Her final appearance for the year was in Wild Waves, [8] carried by a wave into the sea. She panics

and seems to start drowning. Mickey uses a row boat to rescue her and return her to the shore but

Minnie is still visibly shaken from the experience. Mickey starts singing the tune of "Rocked in the

Cradle of the Deep,", a maritime ballad, in an apparent effort to cheer her up. Minnie cheers up and

the short ends. This is the second time Minnie is placed in danger and then saved by her new

boyfriend. It would not be the last.

In fact this was the case with her next appearance in The Cactus Kid (April 12, 1930).[9] As the title

implies the short was intended as a Western movie parody, but it is considered to be more or less a

remake of The Gallopin' Gaucho set in Mexico instead of Argentina. Minnie was again cast as the

local tavern dancer who is abducted by Peg-Leg Pedro (Black Pete in his first appearance with a

peg-leg). Mickey again comes to the rescue. The short is considered significant for being the last

short featuring Mickey and Minnie to be animated by Ub Iwerks.

The Shindig (July 11, 1930) [10] featured Minnie joining Mickey, Horace and Clarabelle in a barn

dance. Among them Clarabelle seems to be the actual star of the short. DirectorBurt Gillett turned in

another enjoyable entry in the series, proved that production could go on without Iwerks. This was

arguably the first time Minnie was upstaged by a female co-star.

In The Fire Fighters (August 6, 1930) [11] Minnie is trapped in a hotel during a fire. She spends the

duration of the short in mortal peril but is rescued by firefighters under Chief Mickey Mouse. Horace

Horsecollar is among the firefighters. An unnamed cow in the background is possibly Clarabelle

making a cameo. The music of the short was, appropriately, the tune of "There'll Be a Hot Time in

the Old Town Tonight".

The next entry in the series is considered curious: The Gorilla Mystery (October 1, 1930).[12] The

short starts with Beppo the Gorilla escaping from a zoo. Mickey learns of it and panics. He phones

Minnie to warn her about the dangerous gorilla wandering about. Minnie is unconcerned and plays

tunes on her piano for Mickey to hear over the phone and know she is not afraid. Her tunes are

interrupted by her scream and Mickey rushes to her house to save her. Meanwhile, Beppo has

wrapped up Minnie in rope and holds her hostage. Mickey confronts the gorilla and once again

rescues the damsel in distress. The short ends with Minnie and Mickey jointly wrapping up the gorilla

in rope. Modern audiences have commented on elements of bondage apparent in the short and the

mysterious motivation of Beppo. Note that the theme of kidnapping by a gorilla is present here three

years prior to the King Kong film of 1933.

Introduction of a pet[edit]

In The Picnic, (November 14, 1930) [13] Minnie introduces her boyfriend to her new pet dog Rover.

This is actually Pluto making his first appearance as an individual character. Two unnamed

bloodhound guard dogs strikingly similar to him had previously appeared in The Chain Gang (August

18, 1930) [14] which featured Mickey incarcerated in prison without Minnie at his side. Otherwise the

short features a typical picnic excursion harassed by forest animals and brought to a premature end

by a sudden rain.

The final appearance of Minnie during the year was Pioneer Days (December 10, 1930).[15] The short

featured Minnie and her mate as pioneer settlers heading to the American Old West driving

a covered wagon in a wagon train. They are unsurprisingly attacked by Native Americans on their

way, a stock plot of Western movies at the time. While their fellows are either subjected

to scalping or running for their lives, Minnie is captured by the attackers. Mickey attempts to rescue

her only to be captured himself. In a reversal of their usual roles, Minnie escapes her captors and

rescues her mate. They then dress as soldiers of the United States Army. Their mere appearance

proves sufficient to have the entire tribe running for the hills. The Mouse couple stands triumphant at

the end. The short has been criticized for its unflattering depiction of Native Americans as rather

bestial predators. Their depiction as being part Jewish is not particularly fondly seen by modern

audiences either. The finale has been edited out in recent viewings for depicting the "braves"

submitting to cowardice.

In several shorts, comics and on some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes, Minnie owns a black

and white kitten named Figaro, who had originated in the Disney animated feature Pinocchio. And

Minnie has a new mouse named Sweetie.

Waning years[edit]

During the second half of the thirties, Minnie didn't appear as often in Mickey cartoons. This was

mainly due to the growth in popularity of Mickey's new sidekicks, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto,

whose appearances in Mickey cartoons had more or less replaced Minnie's role. Minnie's

appearances in Mickey cartoons thus became less numerous, but she did have a few major roles in

some Pluto and Figaro cartoons during the 1940s. Minnie made a sort of comeback in the 1980s

when she was re-introduced in Mickey's Christmas Carol and then got her own starring role

in Totally Minnie.[16]

Contemporary appearances[edit]

Mickey and Minnie kiss at Disneyland.

She starred in a television show specially called Totally Minnie and she also appeared in a line

of merchandise called "Minnie 'n Me".

Minnie's return to animation came in Mickey's Christmas Carol (October 20, 1983).[17] She was

cast as Mrs. Cratchit. As with most Disney characters, she was given a small cameo in "Who

Framed Roger Rabbit?" (1988), but doesn't have any lines in the latter movie, despite her voice

actress being credited in the end credits anyway.

Minnie Mouse makes an appearance in every episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

Minnie runs a neighborhood in Disney's Toontown Online called Minnie's Melodyland. This is a

powerful area with access to Toontown Central, The Brrrgh, and Donald's Dreamland.

Minnie is available to sign autographs and take pictures throughout the day in various locations

at the different Disney Resort Theme Parks around the world. She also appears in all of the daily

parades that take place at the Disney resorts.

In the 2013 Mickey Mouse (TV series) Minnie was restored to her classic 1930's look with the

flowered bowler hat and flapper girl outfit. Minnie also gained more character quirks and, like the

older cartoons, was subject to more slapstick and rubber hose cartoon gags.

Television[edit]

Minnie Mouse in Mickey Mouse Works(1999)

In Mickey Mouse Works, she finally appeared in her own segments. Occasionally, she starred

in Maestro Minnie[18] shorts, in which she conducts an orchestra of living instruments that she usually

has to tame.

In House of Mouse Minnie is in charge of running the nightclub, while Mickey primarily serves as the

host. In one episode of House of Mouse, "Clarabelle's Big Secret," Minnie reveals that she has gone

to the movies with Mortimer Mouse, although it is not a date.

She appears in two children's television series on Playhouse Disney: the full-length

educational Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and the spin-off series of shorts Minnie's Bow-Toons where

she runs a "bow-tique selling bows like the ones she and Daisy wear. In season 2 of Bow-Toons she

displays high physical strength and balance at least twice, able to balance her entire bodyweight in a

1-fingerhandstand.[19][20]

In Mickey Mouse (TV series) she exhibits the ability to survive her head comin