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Mickey MouseFamous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, Ub Iwerks. Noted for his overlarge head and round black ears, he became the star of more than 100 cartoon shorts. The Mickey Mouse Club was one of the most popular television shows for children in the U.S. in the 1950s, and the signature black cap with mouse ears worn by the show's stars became one of the most widely distributed items in merchandising history. Mickey Mouse squeaky-voiced cartoon hero; the term is often used in alluding to things of minor significance or expense. [Am. Cinema: EB, VI: 862; Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As President, Morrill is charged with extending the magic of Disney's animated franchises by creating new stories for the world's most beloved and enduring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell, Bambi and Simba. Seventy-eight years after he exploded into America's consciousness in ``Steamboat Willie,'' Mickey Mouse is now trying to appeal to an audience that wasn't even born in the same century as he was. This "belly botany," as he described it, later inspired his Mickey Mouse and Jiminy Cricket characters. |
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