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Mickey Mouse

Lindsey Putnam

Speech 100; Winter Quarter 200829 November 2008

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the creator of Mickey Mouse and thestages of the famous mouses career.

Organizational Pattern: Topical

Introduction

Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can

bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world. ~WaltDisney.

This is a quote from Walt Disney himself, the creator of one of the worlds most

recognized and popular charters of all time: Mickey Mouse. I remember as a kid waking

up each morning to watch the little mouse go on a picnic with Minnie, or help his friendDonald or even get into trouble with Goofy, and Im sure your parents remember as well

as their parents. This mouse has been a part of American history for over 80 years andcontinues to remain so. Today I am going to inform you about how, when, and who

created Mickey Mouse; his first films and the evolutionary changes in his appearance and

behavior of his character.

(Transition: Lets Begin with how it all started and whos responsible for creating

such a legend.)

BodyI. Walt Disney Created Mickey Mouse.

A. It started on a train ride from New York to Los Angeles.

1. Mr. Disney had just lost his rights of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toCharlie Mintz.

2. Had to create a new character for Disney Bros. Company

B. Disney created a mouse character

1. Characters original name was Mortimore Mouse; however wifeLillian didnt like it and suggested Mickey. Mickey sounded less

pompous.

C. He was designed with circles.1. Originally drawn by Ub Lwerks

a. Circles limited his movements.

(Transition: Now that hes born, lets take a look at how he became the movie star

and took on the personality we all know and love. Ill start with the production of

Steamboat Willie and move on to the changes in his character.)

II. Mickey had an impressive movie career.

A. Steamboat Willies was Disneys first experiment with Mickey.

1. First dbuted to the public November 18, 1928, 80 years ago.


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a. Colony Theater in New York in the first fully synchronized

music and sound effects cartoon.

B. Mickey had several other films that followed.1. Plane Crazy (1928).

a. First Mickey cartoon film appearance.

2. The Karnival Kid (1929).a. Mickeys first words: Hot Dogs!

b. Originally voiced by Walt Disney; then John McDonald,

followed by the current Wayne Allwine.3. The Chang Gang (1930).

a. First appearance of Pluto: Mickeys non-talking dog.

4. The Band Concert (1935).

a. The first Cartoon in color.C. Mickeys Gang was introduced in 1935.

1. Minnie, Pluto, Goofy and Donald Duck

a. Mickeys Service Station (1935) was the first Mickey, Donald, Goofy

trio.

(Transition: Now on to Mickeys physical and behavioral changes that hes gone

though over the years.)

III. Mickeys appearance and behavior has changed over the years.A. His physical is more youthful

1. Larger eyes, baggier shorts, head more proportionate to the body.

a. Baggier shorts and larger head give Mickey a shorter, squattier,

more mature look.2. Mickeys Behavior has matured as well.

a. Mickey has become increasingly more well-mannered and adult

like, less juvenile.

Conclusion

Lets look back on what weve learned today about our beloved rodent friend. Wevelearned that Mickey was invented by one of the most creative and imaginative people of

our time, Mr. Walt Disney. His film debut in Steamboat Willie was the beginning of a

very prosperous career and has made him the king of animated short film. Hes gone

from a steamboat captain to the main attraction at Disneyland, and along the way hasmade us laugh and earned a place in the hearts of millions of Americans. Hes evolved

physically each year resembling more of the times, and emotionally with his admiration

for Minnie and his concern for his gang. Today the legend lives on in his films, themeparks, toys, and most of all, he is the universal object of innocence.

To end with a thought from Disney himself on the creation of Mickey:

"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."~Walt Disney.


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Audience Analysis

This speech is appropriate for my audience because Mickey Mouse has been and will

always be a part of our history. He is a universal character and is reminder of childhoodand the friends- Donald, and Goofy- that he brought along with him. I hope to inform

them about the creation of a character and how he grew into much more, but the creator

was able to keep his head on and remember why he started drawing in the first place.Because he loved what he did, and thats an honorable quality.

Bibliography

Web Pages:

Andale. "Mickey Mouse History." Google. 26 Nov 2008

."Mickey Mouse History and A Little About Minnie Mouse." Mickey Mouse History and

A Little About Minnie Mouse. 2008. Character Products Inc.. 27 Nov 2008.

Articles:

Suddath, Claire. "Mickey Mouse." TIME 18 NOV 2008: 1.

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