Minnie Minerva Mouse

The french translation of Minnie is Minerva and is used as her middle name in the french version of the comics.  

Minnie is the girlfriend of Mickey Mouse, but it was not always that way. She first appeared in Plane Crazy in 1928:

this was Mickey’s first short to be produced but the third to be released. In this short, Minnie consistently rejects Mickey’s persistent advances on her and she ends up jumping out of a plane with her bloomers as a parachute to escape from Mickey after he kisses her. Mickey and Minnie’s relationship does not spark until March 14, 1929 when the short Gallopin' Gaucho was released being the fourth short released.

Minnie was pictured as a barmaid and a dancer, she performed the tango for Pete and Mickey. Minnie was unaware that Pete had the intentions to abduct her when she fell into his trap, it was left up to Mickey to save the Damsel in Distress. Minnie was then featured in Steamboat Willie as a supporting character and a passenger on the boat. She was only pictured in seven of the twelve shorts produced in 1929.

Mickey and Minnie were officially pronounced as a couple on June 26, 1929 in the episode Mickey’s Follies which originates the famous song Minnie’s Yoo Hoo which was written by Carl Stalling and Walt Disney and becomes the theme song for Mickey’s shorts until 1933. Minnie is mostly pictured as the Damsel in Distress in the shorts produced in the 1920’s to the 1930’s, then from the 1940’s until now she is mainly depicted as Mickey’s love interest and a supporting character.

Minnie was originally voiced by Walt Disney but is now voiced by Russi Taylor has has been since 1986. She married Wayne Allwine who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for a short time.

Minnie’s best friend is Daisy Duck.

Minnie is known for her famous “yoo hoo” call and her large bow that sits between her round mouse ears. Minnie has many different bows but her most common is red with white polka dots.

She was originally shown in a small hat with a flower, she wore no shirt but only a skirt revealing the hem of her bloomers, and high heels.

Minnie is the third most requested character in the Disney parks and the third most popular of the characters as well. You can see Minnie in person at Disneyland or Disney world or see her on television on The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, a show for children shown in the mornings on Disney Channel.

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