List of Mickey Mouse Works mini-shorts

Almost every episode of Mickey Mouse Works began with a 90-second gag short following one of six different formulas, with a second short of the same length appearing before the second "regular-sized" short in some episodes. All of these gag shorts (and a few new ones) would later be re-aired as part of House of Mouse episodes after Mickey Mouse Works was cancelled.

Mickey to the Rescue
Mickey to the Rescue was based on the "damsel in distress" formula that predated Mickey's creation. Each Mickey to the Rescue segment featured Minnie being held captive by Pete at his not-so-secret hideout, with Mickey breaking into said hideout and battling Pete's traps to rescue her.

The three segments all began with the same piece of animation in which Minnie cries for help from Pete's hideout and Mickey vows to save her and then breaks down Pete's door (though that last part is not used in "Cage and Cannons"). Curiously, the stock animation used at the beginning of these three shorts has Minnie wearing her red outfit, but only "Staircase" has her wearing her red outfit for the entirety of the short (in the other two, she wears her blue outfit).

Maestro Minnie
Maestro Minnie was a series of musical gags with no dialogue, casting Minnie Mouse as the conductor of an orchestra full of rebellious instruments. Each segment had Minnie conducting a famous orchestral piece of music, shortened to fit the running time of the gag.