Clarabelle

This adorable fun-loving cow was a pitch by Ub Iwerks for the face of Disney when Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was sold and taken from Walt Disney. Walt turned down the pitch and asked for something better. Ub, loving the character anyway, uses her in may of Mickey’s cartoons. Clarabelle loves social events and is often found gossiping about her friends personal matters. She also likes to speak in a business tone and adds mooo’s to her words.

This cow loved fashion, and never really has a set style through her career, she is constantly changing colors and styles. Clarabelle is the most consistent with the large bow she wears on her head like Minnie and Daisy.

Clarabelle has been in two relationships through the years. Her first was with Horace Horsecollar, they were in love and at one point engaged to each other. Now their relationship is inconsistent. Her other love and present love is Goofy. They are pictured in many films, cartoon books, and shorts as a couple, displayed by their flirting heart eyes.

Many characters of Clarabelle’s family have been introduced including her mother and father and her aunt and cousin.

Clarabelle was depicted in Disney’s first Mickey short Plane Crazy in 1928, but was not given a name until 1930 in the short Mickey Mouse In Death Valley. Her career then took a large break until 1983 when she was brought into Mickey’s Christmas Carol, after which she was a huge character in Disney.

In the beginning, Clarabelle did not have very many speaking roles. When she was reintroduced in 1983, she began to have more speaking roles. The first actress to be the voice of Clarabelle was Elvia Allman followed by April Winchell who still voices her today.

Clarabelle is featured in many of Disney’s shorts. She plays many cameos but also many times she is just herself. Clarabelle is not considered one of the Fab five characters, but has been around since the beginning charming the audience. Clarabelle is featured in many video games including Mickey’s Racing Adventure, Kingdom Hearts II, Epic Mickey, Mickey’s Th!nk Fast, and Toontown Online.

In the Disney parks, Clarabelle is featured in meet-and-greets and well as many shows and parades including Fantasmic! and Frontierland Hoedown in the Magic Kingdom. Clarabelle used to roam main street with Horace Horsecollar, but it is now less common to see her there.

Source: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Clarabelle_Cow