Who doesn't like the world's most famous mouse and his faithful dog!! Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks way back in 1928, and made his debut in the black and white cartoon "Steamboat Willie". Walt actually got the inspiration to use a mouse from a pet mouse he used to have on his farm, and originally wanted to name him "Mortimer Mouse" but his wife Lillian convinced him to change it until he finally settled on Mickey.
The first Mickey Mouse cartoons didn't have sound, but once sound started being used in cartoons, Walt personally did the voice of Mickey until 1946. Somebody else took over for the cartoons, but Walt still personally voiced Mickey for the original Mickey Mouse club. Right now, the voice of Mickey is Bret Iwan.
Aside from cartoons, Mickey also had his own cartoon, video games, has his image on tons of merchandise and is of course the favorite host at the Disney theme parks. He even has his very own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame (located on 6925 Hollywood Blvd. if anyone's wondering).
Mickey got his pet dog Pluto (his full name is Pluto the Pup) in 1930. Officially he's a mixed breed, but is modeled after the English Pointer, which is most likely because one of the main artists owned one of these himself. He is the only one of the "big Five" (next to Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald) that doesn't wear clothes. He also doesn't talk, which is also different from the other main characters.
In the same year he made his appearance, the minor planet Pluto was discovered, and it is rumored that Mickey's pet dog was named after the newly discovered planet, although this hasn't been confirmed.
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