First speaking appearance of Mickey Mouse

During his first eight appearances Mickey would whistle, laugh, cry and otherwise vocally express himself. But he would not actually speak until his ninth appearance. The first cartoon in which Mickey spoke was The Karnival Kid, first released on May 23, 1929. Mickey's first spoken words were "Hot Dogs!". The cartoon featured Mickey selling hot dogs at a carnival. Much of the humor in this cartoon came from the interaction between Mickey and his hot dogs, with the latter tending to act like actual dogs in relation to their owner/trainer. Three other recurring characters of the series also appear. The first of them was Clarabelle Cow in a cameo. The second was Kat Nipp, making his third and last appearance. The third was Mickey's recurring love interest: Minnie Mouse "the Shimmy Dancer" of the carnival. Having purchased one of Mickey's hot dogs, she is surprised to see it run away. The cartoon ends at night time. Mickey apparently attempts to draw Minnie's attention by playing guitar and singing outside her window. He only manages to draw the attention of two alley cats who decide to join him and then that of an irate neighbor of Minnie's who starts throwing things at these three annoyances in an attempt to silence them. This marks the finale of the cartoon.

Adapted from: Wikipedia.org, (2005). Retrieved on March 24, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse