Clarabelle Cow
First appearance	Plane Crazy, 1928
Created by	Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
Voiced by	Elvia Allman, April Winchell
Background Information
Known Relatives	Bertie the Jinx (Cousin), Itsy-Betsy (Niece), Miss Bovina (Aunt)
Known Friends	Horace Horsecollar (boyfriend), Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Clara Cluck, Mickey Mouse, Pluto
Known Rivals	Black Pete

Clarabelle Cow is a cartoon character from the Mickey Mouse universe. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Mickey Mouse in Plane Crazy (1928) Plane Crazy (first released on May 15, 1928) was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickeys girlfriend). ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... A publicity photograph (circa 1929) of Ub Iwerks and his most famous co-creation, Mickey Mouse. ... A voice actor (or voice artist) is a person who provides voices for computer and video games, puppet shows, amusement rides, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, stop motion, and animation works (including cartoons, animated feature films, animated shorts), and radio and television commercials. ... April Winchell born April Terri Winchell on January 2, 1962 in New York, New York is a voice actress, radio talk show host, and commentator living in Santa Monica, California. ... Horace Horsecollar is a fictional character created by Ub Iwerks for Walt Disney. ... Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. ... Daisy Duck Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disneys cartoon and comic book characters. ... Goofy is a fictional character from the Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse universe. ... Clara Cluck is a fictional character made by The Walt Disney Company in 1934 when she debuted in the Mickey Mouse cartoon The Orphans Benefit. ... Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... Pluto Pluto is a fictional character made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. ... Pete as his ancestor Pecos Pete, in Goof Troop Black Pete (also known as Peg-Leg Pete and, simply, Pete) is a fictional character from the Walt Disney Company stables. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... The Mickey Mouse Universe (not an official term used by the Walt Disney Company) is the setting where Mickey Mouse and the characters associated with him live. ...

She is the girlfriend of Horace Horsecollar and one of Minnie Mouse's best friends. She appears in Minnie n Me. According to Walt Disney Imagineering, Some people say that Clarabelle and Goofy are the parents of Max Goof but it's false, Max Goof's mother is Penny "Glory-Bee". Clarabelle was never anything more than a supporting character in the USA but she was quite popular in Italy. The character is famous in the United States, ironically for her comparative non-existence in the cartoon world for many decades. Horace Horsecollar is a fictional character created by Ub Iwerks for Walt Disney. ... Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. ... Minnie n Me is a line of merchandise made by The Walt Disney Company featuring the comic character Minnie Mouse when she was young and her childhood companions who include Daisy Duck, Clarabelle Cow, Penny Dog, Patty Pony, TJ Turtle, Heather Hippo, Lily Lamb, Fifi the Peke, Minnies dog... Walt Disney Imagineering, was formed by entertainment mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 as WED Enterprises (WED: Walter Elias Disney) to develop plans for a theme park and to manage Disneys personal assets. ... Goofy is a fictional character from the Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse universe. ... In this frame from an episode of Goof Troop, Max Goof (right) is seen with his best friend Pete Junior (PJ), son of Pete. ...

Clarabelle in Animation

Like many of the older Disney characters, Clarabelle Cow started as an unnamed character in the background. A cow with all the hallmarks of Clarabelle, including her enormous multi-studded udder, appeared in a pre-Mickey Mouse Disney film called Alice on the Farm (from Disney's Alice Comedies series) was perhaps Clarabelle's earliest appearance in film. In her first appearance, Alice on the Farm from 1926, Clarabelle was just a prop for one of Ub Iwerks' jokes having the character Julius the Cat trying to get milk from her. Her next appearance was a little closer to becoming Clarabelle. In Plane Crazy from 1928 she was given the name Carolyn, but the name was only used this one time. The name Clarabelle Cow did not occur until the fifth cartoon, The Shindig from 1930. Clarabelle appeared in a handful of cartoons until Symphony Hour from 1942 after which she was not seen in cartoons until Mickey's Christmas Carol from 1983 and Prince and the Pauper from 1990 (apart from a cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988). A cow udder with 4 teats An udder is the mammary organ of cattle and some other mammals, including goats and sheep. ... Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... The Alice Comedies are a series of animated cartoons created by Walt Disney, in which a real little girl named Alice and an animated cat named Julius have adventures in an animated landscape. ... Mickey Mouse in Plane Crazy (1928) Plane Crazy (first released on May 15, 1928) was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickeys girlfriend). ... Symphony Hour was a cartoon made by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse in 1942. ... Mickeys Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the United Kingdom on October 20, 1983 by Buena Vista Distribution. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie that combines animation and live action, and is a unique chance to see many cartoons from different studios in a single film. ...

Both Clarabelle and Horace appeared in a large number of Mickey Mouse cartoons. In fact, both were major stars until the mid-1930s, with the cow slightly edging out her paramour in popularity. The two were, however, ultimately supplanted by Goofy; not because they were not interesting, but because Disney's staff in both cartoons and comics simply found Goofy more so.

Both Clarabelle and Horace Horsecollar had an uncanny ability to change from somewhat normal farmyard animals into anthropomorphized beings as necessary. Apparently Clarabelle was given a skirt originally to give a modicum of modesty to the rubbery bovine, serving to hide her enormous appendage. Clarabelle and Horace have been engaged since 1931.

On modern television, she appeared in a few segments of Mickey Mouse Works, and in Disney's House of Mouse she regularly appeared as a gossip columnist. In Disney's House of Mouse her tagline is "Gossip is Always True". Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments. ... Disneys House of Mouse is an animated television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from 2001 to 2003, and ran for 52 episodes. ... A gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine, especially a gossip magazine, that prints gossip stories, spreading news of a personal, private nature, and/or rumors and lies, usually about show business, the motion picture and television industries, celebrities, movie stars, superstars, people... A tagline is a variant of an advertising slogan typically used in movie marketing, commercials, and websites. ... Look up Gossip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Clarabelle appeared in the direct-to-video movie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

She makes a cameo in Kingdom Hearts 2 in the Timeless River world as one of its citizens but probably now lives in Disney Castle which was later constructed there. Kingdom Hearts II is an RPG video game sequel to 2002 Kingdom Hearts. ...

There are no information available yet on who did the voice in the original cartoons. In Prince and the Pauper it was Elvia Allman and from 1999 until the present day it has been April Winchell. April Winchell born April Terri Winchell on January 2, 1962 in New York, New York is a voice actress, radio talk show host, and commentator living in Santa Monica, California. ...

Classic Cartoon Appearances

1. 1928 - Plane Crazy
2. 1929 - The Plow Boy
3. 1929 - Mickey's Choo-Choo
4. 1929 - The Karnival Kid
5. 1930 - The Baryard Concert
6. 1930 - The Shindig
7. 1930 - The Chain Gang
8. 1931 - The Birthday Party
9. 1931 - Blue Rhythm
10. 1931 - The Baryard Broadcast
11. 1931 - The Beach Party
12. 1932 - Barnyard Olympics
13. 1932 - Mickey's Revue
14. 1932 - The Whoopee Party
15. 1932 - Touchdown Mickey
16. 1932 - Parade of the Award Nominees
17. 1933 - Mickey's Mellerdrammer
18. 1933 - Ye Olden Days
19. 1933 - Mickey's Gala Premiere
20. 1934 - Camping Out
21. 1934 - The Orphan's Benefit (1934)
22. 1935 - The Band Concert
23. 1935 - On Ice
24. 1935 - Mickey's Fire Brigade
25. 1935 - Mickey's Grand Opera
26. 1936 - Mickey's Polo Team
27. 1938 - Mickey's Amateurs
28. 1941 - The Orphan's Benefit (1941)
29. 1942 - All Together
30. 1942 - Mickey's Birthday Party
31. 1942 - Symphony Hour
32. 1983 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
33. 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
34. 1990 - The Prince and the Pauper

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Clarabelle in Comics

When the Disney characters were transferred to comics, Clarabelle Cow was one of the first to be transferred. Her first appearance was in the Mickey Mouse dailies April 1, 1930. Along with Horace Horsecollar, Clara Cluck, Goofy, Minnie and Mickey she appeared in comics on a regular basis in the fifties, sixties and seventies in the US comics. Clara Cluck is a fictional character made by The Walt Disney Company in 1934 when she debuted in the Mickey Mouse cartoon The Orphans Benefit. ... Goofy is a fictional character from the Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse universe. ...

For a brief time, during the late 1960s, Clarabelle began dating Goofy, perhaps in an attempt to give Goofy a girlfriend. During this time Horace's whereabouts are unknown. Toward the end of this time Clarabelle's status with Goofy was challenged by another gal named Glory-Bee, and Clarabelle seems to have returned to her former paramour, Horace. Clarabelle also has a young cousin, Bertie the Jinx, a niece, Itsy-Betsy, and a socialite aunt named Miss Bovina, who have appeared in several issues of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Walt Disneys Comics and Stories is a comic book that has an assortment of Disney characters, including Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Chip n Dale, Lil Bad Wolf, Scamp, Bucky Bug, Grandma Duck, Brer Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, and others. ...

From the eighties forward only a few stories with Clarabelle Cow were made in USA. In Europe on the other hand, especially in Italy, the production of stories continued and is still going strong today.