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** Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos voiced the character for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because Disney wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney. Diamantopoulos also voiced Mickey for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, which is based on the Rudish shorts.
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** Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos voiced the character for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because Disney wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney. Diamantopoulos also voiced Mickey for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway -- which is based on the Rudish shorts.shorts -- and ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''.
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* DescendedCreator: Walt Disney himself was the initial voice of Mickey, at least until the 40's and 50's.
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* DescendedCreator: Walt Disney himself was the initial voice of Mickey, at least until the 40's 40s and 50's.50s.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Disney would soften up a bit starting in the Main/TheNewTens, greenlighting projects like the DarkerAndEdgier ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' games and the DenserAndWackier Paul Rudish shorts, which would probably never be greenlit prior to the 2010s, but they still keep a tight leash on the mouse. For one, and similar to the case with ''Bonkers'', the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character, but Disney [[ExiledFromContinuity forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show]]. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Disney would soften up a bit starting in the Main/TheNewTens, greenlighting projects like the DarkerAndEdgier ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' games and the DenserAndWackier Paul Rudish shorts, which would probably never be greenlit prior to the 2010s, but they still keep a tight leash on the mouse. For one, and similar to the case with ''Bonkers'', Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character, but Disney [[ExiledFromContinuity forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show]]. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character, but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, Disney would soften up a bit starting in the Main/TheNewTens, greenlighting projects like the DarkerAndEdgier ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' games and the DenserAndWackier Paul Rudish shorts, which would probably never be greenlit prior to the 2010s, but they still keep a tight leash on the mouse. For one, and similar to the case with ''Bonkers'', the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character, but Disney [[ExiledFromContinuity forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.show]]. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* CreatorBacklash:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
** According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of The Walt Disney Company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him beginning in the 1930s. In all fairness, the decision to limit Mickey was seen as a necessity at the time, as not only was Mickey growing into a mascot for Disney and a role model for children, but MoralGuardians and censors had greatly objected to his original characterization in the late '20s and early '30s, with the shorts even [[BannedInChina getting banned in certain regions]]. Ironically enough, however, Walt himself has acknowledged and bemoaned these limits in several interviews:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
** According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of The Walt Disney Company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him beginning in the 1930s. In all fairness, the decision to limit Mickey was seen as a necessity at the time, as not only was Mickey growing into a mascot for Disney and a role model for children, but MoralGuardians and censors had greatly objected to his original characterization in the late '20s and early '30s, with the shorts even [[BannedInChina getting banned in certain regions]]. Ironically enough, however, Walt himself has acknowledged and bemoaned these limits in several interviews:
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* CreatorBacklash:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
**CreatorBacklash: According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center ofThe Walt the Disney Company company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him beginning him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in the 1930s. In all fairness, the decision to limit Mickey was seen as a necessity at the time, as not only was Mickey growing into a mascot some parts for Disney basic and a role model for children, but MoralGuardians and censors had greatly objected to his original characterization in the late '20s and early '30s, with the shorts underwhelming]]. Amusingly even [[BannedInChina getting banned in certain regions]]. Ironically enough, however, Walt himself has acknowledged and bemoaned these limits in several interviews:became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
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* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of
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* CreatorBacklash: According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of the Disney company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in some parts for basic and underwhelming]]. Amusingly even Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of the Disney company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in some parts for basic and underwhelming]]. Amusingly even Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
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* CreatorBacklash: CreatorBacklash:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
** According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center ofthe The Walt Disney company Company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang him beginning in some parts the 1930s. In all fairness, the decision to limit Mickey was seen as a necessity at the time, as not only was Mickey growing into a mascot for basic Disney and underwhelming]]. Amusingly a role model for children, but MoralGuardians and censors had greatly objected to his original characterization in the late '20s and early '30s, with the shorts even [[BannedInChina getting banned in certain regions]]. Ironically enough, however, Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:has acknowledged and bemoaned these limits in several interviews:
** While Walt himself still adores Mickey, he has bemoaned the limits that had to be put onto him in later shorts as a result of objections from MoralGuardians and censors, as he states in an 1949 issue of Collier's magazine:
-->'''Walt Disney''': "Mickey's decline was due to his heroic nature. He grew into such a legend that we couldn't gag around with him. He acquired as many taboos as a Western hero—no smoking, no drinking, no violence."
** According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of
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* OneBookAuthor: With the exception of Chris Diamantopoulos, Mickey Mouse has always been voiced by non-professional voice actors, making him the only consistent role for most of them. Walt Disney was his creator, Wayne Allwine was a sound effects artist trained under Jimmy MacDonald who did manage to avert this, and Bret Iwan is a former Hallmark Cards illustrator. Takashi Aoyagi, Mickey's Japanese voice actor from 1991-2018, is a scholar of Japanese literature who hasn't voiced a single other character in any other medium.
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* OneBookAuthor: With the exception of Chris Diamantopoulos, Mickey Mouse has always been voiced by non-professional voice actors, making him the only consistent role for most of them. Walt Disney was his creator, Wayne Allwine was a sound effects artist trained under Jimmy MacDonald [=MacDonald=] who did manage to avert this, and Bret Iwan is a former Hallmark Cards illustrator. Takashi Aoyagi, Mickey's Japanese voice actor from 1991-2018, is a scholar of Japanese literature who hasn't voiced a single other character in any other medium.
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* OneBookAuthor: With the exception of Chris Diamantopoulos, Mickey Mouse has always been voiced by non-professional voice actors, making him the only consistent role for most of them. Walt Disney was his creator, Wayne Allwine was a sound effects artist trained under Jimmy MacDonald who did manage to avert this, and Bret Iwan is a former Hallmark Cards illustrator. Takashi Aoyagi, Mickey's Japanese voice actor from 1991-2018, is a scholar of Japanese literature who hasn't voiced a single other character in any other medium.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://mickey-and-friends.fandom.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends_Wiki The Mickey and Friends Wiki]].
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* CashCowFranchise: Mickey was and still is a merchandising powerhouse all the way to this very day. The ''Mickey Mouse & Friends'' franchise is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises the third-highest grossing franchise of all time,]] behind ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Franchise/HelloKitty''.
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* CashCowFranchise: Mickey was and still is a merchandising powerhouse all the way to this very day. The ''Mickey Mouse & Friends'' franchise is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises the third-highest second-highest grossing franchise of all time,]] behind ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Franchise/HelloKitty''.only ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.
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* BannedInChina: The short "The Barnyard Battle" (1929) was banned in Germany in 1930 for depicting enemy cats with German World War I helmets. In 1931, the short was finally distributed, but with all scenes of enemy combat cut, making it an extra-short three-minute cartoon.
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* BannedInChina: BannedInChina:
** The short "The Barnyard Battle" (1929) was banned in Germany in 1930 for depicting enemy cats with GermanWorld War I UsefulNotes/WorldWarI helmets. In 1931, the short was finally distributed, but with all scenes of enemy combat cut, making it an extra-short three-minute cartoon.
** The short "The Barnyard Battle" (1929) was banned in Germany in 1930 for depicting enemy cats with German
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mickey was voiced by Creator/WaltDisney from his debut through ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', after which James [=MacDonald=] took the reins. During Walt's run as Mickey's voice, Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) substituted for Mickey's voice for the 1934 short ''The Dognapper'' (and also in a few 1950s commercials by Tom Oreb). Creator/WayneAllwine took over the role in 1977 and would voice him until his death in 2009. Since then, Mickey has been (and currently is) voiced by Bret Iwan.
** Carl Stalling voiced Mickey in 1929's "The Karnival Kid".
** Creator/QuintonFlynn temporarily voiced Mickey in a few early ''Mickey [=MouseWorks=]'' segments when Wayne Allwine was unavailable.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse, Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos is voicing him for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney. Diamantopoulos also provided Mickey's voice for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, which is based on the Rudish shorts.
* PlayingAgainstType: In the Japanese dub, Creator/TakanoriHoshino as Mickey is ''very'' outside of his normal modus operandi on voicing either [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]] or [[TheStoic stoic characters]], like [[Anime/GunXSword Van]] or [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
** Carl Stalling voiced Mickey in 1929's "The Karnival Kid".
** Creator/QuintonFlynn temporarily voiced Mickey in a few early ''Mickey [=MouseWorks=]'' segments when Wayne Allwine was unavailable.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse, Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos is voicing him for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney. Diamantopoulos also provided Mickey's voice for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, which is based on the Rudish shorts.
* PlayingAgainstType: In the Japanese dub, Creator/TakanoriHoshino as Mickey is ''very'' outside of his normal modus operandi on voicing either [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]] or [[TheStoic stoic characters]], like [[Anime/GunXSword Van]] or [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
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* TheOtherDarrin: TheOtherDarrin:
** Mickey was voiced by Creator/WaltDisney from his debut through ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', after which James [=MacDonald=] took the reins. During Walt's run as Mickey's voice, Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) substituted for Mickey's voice for the 1934 short ''The Dognapper''(and also in (as well as a few 1950s commercials by Tom Oreb).Oreb) and Carl Stalling voiced Mickey in 1929's ''The Carnival Kid''. Creator/WayneAllwine took over the role in 1977 and would voice him until his death in 2009. Since then, Mickey has been (and currently is) voiced by Bret Iwan.
** Carl Stalling voiced Mickey in 1929's "The Karnival Kid".
** Creator/QuintonFlynn temporarily voiced Mickey in a few early ''Mickey [=MouseWorks=]'' segments when Wayne Allwine was unavailable.
**Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse, Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos is voicing him voiced the character for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they Disney wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney. Diamantopoulos also provided Mickey's voice voiced Mickey for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, which is based on the Rudish shorts.
* PlayingAgainstType: In the Japanese dub,Creator/TakanoriHoshino as Mickey Creator/TakanoriHoshino, Mickey's voice actor since 2018, is ''very'' outside of his normal modus operandi on voicing either [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]] or [[TheStoic stoic characters]], like [[Anime/GunXSword Van]] or [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
** Mickey was voiced by Creator/WaltDisney from his debut through ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', after which James [=MacDonald=] took the reins. During Walt's run as Mickey's voice, Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) substituted for Mickey's voice for the 1934 short ''The Dognapper''
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* PlayingAgainstType: In the Japanese dub,
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* FakeAmerican: Mickey's second voice actor James [=MacDonald=] was born in Scotland but moved to America at the tender age of six months.
** Likewise, in the newest ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' series, Mickey is voiced by Canadian-born Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos.
** Likewise, in the newest ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' series, Mickey is voiced by Canadian-born Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos.
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* FakeAmerican: FakeAmerican:
** Mickey's second voice actor James [=MacDonald=] was born in Scotland but moved to America at the tender age of six months.
**Likewise, in In the newest ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' series, Mickey is voiced by Canadian-born Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos.
** Mickey's second voice actor James [=MacDonald=] was born in Scotland but moved to America at the tender age of six months.
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* RealLifeRelative: All over the place in the Latin American Spanish dub.
** Creator/EdmundoSantos, Mickey and Goofy's first voice, and Francisco Colmenero, Mickey and Goofy's second voice, and Pluto and Pete's longtime voice, were brothers-in-law, and Diana Santos, Minnie's longtime voice and Daisy's second voice, is Santos' daughter and Colmenero's niece. José Manuel Rosano, Pete's first voice, was also brother-in-law to Colmenero.
** Creator/ArturoMercadoJr, Mickey's current voice, is the son of Creator/ArturoMercado, who voices Scrooge [=McDuck=].
** Mario Filio, Goofy's current voice, and Ruy Cuevas, Donald's third voice, are first cousins.
** Creator/EdmundoSantos, Mickey and Goofy's first voice, and Francisco Colmenero, Mickey and Goofy's second voice, and Pluto and Pete's longtime voice, were brothers-in-law, and Diana Santos, Minnie's longtime voice and Daisy's second voice, is Santos' daughter and Colmenero's niece. José Manuel Rosano, Pete's first voice, was also brother-in-law to Colmenero.
** Creator/ArturoMercadoJr, Mickey's current voice, is the son of Creator/ArturoMercado, who voices Scrooge [=McDuck=].
** Mario Filio, Goofy's current voice, and Ruy Cuevas, Donald's third voice, are first cousins.
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* OldShame: According to ''Literature/TheIllusionOfLife'', apprentice animator and director Wilfred Jackson was so ashamed of his first directorial effort "The Castaway" that he vowed never to make another film that didn't feel like a Disney picture again.
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* FanNickname: Mickey himself is so inseparable from his role as Walt Disney's SeriesMascot that the nickname "the Mouse" is often used to refer to the Disney company as a whole.
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* CrossDressingVoices: In Japan, Mickey used to be voiced invariably by women, including Masumi Goto, Ikue Sakakibara and Eiko Yamada. This has been averted in recent years, however, with Mickey now voiced by a man, Creator/TakanoriHoshino. Creator/AyaHirano also dubbed Mickey in some of the newest dubs of the very old public domain shorts, especially the ones who weren't shown in Japan before and during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* CrossDressingVoices: In Japan, Mickey used to be voiced invariably by women, including Masumi Goto, Ikue Sakakibara and Eiko Yamada. This has been (mostly) averted in recent years, since the 1990s, however, with Mickey now voiced by a man, Creator/TakanoriHoshino.men. Mickey was voiced by Takashi Aoyagi from 1991 to 2019, after which Creator/TakanoriHoshino took over. Creator/AyaHirano also dubbed Mickey in some of the newest dubs of the very old public domain shorts, especially the ones who weren't shown in Japan before and during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character character, but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* CashCowFranchise: Mickey was and still is a merchandising powerhouse all the way to this very day. The ''Mickey Mouse & Friends'' franchise is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises the fourth-highest grossing franchise of all time,]] behind ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/HelloKitty'', and ''Franchise/{{Winnie the Pooh}}''.
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* CashCowFranchise: Mickey was and still is a merchandising powerhouse all the way to this very day. The ''Mickey Mouse & Friends'' franchise is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises the fourth-highest third-highest grossing franchise of all time,]] behind ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/HelloKitty'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Winnie the Pooh}}''.''Franchise/HelloKitty''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: In the Japanese dub, Creator/TakanoriHoshino as Mickey is ''very'' outside of his normal modus operandi on voicing either [[AntiHero anti-heroes]], [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]] or [[TheStoic stoic characters]], like [[Anime/GunXSword Van]] or [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
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* CrossDressingVoices: In Japan, Mickey used to be voiced invariably by women, including Masumi Goto, Ikue Sakakibara and Eiko Yamada. This has been averted in recent years, however, with Mickey now voiced by a man, Takashi Aoyagi. Creator/AyaHirano also dubbed Mickey in some of the newest dubs of the very old public domain shorts, especially the ones who weren't shown in Japan before and during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* CrossDressingVoices: In Japan, Mickey used to be voiced invariably by women, including Masumi Goto, Ikue Sakakibara and Eiko Yamada. This has been averted in recent years, however, with Mickey now voiced by a man, Takashi Aoyagi.Creator/TakanoriHoshino. Creator/AyaHirano also dubbed Mickey in some of the newest dubs of the very old public domain shorts, especially the ones who weren't shown in Japan before and during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show. They [[LoopholeAbuse got around this]] by having a watermelon as a CompanionCube to Donald that used Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos as his voice.
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* CreatorsFavorite: Walt clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of the Disney company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in some parts for basic and underwhelming]]. Amusingly even Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
-->'''Disney:''' "Mickey's our problem child," ... "He's so much of an institution that we're limited in what we can do with him."
-->'''Disney:''' "Mickey's our problem child," ... "He's so much of an institution that we're limited in what we can do with him."
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* CashCowFranchise: Mickey was and still is a merchandising powerhouse all the way to this very day. The ''Mickey Mouse & Friends'' franchise is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises the fourth-highest grossing franchise of all time,]] behind ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/HelloKitty'', and ''Franchise/{{Winnie the Pooh}}''.
* CreatorsFavorite:Walt Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of the Disney company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in some parts for basic and underwhelming]]. Amusingly even Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
-->'''Disney:''' -->'''Walt Disney:''' "Mickey's our problem child," ... "He's so much of an institution that we're limited in what we can do with him."
* CreatorsFavorite:
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** Creator/QuintonFlynn temporarily voiced Mickey in a few early ''Mickey Mouse Works'' segments when Wayne Allwine was unavailable.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse, Chris Diamantopoulos is voicing him for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse, Chris Diamantopoulos is voicing him for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney.
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** Creator/QuintonFlynn temporarily voiced Mickey in a few early ''Mickey Mouse Works'' [=MouseWorks=]'' segments when Wayne Allwine was unavailable.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse,Chris Diamantopoulos Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos is voicing him for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series of shorts]], because they wanted the Mickey in this series to sound as close as possible to the original Walt Disney.Disney. Diamantopoulos also provided Mickey's voice for Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway, which is based on the Rudish shorts.
** Even though Bret Iwan is currently ''the'' voice of Mickey Mouse,
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined or something. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined if he is in a bad show or something. movie. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier.carrier as a TakeThat to the policy. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Disney is extremely overprotective over their mascot and regularly vetoes attempts to feature him in films or television programs.programs because they’re afraid of his reputation being ruined or something. Infamously, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' was not allowed to physically show Mickey when he guest starred in the episode "You Oughta Be In Pictures" so the show chose to hide him in a pet carrier. Likewise, the showrunners for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017]] ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' reboot wanted to include Mickey as a recurring character but Disney forbade them from featuring or even mentioning the Mouse in the show.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before settling with "Mickey", Walt Disney considered naming him "Mortimer", which his wife Lillian thought was too formal a name. A different mouse named Mortimer as a Mythology Gag would later appear as a rival of sorts for Mickey.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://mickey-and-friends.wikia.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends_Wiki The Mickey and Friends Wiki]].
* TheWikiRule: [[http://mickey-and-friends.wikia.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends_Wiki The Mickey and Friends Wiki]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before settling with "Mickey", Walt Disney considered naming him "Mortimer", which his wife Lillian thought was too formal a name. A different mouse named Mortimer as a Mythology Gag would later appear as a rival of sorts for Mickey.
Mickey as a DevelopmentGag.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://mickey-and-friends.wikia.fandom.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends_Wiki The Mickey and Friends Wiki]].
* TheWikiRule: [[http://mickey-and-friends.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mickey was voiced by Creator/WaltDisney from his debut through ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree'', after which James [=MacDonald=] took the reins. During Walt's run as Mickey's voice, Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) substituted for Mickey's voice for the 1934 short ''The Dognapper'' (and also in a few 1950s commercials by Tom Oreb). Creator/WayneAllwine took over the role in 1977 and would voice him until his death in 2009. Since then, Mickey has been (and currently is) voiced by Bret Iwan.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mickey was voiced by Creator/WaltDisney from his debut through ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree'', ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', after which James [=MacDonald=] took the reins. During Walt's run as Mickey's voice, Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) substituted for Mickey's voice for the 1934 short ''The Dognapper'' (and also in a few 1950s commercials by Tom Oreb). Creator/WayneAllwine took over the role in 1977 and would voice him until his death in 2009. Since then, Mickey has been (and currently is) voiced by Bret Iwan.
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* CreatorsFavorite: Walt clearly loved Mickey like a son and wanted the rest of the world to love him the same, hence why he put him front and center of the Disney company whilst being a huge ControlFreak about what could and couldn't be done with him. As a result, Mickey's name [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Pejorative_use_of_Mickey.27s_name became pejorative slang in some parts for basic and underwhelming]]. Amusingly even Walt himself became aware how much he had limited Mickey:
-->'''Disney:''' "Mickey's our problem child," ... "He's so much of an institution that we're limited in what we can do with him."
-->'''Disney:''' "Mickey's our problem child," ... "He's so much of an institution that we're limited in what we can do with him."
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** Likewise, in the newest ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' series, Mickey is voiced by Canadian-born Chris Diamantopoulos.
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** Likewise, in the newest ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' series, Mickey is voiced by Canadian-born Chris Diamantopoulos.Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos.
