The Evolution Of Mickey Mouse

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The Evolution Of Mickey Mouse
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To the memorial of Stephen Jay Gould
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A Brief History
1. 1928- Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
- Plane Crazy - The
Gallopin Gaucho - Steamboat Willie
November 19, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in NY.

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2. 1932- A special Academy Award was given to
Walt Disney for the creation of Mickey
Mouse. 3. 1935 -The 1st Mickey Mouse cartoon in
colors The band concert.
4.- 1940- Fantasia.
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5. 1955 to 1959 - popular childrens television
series that aired on ABC. 6. 1988 -
Mickey Mouse appear on the Academy Awards
telecast presenting an envelope to
Tom Selleck.
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Christopher Finch, in his semiofficial pictorial
history of Disney's work
national symbol, and as such 'he was expected to
behave properly'
If he occasionally stepped out of line, any
number of letters would arrive at the Studio from
citizens and organizations who felt that the
nation's moral well-being was in their hands. . .
. Eventually he would be pressured into the role
of straight man.
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the blander and inoffensive Mickey became
progressively more juvenile in appearance.
Forehead Eyes Nose Tail Gloves Relative head
size Body shape
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All three percentages increased steadily
nose to front ear from 71.7 to a whopping 95.6
percent of nose to rear ear
head length from 42.7 to 48. 1 percent of body
leng
eye size from 27 to 42 percent of head length
early 1930s 1947 modern
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Konrad Lorenz
features of juvenility trigger "innate releasing
mechanisms" for affection and nurturing in adult
humans.
The suffix chen (little) in German Rotkelchen
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What trigs feel affection in humans?
Studies in Animal and Human Behavior, vol. II, by
Konrad Lorenz, 1971. Methuen Co. Ltd.
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Human neoteny evolution
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Thanks everyone
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References websites

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• http//www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1344/
• http//home.wanadoo.nl/fred.kitty/mickey/mickeymou
  sepictures8.html
• http//disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/sp
  irit/movies/movies.html
• http//www.characterproducts.com/info/character_hi
  stories/mickey_minnie_doorway.htm
• http//www.bcdb.com/
• http//www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1973/lorenz
  -autobio.html