Compared to recent riffs on Winnie the Pooh and Popeye, the 'Steamboat Willie' horror spoof has fun skewering the company that's been so protective of its now-public-domain IP. “Screamboat ...

A famous Disney cartoon ... Mickey has to peel potatoes as a punishment in the original short, as well as try to transport some livestock. There's also a character named Pete in there who ...

Many things entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2025, including Disney ... Mickey Mouse’s first talking appearance and the debut of his signature white gloves, along with 11 other Mickey ...

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 ...

When you watch a Mickey Mouse cartoon ... short. Feel an itch to binge more of these shorts? Here’s the YouTube playlist. Knock yourself out. Originally published on November 18, 2017. Featured ...

It's time to celebrate Walt ... first short film shown in front of an audience, but it wasn't the first appearance of our friend Mickey. In May 1928, the first completed Mickey Mouse cartoon ...

It is true that early versions of Mickey Mouse, like the animated ... Disney will stop using the character as a mascot. "Ever since Mickey Mouse's first appearance in the 1928 short film ...

It’s finally happened: after nearly a century, Mickey Mouse has slipped off Disney’s copyright leash. The first versions of the iconic cartoon character, seen in Steamboat Willie and a silent ...

When Walt Disney first released the cartoon ... of the Mickey Mouse character. Versions of Mickey Mouse that were released after Steamboat Willie that feature his quintessential red shorts and ...