Magician Mickey

1937 Mickey Mouse cartoon

Magician Mickey

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| David Hand
Produced by| Walt Disney
Starring| Walt Disney
Clarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
Lee Millar
Ralph Scott
Music by| Albert Hay Malotte
Animation by| Johnny Cannon
Ed Love
Les Clark
Bill Roberts
Isadore Klein
Riley Thomson[1]
Color process| Technicolor

Production
company

Walt Disney Productions

Distributed by| United Artists

Release date

* February 6, 1937 (1937-02-06)[2]

Running time

| 8 min (one reel)
Language| English

Magician Mickey is a 1937 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon, originally released to theaters on February 6, 1937. This was the 92nd Mickey Mouse short to be released, and the third for that year.[3]

Mickey puts on a magic show, but is interrupted by Donald Duck. Mickey gets his revenge on Donald through his tricks.

## Plot

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At a local theater populated by several dogface audience members, Mickey Mouse performs as a magician, with Goofy as a stagehand.

Mickey does various magic acts to entertain the audience. A jealous Donald Duck starts heckling Mickey's act. Mickey creates red soap bubbles out of his hands, but Donald pops one of them with a slingshot. When he pops the other, it turns into a lobster which attacks him. Donald throws the lobster at Mickey, but he catches it and turns it into a bubble which he then pops.

As Mickey does tricks with playing cards, Donald blows them away with a pair of bellows. However, Mickey turns them into birds and puts them into a birdcage. Mickey fans out cards in his hand, then makes them disappear and points his wand at Donald. This causes Donald to ramble furiously, with cards flying out of his beak (this becomes a recurring gag in the cartoon).

After further misadventures, Donald rushes to Mickey on the stage. He takes Mickey's wand and points it at Mickey, but nothing happens. He furiously shakes the wand and hits it against the floor and then his hand, where it creates an ice cream cone, which spurts ice cream in his face.

Donald then jumps after Mickey, but Mickey catches Donald in his hands and folds him out like a fan and joined paper dolls. He then puts Donald into a pistol and fires him at the table, where he is put into an egg. Mickey throws the egg in his hat, then pours the yolk out which turns into Donald.

Donald then takes Mickey's wand, breaks it in two, and throws it on the floor, but it turns into a cactus-like plant with multiple boxing gloves. It punches Donald off the stage and turns into a hand pointing to a black X mark where Donald stood previously. Donald hits a case containing an axe. He dodges it and several falling objects, and is then hit by a string of light bulbs when he picks up the axe.

After another angry ramble, Donald runs toward Mickey on the stage, but Mickey uses a hoop to turn Donald into a kangaroo and then a walrus. Donald dives into the hoop and emerges from it wearing a swimsuit. He makes a fighting gesture, but the hoop turns him into a chimpanzee. The now-fed up Donald runs up to Mickey and shoots fireworks from Mickey's gun, which lifts Mickey up into the top of the stage and causes Goofy to get tangled up. A final firework rocket causes the stage to collapse in on the three. Mickey and Goofy pop up, unharmed, but Donald is burned from the fireworks and does one more angry ramble, with cards flooding the screen.

## Voice cast

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* Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
* Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
* Goofy: Pinto Colvig

## Releases

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* 1937 - theatrical release
* 1957 - Disneyland, episode #3.15: "All About Magic" (TV)
* c. 1983 - Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #38 (TV)
* c. 1992 - Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #18 (TV)
* c. 1992 - Donald's Quack Attack, episode #28 (TV)
* 2011 - Have a Laugh!, episode #24 (TV)

## Home media

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The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.[4]

Additional releases include:

* 1984 - "Cartoon Classics: Mickey's Crazy Careers" (VHS)
* 2006 - "Funny Factory with Mickey" (DVD)

## See also

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* Mickey Mouse (film series)

## References

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1. ^ "Disney's "Magician Mickey" (1937) |".
2. ^ Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 108–109\. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. ^ "Mickey Mouse in Living Color DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

## External links

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* Magician Mickey at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Mickey Mouse in Disney animation

List of appearances in media

Mickey Mouse
short films|

| 1920s|

* Steamboat Willie (1928)
* The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
* The Barn Dance (1929)
* Plane Crazy (1929)
* The Opry House (1929)
* When the Cat's Away (1929)
* The Barnyard Battle (1929)
* The Plowboy (1929)
* The Karnival Kid (1929)
* Mickey's Follies (1929)
* Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929)
* The Jazz Fool (1929)
* Jungle Rhythm (1929)
* The Haunted House (1929)
* Wild Waves (1929)

|

1930s|

| 1930|

* Fiddlin' Around
* The Barnyard Concert
* The Cactus Kid
* The Fire Fighters
* The Shindig
* The Chain Gang
* The Gorilla Mystery
* The Picnic
* Pioneer Days

|

1931|

* The Birthday Party
* Traffic Troubles
* The Castaway
* The Moose Hunt
* The Delivery Boy
* Mickey Steps Out
* Blue Rhythm
* Fishin' Around
* The Barnyard Broadcast
* The Beach Party
* Mickey Cuts Up
* Mickey's Orphans

1932|

* The Duck Hunt
* The Grocery Boy
* The Mad Dog
* Barnyard Olympics
* Mickey's Revue
* Musical Farmer
* Mickey in Arabia
* Mickey's Nightmare
* Trader Mickey
* The Whoopee Party
* Touchdown Mickey
* The Wayward Canary
* The Klondike Kid
* Mickey's Good Deed

1933|

* Building a Building
* The Mad Doctor
* Mickey's Pal Pluto
* Mickey's Mellerdrammer
* Ye Olden Days
* The Mail Pilot
* Mickey's Mechanical Man
* Mickey's Gala Premier
* Puppy Love
* The Steeplechase
* The Pet Store
* Giantland

1934|

* Shanghaied
* Camping Out
* Playful Pluto
* Gulliver Mickey
* Mickey's Steam Roller
* Orphan's Benefit
* Mickey Plays Papa
* The Dognapper
* Two-Gun Mickey

1935|

* Mickey's Man Friday
* The Band Concert
* Mickey's Service Station
* Mickey's Kangaroo
* Mickey's Garden
* Mickey's Fire Brigade
* Pluto's Judgement Day
* On Ice

1936|

* Mickey's Polo Team
* Orphans' Picnic
* Mickey's Grand Opera
* Thru the Mirror
* Mickey's Rival
* Moving Day
* Alpine Climbers
* Mickey's Circus
* Mickey's Elephant

1937|

* The Worm Turns
* Magician Mickey
* Moose Hunters
* Mickey's Amateurs
* Hawaiian Holiday
* Clock Cleaners
* Lonesome Ghosts

1938|

* Boat Builders
* Mickey's Trailer
* The Whalers
* Mickey's Parrot
* Brave Little Tailor

1939|

* Society Dog Show
* Mickey's Surprise Party
* The Pointer

1940s|

* Tugboat Mickey (1940)
* Pluto's Dream House (1940)
* Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
* The Little Whirlwind (1941)
* A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941)
* Canine Caddy (1941)
* The Nifty Nineties (1941)
* Lend a Paw (1941)
* Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
* Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
* Symphony Hour (1942)
* Pluto and the Armadillo (1943)
* Squatter's Rights (1946)
* Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)
* Mickey Down Under (1948)
* Mickey and the Seal (1948)

1950s|

* R'coon Dawg (1951)
* Pluto's Party (1952)
* Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
* The Simple Things (1953)

1980s|

* Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

1990s|

* The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
* Runaway Brain (1995)

2010s|

* Get a Horse! (2013)

Pluto short films|

* Pluto's Purchase (1948)
* Pueblo Pluto (1949)
* Plutopia (1951)

Other short films|

* Parade of the Award Nominees (1932; cameo)
* The Night Before Christmas (1933; cameo)
* The Fox Hunt (1938; cameo)
* All Together (1942; cameo)
* Crazy Over Daisy (1950; cameo)
* Mickey in a Minute (2022)
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films|

| Theatrical|

* Fantasia (1940)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)

|

Direct-to-video|

* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)

Documentary|

* Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)

TV specials|

* Totally Minnie (1988)
* Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
* Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
* Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
* Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

TV series|

* The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1994)
* The Mouse Factory (1972–1973)
* Good Morning, Mickey! (1983–1992)
* Mickey's Mouse Tracks (1992–1995)
* Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
* House of Mouse (2001–2003)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
* Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
* Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–2025)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (2025)

Film cameos|

* Hollywood Party (1934)
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* The Lion King 1½ (2004)
* Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
* Wish (2023)
* Hidden Mickey

* Mickey Mouse films
* Mickey Mouse television series
* Non-Disney works featuring Mickey Mouse

* v
* t
* e

Donald Duck in animation

Filmography

Silly Symphony
short films|

* The Wise Little Hen (1934)
* Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938; cameo)

Mickey Mouse
short films|

* Orphan's Benefit (1934)
* The Dognapper (1934)
* The Band Concert (1935)
* Mickey's Service Station (1935)
* Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
* On Ice (1935)
* Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
* Orphans' Picnic (1936)
* Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
* Moving Day (1936)
* Alpine Climbers (1936)
* Mickey's Circus (1936)
* Donald and Pluto (1936)
* Magician Mickey (1937)
* Moose Hunters (1937)
* Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
* Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
* Clock Cleaners (1937)
* Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
* Boat Builders (1938)
* Mickey's Trailer (1938)
* The Whalers (1938)
* Tugboat Mickey (1940)
* The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo)
* Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
* Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
* Symphony Hour (1942)
* Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
* The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

Donald Duck and
Donald & Goofy
short films|

| 1930s|

* Don Donald (1937)
* Modern Inventions (1937)
* Donald's Ostrich (1937)
* Self Control (1938)
* Donald's Better Self (1938)
* Donald's Nephews (1938)
* Polar Trappers (1938)
* Good Scouts (1938)
* The Fox Hunt (1938)
* Donald's Golf Game (1938)
* Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
* The Hockey Champ (1939)
* Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
* Beach Picnic (1939)
* Sea Scouts (1939)
* Donald's Penguin (1939)
* The Autograph Hound (1939)
* Officer Duck (1939)

|

1940s|

* The Riveter (1940)
* Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)
* Billposters (1940)
* Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
* Put-Put Troubles (1940)
* Donald's Vacation (1940)
* Window Cleaners (1940)
* Fire Chief (1940)
* Timber (1941)
* Golden Eggs (1941)
* A Good Time for a Dime (1941)
* Early to Bed (1941)
* Truant Officer Donald (1941)
* Old MacDonald Duck (1941)
* Donald's Camera (1941)
* Chef Donald (1941)
* The Village Smithy (1942)
* The New Spirit (1942)
* Donald's Snow Fight (1942)
* Donald Gets Drafted (1942)
* Donald's Garden (1942)
* Donald's Gold Mine (1942)
* The Vanishing Private (1942)
* Sky Trooper (1942)
* Bellboy Donald (1942)
* Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
* The Spirit of '43 (1943)
* Donald's Tire Trouble (1943)
* The Flying Jalopy (1943)
* Fall Out Fall In (1943)
* The Old Army Game (1943)
* Home Defense (1943)
* Trombone Trouble (1944)
* Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
* Contrary Condor (1944)
* Commando Duck (1944)
* The Plastics Inventor (1944)
* Donald's Off Day (1944)
* The Clock Watcher (1945)
* The Eyes Have It (1945)
* Donald's Crime (1945)
* Duck Pimples (1945)
* No Sail (1945)
* Cured Duck (1945)
* Old Sequoia (1945)
* Donald's Double Trouble (1946)
* Wet Paint (1946)
* Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946)
* Lighthouse Keeping (1946)
* Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive (1946)
* Straight Shooters (1947)
* Sleepy Time Donald (1947)
* Clown of the Jungle (1947)
* Donald's Dilemma (1947)
* Crazy with the Heat (1947)
* Bootle Beetle (1947)
* Wide Open Spaces (1947)
* Chip an' Dale (1947)
* Drip Dippy Donald (1948)
* Daddy Duck (1948)
* Donald's Dream Voice (1948)
* The Trial of Donald Duck (1948)
* Inferior Decorator (1948)
* Soup's On (1948)
* Three for Breakfast (1948)
* Tea for Two Hundred (1948)
* Donald's Happy Birthday (1949)
* Sea Salts (1949)
* Winter Storage (1949)
* Honey Harvester (1949)
* All in a Nutshell (1949)
* The Greener Yard (1949)
* Slide, Donald, Slide (1949)
* Toy Tinkers (1949)

1950s|

* Lion Around (1950)
* Crazy Over Daisy (1950)
* Trailer Horn (1950)
* Hook, Lion and Sinker (1950)
* Bee at the Beach (1950)
* Out on a Limb (1950)
* Dude Duck (1951)
* Corn Chips (1951)
* Test Pilot Donald (1951)
* Lucky Number (1951)
* Out of Scale (1951)
* Bee on Guard (1951)
* Donald Applecore (1952)
* Let's Stick Together (1952)
* Uncle Donald's Ants (1952)
* Trick or Treat (1952)
* Don's Fountain of Youth (1953)
* The New Neighbor (1953)
* Rugged Bear (1953)
* Working for Peanuts (1953)
* Canvas Back Duck (1953)
* Spare the Rod (1954)
* Donald's Diary (1954)
* Grin and Bear It (1954)
* The Flying Squirrel (1954)
* Dragon Around (1954)
* Grand Canyonscope (1954)
* No Hunting (1955)
* Bearly Asleep (1955)
* Beezy Bear (1955)
* Up a Tree (1955)
* Chips Ahoy (1956)

1960s|

* The Litterbug (1961)

Other short films|

* The Volunteer Worker (1940)
* All Together (1942; cameo)
* Donald's Decision (1942)
* How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956)
* How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
* Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
* Donald and the Wheel (1961)
* Steel & America (1965)
* Donald's Fire Survival Plan (1966)
* Family Planning (1967)
* Plusaversary (2021; cameo)
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films|

| Theatrical|

* The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
* Saludos Amigos (1942)
* The Three Caballeros (1944)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* Melody Time (1948)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)

|

Direct-to-video|

* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
* Once Upon a Halloween (2005; archive footage)

TV series|

* The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959)
* DuckTales (1987)
* Quack Pack (1996)
* Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
* House of Mouse (2001–2003)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
* Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
* Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
* DuckTales (2017–2021)
* Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018)
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–2025)
* Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (2021–2024)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (2025)

TV specials|

* Totally Minnie (1988)
* Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
* Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
* Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
* Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

Film cameos|

* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* The Little Mermaid (1989)
* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* The Lion King 1½ (2004)

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Goofy in animation

Short films|

| Mickey Mouse and
Donald & Goofy
series|

* Mickey's Revue (1932)
* The Whoopee Party (1932)
* Touchdown Mickey (1932)
* The Klondike Kid (1932)
* Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
* Ye Olden Days (1933)
* Orphan's Benefit (1934)
* The Band Concert (1935)
* Mickey's Service Station (1935)
* Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
* On Ice (1935)
* Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
* Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
* Moving Day (1936)
* Magician Mickey (1937)
* Moose Hunters (1937)
* Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
* Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
* Clock Cleaners (1937)
* Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
* Boat Builders (1938)
* Mickey's Trailer (1938)
* Polar Trappers (1938)
* The Fox Hunt (1938)
* The Whalers (1938)
* Tugboat Mickey (1940)
* Billposters (1940)
* The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo)
* Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
* Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
* Symphony Hour (1942)
* No Sail (1945)
* Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive (1946)
* Crazy with the Heat (1947)
* Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
* The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

|

Goofy series|

* Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
* Goofy's Glider (1940)
* Baggage Buster (1941)
* The Art of Skiing (1941)
* The Art of Self Defense (1941)
* How to Play Baseball (1942)
* The Olympic Champ (1942)
* How to Swim (1942)
* How to Fish (1942)
* Victory Vehicles (1943)
* How to Be a Sailor (1944)
* How to Play Golf (1944)
* How to Play Football (1944)
* Tiger Trouble (1945)
* African Diary (1945)
* Hockey Homicide (1945)
* A Knight for a Day (1946)
* Double Dribble (1946)
* Foul Hunting (1947)
* They're Off (1948)
* The Big Wash (1948)
* Tennis Racquet (1949)
* Goofy Gymnastics (1949)
* Motor Mania (1950)
* Hold That Pose (1950)
* Lion Down (1951)
* Home Made Home (1951)
* Cold War (1951)
* Tomorrow We Diet! (1951)
* Get Rich Quick (1951)
* Fathers Are People (1951)
* No Smoking (1951)
* Father's Lion (1952)
* Hello Aloha (1952)
* Teachers Are People (1952)
* Two-Gun Goofy (1952)
* Man's Best Friend (1952)
* Two Weeks Vacation (1952)
* How to Be a Detective (1952)
* Father's Day Off (1953)
* For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953)
* Father's Week-end (1953)
* How to Dance (1953)
* How to Sleep (1953)
* How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)

Others|

* All Together (1942; cameo)
* Californy'er Bust (1945)
* Crazy Over Daisy (1950; cameo)
* Aquamania (1961)
* Freewayphobia (1965)
* Goofy's Freeway Troubles (1965)
* Checkin' in with Goofy (2011)
* Plusaversary (2021)
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films|

* The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
* Saludos Amigos (1942)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
* An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
* Mickey's Magical Christmas (2001)
* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)

TV series|

* The Mouse Factory (1972–1973)
* Goof Troop (1992)
* Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
* House of Mouse (2001–2003)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
* Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
* Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
* Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
* The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
* How to Stay at Home (2021)
* Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–2025)
* Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (2025)

TV specials|

* Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
* Totally Minnie (1988)
* Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
* Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
* Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
* Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

Film cameos|

* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* The Little Mermaid (1989)
* The Lion King 1½ (2004)
* Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

Related|

* "Love, Springfieldian Style" (2008; parody)
* The Art of Vacationing (2012; live-action short)

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by David Hand

* Building a Building (1933)
* The Mad Doctor (1933)
* Birds in the Spring (1933)
* The Mail Pilot (1933)
* Old King Cole (1933)
* Camping Out (1934)
* Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
* The Flying Mouse (1934)
* The Dognapper (1934)
* Mickey's Man Friday (1935)
* Mickey's Kangaroo (1935)
* The Robber Kitten (1935)
* Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
* Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
* Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
* Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
* Three Little Wolves (1936)
* Thru the Mirror (1936)
* Alpine Climbers (1936)
* Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
* Mickey's Elephant (1936)
* The Country Cousin (1936)
* Mother Pluto (1936)
* More Kittens (1936)
* Magician Mickey (1937)
* Little Hiawatha (1937)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Moth and the Flame (1938)
* The Whalers (1938)
* Fantasia (1940)
* Bambi (1942)
* Mickey Mouse Disco (1980)

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