ABOUT THE IMAGE: Mickey s 40th Birthday took a nostalgic look back at the iconic cartoon character we all love. Here is a rare sequence of six original hand-painted production cels of Mickey Mouse with a straw hat and cane from this episode. This is something of a reprise of the 1942 short Mickey s Birthday Party, where he wore a similar outfit. In this sequence, Mickey does a little soft-shoe routine; in the show, his 1928 version dances along with him.