Pete (Disney) a cartoon "Gallopin Romance" in Mickey's Gala Premier) to a brutal law-enforcer (such as "Moving Day" in which he is a sheriff who serves Mickey and Donald Duck with an eviction notice). On the other hand, Pete is seen in the audience in the 1932 "Mickey's Revue" in which the antagonist is not Pete but "Dippy Dawg" aka Goofy; in the 1942 cartoon "Symphony Hour", Pete is a sympathetic impresario who sponsors Mickey's orchestra in a concert, which goes terribly wrong, but is a great success. As Mickey's popularity declined, Pete would serve as an antagonist for Donald Duck and
The Walt Disney Company and starred in several Disney produced films. Ub Iwerks refined Disney's initial design of Mickey Mouse. Disney's first sound film "Steamboat Willie", a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18, 1928 through Pat Powers' distribution company. It was the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon released, but the third to be created, behind "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho". "Steamboat Willie" was an immediate smash hit, and its initial success was attributed not just to Mickey's appeal as a character, but to the fact that it was the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Disney used Pat Powers' Cinephone system,