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Burt Gillett

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"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

15-10-1891

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Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains

The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and his friends to overthrow evil and return the House of Mouse to normal--or as close to normal as it gets.
7.3

Year:

2001

Walt Disney Masterpieces

Walt Disney Masterpieces

A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kittens, The Country Cousin, The Old Mill, Ferdinand the Bull, The Ugly Duckling, Lend a Paw, Seal Island, Water Birds.
0.0

Year:

1967

Andy Panda Goes Fishing

Andy Panda Goes Fishing

Andy Panda, a pipe smoking turtle and a friendly electric eel are spending a fun afternoon together fishing. Their fun time is soon spoiled however by the intrusion of a tribe of panda hunters.
8.0

Year:

1940

Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.

Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.

Tom Thumb Jr. and his friend are cast ashore on an island where they are found by a lady who thinks Tom is a baby and puts him to sleep in a sewing basket. Left alone, Tom and his pal seek food and have a series of misadventures with a mouse, duck and a cat.
6.0

Year:

1940

The Sleeping Princess

The Sleeping Princess

A Princess is born in the castle, but through an accident the Destiny fairy fails to get an her invitation and is furious. She tricks the little princess into hurting herself and puts her to sleep. Years later the invitation sent Destiny if found under a rug in her palace, and she immediately rectifies her action by sending a prince to awaken the sleeping princess.
8.0

Year:

1939

A Haunting We Will Go

A Haunting We Will Go

The introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost. He avers he is not afraid, and his isn't, so the little ghost transports him to a haunted mill where the adult ghosts hang out. They run the little hero through all the standard ghost tests and, while he is shaken, he still will not admit to being scared.
6.2

Year:

1939

Silly Superstition

Silly Superstition

Lil' Eightball tries to disprove superstition, but comes into conflict with a lion, which is defeated by his tiny dog.
0.0

Year:

1939

The Stubborn Mule

The Stubborn Mule

Mule is useless for Italian fruit seller, so seller gives mule to Lil' Eightball, who also cannot get the mule going.
0.0

Year:

1939

The Birth of a Toothpick

The Birth of a Toothpick

Dauntless Dan’s infatuation with an tree he has named Sylvia. Dan is a hero on a fool’s crusade. He is filled with self-absorption, admiring his reflection in a pond while declaring “You can’t turn Sylvia into toothpicks!”
0.0

Year:

1939

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

John Silver's ship has been repossessed; the Captain and the Kids have won $100,000 in a lottery. Silver dresses as an old lady and pretends to faint on the Captain's porch. He is taken inside and soon finds the winning ticket. Meanwhile, the kids spotted him outside and dress themselves as a young lady and come on to Silver, eventually handcuffing him to a batch of fireworks.
5.0

Year:

1938

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.
6.9

Year:

1938

Moth and the Flame

Moth and the Flame

A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to chow down on a hat and she's soon seduced by a candle flame, which rapidly spreads. He notices her trapped in a spider web with the fire attacking and makes some attempts to save her, but pours benzene on the fire by mistake. The rest of the moths are summoned, and they fight the fire with water-filled bagpipes, an air drop with a water-filled funnel, etc., while our hero works to free his lady from the spider web.
5.8

Year:

1938

Lonesome Ghosts

Lonesome Ghosts

On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.
6.9

Year:

1937

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

A compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Namely: FLOWERS AND TREES (1932), THREE LITTLE PIGS (1933), THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE (1934), THREE ORPHAN KITTENS (1935), and THE COUNTRY COUSIN (1936). Additionally, four extra shorts are included from the 1966 release. Namely: THE OLD MILL (1937), FERDINAND AND THE BULL (1938), THE UGLY DUCKLING (1939), and LEND A PAW (1941).
6.3

Year:

1937

Toonerville Picnic

Toonerville Picnic

The doctor prescribes a relaxing day at the beach for Mr. Bang, who is overstressed. But the beach is anything but relaxing.
4.7

Year:

1936

Bold King Cole

Bold King Cole

Felix the Cat is perched in a tree playing his guitar and serenading himself and a canary with a little ditty called "Nature and Me." It is a beautiful day in cartoon-land but Mother Nature, perhaps not a music lover, whips up a lightning-laden thunderstorm and Felix is soon seeking shelter. He finds it at the castle of King Cole, a boastful, fabricating blow-hard. The King's ancestors, tired of hearing the braggart, come out of their pictures as ghostly specters and take the King to the dungeon and pump the gassy hot-air out of him.
5.0

Year:

1936

Three Little Wolves

Three Little Wolves

Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.
6.6

Year:

1936

Neptune Nonsense

Neptune Nonsense

Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she's lonely. Felix sets out to catch her a friend. The fish drag him underwater. After a bit of searching, he finds a goldfish, but the fish cries for help, and Felix finds himself on trial before King Neptune. He's accused of wanting to eat the fish, but after he explains himself, Neptune gives him a fish from the fish orphanage, and everyone lives happily.
5.4

Year:

1936

Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

Molly Moo-Cow washes to shore on an island, the one occupied by Robinson Crusoe. Much of the short is Crusoe extolling the virtues of the solitary life, Molly trying to ingratiate herself to Crusoe and Crusoe trying to get rid of her. He finally succeeds-just before cannibals come ashore, capture Crusoe and dump him in a pot. From the time they grab him Crusoe is yelling for help (from whom is unclear, given that he wants the island to himself).
4.0

Year:

1936

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

Felix is handing out relief, thanks to a goose that lays golden eggs. The evil Captain Kidd sees the goose and breaks into Felix's house to get it. He brings the goose to his pirate ship. Felix arrives too late to catch the ship. Goldie won't lay for the pirates. Felix sees a cannon and turns himself into a human cannonball to catch teh ship. With help from Goldie and another cannon, he subdues the crew, wrapping them in the sail and depositing them in the hold. He and Kidd have a swordfight, but their swords melt together. Kidd chases Felix up the mast, then foolishly cuts off his own support. He falls into the hold. They sail for home, where Felix fires off cannonloads of gold coins.
6.0

Year:

1936

Toonerville Trolley

Toonerville Trolley

The Skipper's morning trolley run is disrupted by several forces.
4.0

Year:

1936

Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle

Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle

Despite the warnings from her conscience, Molly drinks the same brew that got poor Rip Van Winkle drunk and made him sleep for 20 years. The bizarre bovine has a close encounter with little men, throws her own private keg party, bowls against her ghostly double and awakens the famous Washington Irving character just in time for the iris out. Just plain weird!
4.5

Year:

1935

Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians

Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians

A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly misses her friends and goes to look for them; when she finds them she discovers they're behaving like Native Americans, and she joins in. Meanwhile, a Native woman downstream loses her baby in the stream and chases after her. Seeing the baby's in trouble, Molly pursues it as well, and eventually retrieves it.
4.5

Year:

1935

Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.
4.8

Year:

1935

Bird Scouts

Bird Scouts

13th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series.
0.0

Year:

1935

Scotty Finds a Home

Scotty Finds a Home

A young boy finds a Scottish terrier who he tries to bring home. His mom refuses him a home, but when he saves the family from a wandering bum, it's the dog who saves the day.
6.0

Year:

1935

The Hunting Season

The Hunting Season

There is peace in the forest and among all of the animals there, including a pair of ducks who befriend Molly Moo-Cow. A pair of hunters come on the scene, go hunting and hurt the ducks, so it's Molly to the rescue.
6.5

Year:

1935

The Rag Dog

The Rag Dog

This musical cartoon about three kittens who get into a spat with two small dogs over milk.Te technical competenceis good -- the dogs are well rotoscoped and there is some nice camera movement to maintain composition.
0.0

Year:

1935

Parrotville Post Office

Parrotville Post Office

A mother and her two rowdy children come into the Parrotville Post Office. The postmaster is annoyed by the children at first. Later, the children come in handy. A notorious mail thief sneaks into the post office, and the kids and postmaster apprehend him. They put the thief in a mail sack and send him to prison via the next mail delivery.
6.0

Year:

1935

The Merry Kittens

The Merry Kittens

[Animated] short of kittens taking unfair advantage of a well meaning dog, who actually is functioning as their protector.
6.3

Year:

1935

A Picnic Panic

A Picnic Panic

Three singing kettles go on a picnic.
6.0

Year:

1935

Spinning Mice

Spinning Mice

A girl is sewing in her playroom when a boy sneaks in and lets loose a horde of mice into her doll house. She discovers them and is fascinated by them, one in particular who can speak.
6.0

Year:

1935

Japanese Lanterns

Japanese Lanterns

5th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series. Retitled "Chinese Lanterns" during World War II.
5.8

Year:

1935

Parrotville Old Folks

Parrotville Old Folks

Some elderly parrots are washing and cleaning up around the house, when one of them is phoned by Matron Birdkins, who invites them over to the Old Folks Home to play some tunes. They're hindered by a snowstorm, but make it none the worse for wear, warming themselves by a fire they help stoke. They play and sing some songs, and then a chaotic dinner ensues. This is followed by more singing and dancing, and a good time is had by all.
6.0

Year:

1935

The Sunshine Makers

The Sunshine Makers

Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers.
5.6

Year:

1935

Mickey Plays Papa

Mickey Plays Papa

Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.
5.6

Year:

1934

The Parrotville Fire Department

The Parrotville Fire Department

2nd Cartoon in the Rainbow Parade Series by Van Beuren.
5.2

Year:

1934

A Little Bird Told Me

A Little Bird Told Me

A live-action little boy is caught stealing jam! When he asks his big sister how she knew he had done it, she answers "A little bird told me." This launches an animated segment about a newspaper run by birds and how they got the scoop on the little boy's crime.
4.9

Year:

1934

Orphan's Benefit

Orphan's Benefit

Donald and Mickey put on a charity show, for some orphans.
6.0

Year:

1934

Along Came a Duck

Along Came a Duck

A little boy chasing after a duck encounters a cartoon frog, who tells him the story of how he saved that duck's life.
4.7

Year:

1934

Pastry Town Wedding

Pastry Town Wedding

A young couple meet in a land made of pastries. The two seem to fall in love at first sight, and arrange a "Pastry Town Wedding," conducted by small pastry-making people.
5.2

Year:

1934

Grandfather's Clock

Grandfather's Clock

A grandfather clock comes to life and tells two children a story (presented in animated cartoon form) about clocks going to school and playing football.
6.0

Year:

1934

Gulliver Mickey

Gulliver Mickey

Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to make it up to them by retelling the Liliput sequences of Gulliver's Travels pretending it was a real event that happened to him by portraying the role of Gulliver. The story ends with Mickey saving the town from a giant spider (Pete). However after telling the story, one of the children dangles a fake spider attached to a fishing rod which scares Mickey out of his witts.
6.6

Year:

1934

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
6.5

Year:

1934

Playful Pluto

Playful Pluto

Mickey's trying to do some yardwork, but Pluto wants to play. They end up indoors; Mickey breaks a screen, spreads flypaper, and they both get stuck.
6.3

Year:

1934

Shanghaied

Shanghaied

Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish off the wall; a swordfight with Pete ensues. Mickey gets out of the cabin and on deck; he hoists Minnie up onto the mast. Pete summons his crew, and Mickey fights them off with a cannon, shooting pots and pans, a stove, and ultimately a harpoon before winning Minnie and the ship back for good.
6.6

Year:

1934

Giantland

Giantland

Mickey's orphans ask for a story; Mickey casts himself as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He starts with the climbing of the beanstalk; after evading the giant a few times, he ends up inside a cheese sandwich, and then in the giant's mouth, where he ultimately grabs onto a pipe and gets pulled out by the giant. In the ensuing chase, Mickey launches a pepper bomb to slow the giant down, then outruns him coming down the beanstalk and sets the stalk on fire.
6.2

Year:

1933

The Steeple Chase

The Steeple Chase

Mickey is set to ride Thunderbolt in the big race; his owner, the Colonel, has bet everything. But the stable-hands goof off and incapacitate the horse. In desperation, Mickey rents a horse costume and puts the stable-hands inside. They manage to eventually clear the hurdles, but get hung up on one near a beehive; the bees propel them to victory.
5.4

Year:

1933

Mickey's Gala Premiere

Mickey's Gala Premiere

Mickey's film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy Durante, Clark Gable, Sid Grauman, Mae West. The picture, Galloping Romance (Pegleg Pete kidnaps Minnie, and Mickey gives chase on a variety of animals), starts, and everyone in the audience sways along to the music, then rolls in the aisles with laughter. After, everyone comes on stage to congratulate Mickey; Garbo smothers him with kisses.
6.1

Year:

1933

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".
6.9

Year:

1933

Ye Olden Days

Ye Olden Days

The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, making a rope from the clothes of lady-in-waiting Clarabell. The king spots them and prepares to chop off Mickey's head until Minnie intercedes. The king calls for a joust. Mickey wins and they live happily ever after.
6.3

Year:

1933

Mickey's Pal Pluto

Mickey's Pal Pluto

Pluto rescues a bag of kittens from the river. He feels rejected, then, as Mickey ignores him and blames him for damage the kittens do. His angel and devil sides argue with him. Pluto gets thrown outside. The kittens also find their way outside, and fall into the well, where Pluto's angel side wins out as he rescues them once again and is finally recognized as a hero.
5.8

Year:

1933

Mickey's Good Deed

Mickey's Good Deed

Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich man's window, and the spoiled brat kid inside decides he wants Pluto. Mickey isn't selling, but when his bass gets destroyed by a passing sleigh and he sees a house full of orphans with no presents, he changes his mind. Mickey plays Santa to the kids. Meanwhile, the brat has been torturing Pluto; his father finally has enough and throws Pluto out and spanks the child. Pluto and Mickey are reunited, and as a bonus, the kid has tied the Christmas turkey to Pluto's tail. (Also included: Chip an' Dale 1947, Lend a Paw 1941)
6.3

Year:

1932

Mickey's Good Deed

Mickey's Good Deed

Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich man's window, and the spoiled brat kid inside decides he wants Pluto. Mickey isn't selling, but when his bass gets destroyed by a passing sleigh and he sees a house full of orphans with no presents, he changes his mind. Mickey plays Santa to the kids. Meanwhile, the brat has been torturing Pluto; his father finally has enough and throws Pluto out and spanks the child. Pluto and Mickey are reunited, and as a bonus, the kid has tied the Christmas turkey to Pluto's tail. (Also included: Chip an' Dale 1947, Lend a Paw 1941)
6.3

Year:

1932

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.
5.9

Year:

1932

The Wayward Canary

The Wayward Canary

Mickey gives Minnie a canary for a present. Soon there are several little canaries; they get into the inkwell and fly around the house, making a mess, though it's nothing compared to the shambles Mickey makes of the house while chasing them.
5.5

Year:

1932

Bugs in Love

Bugs in Love

Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their fun is interrupted when a crow comes by. He bottles up the male bug and chases the female into her home. The male bug escapes in the nick of time, and another bug notices the battle and rallies the rest of the bugs to attack, which they do, using false teeth, an eggbeater, a mousetrap, castor oil, and other things.
5.5

Year:

1932

King Neptune

King Neptune

After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea creatures launch a full-on assault on the pirate ship, and eventually the giant King himself gets free and creates major havoc for the ship.
6.3

Year:

1932

Mickey's Nightmare

Mickey's Nightmare

Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightmare, especially when they get into the open cans of paint strewn about the house.
6.0

Year:

1932

Flowers and Trees

Flowers and Trees

A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.
6.8

Year:

1932

Just Dogs

Just Dogs

Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, that terrier keeps following Pluto too closely for Pluto's tastes, until he digs up a huge bone and gives it to Pluto (who doesn't particularly want to share). But soon all the other escaped dogs are chasing after the bone.
6.1

Year:

1932

The Mad Dog

The Mad Dog

It's bath day for Pluto; we open with him already being scrubbed. He gets out, and his tug of war with Mickey and the towel lands Mickey in the tub. The soap jumps out, and Pluto swallows it, hic-cupping soap bubbles as Mickey chases him. Pluto gets out, and the people on the street think Pluto is rabid and start hiding and throwing things at him. Dogcatcher Pete comes along, and prepares to shoot Pluto. Mickey catches up to him just in time. He tries pleading, then fighting, but they get away when Mickey throws a kitten into Pete's pants. In the ensuing chase, a fruit cart provides more diversions, and ultimately they manage to crash Pete into his own truck.
5.4

Year:

1932

The Duck Hunt

The Duck Hunt

Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air and dropping them on a clothesline.
5.4

Year:

1932

Mickey's Orphans

Mickey's Orphans

At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats.
5.9

Year:

1931

Mickey Cuts Up

Mickey Cuts Up

Mickey and Minnie are next-door neighbors tending their yards. When Minnie is captured by a bird's song, Mickey hides in his bird-house and pretends to be a bird himself, until a cat attacks and blows his cover. Then he does a dance while wearing the house; their song attracts more birds, and again the cat. Pluto chases, but he's still pulling the lawnmower, and it causes much destruction.
5.6

Year:

1931

The Beach Party

The Beach Party

A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't chase a crab. Everyone digs in to lunch. Mickey throws Pluto a string of sausages; he dives after them, and comes up with an angry octopus instead, who crashes into the picnic. Everyone fights the octopus, and Mickey finally manages to send it out to sea by throwing an anchor like a lasso.
5.9

Year:

1931

The Barnyard Broadcast

The Barnyard Broadcast

Mickey runs radio station ICU from his barn. His friends play various musical numbers. A cat wanders in and starts yowling (which sets Pluto, who was listing from his doghouse, off). Mickey puts it out, but it, and several kittens, keep coming back in, playing with the equipment, running through the musicians (chased by a broom-wielding Mickey, who does a great deal of damage himself), and generally making a mess of things.
5.9

Year:

1931

Fishin' Around

Fishin' Around

Mickey takes Pluto fishing in a boat on a lake, but they aren't too successful. The fish mock them, and even steal the bait can. Finally, the game warden spots them (Mickey had ignored the "no fishing" sign) and gives chase.
6.2

Year:

1931

Blue Rhythm

Blue Rhythm

Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece band in an uptempo number, with Pluto on trombone, Horace on percussion, and Clarabelle on bass, among others. Mickey steps out for a clarinet solo.
5.4

Year:

1931

Mickey Steps Out

Mickey Steps Out

Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays piano. Pluto runs off to chase a cat and leaves Mickey stuck in the window. Minnie has him in, and he dances to her playing. Pluto chases the cat into the house and causes havoc. The chase leads into the piano, where Pluto picks up the player-piano roll as an extended tail, and the destruction continues.
5.4

Year:

1931

The Busy Beavers

The Busy Beavers

A group of beavers cheerily build a dam.
5.7

Year:

1931

The Delivery Boy

The Delivery Boy

Delivery boy Mickey encounters Minnie washing clothes and singing. He stops for a quick song and dance with her. Meanwhile, Pluto gets tangled up in tar. Mickey sends a beehive flying; it lands on his mule, who kicks Mickey's instrument-filled wagon into the air. He plays a march or two on the piano with Minnie, with many animals playing along.
5.7

Year:

1931

The Moose Hunt

The Moose Hunt

Mickey's hunting, along with a characteristically playful and distracted (and uncharacteristically talkative) Pluto. Pluto fetches a forked branch, and Mickey shoots, mistaking it for antlers, but Pluto is OK. Then they find a moose, and Mickey's gun fails but they escape when Pluto does an impression of Dumbo, with Mickey riding.
5.4

Year:

1931

Mother Goose Melodies

Mother Goose Melodies

A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.
6.0

Year:

1931

Traffic Troubles

Traffic Troubles

Mickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs into some bad road, bounces the fare down to almost nothing, then bounces the customer right out of the cab. Mickey pulls up to the curb and picks up his second passenger, Minnie. She plays her accordion while they ride. The cab gets a flat tire, and Mickey uses a pig to pump it up.
6.1

Year:

1931

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance.
5.5

Year:

1931

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

Mickey's friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie's house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the cake onto the chef's face, while the candles stay lit. He unwraps his present: a miniature piano. He plays a duet of I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby with Minnie, followed by an instrumental version of The Darktown Strutter's Ball, which everyone dances to (including Mickey and Minnie, while the piano stools keep playing). Mickey then plays There's No Place Like Home on the xylophone, then accompanies Minnie on another piece, after which the xylophone gets frisky and eventually dumps Mickey in the fish bowl.
5.6

Year:

1931

Playful Pan

Playful Pan

The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each other, causing lightning strikes that start a forest fire. The animals rush to escape the fire. Finally, an animal comes to tell Pan of the fire; he rushes to it, and gets it to dance to his tune, right into the lake.
6.2

Year:

1930

Pioneer Days

Pioneer Days

Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, and Minnie is captured.
5.3

Year:

1930

Winter

Winter

In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates. Everyone gathers around the groundhog to see what happens.
5.7

Year:

1930

The Picnic

The Picnic

Summertime, and Mickey takes Minnie on a picnic. While Pluto is chasing a rabbit, and Mickey and Minnie are doing a courtship dance, every animal in the woods is busy making off with their picnic food. And then the rain comes.
5.5

Year:

1930

The Gorilla Mystery

The Gorilla Mystery

A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her and grabs her. Mickey rushes right over to save her.
6.0

Year:

1930

Monkey Melodies

Monkey Melodies

The monkeys are swinging; their song and dance routine has other jungle creatures joining in. And two monkeys in love chase and kiss. But the hungry crocodiles lie in wait (and dance the soft shoe).
5.7

Year:

1930

The Chain Gang

The Chain Gang

Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a harmonica and everyone starts making music and/or dancing. Soon there's a jail-break, and Mickey's on the run, tracked by bloodhounds (including his future pet, Pluto, in his first appearance). He falls off a cliff and right into a jail cell.
5.9

Year:

1930

The Fire Fighters

The Fire Fighters

Mickey and others are firemen; they slide down an ostrich's neck when the alarm sounds. A squealing cat whose tail Mickey pulls acts as the siren. The nearest hydrant isn't working too well, so Horace Horsecollar takes drinks from a pond and uses that water to put out the fire. Minnie is trapped on an upper floor; Mickey climbs the neighboring building fire escape and uses a clothesline to cross to Minnie's building.
6.2

Year:

1930

The Shindig

The Shindig

Another barn dance. Minnie plays piano; Mickey plays fiddle, then percussion, then harmonica. Mickey dances with the huge Patricia Pig.
5.3

Year:

1930

Arctic Antics

Arctic Antics

A collection of arctic animals (seals, walruses, polar bears, penguins) float by on ice floes and on shore, performing various musical numbers.
5.8

Year:

1930

Frolicking Fish

Frolicking Fish

The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways.
6.0

Year:

1930

Cannibal Capers

Cannibal Capers

A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. In the middle of their gala, they are interrupted by a ferocious lion!
5.5

Year:

1930

El Terrible Toreador

El Terrible Toreador

A barmaid, a Mexican officer and a terrible toreador form a love triangle, as they dance, skip, kiss, punch and slap to the tune of Bizet's "Carmen." Later, the barmaid cheers her lover, and the officer razzes him, during the big bullfight. The toreador and the bull are not above clowning, but never doubt they are two fearsome opponents striving toward a gruesome climax.
4.5

Year:

1929

Wild Waves

Wild Waves

Mickey Mouse is a singing lifeguard. Minnie Mouse is the damsel he must rescue before she is swept out to sea.
5.4

Year:

1929