The original Disney family
have transcended through generations and generations. But what is the story
behind all these bizarre yet incredible critters?
Mickey Mouse
Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me? M-I-C-K-E-Y! Mickey mouse was created as an anthropomorphic mouse in 1928. His original outfit was red shorts, white gloves and big yellow shoes. Between his creation in 1928 and 1947 he was voiced by Walt Disney himself and the job was also carried out by various individuals such as James MacDonald, Stan Freberg, Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Les Perkins, Peter Renaday, Bret Iwan and Chris Diamantopoulos afterwards. He is brave, helpful, kind and adventurous.
Minnie Mouse
Minerva Mouse, most commonly known as Minnie Mouse is Mickey’s girlfriend. She was also created in 1928 as an anthropomorphic mouse. She is recognized for her dotted dresses, big flouncy bow and high heels. She first appeared in Plane Crazy alongside Mickey. In these earlier cartoons she was often shirtless with a skirt and a flower on her head in place of her bow. She was also originally voiced by Mr. Disney, followed by other individuals before finally taken over by Russi Taylor. She is known to be thoughtful, caring, intelligent and fun.
Pluto
Pluto came barking into Mickey’s family in 1930 as Mickey’s pet. He is therefore not anthropomorphic, although very expressive. He is yellow with long black ears and a bright green collar. He made his first appearance in Chain Gang. Like Mickey he is also adventurous, but also cautious and has a tendency to panic quite easily. He is nevertheless very loving and is known to be Mickey’s best friend.
Goofy
Pluto was followed by another dog Goofy in 1930. Unlike Pluto, Goofy is anthropomorphic and wears blue pants, an orange turtle neck, black waistcoat, a bright green hat and brown shoes. The crazy colour combination of his clothes attributes to his name and personality. He is one of Mickey’s best friends, but does not appear to be as intelligent. Instead he is clumsy, mindless and foolish. He is however caring and lots of fun. He first appeared in Mickey’s Revue and was later included in the Mickey, Goofy and Donald trio films. He has a son called Maxwell, more commonly known as Max who first appeared in 1951.
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck, more commonly known as Donald Duck is a quirky anthropomorphic duck with an uncontrollable temper. He was created in 1954 and is one of Mickey’s best friends. His original outfit is a blue sailor style sweater with a red bow tie and a blue hat. Unlike, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and his girlfriend Daisy, he does not wear any shoes and has one of the most identifiable voices in animation history. His speech is sometimes incomprehensible which attributes to his being a short-tempered duck and adds to the comedy he brings to the audience. Despite his being one of Mickey’s best friends he is jealous of Mickey’s popularity and rivalry is often shown between the two. He is also very excitable and typically mutters ‘oh boy oh boy oh boy’ when he comes across something interesting. He has an extended duck family that appear in various cartoons with him, his three triplet nephews Huey, Dewie and Louie being the most memorable.
Daisy Duck
Mickey Mouse
Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me? M-I-C-K-E-Y! Mickey mouse was created as an anthropomorphic mouse in 1928. His original outfit was red shorts, white gloves and big yellow shoes. Between his creation in 1928 and 1947 he was voiced by Walt Disney himself and the job was also carried out by various individuals such as James MacDonald, Stan Freberg, Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Les Perkins, Peter Renaday, Bret Iwan and Chris Diamantopoulos afterwards. He is brave, helpful, kind and adventurous.
Minnie Mouse
Minerva Mouse, most commonly known as Minnie Mouse is Mickey’s girlfriend. She was also created in 1928 as an anthropomorphic mouse. She is recognized for her dotted dresses, big flouncy bow and high heels. She first appeared in Plane Crazy alongside Mickey. In these earlier cartoons she was often shirtless with a skirt and a flower on her head in place of her bow. She was also originally voiced by Mr. Disney, followed by other individuals before finally taken over by Russi Taylor. She is known to be thoughtful, caring, intelligent and fun.
Pluto
Pluto came barking into Mickey’s family in 1930 as Mickey’s pet. He is therefore not anthropomorphic, although very expressive. He is yellow with long black ears and a bright green collar. He made his first appearance in Chain Gang. Like Mickey he is also adventurous, but also cautious and has a tendency to panic quite easily. He is nevertheless very loving and is known to be Mickey’s best friend.
Goofy
Pluto was followed by another dog Goofy in 1930. Unlike Pluto, Goofy is anthropomorphic and wears blue pants, an orange turtle neck, black waistcoat, a bright green hat and brown shoes. The crazy colour combination of his clothes attributes to his name and personality. He is one of Mickey’s best friends, but does not appear to be as intelligent. Instead he is clumsy, mindless and foolish. He is however caring and lots of fun. He first appeared in Mickey’s Revue and was later included in the Mickey, Goofy and Donald trio films. He has a son called Maxwell, more commonly known as Max who first appeared in 1951.
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck, more commonly known as Donald Duck is a quirky anthropomorphic duck with an uncontrollable temper. He was created in 1954 and is one of Mickey’s best friends. His original outfit is a blue sailor style sweater with a red bow tie and a blue hat. Unlike, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and his girlfriend Daisy, he does not wear any shoes and has one of the most identifiable voices in animation history. His speech is sometimes incomprehensible which attributes to his being a short-tempered duck and adds to the comedy he brings to the audience. Despite his being one of Mickey’s best friends he is jealous of Mickey’s popularity and rivalry is often shown between the two. He is also very excitable and typically mutters ‘oh boy oh boy oh boy’ when he comes across something interesting. He has an extended duck family that appear in various cartoons with him, his three triplet nephews Huey, Dewie and Louie being the most memorable.
Daisy Duck
Daisy Duck is also an anthropomorphic duck and was the last to join the crew in 1940 when she featured in Mr. Duck Steps Out. Her original outfit consists of a purple t-shirt, a pink bow and heels. She has prominent eyelashes, which she uses to flirt and wears a bangle on her left wrist. Thoughtful and caring, she is Minnie Mouse’s best friend, but like Donald also has a bad temper. She has a sultry, diva-like demeanour, which also adds to her comical value as a female duck.
So there we have our loving Mickey crew! All different shapes and sizes but one loving family! They will continue to put smiles on our faces for years and years to come.
Come along lets sing the song
And join the jamberre!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey Mouse Club!
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| Lets hear it for Mickey and his crew! |
By Tasneem Mahmoud
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