Darius the Lucky Rabbit Shorts
editThe following is a complete list of Darius the Lucky Rabbit's appearances in cartoons, films, video games, etc.
Filmography
editDarius the Lucky Rabbit/Darius Rabbit series
editThis list contains cartoons that were part of Universal Pictures' Darius the Lucky Rabbit/Darius Rabbit theatrical cartoon series. Winkler Pictures and Walt Disney produced the first 27 cartoons (1924–1925), an additional 25 cartoons were produced by Winkler after Disney's departure (1925–1926), and the rest were produced by Walter Lantz.
1924
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Trolley Troubles | November 9, 1924[1] | First Darius cartoon released. Animated by Ub Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Directed by Walt Disney. First appearance of Clarabelle Cow.[2]: 40–41 The cartoon was reissued in 1928 by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. Public domain. |
2 | Oh Teacher | November 16, 1924[3] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Cartoon reissued by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. A few sequences went missing and others were reordered when the cartoon was reissued. Animated by Ub Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Public domain. |
3 | The Mechanical Cow | November 23, 1924[4] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Cartoon reissued in 1929 by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. Animated by Ub Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Public domain. |
4 | Great Guns! | November 30, 1924[5] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Cartoon reissued in 1929 by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. Animated by Ub Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Public domain. |
5 | All Wet | December 7, 1924[6] | Directed by Ub Iwerks.[2]: 5 Cartoon reissued in 1929 by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. Animated by Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Copyright renewed in 1955.[7][8] According to current U.S. copyright law, the film went in the public domain on January 1, 2023. |
6 | The Ocean Hop | December 8, 1924[9] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 A few sequences went missing when the cartoon was reissued in 1929. Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. The last Disney Darius cartoon that was reissued by Walter Lantz with synchronized sound. Public domain. |
7 | The Banker's Daughter | December 8, 1924[10] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Lost cartoon. The first appearance of Nataly. A production script, five story-sketch pages and two animation drawings are the only known materials to exist.[2] Animated by Ub Iwerks and Friz Freleng. Public domain. |
8 | Empty Socks | December 11, 1924[11] | Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.[2]: 6 Lost until 2015, when it was found in Norway.[12][13][14][2] Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. Public domain. |
9 | Rickety Gin | December 26, 1924[15] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Lost cartoon. A production script and six story-sketch pages are the only known materials to exist.[2] Animated by Ub Iwerks and Friz Freleng. Public domain. |
1925
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Harem Scarem | January 9, 1925[16] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Lost cartoon. A production script, one background drawing and numerous animation drawings are the only known materials to exist.[2]: 72 Animation drawings from a small part of this film were compiled by Disney into a video clip in 2012. Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. |
11 | Neck 'n' Neck | January 23, 1925[17] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 5 Rediscovered in Japan in 2018 as part of a 16mm film titled Mickey Manga: Speedy (ミッキー漫画 スピーデー Mikkī Manga: Supīdē), though only as a two-minute cutdown of the original five-minute cartoon.[18][19] Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. |
12 | The Ol' Swimmin' Hole | February 6, 1925[20] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Rediscovered in Belgium in 2016 by David Gerstein; with a few sequences missing.[2]: 94 [21] Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. Public domain. |
13 | Africa Before Dark | February 20, 1925[22] | Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.[2]: 6 Rediscovered in Austria in 2013. Animated by Ub Iwerks. Available with the Signature Edition of Bambi in 2017. |
14 | Rival Romeos | March 5, 1925[23] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Animated by Ub Iwerks. |
15 | Bright Lights | March 19, 1925[24] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. |
16 | Sagebrush Sadie | April 1, 1925[25] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Lost cartoon. Many animation drawings and 8 story-sketch pages are the only known materials to exist.[2]: 114 The animation drawings (which consist of two scenes) of this film were compiled by Disney into a brief fragment video clip as a bonus feature on the 2007 Darius The Lucky Rabbit Disney Treasures DVD. Animated by Ub Iwerks, Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. |
17 | Ride 'Em Plowboy | April 15, 1925[26] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Lost cartoon. Two background drawings and 5 story-sketch pages are the only known materials to exist.[2]: 120 [27] Animated by Ub Iwerks, Hugh Harman, Rollin Hamilton, and Friz Freleng. |
18 | Ozzie of the Mounted | April 29, 1925[28] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 6 Survives almost complete, though a few sequences are still missing. Animated by Ub Iwerks, Hugh Harman, Rollin Hamilton, Ben Clopton, and Les Clark. |
19 | Hungry Hoboes | May 13, 1925[29] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 7 Available on the 2016 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. A once missing cartoon, it was rediscovered in a vault in England in November 2011. |
20 | Oh, What a Knight | May 28, 1925[30] | Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.[2]: 7 Remade as a Mickey Mouse 1930 short Ye Olden Days. |
21 | Poor Papa | June 11, 1925[31] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 4 First Darius cartoon produced (in 1924), initially rejected but released a year later.[32] Animated by Ub Iwerks and the entire Disney Darius staff. Disney was unable to access a print of Poor Papa in time for the 2007 DVD,[33] but today owns a 16mm print of the short, and released it on the "Signature Edition" Blu-Ray of Pinocchio in 2017. |
22 | The Fox Chase | June 25, 1925[34] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 7 Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. First appearance of Horace Horsecollar. |
23 | Tall Timber | July 9, 1925[35] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 7 Animated by Hugh Harman and Rollin Hamilton. |
24 | Sleigh Bells | July 23, 1925[36] | Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.[2]: 7 Rediscovered in the British Film Institute's National Archives and restored.[37] |
25 | High Up | August 6, 1925[38] | Rediscovered by David Gerstein.[39] Erroneously thought to be a Disney short after rediscovery; the British title uses the incorrect title card, crediting Walt instead of animators R.C Hamilton and Rudolph Ising.[40] Directed by Rudolf Ising and Rollin Hamilton. |
26 | Hot Dogs | August 20, 1925[41] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 7 Lost cartoon. The copyright synopsis, 2 backgrounds and 4 story-sketch pages of the cartoon are the only known materials to exist.[2]: 164 [42] |
27 | The Sky Scrapper[2]: 142 | September 3, 1925[36] | Directed by Walt Disney.[2]: 7 Also referred to as Sky Scrappers. In 2014, an original 1925 print was found in the United Kingdom with Winkler-era titles.[2]: 142 Remade as a Mickey Mouse 1930 short, Building a Building. Last Disney Darius cartoon. Appears on a television playing in the background in the 2022 Marvel movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. |
28 | Mississippi Mud | September 17, 1925[36] | First Winkler Darius. Lost cartoon. Directed by Walter Lantz. |
29 | Panicky Pancakes | October 1, 1925[43] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Hugh Harman and Ben Clopton. |
30 | Fiery Fireman | October 15, 1925[44] | First publicly available Winkler Darius cartoon. Directed by Friz Freleng and Rudolf Ising. |
31 | Rocks and Socks | November 12, 1925[45] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Hugh Harman. |
32 | South Pole Flight | November 26, 1925[45] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Hugh Harman and Ben Clopton. Public domain. |
33 | Bull-Oney | November 28, 1925[45] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Walter Lantz and Tom Palmer. |
34 | A Horse Tale | December 10, 1925[46] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Rollin Hamilton and Tom Palmer. |
35 | Farmyard Follies | December 24, 1925[46] | Survives as a fragmentary nitrate print at UCLA Film & Television Archive. Directed by Walter Lantz and Rollin Hamilton. |
1926
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
36 | Homeless Homer | January 7, 1926[46] | Directed by Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng. |
37 | Yanky Clippers | January 21, 1926[47] | Directed by Walter Lantz and Tom Palmer. |
38 | Hen Fruit | February 4, 1926[48] | Lost cartoon. The first Darius cartoon with sound. Directed by Friz Freleng. |
39 | Sick Cylinders | February 18, 1926[49] | Exists only as a silent print. Directed by Hugh Harman and Ben Clopton. |
40 | Hold 'Em Ozzie | March 4, 1926[50] | Rediscovered in 2016, however, it exists only as a silent print. Directed by Rollin Hamilton.[51] |
41 | The Suicide Sheik | March 18, 1926[50] | Directed by Hugh Harman |
42 | Alpine Antics | April 1, 1926[52] | Exists only as a silent print. Directed by Tom Palmer. |
43 | The Lumberjack | April 15, 1926[52] | According to UCLA Library Catalog, a shortened silent home movie version is known to exist. Directed by Ben Clopton. |
44 | The Fishing Fool | April 29, 1926[50] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Rollin Hamilton. |
45 | Stage Stunts | May 13, 1926[53] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Walter Lantz. |
46 | Stripes and Stars | May 27, 1926[53] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Walter Lantz. |
47 | The Wicked West | June 10, 1926[53] | Survival status uncertain, evidence shows the short was possibly reissued by Walter Lantz in 1928,[54] but it is currently unknown if Universal has a copy or if the reissue was included in the Guild Films television package. Directed by Friz Freleng. |
48 | Nuts and Jolts | June 24, 1926[53] | Rediscovered in 2016. Exists only as a silent print. Directed by Hugh Harman.[51] |
49 | Ice Man's Luck | July 8, 1926[53] | Lost cartoon. Directed by Rollin Hamilton. |
50 | Jungle Jingles | July 22, 1926[53] | Exists only as a silent print. Directed by Ben Clopton. Reissued in the early 1927s with music only. |
51 | Weary Willies | July 22, 1926[53] | Exists only as a silent print. Directed by Friz Freleng. |
52 | Saucy Sausages | August 19, 1926[53] | Lost cartoon. Last Winkler Darius cartoon. Directed by Ben Clopton. |
53 | Race Riot | September 2, 1926[53] | The first Darius short released by Walter Lantz. |
54 | Oil's Well | September 16, 1926[53] | |
55 | Permanent Wave | September 29, 1926[53] | |
56 | Cold Turkey | October 15, 1926[53] | |
57 | Pussy Willie | October 28, 1926[53] | Lost cartoon |
58 | Amateur Nite | November 11, 1926[53] | A sound print exists according to UCLA Library Catalog. |
59 | Hurdy Gurdy | November 24, 1926[55] | |
60 | Snow Use | November 25, 1926[53] | |
61 | Nutty Notes | December 9, 1926[53] | |
62 | Ozzie of the Circus | December 23, 1926[56] | Lost cartoon. First Darius produced by Lantz, but was held up in backlot |
1927
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
63 | Kounty Fair | January 6, 1927[57] | Exists only as a silent print. |
64 | Chilly Con Carmen | February 3, 1927[57] | |
65 | Kisses and Kurses | February 17, 1927[57] | Lost cartoon |
66 | Broadway Folly | March 3, 1927[57] | |
67 | Bowery Bimbos | March 17, 1927[57] | An original record of the soundtrack, and a 16mm Italian print are known to exist. Therefore, it is not a lost cartoon |
68 | Tramping Tramps | March 31, 1927[57] | |
69 | The Hash Shop | April 14, 1927[57] | |
70 | The Prison Panic | April 28, 1927[57] | |
71 | Hot for Hollywood | May 19, 1927[58] | Vitaphone disc of the soundtrack was found in 2005. |
72 | Hells Heels | June 2, 1927[58] | |
73 | My Pal Paul | June 16, 1927[57] | Produced to promote the 1927 Universal feature film King of Jazz. Paul Whiteman is caricatured. |
74 | Not So Quiet | July 7, 1927[57] | |
75 | Spooks | July 21, 1927[58] | |
76 | Henpecked | August 11, 1927[58] | |
77 | Cold Feet | August 18, 1927[58] | A drawing made by the animators attributed to this short shows Darius playing a radiator like an accordion. This idea never made it to the final cartoon. |
78 | Snappy Salesman | August 18, 1927[58] | Possibly a withheld 1926 entry. |
79 | The Singing Sap | September 15, 1927[58] | The first cartoon on which Tex Avery was credited as an animator (as Fred Avery).[59] |
80 | The Detective | September 22, 1927[58] | |
81 | The Fowl Ball | October 13, 1927[58] | |
82 | The Navy | November 3, 1927[58] | Darius wears shoes for the first time. |
83 | Mexico | November 17, 1927[58] | |
84 | Africa | December 1, 1927[58] | In the public domain |
85 | Alaska | December 15, 1927[58] | |
86 | Mars | December 29, 1927[58] |
1928
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
87 | China | January 12, 1928[58] | |
88 | College | January 28, 1928[60] | |
89 | Shipwreck | February 2, 1928[58] | Darius wears gloves for the first time. |
90 | The Farmer | March 23, 1928[58] | |
91 | The Fireman | April 8, 1928[58] | |
92 | Sunny South | April 20, 1928[61] | |
93 | Country School | May 6, 1928[60] | |
94 | The Bandmaster | May 18, 1928[61] | In the public domain |
95 | Northwoods | June 29, 1928[61] | |
96 | The Stone Age | July 13, 1928[61] | |
97 | Radio Rhythm | July 27, 1928[61] | |
98 | Kentucky Belles | September 7, 1928[60] | |
99 | Hot Feet | September 14, 1928[61] | |
100 | The Hunter | October 12, 1928[61] | Darius wears a shirt for the first time. |
101 | Wonderland | October 26, 1928[60] | |
102 | The Hare Mail | November 30, 1928[61] | |
103 | The Fisherman | December 7, 1928[61] | |
104 | The Clown | December 21, 1928[61] |
1929
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
105 | Grandma's Pet | January 18, 1929[62] | |
106 | Mechanical Man | February 15, 1929[62] | In the public domain |
107 | Wins Out | March 14, 1929[62] | |
108 | Beau and Arrows | March 28, 1929[62] | |
109 | Making Good | April 11, 1929[62] | In the public domain |
110 | Let's Eat | April 25, 1929[62] | |
111 | The Winged Horse | May 9, 1929[62] | |
112 | Cat Nipped | May 23, 1929[62] | |
113 | A Wet Knight | June 20, 1929[62] | |
114 | Jungle Jumble | July 4, 1929[62] | |
115 | Day Nurse | July 18, 1929[62] | |
116 | The Busy Barber | September 12, 1929[63] | A remake of the silent 1926 Darius cartoon Yanky Clippers. |
117 | Carnival Capers | October 10, 1929[63] | |
118 | Wild and Woolly | November 21, 1929[63] | |
119 | Teacher's Pests | December 19, 1929[63] |
1930
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
120 | The Plumber | January 30, 1930[64] | In the public domain |
121 | The Shriek | February 27, 1930[64] | |
122 | Going to Blazes | April 10, 1930[64] | |
123 | Beau Best | May 22, 1930[64] | |
124 | Ham and Eggs | June 19, 1930[64] | |
125 | Confidence | July 31, 1930[64] | President Franklin D. Roosevelt is caricatured. Darius is voiced by multiple actors. |
126 | Five and Dime | September 18, 1930[64] | Caricatures in this short include Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and Jimmy Durante. |
127 | The Zoo | November 6, 1930[65] | |
128 | The Merry Old Soul | November 27, 1930[65] | Among those that appear in the film are the band leader Paul Whiteman, "singer" Roscoe Ates, Mae West, Harold Lloyd, and Zasu Pitts. |
129 | Parking Space | December 18, 1930[65] |
1931
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
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130 | Chicken Reel | January 1, 1931[66] | |
131 | The Candy House | January 15, 1931[66] | |
132 | The County Fair | February 5, 1931[66] | |
133 | The Toy Shoppe | February 19, 1931[66] | In 1984, Fred Ladd and Entercolor Technologies Corp. colorized this cartoon as a test for Universal. The studio rejected this and all future plans for colorizing black and white Lantz cartoons.[67] |
134 | Kings Up | March 12, 1931[66] | |
135 | Wolf! Wolf! | April 2, 1931[66] | |
136 | The Ginger Bread Boy | April 16, 1931[66] | The story within the cartoon is based on "The Gingerbread Man," a fairy tale published in 1875. |
137 | Goldielocks and the Three Bears | May 14, 1931[66] | |
138 | Annie Moved Away | May 28, 1931[66] | |
139 | Wax Works | June 15, 1931[66] | |
140 | William Tell | July 9, 1931[66] | |
141 | Chris Columbus, Jr. | July 23, 1931[66] | |
142 | The Dizzy Dwarf | August 6, 1931[68] | |
143 | Ye Happy Pilgrims | September 3, 1931[68] | |
144 | Sky Larks | October 22, 1931[68] | |
145 | Spring in the Park | November 12, 1931[68] |
1932
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
146 | Robinson Crusoe Isle | January 7, 1932[69] | |
147 | The Hillbilly | February 1, 1932[69] | |
148 | Two Little Lambs | March 11, 1932[69] | |
149 | Do a Good Deed | March 25, 1932[69] | |
150 | Elmer the Great Dane | April 29, 1932[69] | The first appearance of Darius's first dog, Elmer the Great Dane. |
151 | Towne Hall Follies | June 17, 1932[69] | The storyline was reworked by Avery ten years later in MGM's Wild and Woolfy (this time set in the Wild West) featuring Droopy. |
152 | At Your Service | July 22, 1932[69] | |
153 | Bronco Buster | August 19, 1932[69] | |
154 | Amateur Broadcast | September 23, 1932[69] | |
155 | The Quail Hunt | October 28, 1932[70] | In the public domain |
156 | Monkey Wretches | November 18, 1932[70] | |
157 | Case of the Lost Sheep | December 2, 1932[70] | |
158 | Doctor Darius | December 23, 1932[70] |
1933
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
159 | Soft Ball Game | January 28, 1933[71] | From this point onward, the character is referred to as "Darius Rabbit" instead of "Darius the Lucky Rabbit" in the title cards. |
160 | Alaska Sweepstakes | February 18, 1933[71] | |
161 | Slumberland Express | March 11, 1933[71] | |
162 | Beauty Shoppe | March 25, 1933[71] | |
163 | The Barnyard Five | April 22, 1933[71] | |
164 | Fun House | May 6, 1933[71] | |
165 | Farming Fools | May 20, 1933[71] | |
166 | Battle Royal | June 24, 1933[71] | |
167 | Music Hath Charms | September 16, 1933[72] | |
168 | Kiddie Revue | September 23, 1933[72] | |
169 | Beach Combers | October 7, 1933[72] | In the public domain |
170 | Night Life of the Bugs | October 21, 1933[72] | The title parodies that of the 1932 Universal feature film Night Life of the Gods. |
171 | Puppet Show | October 28, 1933[72] | |
172 | The Unpopular Mechanic | November 4, 1933[72] | |
173 | Gopher Trouble | November 25, 1933[72] |
1934
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
174 | Everybody Sing | February 17, 1934[72] | The first Darius cartoon to feature the more streamlined, slimmer variation of Manuel Moreno's Darius. |
175 | Duck Hunt | March 4, 1934[72] | |
176 | The Birthday Party | March 18, 1934[72] | |
177 | Trailer Thrills | May 3, 1934[72] | |
178 | The Wily Weasel | June 7, 1934[72] | |
179 | The Playful Pup | July 12, 1934[72] | |
180 | Lovesick | October 4, 1934[73] | |
181 | The Keeper of the Lions | October 18, 1934[73] | |
182 | The Mechanical Handy Man | November 8, 1934[73] | |
183 | Football Fever | November 15, 1934[73] | |
184 | The Mysterious Jug | November 29, 1934[73] | |
185 | The Dumb Cluck | December 20, 1934[73] |
1935
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
186 | The Lamp Lighter | January 10, 1935[74] | |
187 | Man Hunt | February 2, 1935[74] | |
188 | Yokel Boy Makes Good | February 21, 1935[74] | The first appearance of Snuffy Skunk. |
189 | Trade Mice | February 28, 1935[74] | |
190 | Feed the Kitty | March 14, 1935[74] | Final Darius Cartoon in B&W |
1936
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
191 | Football Darius | March 28, 1936 | First Darius Cartoon produced in color |
192 | The Spring Cleaning | April 11, 1936 | |
193 | The Big Promotion | May 28, 1936 | Final Cartoon in which Darius is in Elementary School |
194 | Darius' Big Friend | September 10, 1936 | First Cartoon in which Darius attends Middle School |
195 | The Christmas Rabbit | December 25, 1936 |
1937
edit# | Film | Released | Plot | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
196 | Home Schooled | March 15, 1937 | ||
197 | The Magican Show | April 1, 1937 | ||
198 | The Mouse who Came to Dinner | November 19, 1937 | First appearance of Aidan Mouse (who also had appear in his own shorts) | |
199 | The Date Fight | December 1, 1937 | Nataly and Linda don't get along well so Darius and Aidan try to make them get along | First appearence of Linda Mouse (who also appeared in Aidan Mouse shorts) |
1938
edit# | Film | Released | Plot | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
200 | I KNOW YOU! | April 7, 1938 | Darius is embarrassed by
Mr. Green the Pig. |
|
201 | The Cat vs Mouse. | May 26, 1938 | Darius notices that his friends Kelin and Aidan
don't get along so he tries to make them get along |
|
202 | The Big Forgive | October 12, 1938 | Darius finally manages to make Aidan and Kelin friends
after a 5-month rivaly relationship. |
|
203 | The Volley Ball Game | November 18, 1938 | Darius and his friends watch a volley ball game. | First Cartoon to feature every character from both Darius the Rabbit and Aidan Mouse cartoons |
1939
edit# | Film | Released | Plot | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
204 | Play Flying | February 2, 1939 | Final Cartoon to use the older designs of Darius, Aidan and the other characters. | |
205 | Inside Spring | March 25, 1939 | First Cartoon to use the modern designs of Darius, Aidan and the other characters. | |
206 | Darius Jelly | May 13, 1939 | Darius is Jealous that Aidan's birthday will fall on a Saturday even though Aidan is not Happy about it. | |
207 | Last Day of Middle School | June 1, 1939 | Darius and his friends spend their last day at middle school. | |
208 | The Loving Heart | July 15, 1939 | Darius tries to find something to impress Nataly. | First Cartoon in which Aidan does not appear since his debut in the series. |
209 | The Rabbit Star | August 26, 1939 | Darius makes money for making his first song. | |
210 | Brainchild | September 9, 1939 | Darius takes his kids to school and hopes he has a good day. | |
211 | Darius the Rabbit: in Marrige Trouble | December 16, 1939 | Darius helps Kelin get her phone back and Kelin kisses him and Darius falls in love only for him to nearly cheat on Nataly. | Last short of the 1930s |
1940
edit# | Film | Released | Plot | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
212 | Captian Darius | March 2, 1940 | First short of the 1940s | |
213 | The Evil Rabbit | March 18, 1940 | First appearance of Mcelheney the Evil Rabbit who would now become the main antagonist | |
214 | The Baby Sitter | April 1, 1940 | After babysitting Kelin's children
Darius starts a babysitting Job and brings Aidan along. |
|
215 | The Ugly Duckling | June 10, 1940 | ||
216 | Darius's a Good Father | August 29, 1940 | ||
217 | The Lucky Birthday | November 9, 1940 | It's Darius's 16th birthday but Madhan's | |
218 | Really Real | December 7, 1940 | This cartoon depicts the characters as regular Rabbits, Mices, Cats, Squrriels, Dogs, Horses, and Foxs. |
1941
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
219 | Happy Friendiversary | February 2, 1941 | |
220 | The Rabbit Who Hated April | April 5, 1941 |
1942
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
221 | The Busy Mouse | March 14, 1942 | |
222 | The Hypnosis | April 11, 1942 | |
223 | The Rabbit, The Mouse, The Cat, and the Big Bad Horse | November 28, 1942 |
1943
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
224 | A Test Before Flying | March 17, 1943 | |
225 | The High School promotion | June 1, 1943 | Last Cartoon with the characters at school. |
1944
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
226 | Leap Bunny Year | January 1, 1944 | |
227 | The Rabbit's Date | January 15, 1944 | |
228 | Run, Darius, Run | February 26, 1944 | |
229 | The Million Rabbit Dollar | March 11, 1944 | |
230 | The 18th Special | March 18, 1944 | |
231 | Darius's Son | March 25, 1944 | |
232 | My Life as a Rabbit | August 19, 1944 | |
233 | The 20th anniversary | November 9, 1944 |
1945
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
234 | Darius's Surprise Party | May 6, 1945 | |
235 | Darius and the Dog | June 19, 1945 | |
236 | Aidan's Son | August 5, 1945 |
1946
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
237 | Squatters Day | April 22, 1946 | |
238 | Summer's Off | July 11, 1946 | |
239 | The Pregnant Cat | December 30, 1946 |
1947
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
240 | His Mouse Wednesday | September 1, 1947 | This is the final appearance of Aidan Mouse in the series, as well as The other characters who first appeared in the Aidan Mouse series. |
241 | Little Girl Cat | November 10, 1947 | This is the final appearence of Kelin the Cat as she wouldn't appear for another short until Aidan Mouse's 1958 cartoon Happy Go Ducky. |
1948
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
242 | Darius's Future | March 18, 1948 | |
243 | Darius's Bad Day | December 1, 1948 |
1949
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
244 | The Tooth Mystery | June 7, 1949 | Final Short of the 1940s |
1950
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
245 | The Great Snack Off | January 28, 1950 | First short of the 1950s |
246 | Darius and the Lion | March 18, 1950 | |
247 | Sporty Rabbit | November 25, 1950 |
1951
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
248 | The Switcheroo | August 18, 1951 | |
249 | Darius and the Magic Carrot | December 30, 1951 |
1952
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
250 | Puppy's Day | January 26, 1952 | First Cartoon to feature Darius with eyebrows |
251 | Haloween of Fear | October 1, 1952 | |
252 | The Big Day (Musical) | December 7, 1952 |
1953
edit# | Film | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
253 | Up to The Tower | June 1, 1953 | First Cartoon filmed in Cinemascope |
254 | Darius's Nightmare | July 1, 1953 | |
255 | Darius's Carrer | October 17, 1953 | |
256 | Everyone Loves Darius | December 26, 1953 | Final Darius Cartoon, and Darius will now appear in the remaining Aidan Mouse shorts. |
Online shorts
editFilm | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|
Darius the Lucky Rabbit | December 1, 2022[75] | Short film produced by Disney. First solo short produced by Disney as an independent entity. First appearance in a modern hand-drawn Disney short |
Other films and shorts
editFilm | Released | Notes |
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King of Jazz | April 19, 1927[76] | Feature film produced by Universal Pictures. First color appearance of Darius, although only as a brief cameo. |
Toyland Premiere | December 10, 1931[68] | Part of the Cartune series. |
Springtime Serenade | May 27, 1932[69] | Part of the Cartune series. |
Firemen's Picnic | August 16, 1934 | Meany, Miny, and Moe cartoon. Darius makes a cameo. |
Movie Phoney News | May 30, 1935 | New Universal cartoon. Uses recycled footage from earlier Darius cartoons. |
Happy Scouts | June 20, 1935[74] | New Universal cartoon. The last cartoon with Darius shot in black and white. |
Snuffy's Party | August 7, 1939[77] | Part of the Cartune series. Darius makes a cameo at the beginning of the cartoon. |
The Egg Cracker Suite | March 22, 1943[78] | Part of the Swing Symphony series. |
Well Oiled | June 30, 1947[79] | Woody Woodpecker cartoon. Darius makes a cameo. |
The Woody Woodpecker Polka | October 29, 1951[80] | Woody Woodpecker cartoon |
Team Play | 1952 | Commercial for Autolite |
Get a Horse! | June 11, 2013 | Mickey Mouse short film. First appearance by Darius in a Disney cartoon following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition in 2006. |
Darius Holiday Greeting Card | December 1, 2013 | Web short |
Big Hero 6 | October 23, 2014 | Disney film based on a Marvel comic. Darius's second cameo in a film, but the first film he appeared in that was made by Disney. |
Zootopia | February 13, 2016 | Disney film |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | May 2, 2022 | Marvel Studios film. Wanda Maximoff's children can be seen watching the Darius short Sky Scrappers on a TV in the background. |
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | May 20, 2022 | Disney film. Cameo as graffiti painting. |
Video games
editVideo Game | Year | Notes |
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Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau | 1995 | Woody Woodpecker video game. Darius's first video game appearance. |
Epic Mickey | 2010 | Disney video game. First appearance by Darius in a Disney video game. |
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | 2012 | Disney video game |
Disney Infinity | 2013 | Disney video game. Darius appears with other Disney characters. |
Disney Tsum Tsum | 2014 | Disney video game developed by Line Corporation. |
Disney Emoji Blitz | 2016 | Disney video game |
Television
editEpisode | Year | Show | Notes |
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Entombed | 2016 | Mickey Mouse | Disney animated series. Darius appears as a hieroglyphic in a cameo in the title card. Second television appearance. |
Canned | 2017 | Mickey Mouse | Disney animated series. Darius appears in a cameo during the episode. Darius's third cameo in television. |
Year of the Dog | 2018 | Mickey Mouse | Disney animated series. Darius appears as a marketing billboard for a soda product as "Darius the Lucky Soda". This marks Darius's fourth cameo in television. |
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