For example, the copyright to a Mickey Mouse cartoon restricts others from making copies of the cartoon or creating derivative works based on Disney's particular anthropomorphic mouse, but does not prohibit the creation of other works about anthropomorphic mice in general, so long as they are different enough to not be judged copies of Disney's.

Among these were Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Betty Boop.

The " Monarch of Medioka " story in Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse comic strip ran from September 8, 1937 to May 2, 1938.

Mickey Mouse is perhaps the most famous cartoon character and fictional mouse in the world.

In 1937 when Donald Duck became the star of his own series of cartoons instead of co-starring with Mickey Mouse and Goofy as previously, a new unit of storymen and animators was created devoted solely to this series.

( Jones frequently claimed, including in the aforementioned autobiography, that this happened because Warner finally learned they weren't making Mickey Mouse cartoons ).

The production stirred deep controversy by featuring nude performers in Mickey Mouse masks dancing on the ruins of the World Trade Center and a female singer with a painted on Hitler toothbrush moustache performing a straight arm Nazi salute, along with sinister portrayals of American soldiers, Uncle Sam, and Elvis Presley impersonators.

Their first coast-to-coast message contained images of Mickey Mouse.

Meanwhile Robert Zemeckis helmed Who Framed Roger Rabbit, in which featured several famous cartoon characters from the " Golden Age of animation " including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, Sylvester the cat, Tweety Pie and Jiminy Cricket among others.

" badge with a character resembling Mickey Mouse in reference to the in popular culture rationale behind the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998

Readers have found all kinds of strange tidbits, including mysterious cat pictures, apparent Mickey Mouse references and weird books wedged into the many shelves that clutter the catalogues.

He was the voice of the mad scientist, Dr. Frankenollie, in the Mickey Mouse short Runaway Brain.

* 1928 – Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy

: Not to be confused with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

The Mickey Mouse Club is an American variety television show that aired intermittently from 1955 to 1996.

Being busy with these projects and others, Disney turned The Mickey Mouse Club over to Bill Walsh to create and develop the format, initially aided by Hal Adelquist.

Mickey Mouse himself appeared in every show not only in vintage cartoons originally made for theatrical release, but in opening, interstitial and closing segments made especially for the show.

Mickey Mouse Club was hosted by Jimmie Dodd, a songwriter and the Head Mouseketeer, who provided leadership both on and off screen.

Roy suggested the Mickey Mouse ears worn by the cast members, which he helped create, along with Chuck Keehne, Hal Adelquist, and Bill Walsh.

The opening theme, " The Mickey Mouse March ," was written by the show's primary adult host, Jimmie Dodd.

The Mickey Mouse Club was featured on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Walt Disney's Adventure Time, featuring re-runs of The Mickey Mouse Club serials and several re-edited segments from Disneyland and Walt Disney Presents, appeared on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

* 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.

The show featured the cast members of the New Mickey Mouse Club.

* October 3 – The Mickey Mouse Club TV program debuts on the ABC-TV network in the United States.

The series features a core group of young performers, in the vein of The Mickey Mouse Club, and a weekly junior talent quest.

In 1990, his mother Karen Chasez noticed a small ad in the Washington Post announcing auditions for Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club, and encouraged Chasez to try out.

The series from the 1950s to the 1970s also included a number of titles licensed from popular movies and television shows: Lassie, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, many television Westerns, and Walt Disney's Spin and Marty and Annette, ( from the serial featuring Annette Funicello that aired on The Mickey Mouse Club ).

Then in late 1955 Western initiated Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club Magazine with content produced by Disney Studio staff members.

It was intended to promote The Mickey Mouse Club television series.

* An overview of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club Magazine / Walt Disney's Magazine ( Winter 1956-Oct. 1959 )

In early 1989, the channel revived one of the company's early TV staples with The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, which was an immediate hit that proved Disney's basic variety show formula could still work, unlike in the short-lived 1970s revival.

By this point, the network was split into three programming blocks: Playhouse Disney, comprising shows aimed at preschoolers ; Vault Disney, featuring classic Disney material such as Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club, the Walt Disney anthology television series, older television specials and features such as The Love Bug ; and the most distinct one, running from afternoon to late evening for teenagers, called Zoog Disney ( which was introduced in August 1998, shortly after the Toon Disney cable channel was launched ), that used anthropomorphic robot-like characters with human voices called " Zoogs " as its hosts.

The classic programming changed to feature only Disney-produced television series and specials such as Zorro, Spin and Marty, The Mickey Mouse Club and the Walt Disney anthology television series, along with older Disney television specials ; older Disney feature films also were part of the lineup from 1997 to 2000, but aired in a reduced capacity.

The two-part episode " Darkly Dawns the Duck " originally aired as an hour-length TV special on September 7, 1991 as part of a larger TV special, " The Darkwing Duck Premiere and Back to School With the Mickey Mouse Club ".

It was one of the only shows, along with The Mickey Mouse Club, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and You Can't Do That on Television, in which the complete season took place within the calendar year, instead of the traditional fall-through-spring shooting / broadcast schedule.

* Lonnie Burr, American actor, dancer / choreographer, singer, director and author of Danish, French, Scots-Irish and German descent, best known for having been a star on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955 to 1959

In October 1955, Stage 2 began production on the first series of The Mickey Mouse Club.

* Mickey Mouse Club ( 1955 – 1959 ).

It was the trial of oleomargarine heir Minot ( Mickey ) Jelke for compulsory prostitution in New York that put the spotlight on the international play-girl.

Held as a material witness in the compulsory prostitution trial of Mickey Jelke, the comely courtesan was unable to raise bail and was committed to the Women's House of Detention, a terribly overcrowded prison.

Mickey was on his knees when Roberts turned on the stairs and the razor flashed in his hand.

He was invulnerable to attack, but he could be handled, Mickey knew, if he could be brought to make the first move.

Then Roberts was on him, gasping for breath and for a couple of seconds Mickey lost sight of the blade.

When he charged Mickey was ready.

Mickey was sure now he was dead.

But last week, when a reporter was standing near Mantle's locker, Mickey walked up and volunteered an anecdote.

`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.

In 2004, Mickey and Sylvia's 1956 recording of his song " Love Is Strange " was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a recording of qualitative or historical significance, and he was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame.

As Atari was heavily involved with Disney at the time, it was later code-named " Mickey ", and the 256K memory expansion board was codenamed " Minnie ".

Through the decade, with Mickey Redmond having two 50 – goal seasons and Marcel Dionne starting to reach his prime ( which he did not attain until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings ), a lack of defensive and goaltending ability continually hampered the Wings.

His first foray into television was a documentary for NBC's Omnibus, Dancing is a Man's Game ( 1958 ) where he assembled a group of America's greatest sportsmen – including Mickey Mantle, Sugar Ray Robinson and Bob Cousy – and re-interpreted their moves choreographically, as part of his lifelong quest to remove the effeminate stereotype of the art of dance, while articulating the philosophy behind his dance style.

Mickey Leigh: " I was shocked when the band came out.

In 1984, it was David Rabe's Hurlyburly, where he rotated through each of the male parts ( he would later play Mickey in the film version ).

However, it was not until he portrayed Timothy Fenwick that same year in Barry Levinson's Dinercostarring Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Tim Daly and Ellen Barkinthat he made an indelible impression on film critics and moviegoers alike.