Season 1930

E1. Summer

Jan 16, 1930 · 10m

Second "4 Seasons" Symphony; More cavorting and devouring amongst woodland creatures; this time centipedes, butterflies, a cubistic stick-bug, and some cheerful dung beetles!

E2. Autumn

Feb 15, 1930 · 10m

Third "4 Seasons" Symphony; Bears, beavers, squirrels and other mammals rush to store up food for the winter - set, once again, to a lively pastiche of light classics.

E3. Cannibal Capers

Mar 13, 1930 · 10m

A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. That is, until their dance is interrupted by a ferocious lion!

E4. Fiddling Around (aka Just Mickey)

Mar 21, 1930 · 10m

Mickey plays "Traumerei," the finale to the William Tell Overture, and a Hungarian dance in a rousing (and ridiculously silly) violin performance.

E5. The Barnyard Concert

Apr 5, 1930 · 10m

Mickey, Horace, Clarabelle, and others put on a concert to the "Poet and Peasant Overture."

E6. Night

Apr 28, 1930 · 10m

The appearance of a full moon over the old mill pond inspires much comic "bad singing" amongst the flora and fauna living there.

E7. Frolicking Fish

May 8, 1930 · 10m

Title tells all here, until the festivities are interrupted by a "scary" octopus.

E8. The Cactus Kid

May 15, 1930 · 7m

Riding in on Horace, Mickey enters a western town, fails to impress a Mexican Minnie with his mischievous antics, but succeeds in saving her from the dastardly Pegleg Pedro.

E9. Arctic Antics

Jun 5, 1930 · 7m

Polar bears (including a cub who looks exactly like an albino Mickey) cavort in the midnight sun, joined by walruses, seals, and penguins.

E10. Midnight in a Toy Shop

Jul 3, 1930 · 10m

A spider seeks shelter inside an old toy store, where he soon discovers that the merchandise comes to life after dark.

E11. The Fire Fighters

Jul 25, 1930 · 7m

Mickey, Horace, and a motley crew of firemen charge to a burning hotel, where Mickey ultimately rescues Minnie from the flames.

E12. The Shindig

Jul 29, 1930 · 7m

Mickey, Minnie, Horace, and Clarabelle are off to a wild barn dance. There Mickey plays the harmonica and dances with gigantic Patricia Pig, then joins Minnie in a duet on "Pop Goes the Weasel."

E13. The Chain Gang

Sep 5, 1930 · 7m

Mickey's a prisoner on jailer Pegleg Pete's rock pile. In a riot, he escapes, but when he's pursued by the jail guards' hounds, he jumps on a pair of motley horses who finally return him to jail the hard way.

E14. Monkey Melodies

Sep 26, 1930 · 7m

Monkeys and apes swing through the trees to the usual mix of classical tunes and standards; including this time the recent vaudeville hit "Abba Dabba Dabba."

E15. The Gorilla Mystery

Oct 10, 1930 · 7m

Beppo the Gorilla has escaped from the zoo, captures Minnie, and ties her up in her own attic. Mickey hunts down the attacker, plays cat and mouse, but finally captures the ape.

E16. The Picnic

Oct 23, 1930 · 7m

Mickey and Minnie go picnicking but make the mistake of bringing Pluto along. The hound chases rabbits and damages Mickey's car; meanwhile, animals ransack the picnic lunch and Mickey sings "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree."

E17. Winter

Oct 30, 1930 · 7m

Final "4 Seasons" short. Synopsis: Various animals frolic in the new fallen snow, skating on an icy lake to tunes which include "Jingle Bells" and "The Skater's Waltz."

E18. Pioneer Days

Dec 5, 1930 · 10m

Mickey and Minnie are out West, then attacked by Indians. Minnie is captured and Mickey is, too, when he comes looking for her, but she escapes and rescues him; later, they disguise themselves as soldiers and scare the entire tribe into the hills.

E19. Playful Pan

Dec 27, 1930 · 10m

The God Pan flits through the fields, coaxing music and dance out of the flora and fauna, who cooperate well. Maybe too well when a dancing thundercloud bumps together, producing a lightning strike that threatens to burn everything down. Fortunately, Pan's musical charms are able to lure the flames into a nearby pond where they are safely extinguished.

E20. Minnie's Yoo Hoo

Jan 1, 1930 · 10m

A sing-a-long reel made for the Mickey Mouse Clubs featuring Mickey leading a rendition of the theme song.