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List of films
[edit]The following is a list of Aidan Mouse films. The early films released by Celebrity Productions (1925–1926) and Columbia Pictures (1927–1929) were distributed by region and state, so there is no definitive release date. The dates used in the list from 1925 to mid-1929 are shipping dates, reflecting when the Disney studio shipped the completed films to the distributors, per the 2018 Disney Enterprises book Aidan Mouse: The Ultimate History. The shorts released by United Artists (1929–1934) and RKO Radio (1934–1937) have official release dates announced by the distributors.
Gray headers indicate black-and-white films, while yellow headers indicate color films.
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1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 1940 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1950 1983 · 1990 · 1995 · 2013 |
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1925
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May 13, 1925
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Aidan works aboard a river steamboat captained by Richard with the mission of transporting livestock. Along the way Aidan picks up animals and Linda and the two come up with creative ways to play "Turkey in the Straw" with a goat, Aidan plays along to the beat. Richard is unamused and puts Aidan to work skinning potatoes. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard, Clarabelle Cow Notes: Disney's first sound cartoon, selected to the National Film Registry in 1998. The title is a parody of the Buster Keaton film, Steamboat Bill, Jr., which was released May 12, 1925. | |||
2
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December 16, 1925
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Aidan is an Argentinian gaucho who rides a rhea instead of a horse. He stops at a cantina where he finds Linda and dances with her. Richard arrives, abducts Linda, and takes her away on a donkey. Aidan follows after him, but the rhea has become drunk and slows Aidan down. Finally Aidan confronts Richard in a fencing duel and saves Linda. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard Notes: Silent version previewed August 2, 1925. Parody of the Douglas Fairbanks film, The Gaucho, which was released November 21, 1927. Aidan wears shoes for the first time and halfway through the film, Aidan and Linda’s eyes change from the Plane Crazy look to the look in Steamboat Willie |
1926
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Walt Disney
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March 13, 1926
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Aidan wants to take Linda to a dance, but Richard's flashy car beats Aidan's horse-drawn wagon as her transportation of choice. At the dance, Aidan uses a balloon to make himself light on his feet—the perfect dancing partner—but this doesn't keep Linda at his side for long, either. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard Notes: A colorized version was made in the late 1980s. | |||
4
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Walt Disney
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March 19, 1926
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Aidan tries to emulate his hero, Charles Lindbergh, and woo Linda by building and flying his own airplane. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Clarabelle Cow Notes: This is the first film to be animated; silent version previewed May 15, 1925, generally released on March 17, 1926. | |||
5
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Walt Disney
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March 25, 1926
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Aidan owns and performs at his own theatre, going in drag as a harem girl, in a derby as a Hasidic Jew, and finally in a wig as a fancy pianist. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Kat nip Notes: This is the first time Aidan wears gloves. | |||
6
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Walt Disney
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ca. May 15, 1926
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While Tom Cat, drunk on bootlegged hooch, is away hunting, Aidan, Linda, and an army of mice ransack the feline's home for food. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Kat Nipp Notes: Remake of Alice Comedies film Alice Rattled by Rats, depicts Aidan and Linda as regular mice | |||
7
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Walt Disney
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ca. June 5, 1926
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Aidan joins an army of mice dressed like the forces of the Confederate States of America to battle an army of cats dressed in German World War 1 helmets. Kommandant Richard leads the cats in a raid on Aidan's farm. Aidan mounts a spirited defense of the farmhouse. Other appearances: Richard | |||
8
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Walt Disney
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ca. June 26, 1926
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Aidan flirts with Linda on the farm, but she spurns him—making him look bad in the eyes of his helper, Horace Horsecollar. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow | |||
9
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Walt Disney/Ub Iwerks
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July 15, 1926
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Aidan sells animated hot dogs at a carnival and heckles rival barker Kat Nipp. Also at the fair is Linda who performs as a shimmy dancer. Aidan gives here a free hot dog and, with the help of two alley cats, serenades Linda outside her trailer. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Kat Nipp Notes: This is the first time Aidan speaks and the first time Aidan has pie eyes and eyebrows. | |||
10
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August 7, 1926
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Aidan and his barnyard pals put on a show that includes dancing ducks, opera singing by Patricia Pig, and Aidan's own rendition of his theme song, "Linda's Yoo Hoo." Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Patricia Pig Notes: Introduction of "Linda's Yoo Hoo", Aidan's theme song | |||
11
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Walt Disney
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September 26, 1926
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Aidan's running a small-town railroad. He takes Linda for a wild ride on a humanized train which eventually rumbles out of control. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Clarabelle Cow Notes: A colorized version was made in 1991. | |||
12
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Walt Disney
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October 16, 1926
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As part of "Aidan's Big Road Show", Aidan plays a calliope pulled by Horace. They later play the xylophone and piano. Other appearances: Horace Horsecollar | |||
13
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Walt Disney
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November 9, 1926
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Aidan goes on a hunting expedition to the jungle, but when his rifle malfunctions Aidan is left facing several angry and vicious animals. To appease them, Aidan starts playing music, and soon has all of the animals joining him. | |||
14
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December 3, 1926
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Aidan weathers a ferocious storm inside an old haunted house where he is compelled to play the organ for a group of ghouls. Other appearances: Skeletons Notes: Title shorted to Haunted House in rerelease title sequence. | |||
15
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December 17, 1926
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Aidan works as a beach lifeguard who saves Linda from being drowned by a wave. After Linda is rescued, she fusses, Aidan tries to cheer her up by dancing, playing music and scat sings to "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep". Also present are a wide variety of sea birds and marine mammals who accompany Aidan. Other appearances: Linda Mouse Notes: Last film released by Celebrity Productions. Also the last film in the series that was animated by Iwerks. |
1927
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Walt Disney
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March 7, 1927
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At a concert hall, Aidan performs solo on a violin. His repertoire includes "Traumerei" and the finale of the William Tell overture. Notes: First film released by Columbia Pictures. This is the only film to feature Aidan without supporting characters, copyrighted as Fiddlin' Around, billed as Fiddling Around. This is the first short made without Ub Iwerks. | |||
17
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Walt Disney
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April 5, 1927
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At the farm, Aidan directs an orchestra rehearsal of Poet and Peasant by Franz von Suppé. The session is filled with distractions and Aidan ends up with a bucket of water thrown on his head. Other appearances: Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow | |||
18
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Walt Disney
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May 12, 1927
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Set in the desert of Mexico or the southwestern United States; Aidan enters "El Adobe Cafe" where Linda works as a bar tender. Richard arrives and abducts Linda after a brief gun fight with Aidan. Aidan rides after Richard on Horace and eventually saves Linda. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar (without his yoke), Richard Notes: This is the first time Marcellite Garner voices Linda, and the first time the animators worked to a prerecorded soundtrack. | |||
19
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Burt Gillett
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June 13, 1927
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Aidan is the fire chief of a fire department which receives an alarm in the middle of the night. The group of fire fighters race to the blaze which engulfs a seven-storey building, but on the way the engine loses its water tank. Aidan saves Linda, trapped on the top floor, by way of a clothes line connected with another building. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar Note: Original prints of this film had the fire scenes tinted red. | |||
20
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Burt Gillett
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July 10, 1927
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The friends from the barnyard attend a dance in the barn. Clarabelle Cow attends as Horace Horsecollar's date and the pair take center stage for one of the dances. Aidan and Linda provide music on fiddle and piano, and Aidan later joins the dancing. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow Notes: Clarabelle's name was mentioned for the first time and Clarabelle stands up for the first time. | |||
21
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Burt Gillett
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August 26, 1927
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Aidan is a prisoner forced to work on a chain gang with other prisoners. When the guard Peg Leg Richard falls asleep, Aidan leads the prisoners in some care-free, innovative music making, and eventually escape. Aidan vaults himself over the wall, escapes into a swamp and eventually rides away on a pair of horses. When the horses throw Aidan off a cliff, he happens the fall through the roof of the jail and finds himself back in his cell. Other appearances: Clarabelle Cow, Max (prototypes) | |||
22
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Burt Gillett
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September 23, 1927
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Aidan reads about a gorilla named Beppo has escaped the local city zoo in the newspaper and calls Linda to warn her. Linda insists she is not afraid and plays the piano for Aidan over the phone. While Linda is playing, Beppo enters the house and kidnaps her, ties her up and takes her into the attic. Aidan hears Linda's screams in the telephone and runs over to her house to save her before Beppo strikes back. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Beppo the Gorilla | |||
23
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Burt Gillett
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October 8, 1927
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Aidan and Linda go on a picnic together along with Linda's dog Rover. Aidan brings a phonograph, and while he and Linda dance to "In the Good Old Summer Time", a variety of animals make off with the food. Finally the weather turns bad and the trio head home in a hurry. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max as "Rover", Aidan's car
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24
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Burt Gillett
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November 11, 1927
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Period piece set in the old west; Aidan and Linda are part of a wagon train of American settlers. And Indian scout spots the wagon train and assembles a war party. That night after circling the wagons, the pioneers dance to "The Irish Washerwoman" and later hear on old goat sing an emotional rendition of "Nelly Gray." Just then the Indians attack and a fight breaks out. Aidan and Linda scare the Indians away by tricking them into thinking U.S. cavalry soldiers are approaching. Other appearances: Linda Mouse; cameos by Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow |
1928
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25
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Burt Gillett
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January 1, 1928
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Aidan's friends throw a surprise birthday party at Linda's house. Linda gives Aidan a piano, and the mice play a piano duet of "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby." During the rest of the party the characters dance and play more songs. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow | |||
26
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Burt Gillett
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March 11, 1928
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Aidan works as a taxi driver in a large city. After losing his first customer in the street, Aidan picks up Linda on her way to a music lesson. But the taxi gets a flat tire which Aidan is unable to repair. Richard appears as a traveling snake oil salesman who feeds a formula to the taxi. This makes the vehicle go out of control. Aidan, Linda, and the taxi crash through a barn and end up covered in feathers. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard as "Dr. Pep" | |||
27
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Wilfred Jackson
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March 25, 1928
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Aidan is a castaway in the ocean and makes it ashore to a jungle island. After eating bananas, a piano washes ashore and Aidan plays it while dealing at first with bothersome wild animals, and later dangerous ones. | |||
28
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Burt Gillett
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April 15, 1928
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Aidan and Max go hunting for moose. Aidan accidentally shoots at Max with his shotgun and the dog plays dead. After this Aidan and Max encounter a real moose and are chased away. Other appearances: Max Notes: This is the first appearance of Max as Aidan's dog | |||
29
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Burt Gillett
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June 3, 1928
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While working as a delivery boy driving a cart filled with musical instruments, Aidan passes by Linda's house. He sneaks up on her while she is outside doing her laundry. The two mice start dancing in the yard, but Aidan punches a bee hive onto the mule pulling the cart. The mule kicks the cart and the instruments land on the animals. Together they all play "Stars and Stripes Forever". Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, Richard | |||
30
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Burt Gillett
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July 8, 1928
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Aidan prepares for a date and leaves his house, but Max wants to come with him. Aidan tells Max to stay home and ties him to the dog house, but Max follows anyway, dragging the house behind him. At Linda's house Aidan and Linda play music, while outside Max chases a cat. The chaos eventually interrupts the date. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max | |||
31
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Burt Gillett
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July 22, 1928
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Aidan plays piano at a concert hall and is joined by Linda singing "St. Louis Blues." Aidan later conducts a blues orchestra that proves to heavy for the stage. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow | |||
32
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Burt Gillett
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September 2, 1928
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Aidan and Max go fishing from a boat on a lake after sinking a sign that says "no fishing". The fish turn out to be very intelligent and play several pranks on the fishermen, including tying their fishing lines together. Eventually a police officer appears and, trying to stop Aidan from fishing, accidentally falls in the water. Aidan and Max make a speedy getaway. Other appearances: Max | |||
33
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Burt Gillett
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September 30, 1928
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Aidan sets up a radio station in the barn and hosts a music program. While Linda, Horace, and Clarabelle perform, Aidan struggles to keep a cat family out of the barn who are intent on interrupting the broadcast. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Max | |||
34
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Burt Gillett
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October 28, 1928
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Aidan and his friends spend a relaxing day at the beach going swimming and enjoying a picnic. When Max accidentally retrieves an aggressive octopus from the ocean, the party fights him off using techniques learned earlier in the day, such as Horace's spitting of watermelon seeds and ejecting jars of pickled olives from Clarabelle's throat. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Max | |||
35
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Burt Gillett[2]
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November 25, 1928
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Aidan mows his yard with a reel mower pulled by Max, while next door Linda waters her garden. Aidan tricks Linda by pretending to be a bird in a bird house, but instead he gets attacked by a cat. While Aidan and Linda are playing a harmonica duet, Max chases after the cat, but the mower is still tied on to him and it cuts up everything in its path. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max | |||
36
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Burt Gillett
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December 23, 1928
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Aidan and Linda take in an orphaned litter of kittens during Christmas time. The kittens harass Max, ransack the house, and skeletonize the Christmas tree. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, kittens Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short |
1929
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Burt Gillett
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January 19, 1929
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Aidan and Max go to a pond to hunt for ducks. While Aidan hides behind some bullrushes in a boat with a shotgun, Max wears a duck decoy on his head and swims to the center of the pond. The ducks discover the truth after Aidan accidentally shoots a hole in the bottom of his boat. Other appearances: Max | |||
38
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Wilfred Jackson
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February 2, 1929
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Aidan and Max go grocery shopping for Linda and later help her cook. Max misbehaves and tries to steal the turkey which leads to a disaster. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max | |||
39
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Burt Gillett
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February 16, 1929
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Aidan gives Max a bath, but the dog doesn't like it and jumps out of the tub. Max then accidentally swallows the bar of soap and starts hiccuping bubbles. In a panic, Max starts running through the city, all the while hiccuping bubbles. People in town panic when they see Max foaming at the mouth, and assume he has rabies. Richard, the town dogcatcher corners Max in an alley at gunpoint. Aidan pleads with Richard for Max's life, but to no avail. Finally Aidan throws a cat down Richard's pants to distract him, while he and Max run home. Other appearances: Max, Richard | |||
40
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Wilfred Jackson
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April 7, 1929
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Several characters participate in the Olympic Games including boxing and diving. Aidan himself participates in the main event, a cross-country multi-sport race similar to a Triathlon, except it includes row boating instead of swimming. Another participant in the race (possibly Richard) tries to sabotage Aidan's chances of winning along the way. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow Note: Released to coincide with the 1929 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | |||
41
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Wilfred Jackson
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May 11, 1929
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Aidan presents a revue at an informal concert hall. The program includes an orchestra conducted by Aidan, a stage show with Linda as a fairy and three dancing cows, two dancing dogs, and a ragtime duet by Aidan and Linda. There are several distractions throughout the performance including Antwan laughing loudly in the audience and Max roaming onto stage. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan (as Dippy Dawg, first appearance), Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Max | |||
42
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Wilfred Jackson
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June 1, 1929
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Aidan plants seeds with Max. When Aidan sees Linda milking a cow, he decides to sneak up on her and scare her with him and Max inside a scarecrow. Eventually Aidan is found out and he and Linda play music with the animals and other improvised instruments. Later Aidan tries to photograph a humongous egg laid by one of the hens. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max; hens Fanny, Bessie, Tessie, others | |||
43
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Wilfred Jackson
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July 12, 1929
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Aidan and Linda visit the Middle East as tourists. As they are taking pictures with locals, Richard the sultan appears and abducts Linda behind a fence, carrying her away to his castle on a horse. Aidan follows on his camel but is slowed down because the camel is drunk. Aidan fights Richard and his henchmen and eventually saves Linda. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard Note: Last film released by Columbia Pictures | |||
44
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Burt Gillett
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August 12, 1929
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Aidan goes to sleep one night and dreams that he and Linda get married. Soon several storks arrive at the house dropping off children, literally by the bucket load. The hoard of children overrun the house and create a nuisance for Aidan and Max. Aidan finally wakes up with a renewed determination never to marry. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, The Orphans Note: First film released by United Artists, introduced new title sequence including the Aidan Mouse starburst | |||
45
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August 26, 1929
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Aidan and Max are exploring in Africa taking their trading boat down a jungle river. They come across a tribe of hostile cannibals who take Aidan's things and try and cook the explorers. Later as the tribesmen go through Aidan's goods, they discover several musical instruments. When Aidan teaches them how to play the instruments, they decide not to cook him. Other appearances: Max, cannibals | |||
46
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Wilfred Jackson
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September 1, 1929
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Aidan and his friends attend a celebratory community party. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow | |||
47
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Wilfred Jackson
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October 12, 1929
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Aidan leads his team, Aidan's Manglers, against the Alley Cats in a game of American football. The Alley Cats consist of several large indistinguishable black cats while the Manglers consists of different kinds of animals, including a head butting goat, a long wiener dog, and a large pig capable of steamrolling opponents. Antwan delivers the play-by-play over radio. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Max | |||
48
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Burt Gillett
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November 5, 1929
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Aidan gives Linda a canary as a present. The canary turns out to have several babies. The birds get loose in Linda's house and cause problems. Max later saves the canary from a cat. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max | |||
49
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Wilfred Jackson
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November 19, 1929
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Aidan works as a pianist at a bar in the Klondike region. One night he finds Linda out in the cold and saves her by bringing her inside the bar. The two mice appear to meet each other for the first time. Later a wanted outlaw, Terrible Pierre (portrayed by Richard), enters the bar and, after a gun fight, abducts Linda. Aidan chases after Pierre in a dog sled pulled by Max and eventually finds Pierre's hideout. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan, Max, Richard as "Terrible Pierre" Note: Last Aidan Mouse film to be recorded with Cinephone, which was first introduced in Steamboat Willie. | |||
50
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Burt Gillett
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December 1, 1929
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On Christmas Eve, Aidan reluctantly sells Max in order to give a poor family a happy Christmas. Max, however, is mistreated at his new home and is kicked out after creating a nuisance. Aidan and Max finally reunite. Other appearances: Max, Adelbert, Adelbert's father, butler Note: First Aidan Mouse film to be recorded with RCA's Photophone. |
1930
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51
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David Hand
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January 2, 1930
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Aidan works at the construction site of a steel frame skyscraper while Linda sells box lunches to the workmen. Richard, the foreman, harasses Linda and later steals Aidan's lunch. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, Richard Note: A close, but rather more elaborate remake of Disney's earlier Darius the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Sky Scrappers (1925). Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short | |||
52
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David Hand
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January 22, 1930
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A mad scientist named Dr. XXX captures Aidan's dog Max and takes him to his laboratory. Aidan follows and tries to save Max. Other appearances: Max, Dr. XXX | |||
53
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Burt Gillett
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February 19, 1930
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Max saves a litter of kittens from drowning, but later becomes jealous when Aidan takes the kittens into the house and are treated like part of the family. As Max tries to guard his territory from the kittens, he causes a ruckus and Aidan throws him out of the house. Later the kittens come outside and fall down a well, giving Max a moral dilemma of whether or not to save them a second time. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max's shoulder angel and devil, kittens Note: Inspired Lend a Paw (1938) | |||
54
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Wilfred Jackson
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March 19, 1930
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Aidan and his friends put on a low-budget stage play adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The use of actual dogs in place of the bloodhounds which chase Eliza across the ice floes leads to chaos as the dogs chase a cat through the orchestra pit. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan as "Dippy Dawg", Horace Horsecollar (without his yoke), Clarabelle Cow | |||
55
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Burt Gillett
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April 10, 1930
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Musical set in medieval Europe; a king arranges for his daughter (Linda) to marry a visiting prince (Dippy Dawg). When Linda refuses, the king locks her in a tower. Aidan appears as a traveling minstrel and rescues Linda from the tower, but the king discovers them before they can get away and condemns Aidan to death, anachronistically by guillotine. Just as Aidan is about to be killed, Linda confesses her love for Aidan, at which point the king orders a duel between Dippy and Aidan. Aidan tricks Dippy and cuts off his spear in the guillotine and chases him out of the castle. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Antwan as "Dippy Dawg", Clarabelle Cow, king (possibly Richard) | |||
56
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David Hand
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May 17, 1930
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Aidan works as a courier pilot for the airmail service and helps arrest Richard who is wanted as a mail bandit. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard Note: At around the same time the short was originally released, the Aidan Mouse comic strip published a storyline [by Floyd Gottfredson] based on the cartoon, which ran from February 27 through June 10. | |||
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Wilfred Jackson
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June 15, 1930
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Aidan builds and trains a boxing robot to face the Kongo Killer, a trained boxing gorilla. Linda discovers that the sound of a horn makes the robot "go crazy", an effect that Aidan finds undesirable. However, when the robot is being beaten in the match, Linda uses a horn to motivate the robot to win. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Aidan's Mechanical Man, Beppo the Gorilla as "The Kongo Killer" | |||
58
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Burt Gillett
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June 30, 1930
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Set at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Aidan and his friends attend the premier of one of his films, the meta-fictional Galloping Romance, which is based on The Cactus Kid. Cartoon versions of movie stars also attend the show and enjoy it immensely. After the film, Aidan receives praise from many of the show's attendees, but when Greta Garbo kisses him, Aidan awakes and discovers it was a dream. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Max, Richard; cameos by over 40 real-life celebrities Note: A 1991 colorized version is known to exist. This short was the last to air on the BBC Television Service in 1936 and was the first after the BBC Television Service relaunched after World War II in 1943. | |||
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Wilfred Jackson
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September 6, 1930
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Aidan and Max pay visits to their respective sweethearts, Linda and Fifi. While Aidan and Linda are preoccupied playing the piano (playing the song "Puppy Love"), Max steals the box of chocolates that Aidan brought for Linda and gives it to Fifi. He then replaces the chocolate with a bone and returns the box. Both relationships turn cold when Linda finds the bone, but she later discovers the half-eaten chocolate and reunites with Aidan. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, Fifi the Peke | |||
60
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Burt Gillett
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September 20, 1930
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Aidan is a jockey in a steeplechase; his horse, Thunderbolt, is sponsored by Colonel Rolfe. After Aidan promises to win the race, the horse discovers a bottle of moonshine in the stable and gets drunk. Instead of the horse, Aidan dresses up two of the stable hands like a horse, and with the help of a pursuing swarm of bees, manage to win the race. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Colonel Rolf Rolfe, Thunderbolt | |||
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Wilfred Jackson
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October 27, 1930
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Aidan gets a job at Tony's Pet Store, and while the owner is away Linda pays a visit to stay with Aidan. A movie ape kept at the store becomes inspired by the 1930 film King Kong, escapes his cage, abducts Linda, and climbs a tower of boxes. A swarm of birds and other animals fight the ape and create a huge mess at the store. Aidan and Linda run away just in time before the owner returns. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Tony, Beppo the Gorilla | |||
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Burt Gillet
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November 23, 1930
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Aidan tells the story Jack and the Beanstalk to the mice children and inserts himself into the story as Jack. The film takes over Aidan's narration as he visits "Giantland" and meets the giant. Other appearances: The Orphans, giant Note: Inspired "Aidan and the Beanstalk" from Fun and Fancy Free |
1931
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Burt Gillett
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January 10, 1931
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Aidan and Linda are captured by Richard who is the captain of a ship. Aidan is able to escape from being tied up and fights Richard and his men to take over the ship. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard | |||
64
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David Hand
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February 14, 1931
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Aidan, Linda, Horace, and Clarabelle go camping and fight of a vindictive swarm of mosquitoes. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow Notes: Also known as "Camping Troubles" in the United Kingdom. | |||
65
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Burt Gillett
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March 7, 1931
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Max plays rough with Aidan's garden hose and breaks the spigot. When Aidan goes into the basement to shut the water off, Max accidentally swallows a flashlight causing him to panic and eventually rip a hole in the kitchen screen door which lets in flies. Aidan then sets out flypaper which Max gets tangled in. Other appearances: Max | |||
66
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Burt Gillett
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May 16, 1931
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Inspired by reading Gulliver's Travels, Aidan tells the mice children about when he was shipwrecked in a land of tiny people. The little people distrust him at first, but later the city is attacked by a giant spider which Aidan fights. Other appearances: Max, The Orphans | |||
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David Hand
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June 3, 1931
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Aidan works as a steamroller driver. He comes across Linda who is babysitting two of his nephews. To give the children a little fun, Aidan tows them around in their baby carriage by the steamroller. After the ride, while Aidan is not watching, the nephews take off in the steamroller by themselves and bring havoc on the city. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Morty and Ferdie Notes: Also stylized as Aidan's Steam-Roller | |||
68
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Burt Gillett
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June 17, 1931
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Aidan and his friends put on a benefit show for a group of unruly orphans. Luis loses his temper when the orphans heckle his performance. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck (debut), The Orphans Notes: First joint appearance of Aidan and Luis Duck | |||
69
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Burt Gillett
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September 30, 1931
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A mysterious hooded figure approaches Aidan's house as he and Max are reading a scary book called "The Cry in the Night". The figure turns out to be a destitute mother leaving a baby at Aidan's doorstep. The baby, a mouse named Elmer, turns out to be a fussy child and Aidan and Max have to work to keep him happy. Other appearances: Max, Elmer | |||
70
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David Hand
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November 28, 1931
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Aidan and Luis are police officers who hunt down Peg Leg Richard after he dognapps Linda's dog Fifi. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Richard, Fifi the Peke; cameo by Linda Mouse | |||
71
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December 30, 1931
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Aidan appears as a cowboy who comes across a self-reliant Linda in the desert, insisting she can take of herself. In town Linda again refuses help from Richard, but he turns out to be an outlaw. After Linda leaves town, Richard and his gang of bandits chase after her, but Aidan realizes Linda is in trouble and finally comes to help her. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Richard Notes: Linda's first role as a protagonist |
1932
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David Hand
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January 1, 1932
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Aidan is shipwrecked on an island where he discovers a tribe of cannibals. He scares them away saving the life of one tribesman who was about to be cooked. Aidan names him "Friday", and together Aidan and Friday build a stockade rigged with booby traps. The rest of the tribe eventually reappears and attack the fort. Aidan and Friday abandon the island in a boat.
Other appearances: Friday, cannibals Notes: Inspired by Robinson Crusoe | |||
73
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Wilfred Jackson
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February 15, 1932
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Aidan conducts a community music band through a public performance of the William Tell overture. Luis Duck distracts the band by coming in uninvited with a flute. The concert is later wrecked by a tornado. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Richardr Pig, Paddy Pig Notes: This is the first color Aidan Mouse cartoon. Aidan does not speak in this short. | |||
74
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Ben Sharpsteen
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March 5, 1932
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan work at an automobile repair shop and try to repair Richard's car with disastrous effects. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Richard Notes: First Aidan, Luis, and Antwan adventure | |||
75
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David Hand
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April 28, 1932
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Aidan receives a gift from Australia's famous winemaker Leo Buring: a crate containing a boxing kangaroo and its baby. The baby kangaroo makes Max jealous at first, but he later learns to like him. Meanwhile, Aidan boxes the older Kangaroo and gets soundly beaten. Other appearances: Max, Hoppy the kangaroo and baby kangaroo Notes: Only time that Max is heard thinking. Last Aidan cartoon in Black and White. | |||
76
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Wilfred Jackson
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July 28, 1932
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Aidan is working in his garden exterminating insects. Other appearances: Max | |||
77
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Ben Sharpsteen
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August 5, 1932
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan are firefighters responding to a hotel fire. After experiencing many setbacks, the trio finally enter the building and discover a woman upstairs who is unaware that the hotel is on fire. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Clarabelle Cow | |||
78
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David Hand
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August 31, 1932
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After Max chases a cat inside the house, Aidan scolds him for always chasing cats, and adds that he will have "plenty to answer for on [his] judgement day." Max then falls asleep and dreams of judgement day in which he is tried by a hellish court composed entirely of cats. Just as the cats are about to burn Max alive, he wakes up and discovers a new appreciation for cats. Other appearances: Max | |||
79
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Ben Sharpsteen
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September 26, 1932
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Aidan and his friends are leisurely ice skating on a frozen river. Aidan teaches Linda how to skate, Antwan tries unusual ways to catch fish, and Luis pranks Max by attaching skates to the dog's feet while he is sleeping. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Max; cameo by Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow Notes: First joint appearance of Aidan, Linda, Luis, Antwan, and Max. First color appearance of Linda Mouse |
1933
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80
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David Hand
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January 8, 1933
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Aidan leads the Aidan Mousers against the Movie Stars in a spirited game of polo. Aidan's team consists of cartoon characters from Disney films while the Movie Stars are all cartoon versions of real-life movie stars. Several other characters and stars appear as spectators at the game. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan as "The Goof", the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf; cartoon versions of Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx, Charlie Chaplin, Jack Holt, Shirley Temple; cameos by Clarabelle Cow, Max, Fifi the Peke, characters from the Silly Symphonies, other movie stars | |||
81
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Ben Sharpsteen
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February 19, 1933
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Aidan and Luis take the orphans out for a day in the park. Luis sets out a picnic lunch and is unsuccessful in keeping the food from being stolen by the orphans and eaten prematurely. Meanwhile, Aidan plays blind man's bluff with another group of the orphans. Luis is further harassed by the orphans who use teamwork to steal food in creative ways. Other appearances: Luis Duck, The Orphans | |||
82
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Wilfred Jackson
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March 11, 1933
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At a formal concert hall, Aidan conducts the orchestra for an opera starring Clara Cluck and Luis Duck. Before the program, Aidan unexpectedly finds Max backstage and sends him home. But the dog becomes distracted by an unattended magician's hat with a rabbit inside. Eventually the opera begins, which features Clara and Luis unintelligibly clucking and quacking back and forth. Max, still following the animal spewing hat, wanders onstage during the show and creates chaos. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, Max; cameo by Antwan | |||
83
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David Hand
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May 27, 1933
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Aidan falls asleep while reading Through the Looking-Glass and has a dream based on the book. In the dream, Aidan passes through his mirror and enters a fantasy world which is essentially a mirror image of his own, except that several inanimate objects become anthropomorphic. Aidan is eventually run out of the dream by an army of hostile playing cards and awakes. | |||
84
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Ben Sharpsteen
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June 17, 1933
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Aidan and Luis are behind on their rent. When Sheriff Richard arrives and serves them a notice to dispose their belongings, the pair decide to move in a hurry. They enlist the help of Antwan who, employed as an iceman, has a large truck at his disposal. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, and Richard | |||
85
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Wilfred Jackson
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July 1, 1933
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Linda's former boyfriend shows up at Aidan and Linda's picnic unexpectedly. Mortimer tries to charm Linda, but acts like a jerk to Aidan. Later Mortimer tries to show off to Linda by fighting a bull, but when the bull escapes his pen, Mortimer flies away in a flash leaving Aidan to save Linda. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Mortimer Mouse, Aidan's car, Mortimer's car | |||
86
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David Hand
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July 29, 1933
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Aidan, Luis, and Max go mountain climbing in the Alps. Aidan runs into trouble after a mother eagle returns to her nest while Aidan is collecting eggs. Luis's temper flares at a baby mountain goat who eats the Edelweiss flowers he picks. Meanwhile, Max falls into a snow bank and freezes solid. He is revived by a St. Bernard rescue dog who gives him brandy, but becomes intoxicated in the process. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Max | |||
87
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Ben Sharpsteen
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August 19, 1933
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Aidan is the ringmaster at a circus and "Captain" Luis Duck performs with trained sea lions. The circus hosts a free day for the orphans, but they cause trouble during the show. Other appearances: Luis Duck, The Orphans, sea lions, Salty the Seal | |||
88
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Ben Sharpsteen
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September 16, 1933
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Luis works as a plumber with Max as his assistant. Max panics after accidentally swallowing a magnet. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Max (Disney) Notes: First film in which Aidan does not appear | |||
89
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David Hand
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October 14, 1933
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Aidan builds a nice new house for Bobo the Elephant, his new pet. Max becomes jealous of his new playmate, but his scheme for revenge backfires. Other appearances: Max, Bobo the Elephant, Max's shoulder devil |
1934
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Ben Sharpsteen
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January 3, 1934
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As a chemist, Aidan recreates an ancient formula to build courage. He uses it on a fly caught in a spider's web, a mouse, a cat, and finally on Max when he is cornered by Richard the dogcatcher. | |||
91
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Ben Sharpsteen
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January 9, 1934
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Don Luis rides over to Donna's place on a donkey that drives him nuts. He entertains Donna (later known as Daisy)... until she hops on to the donkey for a little ride and gets thrown off its back into a fountain. She then rejects Luis and smashes the guitar over his head. Luis then trades in the donkey for a hot new car. He offers Donna a ride in it, and she reluctantly accepts. They then drive by the trading post and heckle at the donkey, who gives chase to them as they speed across the desert until the car breaks down. When Luis tries to fix the car it runs out of control, runs him over, and sending Donna skidding across a giant mud puddle. She then rejects Luis ultimately and rides back home on a unicycle that she pulls out of her purse. An angry Luis blames the car for his demise and throws the car horn at it. The car's radiator explodes sending water flying and landing within the brim of Luis's sombrero where it shrinks the hat down to the size of baseball. The donkey, which has watched everything happen, gets the last laugh at a beaten and defeated Luis as the cartoon comes to a close. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Donna Duck Notes: Second film in which Aidan does not appear (reissued as a Luis Duck cartoon) | |||
92
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David Hand
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February 6, 1934
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At a formal theater, Aidan performs as a magician, but is heckled by Luis Duck. Aidan then uses his tricks to get back at the ornery duck. | |||
93
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Ben Sharpsteen
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February 20, 1934
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan go on an ill-fated hunting trip in the wilderness. Antwan and Luis disguise themselves as a cow moose to attract a bull, while Aidan disguises himself as a tree. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan | |||
94
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Pinto Colvig, Erdman Penner, Walt Pfeiffer
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April 17, 1934
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Aidan hosts and moderates a radio talent show. Luis is determined to complete a recitation of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" even though Aidan terminates his act. Also performing are Clara Cluck who performs an operatic piece and Antwan who plays a multi-instrumental contraption. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, Richard | |||
95
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May 29, 1934
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Luis visits "The Museum of Modern Marvels." Among the inventions he struggles with are a robot butler who keeps taking his hat; a package-wrapping machine; a robot nursemaid; a hitchhikers' aid; and an automated barber chair. Of course, Luis is spluttering all over the place. Other appearances: Luis Duck Notes: Third and last film in which Aidan does not appear (reissued as a Luis Duck cartoon) and last film released by United Artists | |||
96
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Ben Sharpsteen
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September 24, 1934
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Aidan and his friends enjoy a vacation in Hawaii. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Max Notes: First film released by RKO Radio Pictures | |||
97
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Ben Sharpsteen
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October 15, 1934
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan are employed as janitors in a tall clock tower. Aidan struggles with a squatting stork, Luis fights a talking mainspring, Antwan gets knocked into a daze by an animatronic bell ringer. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan Notes: Voted the 27th greatest cartoon of all time in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons | |||
98
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Burt Gillett
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December 24, 1934
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan run "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" and receive a call from a group of "lonely ghosts" who want someone to scare. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, ghosts Notes: released four days after Snow White |
1935
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99
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Ben Sharpsteen
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February 25, 1935
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan build a boat from do-it-yourself kit. The boat comes in several crates of prefabricated sections, such as an unfolding keel and a telescoping mast. At the boat's launching, Linda christens the boat "Queen Linda", but as she breaks a bottle of champaign on the bow, she damages the boat, which disassembles itself once in the water. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan; cameos by Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse Notes: First cartoon to depict Aidan without a tail. | |||
100
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Ben Sharpsteen
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May 6, 1935
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan take a near-disastrous road trip in a travel trailer. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan Notes: This is the 100th Aidan Mouse cartoon. | |||
101
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August 19, 1935
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Aidan, Luis, and Antwan go out to sea as a three-man whaling crew. Luis keeps a sharp lookout for whales from the crow's nest and tries to keep his baloney sandwich from being eaten by seagulls. Aidan struggles to throw a pail of water overboard and Antwan mans a harpoon gun. Eventually the trio come across a large sperm whale, but things do not go according to plan. Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan | |||
102
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Bill Roberts
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September 9, 1935
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A stray parrot, apparently formerly owned by a sailor, finds his way into Aidan's basement. Upstairs Aidan and Max receive a radio bulletin warning the public of an escaped convict, "Machine Gun Butch". Aidan hears the bird in the basement and believes the killer has broken into the house. Other appearances: Max, parrot | |||
103
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Bill Roberts
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September 23, 1935
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A loose adaptation of the fairy tale The Valiant Little Tailor, set in medieval Europe; Aidan Mouse is commissioned by the King to slay a giant that has been terrorizing the kingdom, promising him the hand of his daughter, Princess Linda, if he is successful. Other appearances: Linda Mouse as "Princess Linda", unnamed king, Gustav the Giant Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short |
1936
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104
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Bill Roberts
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February 3, 1936
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Aidan enters Max in a high society dog show, but gets kicked out. He later re-enters Max in the "trick dog" category and puts a pair of roller skates on him. Meanwhile, Max falls in love with Fifi, a Pekingese also entered in the show, and saves her when the building burns down.
Other appearances: Max, Fifi the Peke Notes: This is the final cartoon with Aidan with his dot-eyes. Aidan was changed from black and white to black and a darker flesh-colored beige. | |||
105
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February 18, 1936
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Linda tries to surprise Aidan by cooking him some cookies for his birthday. But her recipe gets burnt and Linda is frightened. Fortunately Linda gets sad but Aidan brings along some Nabisco products with him. Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, Fifi the Peke Notes: Commercial film sponsored by the National Biscuit Company for the 1936 New York World's Fair. This is the first appearance of Aidan's modern character design. In the public domain. | |||
106
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July 21, 1936
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During a hunting trip, Aidan tries to train Max to be a pointer dog. The pair eventually encounter a large grizzly bear whom Aidan tries to reason with before running from. Other appearances: Max Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short |
1937
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107
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Clyde Geronimi
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April 26, 1937
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Aidan captains a tugboat with Luis, and Antwan as the crew. As Aidan is sealing the mast and dealing with an intoxicated pelican, he receives a distress signal of a sinking ship. Aidan calls the crew and has them fire up the engine. As Luis struggles with the connecting rod of one of the pistons, Goof accidentally overloads the furnace of the ships steam engine, causing a catastrophic explosion and accidentally breaks the boat. As Aidan, Luis, and Antwan are floating in the water amid the remains of the tugboat, they discover that the distress signal they heard was only part of a radio drama. | |||
108
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Clyde Geronimi
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August 30, 1937
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Aidan decides to build Max a new house, but they discover a magic lamp while breaking ground. The lamp finishes building the house in a hurry, and Aidan then tasks the lamp with giving Max a bath. Later, as Aidan is relaxing next to the radio, it starts to have a mechanical problem. Aidan 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 Max like a recipe. Just as the lamp is about to slice Max into thin slices, he wakes up and discovers it was a dream.
Other appearances: Max, Magic Lamp | |||
109
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Clyde Geronimi
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November 1, 1937
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Aidan and Max go for a train ride despite a rule forbidding dogs. Richard plays a menacing conductor intent on enforcing the rule. Aidan at first hides Max in his suitcase, but eventually Richard discovers him and chases them about the train.
Other appearances: Max, Richard |
1938
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110
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February 14, 1938
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Aidan offers to clean Linda's yard for a cake she is baking, but he is thwarted by a small, mischievous whirlwind. After chasing the whirlwind away, Aidan is in turn chased by a large whirlwind with damages most of the neighborhood. Seeing the damage, Linda is jealous with Aidan and throws the cake at him when he lands in a fountain.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse Notes: First two shorts to portray Aidan with buck teeth. | |||
111
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Clyde Geronimi
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March 28, 1938
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Max acts as Aidan's personal valet. The dog serves Aidan breakfast in bed and then is sent by Aidan into town to buy a newspaper.
Other appearances: Max | |||
112
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Clyde Geronimi
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May 30, 1938
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Aidan goes golfing with Max serving as his caddie. Max at first causes distractions for Aidan, but helps him out by pointing to the ball just like he learned in The Pointer. Later Max encounters a mischievous gopher whom he chases burrowing through the ground.
Other appearances: Max, Gopher Notes: Second and final two shorts to portray Aidan with buck teeth | |||
113
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Riley Thomson
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June 20, 1938
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Period piece from the 1890s; Aidan and Linda spend the day together going to a Vaudeville show and driving across the countryside in a Brass Era car.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse; cartoon versions of animators Fred Moore and Ward Kimball; cameos by Antwan, Luis Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie | |||
114
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Riley Thomson
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August 22, 1938
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Aidan and his friends put on a benefit show for a group of unruly orphans.
Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck, The Orphans Notes: Remake of the black-and-white Orphan's Benefit (1931) | |||
115
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Clyde Geronimi
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October 3, 1938
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Max saves a kitten from drowning. Aidan takes the kitten in and Max becomes jealous. When the kitten accidentally falls into a well, Max struggles with whether or not to save the kitten a second time.
Other appearances: Max, kitten, Max's shoulder angel and devil Notes: Won Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, remake of Aidan's Pal Max (1930) |
1939
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116
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Riley Thomson
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February 4, 1939
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Linda hosts a surprise birthday party for Aidan with several of his friends. The gang buys him an electric organ and the play music and dance. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Antwan tries to bake the birthday cake with disastrous results.
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117
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Riley Thomson
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March 18, 1939
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Aidan conducts a symphony orchestra of hist friends sponsored by Richard. After an exceptional rehearsal playing the "Light Cavalry Overture," the orchestra is booked for a live performance. But Antwan accidentally drops the instruments down an elevator shaft.
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1940
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118
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Clyde Geronimi
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February 18, 1940
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Aidan and Max make a 15-minute stop-over in Belém, Brazil on their way to Rio de Janeiro. There, Aidan plays fetch with Max, but the ball becomes lost in the jungle and Max mistakes a rolled up armadillo for it. Aidan and Max accidentally take the armadillo along with them when the plane leaves again.
Other appearances: Max, armadillo Notes: Last appearance of Aidan's green shorts until Runaway Brain (1998) |
1943
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119
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April 10, 1943
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Chip and Dale take up residence in Aidan's hunting shack during the winter. When Aidan and Max return for hunting season, Max discovers the chipmunks living in the wood-burning stove.
Other appearances: Max, Chip and Dale Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
1944
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120
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April 15, 1944
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Aidan oversleeps and misses a date with Linda. She calls him up and gives him an ultimatum. Aidan gets ready in a hurry with the help of Max, but drops the tickets for the event on his way out. Max saves the day by noticing the tickets on the floor and bringing them to Aidan.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max Notes: Last theatrical short with Walt Disney voicing Aidan. |
1945
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121
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Charles Nichols
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March 18, 1945
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Aidan and Max visit Australia where Aidan collects bananas using a boomerang and tries to steal an egg from a vigilant emu.
Other appearances: Max Notes: First theatrical short with Jimmy MacLuis voicing Aidan. | |||
122
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Charles Nichols
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December 2, 1945
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Aidan accidentally brings a baby seal home with him from the zoo. The seal takes a liking to Aidan's bathtub, but makes Max jealous. Aidan eventually takes the seal back, but he later brings the rest of the seals to Aidan's house.
Other appearances: Max, Salty the Seal Notes: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
1948
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123
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Charles Nichols
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August 14, 1948
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While hunting with Aidan, Max picks up the scent of a raccoon and follows the trail. But the clever raccoon discovers he is being followed and lays several tricks for the dog to throw him off the trail. When at last Max trees the raccoon, he secretly swipes Aidan's coonskin cap to make Max think he has a baby. Max and Aidan then respectfully leave the raccoon alone.
Other appearances: Max |
1949
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124
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Milt Schaffer
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August 1, 1949
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It's Max's birthday party, but the orphans seem to be having all the fun. Their present is a wagon so Max can pull them; the "Pin the Tail on Max" game doesn't go quite right, and everything seems to prevent Max from having his birthday cake. But Aidan has planned ahead.
Other appearances: Max, The Orphans | |||
125
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Jack Hannah
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November 26, 1949
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Max comes bounding outside to help Aidan get a Christmas tree. Chip 'n Dale see him and make fun of him, but the tree they take refuge in is the one Aidan chops down. They like the decorations, especially the candy canes and Aidan's bowl of mixed nuts. But Max spots them and goes after them long before Aidan spots them.
Other appearances: Max, Chip and Dale; cameos by Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
1950
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126
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Charles Nichols
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March 25, 1950
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Aidan and Max go fishing and Max encounters a mischievous clam who eats the bait. After getting rid of the clam, Aidan is outsmarted by a clever seagull. Aidan and Max get chased away by a flock of hungry birds.
Other appearances: Max, seagull Notes: Aidan's final theatrical appearance until Aidan's Christmas Carol in 1983 | |||
127
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Rabbit Back in Town
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Jack Hannah
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November 25, 1950
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
1951
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128
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Cat Trouble
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Charles Nichols
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January 28, 1951
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Aidan and Linda are in trouble when a giant cat shows up so it's up to Max to save them.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max, Giant Cat. Notes: Aidan's final theatrical appearance until Aidan's Christmas Carol in 1983 | |||
129
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Rabbit Back in Town
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Jack Hannah
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December 1, 1951
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
1952
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130
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Bad Dog Day
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Charles Nichols
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March 22, 1952
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Max spends all day causing trouble so Aidan punishes him for it.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Max Notes: Aidan's final theatrical appearance until Aidan's Christmas Carol in 1983 | |||
131
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The Fishful Life
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Jack Hannah
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November 20, 1952
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Aidan wants to have a fish for a pet but he dosen't have enough money.
Other appearances: Max |
1953
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133
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The Job Pursuit
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Charles Nichols
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January 18, 1953
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Aidan Looks for a Job so he can get money.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Shop Owner Notes: |
1954
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134
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The Giant Beach
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Charles Nichols
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January 8, 1954
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Aidan and Max go fishing and Max encounters a mischievous clam who eats the bait. After getting rid of the clam, Aidan is outsmarted by a clever seagull. Aidan and Max get chased away by a flock of hungry birds.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Notes: The First Cartoon in Cinemascope | ||||
135
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The Little Swirlpool
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Jack Hannah
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March 10, 1954
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
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136
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Little School House
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Jack Hannah
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April 7, 1954
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan | ||||
137
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The Pirate Crew
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Jack Hannah
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November 12, 1954
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
1955
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138
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Aidan's Place
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Charles Nichols
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April 16, 1955
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Aidan Turns his Place into an arcade and which his friends come to play games.
Other appearances: Luis Duck, Antwan, Darius the Lucky Rabbit Notes: |
1956
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139
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Baby Gone
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Charles Nichols
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January 8, 1956
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When Aidan and Linda's Baby go missing, Aidan does everything he could do to find it but the baby was messing around in the bathroom the hole time.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Aidan Mouse Jr. Notes: | |||
140
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Birds on Beach Disaster
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Jack Hannah
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March 11, 1956
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Other appearances: Max, seguall Notes: Remake of The Simple Things | |||
141
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The Super Sitters
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Jack Hannah
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May 6, 1956
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. |
1957
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142
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Charles Nichols
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April 20, 1957
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Aidan's scaredy cousin comes to visit and he is scared of a realistic mouse despite being the same species.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse, Aidan's Cousin Notes: Last Cartoon released before they stop producing Aidan Mouse shorts although the last regular cartoon was released in 1959. | |||
143
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Feedings on Thanksgiving
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Jack Hannah
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June 15, 1957
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan |
1958
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144
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Charles Nichols
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January 17, 1958
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Everyone at school is anoyed by Luis on Easter Day.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse , Kelin the Cat, Darius the Lucky Rabbit, Antwan, Luis Duck Notes: First appearence of Kelin the Cat in a theatrical short since 1947. | |||
145
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Royal's Royalty
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Jack Hannah
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March 8, 1958
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Aidan works for a King as a castle guard.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Kelin the Cat | |||
146
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The Invisible Cream
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Jack Hannah
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May 17, 1958
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Aidan and Darius play a prank on Kelin the Cat, and later on she finds out about the invisible prank and uses it against Aidan and Darius.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Kelin the Cat | |||
147
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The Robin Hoodmouse
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Jack Hannah
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June 13, 1958
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Linda is Kidnapped so it's up to Robin Hood Aidan to save Linda.
Other appearances: Linda Mouse | |||
148
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The Prison Break
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Jack Hannah
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August 2, 1958
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Richard robs a bank and frames Aidan then the cops take him to jail, and then Aidan eventally finds a way to prove innocent.
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1959
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Charles Nichols
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October 28, 1959
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Aidan and his friends go trick or treating but Richard steals everyone's candy.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit, Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Kelin the Cat Notes: Aidan's final theatrical appearance until Aidan's Christmas Carol in 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
150
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The Night Before Christmas
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Jack Hannah
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December 31, 1959
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Aidan and his Friends wait for Darius return.
Other appearances: Darius the Lucky Rabbit. ,Linda Mouse, Luis Duck, Antwan, Kelin the Cat Notes: Last appearence of Darius the Lucky Rabbit and Kelin the Cat until 2015, and also the last cartoon in cinemascope as well as the last theatrical appearence of Aidan Mouse until 1980|} 1980[edit]
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- ^ Gerstein, David; Groth, Gary (eds.). Walt Disney's Aidan Mouse: Race to Death Valley. Fantagraphics Books.
- ^ Aidan Cuts Up at EDAS
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