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This is a Disney frequently asked question on Google. I’m providing an answer here.
Mickey Mouse always says “hot dog” in shows such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, and so on. There’s a very good reason for this!
“Hot dog” was the first word that Mickey Mouse ever said. Although he first appeared in the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willie, Mickey did not speak until 1929 in the animated short The Karnival Kid.
In this cartoon, he plays a hot dog vendor, and we can hear his cries of “Hot dogs! Hot dogs!”
Interestingly, Walt Disney does not voice Mickey in this cartoon. Instead, he voices Minnie Mouse, and the voice of Mickey Mouse is provided by Carl W. Stalling, who was also a composer for Disney.