1940s
| Installment | Film | Director | Release date |
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| 105 | Tugboat Mickey | Clyde Geronimi | April 26, 1940 (1940-04-26) |
| Mickey captains a tugboat with Donald and Goofy as the crew. As Mickey is sealing the mast and dealing with an intoxicated pelican, he receives a distress signal of a sinking ship. Mickey calls the crew and has them fire up the engine. As Donald struggles with the connecting rod of one of the pistons, Goof accidentally overloads the furnace of the ships steam engine, causing a catastrophic explosion. As Mickey, Donald, and Goof are floating in the water amid the remains of the tugboat, they discover that the distress signal they hear was only part of a radio drama.
Other appearances: Donald Duck, Goofy |
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| 106 | Pluto's Dream House | Clyde Geronimi | August 30, 1940 (1940-08-30) |
| Mickey decides to build Pluto a new house, but they discover a magic lamp while breaking ground. The lamp finishes building the house in a hurry, and Mickey then tasks the lamp with giving Pluto a bath. Later, as Mickey is relaxing next to the radio, it starts to have a mechanical problem. Mickey tries to fix it, but the radio keeps changing stations. The lamp, within earshot in the next room, takes the radio's random audio snippets as verbal commands, and starts preparing Pluto like a recipe. Just as the lamp is about to slice Pluto into thin slices, he wakes up and discovers it was a dream.
Other appearances: Pluto |
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| 107 | Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip | Clyde Geronimi | November 1, 1940 (1940-11-01) |
| Mickey and Pluto go for a train ride despite a rule forbidding dogs. Pete plays a menacing conductor intent on enforcing the rule. Mickey at first hides Pluto in his suitcase, but eventually Pete discovers him and chases them about the train.
Other appearances: Pluto, Pete |
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| 108 | The Little Whirlwind | Riley Thomson | February 14, 1941 (1941-02-14) |
| Mickey offers to clean Minnie's yard for a cake she is baking, but he is thwarted by a small, mischievous whirlwind. After chasing the whirlwind away, Mickey is in turn chased my a large whirlwind with destroys most of the neighborhood. Seeing the damage, Minnie is upset with Mickey and throws the cake at him.
Other appearances: Minnie Mouse |
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| 109 | A Gentleman's Gentleman | Clyde Geronimi | March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28) |
| Pluto acts as Mickey's personal valet. The dog serves Mickey breakfast in bend and then is sent by Mickey into town to buy a newspaper.
Other appearances: Pluto |
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| 110 | Canine Caddy | Clyde Geronimi | May 30, 1941 (1941-05-30) |
| Mickey goes golfing with Pluto serving as his caddy. Pluto at first causes distractions for Mickey, but helps him out by pointing to the ball just like he learned in The Pointer. Later Pluto encounters a mischievous gopher whom he chases burrowing through the ground.
Other appearances: Pluto |
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| 111 | The Nifty Nineties | Riley Thomson | June 20, 1941 (1941-06-20) |
| Period piece from the 1890s; Mickey and Minnie spend the day together going to a Vaudeville show and driving across the countryside in a Brass Era car.
Other appearances: Minnie Mouse; cartoon versions of animators Fred Moore and Ward Kimball; cameos by Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie |
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| 112 | Orphans' Benefit | Riley Thomspn | August 12, 1941 (1941-08-12) |
| Mickey and his friends put on a benefit show for a group of unruly orphans.
Other appearances: Donald Duck, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, mice children Notes: Remake of the black-and-white Orphan's Benefit (1934) |
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| 113 | Lend a Paw | Clyde Geronimi | October 3, 1941 (1941-10-03) |
| Pluto saves a kitten from drowning. Mickey takes the kitten in and Pluto becomes jealous. When the kitten accidentally falls into a well, Pluto struggles with whether or not to save the kitten a second time.
Other appearances: Pluto, kitten Notes: Won Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, remake of Mickey's Pal Pluto (1933) |
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| 114 | Mickey's Birthday Party | Riley Thomson | February 7, 1942 (1942-02-07) |
| Minnie hosts a surprise birthday party for Mickey with several of his friends. The gang buys him an electric organ and the play music and dance. Meanwhile in the kitchen, Goofy tries to bake the birthday cake with disastrous results.
Other appearances: Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck |
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| 115 | Symphony Hour | Riley Thomson | March 20, 1942 (1942-03-20) |
| Mickey conducts a symphony orchestra of hist friends sponsored by Pete. After an exceptional rehearsal playing the "Light Cavalry Overture," the orchestra is booked for a live performance. But Goofy accidentally drops the instruments down an elevator shaft.
Other appearances: Donald Duck, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck Notes: Mickey is called "Michel Mouse" |
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| 116 | Pluto and the Armadillo | Clyde Geronimi | February 19, 1943 (1943-02-19) |
| Mickey and Pluto make a 15 minute stop-over in Belém, Brazil on their way to Rio de Janeiro. There, Mickey plays fetch with Pluto, but the ball becomes lost in the jungle and Pluto mistakes a rolled up armadillo for it. Mickey and Pluto accidentally take the armadillo along with them when the plane leaves again.
Other appearances: Pluto, armadillo Notes: Last appearance of Mickey's red shorts until Runaway Brain (1995) |
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| 117 | Squatter's Rights | Jack Hannah | June 7, 1946 (1946-06-07) |
| Chip and Dale take up residence in Mickey's hunting shack during the winder. When Mickey and Pluto return for hunting season, Pluto discovers the chipmunks living in the wood-burning stove.
Other appearances: Pluto, Chip and Dale Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
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| 118 | Mickey's Delayed Date | Charles Nichols | October 3, 1947 (1947-10-03) |
| Mickey oversleeps and misses a date with Minnie. She calls him up and gives him an ultimatum. Mickey gets ready in a hurry with the help of Pluto, but drops the tickets for the event on his way out. Pluto saves the day by noticing the tickets on the floor and bringing them to Mickey.
Other appearances: Minnie Mouse, Pluto |
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| 119 | Mickey Down Under | Charles Nichols | March 19, 1948 (1948-03-19) |
| Mickey and Pluto visit Australia where Mickey collects bananas using a boomerang and tries to steal an egg from a vigilant emu.
Other appearances: Pluto Notes: First time Jimmy MacDonald voices Mickey |
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| 120 | Mickey and the Seal | Charles Nichols | December 3, 1948 (1948-12-03) |
| Mickey accidentally brings a baby seal home with him from the zoo. The seal takes a liking to Mickey's bathtub, but makes Pluto jealous. Mickey eventually takes the seal back, but he later brings the rest of the seals to Mickey's house.
Other appearances: Pluto, Salty the Seal Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
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