

Huey, Dewey, and Louie make their animated debut.





Mickey's Trailer, the 100th Mickey Mouse cartoon.


An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1938.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 1 -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Washington, D.C.)
- January 13
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Miami,Florida)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (New York City,New York)
- January 31 -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Baltimore,Maryland)
- February 4 -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released nationwide.
Shorts[]
- February 11 -Self Control
- February 25 -Boat Builders
- March 11 -Donald's Better Self
- April 1 -The Moth and the Flame
- April 15 -Donald's Nephews
- May 6 -Mickey's Trailer
- May 27 -Wynken, Blynken and Nod
- June 17 -Polar Trappers
- July 8 -Good Scouts
- July 29 -The Fox Hunt
- August 19 -The Whalers
- September 9 -Mickey's Parrot
- September 23 -Brave Little Tailor
- October 14 -Farmyard Symphony
- November 4 -Donald's Golf Game
- November 25 -Ferdinand the Bull
- December 9 -Merbabies
- December 23 -Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Events[]
- The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air, a musical-variety radio show for children, broadcast onNBC radio stations fromJanuary 2 toMay 15 to promote the February 1938 release ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- September 29 - Subsidiaries of Walt Disney Productions, Ltd. merge with the main company to formWalt Disney Productions.
Character debuts[]
- March 11 -Angel Donald,Devil Donald
- April 1 -Boy Moth,Girl Moth,The Flame,Moth Army
- May 27 -Wynken, Blynken and Nod,Star-fish
- September 9 -Parrot
- September 14 -Detective Casey,Joe Piper
- September 23 - The King,Gustav the Giant
- October 14 -Farmyard Symphony Animals
- November 25 -Ferdinand the Bull,Ferdinand's Mother,Big Bulls,The Matador
- December 9 -Merbabies,Sea Circus Animals,Whale
People[]
Births[]
- January 1 -Frank Langella (actor)
- January 2 -Mickie McGowan (voice actress, casting agent, and ADR director)
- January 9 -Robert F. Brunner (composer and songwriter)
- February 1 -Sherman Hemsley (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- February 22 -Barry Dennen (actor, voice actor, singer, and writer)
- April 28
- Madge Sinclair (actress and voice actress)
- Pete Henderson (comedian)
- May 24 -Tommy Chong (comedian, actor, screenwriter, director, activist, and musician)
- June 27 -Kathryn Beaumont (actress, voice actress, singer, and school teacher)
- June 28 -John Byner (actor, comedian, and impressionist)
- July 6 -Luana Patten (actress and model)
- July 9 -Brian Dennehy (actor and voice actor)
- July 30 -Michael Bell (actor, voice actor, voice director, and animal rights activist)
- August 15 -Lucille Soong (Chinese-American actress)
- August 29 -Elliott Gould (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- August 30 -Don Pedro Colley (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- September 2 -Mary Jo Catlett (actress and voice actress)
- October 22 -Christopher Lloyd (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 29 -Jon Voight (actor)
Deaths[]
- November 11 -Fred Spencer (animator)
1938