▁lower ▁class ▁background s ▁that ▁little ▁res emble ▁the ▁later ▁versions ▁of ▁Mic key ▁Mouse . ▁ ▁The ▁feature ▁characters ▁of ▁The ▁Gal lop in ' ▁G au cho ▁were ▁obsc ure . ▁Mic key ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁much ▁too ▁similar ▁to ▁O sw ald ▁the ▁Rab bit , ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁helped ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁audience ' s ▁apparent ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁him . ▁The ▁mostly ▁adult ▁audience ▁had ▁become ▁b ored ▁with ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁" r ub ber ▁h ose " ▁animation . ▁Disney ▁would ▁soon ▁start ▁to ▁cont em plate ▁ways ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁Mic key ▁Mouse ▁series ▁from ▁his ▁previous ▁work ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁riv als . ▁ ▁Minn ie ' s ▁role ▁as ▁perform er ▁and ▁d ams el ▁in ▁dist ress ▁is ▁solid ified ▁in ▁this . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁she ▁we ars ▁her ▁distinct ive ▁o vers ized ▁high - he e led ▁p umps , ▁although ▁they ▁fall ▁off ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁she ▁sp ends ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cart oon ▁sho eless . ▁ ▁Mic key ▁is ▁also ▁seen ▁we aring ▁sho es ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁years ▁went ▁by ▁anim ators ▁would ▁change ▁Mic key ▁Mouse . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁Mic key ▁Mouse ▁short s , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁character ▁meant ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁adult ▁sens ib ilities ; ▁he ▁sm okes , ▁drink s , ▁and ▁cav ort s .