Nicholas Sammond writes in Birth of An Industry that early animated characters like Felix the Cat, Bimbo, Bosko, and Mickey Mouse " weren't just like Minstrels, they were Minstrels."
Nicholas Sammond 在《一行业的诞生》中写,早期动画角色象是菲利克斯猫、Bimbo、博斯库、和米老鼠“不只是像吟游诗人,他们其实就是吟游诗人”。
And not only technically did they blend live action and animation, but they combined Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse together in the same movie, so it felt something more special.
Mickey Mouse's first appearance in the black and white cartoon Steamboat Willie became a pioneer in animation, through its use of synchronised sound – where music and sound effects corresponded with on-screen movements.