Donald Duck made his first appearance in "The Wise Little Hen," a Silly Symphony cartoon, on June 9, 1934. He made an encore performance in the Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Orphan's Benefit," on August 11, 1934. Donald was an immediate hit with audiences who loved his fiery temper, and over the next decade he became so popular that he even surpassed Mickey Mouse in the number of cartoons in which he appeared.