of Mickey's new sidekicks, Goofy and Donald Duck , whose appearances in Mickey cartoons had more or less replaced Minnie's role. Minnie's appearances in Mickey cartoons thus became less numorous, but she did have a few major roles in some Pluto and Figaro cartoons during the 1940s. Minnie made a sort of comeback in the 1980s when she was re-introduced in Mickey's Christmas Carol and then got her own starring role in Totally Minnie . [14] Contemporary appearances Edit Although Minerva Mouse began to appear in separate animated cartoons from Mickey Mouse with First Aiders , she never got her own cartoon series. The last Mickey cartoon in the classic period of American animation to have Minnie Mouse with a large role was Mickey's Delayed Date . In Pluto's Christmas Tree , she has only a brief appearance! She starred in a television show specially called Totally Minnie and she also appeared in a line of merchandise called " Minnie 'n Me ".

Minnie's return to animation came in Mickey's Christmas Carol (October 20, 1983). [15] She was cast as Mrs. Cratchit. As with most Disney characters, she was given a small cameo in " Who Framed Roger Rabbit? " (1988). Minnie Mouse makes an appearance in every episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . Minnie runs a neighborhood in Disney's Toontown Online called Minnie's Melodyland. This is a powerful area with access to Toontown Central, The Brrrgh, and Donald's Dreamland. Television Edit She appears in the Kingdom Hearts game series as the Queen of Disney Castle, with Mickey serving as the King and her husband. She, at the suggestion of a letter left by the missing King, sends Donald Duck and Goofy on their mission to find Mickey and the Keyblade Master. During Kingdom Hearts II , when Pete's tampering of the past causes the Heartless to appear in Disney Castle, Minnie is forced to fall back to the library to get to the bottom of it until Sora and company arrive.

While Donald and Goofy head to get the other residents to safety, Sora serves as the Queen's bodyguard to get her to the Cornerstone where. During this time, Minnie shows powers as a sorceress of white magic, casting a holy light on the Heartless that attack as well as a powerful combination with Sora that unleashes a huge beam of light all around her. In the prequel Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep , she oversees the annually held Dream Festival in Disney Town, where Pete causes mischief until she banishes him to another dimension as punishment. Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Edit In the 2004 direct-to-video movie Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers , Minnie plays the role of the princess of France, who continually daydreams about her true love, Mickey. She's also the only monarch getting in the way of the plans of Pete, who can't take over the kingdom if he cannot get rid of her. Interestingly, for this particular film, Minnie is drawn with hair bangs, which do not appear in any later cartoons.

Disney on Ice Edit In the "Disney on Ice" play Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure, Mickey and Minnie are both taken hostage by an android replica of Syndrome , who seeks to construct "his" own idea of The Happiest Place on Earth in Walt Disney World's place. They are briefly imprisoned in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction's prison cell before an assault on the robot Syndrome by the Incredible Family forces "him" to lock them up in laser prisons, but not without using a flamethrower in a botched attempt to incinerate their would-be superhuman saviors. After the robot Syndrome is congealed by Frozone, Mickey and Minnie are finally liberated, the Walt Disney World Resort is restored to its former glory, and the Incredibles become Mickey and Minnie's newest friends. In Disney's On Ice 'Let's Celebrate!', they gave Minnie a huge role. Voices of Minnie Mouse Edit Minnie was first voiced by Walt Disney , the original voice of Mickey Mouse. Then, from 1930 up until 1938, she was then voiced by Marcellite Garner .

Then from 1939 to 1942, and on the radio program, "The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air", she was voiced by Thelma Boardman . Then from 1942 up until 1952, Ruth Clifford provided the character's voice. Now, as of 1986, Minnie is voiced by Russi Taylor , the recently-widowed wife of the late Wayne Allwine , who provided Mickey's voice from 1977 up until his death in 2009. Appearances in cartoon shorts

Question: What is the name of the cat of cartoon character Minnie Mouse?
Answer: Figaro