They also predate the Mickey Mouse shorts in their use of Technicolor.
As the title suggests, these shorts often featured music and were not meant to be taken seriously. Considering that Disney is still releasing Mickey Mouse shorts to this day, it's no wonder why he's still the face of the company.Īnother popular series of short films that Disney released at the time was Silly Symphony. One such short, 1935's Mickey's Garden, may have also influenced the creators of Cuphead since it features plenty of trippy, Technicolor imagery such as regular-sized bugs that get drunk on insecticide.
Seeing Mickey happily whistle "Steamboat Bill" was enough to put him on the map and was likely a huge inspiration for the creators of Cuphead.ĭisney made even more Mickey Mouse shorts in the 1930s, and the character's popularity continued to skyrocket.
Although Walt Disney had plenty of animation credits to his name prior to 1928, it was the creation of one anthropomorphic mouse that would cement his legacy as one of the greatest minds in the entertainment industry.ĭirected by Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks and Wilfred Jackson, 1928's Steamboat Willy is not only the first official appearance of the company's future mascot Mickey Mouse, but also one of the first animated short to be produced with synchronized sound.
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