Editing Minnie Mouse (section)

===Damsel in distress===
Her final appearance for the year was in ''[[Wild Waves]]'',<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/wildwaves.html Wild Waves] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704133940/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/wildwaves.html |date=2008-07-04 }}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=2008-03-23 }}. Retrieved on March 17, 2008.</ref> carried by a wave into the sea. She panics terribly and seems to start drowning. Mickey uses a rowboat to rescue her and return her to the shore, but Minnie is still visibly shaken from the experience. Mickey starts singing the tune of "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep", a maritime ballad, in an apparent effort to cheer her up. Minnie cheers up and the short ends. This is the second time Minnie is placed in danger and then saved by her new boyfriend. It would not be the last.

In fact, this was the case with her next appearance in ''[[The Cactus Kid (1930 film)|The Cactus Kid]]'' (May 10, 1930).<ref name=ultimate>{{cite book |last1=Kaufman |first1=J.B. |last2=Gerstein |first2=David |title=Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History |date=2018 |publisher=Taschen |location=Cologne |isbn=978-3-8365-5284-4}}</ref> As the title implies, the short was intended as a [[Western movie]] parody, but it is considered to be more or less a remake of ''The Gallopin' Gaucho'' set in [[Mexico]] instead of [[Argentina]]. Minnie was again cast as the local tavern dancer who is abducted by Peg-Leg Pedro ([[Pete (Disney)|Black Pete]] in his first appearance with a peg-leg). Mickey again comes to the rescue. The short is considered significant for being the last short featuring Mickey and Minnie to be animated by [[Ub Iwerks]].

''[[The Shindig]]'' (July 11, 1930)<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/shindig.html The Shindig] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317184932/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/shindig.html |date=2008-03-17 }}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=2008-03-23 }}. Retrieved on March 17, 2008.</ref> featured Minnie joining Mickey, Horace and Clarabelle in a barn dance. Among them, Clarabelle seems to be the actual star of the short. Director [[Burt Gillett]] turned in another enjoyable entry in the series, proving that production could go on without Iwerks. This was arguably the first time Minnie was upstaged by a female co-star.

In ''[[The Fire Fighters (1930 film)|The Fire Fighters]]'' (June 20, 1930), Minnie is trapped in a hotel during a fire.<ref name=ultimate/> She spends the duration of the short in mortal peril but is rescued by firefighters under Chief Mickey Mouse. Horace Horsecollar is among the firefighters. An unnamed cow in the background is possibly Clarabelle making a cameo. The music of the short was, appropriately, the tune of "[[There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight]]".

The next entry in the series is considered curious: ''[[The Gorilla Mystery]]'' (October 1, 1930).<ref>[http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/gorillamystery.html The Gorilla Mystery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426215215/http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1930/gorillamystery.html |date=2008-04-26 }}. ''[http://disneyshorts.org/index.html The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323093225/http://www.disneyshorts.org/index.html |date=2008-03-23 }}. Retrieved on March 17, 2008.</ref> The short starts with [[Beppo the Gorilla]] escaping from a zoo. Mickey learns of it and terribly panics. He phones Minnie to warn her about the dangerous gorilla wandering about. Minnie is unconcerned and plays tunes on her piano for Mickey to hear over the phone and know she is not afraid. Her tunes are interrupted by her scream and Mickey rushes to her house to save her. Meanwhile, Beppo has wrapped up Minnie in rope and holds her hostage. Mickey confronts the gorilla and once again rescues the damsel in distress.