When you watch a Mickey Mouse cartoon, you don’t expect to say, “What the hell?!” Out loud. Repeatedly. But it’s part and parcel when watching the modern Mickey Mouse shorts from executive ...

Mickey Mouse has evolved through the years, and “Steamboat Willie” was his first movie. AFP via Getty Images In the original cartoon short, Mickey Mouse gets into mischievous antics ...

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

Disney lost copyright protection on its 1928 Steamboat Willie character, who inspired the current Mickey Mouse. Since Steamboat ... One of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time is ...

And if we can capture that energy in these cartoons in an actual physical ride, that would be a really fun experiment. Mickey Mouse cartoons have always been fun and silly, but I’m not sure you ...

But perhaps most famously, the cartoon introduced the world to the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey Mouse in particular quickly became one of the most iconic characters of the Disney ...

The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse will now enter the public domain ... The earliest version of Minnie, which also appeared in the cartoon, will enter the public domain on Monday, as well.

There are the red uniforms worn by Mickey’s staff. There’s its family-friendly slogan: “the obligation to be good!” Above all, there’s the cartoon mouse — also called Mickey ...

Some ideas for Mickey Mouse cartoons had a tough time making it into production. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

“Don’t start selling your Mickey Mouse merchandise and don’t make a cartoon and mislead the public into thinking it’s a Disney production,” she advises. Otherwise, she says: “Start ...