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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

American animated children's television series

Not to be confused with The Mickey Mouse Club.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is an American animated interactive television series for preschoolers. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was created by Disney veteran Bobs Gannaway.[1] The series originally aired 125 episodes from May 5, 2006, to November 6, 2016, on the Disney Channel's preschool block, Playhouse Disney (later known as Disney Junior), making it the longest-running original series to air on the block.[2] It received generally positive reviews from critics.

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On August 18, 2023, a revival was revealed to be in production, and is set to be released in 2025.[3][4]

Premise

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto interact with the viewer to stimulate problem solving during a self contained story.

Once the problem of the episode has been explained, Mickey invites the viewers to join him at the Mousekedoer, a giant Mickey-head-shaped computer whose main function is to distribute the day's Mouseketools, a collection of tools needed to solve the day's problem, to Mickey.

One of them is a "Mystery Mouseketool" represented by a Question Mark, in which, when the words "Mystery Mouseketool" are said, the question mark changes into the Mouseketool the viewer gets to use. Another one is a "Mouseke-Think-About-It Tool" represented by a silhouette of Mickey's head with rotating gears, in which characters must think of what to use before telling the Tool "Mouseke-Think-About-It-Tool, we pick the (object)". Once the tools have been shown to Mickey on the Mousekedoer screen, they are quickly downloaded to Toodles, a small, Mickey-head-shaped flying extension of the Mousekedoer. By calling "Oh, Toodles!" Mickey summons him to pop up from where he is hiding and fly up to the screen so the viewer can pick which tool Mickey needs for the current situation.[5][6] Rhymes are used throughout the show. For example, in "Mickey's Silly Problem", when the "Silly switch" turned on, Mickey spoke in rhymes for half of the episode.

The show features two original songs performed by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, including the opening theme song, in which a variant of a Mickey Mouse Club chant ("Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse!") is used to summon the Clubhouse. They Might Be Giants also perform the song used at the end of every episode, "Hot Dog!", which echoes Mickey's first spoken words in the 1929 short The Karnival Kid.[7]

After the show ended in 2016, it was succeeded by Mickey and the Roadster Racers (later renamed Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures), which ran from 2017 to 2021, and Mickey Mouse Funhouse, which started in 2021.

Episodes

Main article: List of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes
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Voice cast

Main

  • Mickey Mouse (voiced by Wayne Allwine in Seasons 1–3 and Bret Iwan in Season 4[8]) is the optimistic and easygoing leader of The Sensational Six. He is very patient and caring, especially towards his pet dog Pluto. He's self-aware and somewhat puts on a Bugs Bunny-esque disposition. He is Minnie's boyfriend.
  • Minnie Mouse (voiced by Russi Taylor[9]) is Mickey Mouse's loving and quick-thinking girlfriend and Daisy's best friend who loves bows. She is often prone to being put in over-the-top experiences.
  • Donald Duck (voiced by Tony Anselmo[10]) is Mickey's short-tempered but good-natured best friend and Daisy's boyfriend. He is often shown to display a short temper that is easily provoked, though it's a noticeably rare occasion in this series.
  • Daisy Duck (voiced by Tress MacNeille[11]) is Donald's girlfriend and Minnie's best friend, who is prone to getting distracted and being talkitive. However, she does mean well, and she also knows how to solve many problems and mysteries.
  • Goofy (voiced by Bill Farmer[12]) is Mickey's innocent but well-meaning best friend. Being the clumsy guy he is, Goofy is often prone to most of the slapstick presented in this series.
  • Pluto (vocal effects provided by Bill Farmer[13]) is Mickey's best pet dog who loves adventure. His arch-nemesis is Butch the Bulldog, whose owner is revealed to be Pete.
  • Toodles (voiced by Rob Paulsen[14]) is a tool-distributing robot that Mickey calls to present the items for every episode. Following the episode "Happy Birthday, Toodles", he gains a face, a personality, and a voice, and even acquires himself a love interest in the episode "Space Adventure."

Recurring

Guest appearances

Production

Mickey Mouse was originally voiced by Wayne Allwine, who died in 2009, upon which Bret Iwan took over the role (the last episode to feature Allwine as Mickey premiered posthumously on September 28, 2012). Bill Farmer, the voice actor for Goofy and Pluto, said in February 2014 that the recording of dialogue for new episodes has ceased, but that "it would be quite a while before the show runs out of new episodes for TV. We have been on the air consistently since 2006 and we started recording in 2004. So there is always a long lead-in time between recording and seeing it on TV. So don't worry more is still to come, we just are not making any more".[15]

Release

Broadcast

Since Mickey Mouse Clubhouse has ended its run, reruns still air on Disney Junior. The series is also available to stream on Disney+.[16][17]

Home media

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Reception

Critical response

Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times compared the television series to Wonder Pets!, saying that "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is simpler, and sometimes less is more", writing, "For much of his television career, the mouse was more a master of ceremonies than a comic lead. Now he has been whittled down to a Mister Rogers role — kindly and didactic".[20] Larisa Wiseman of Common Sense Media rated the show a 4 out of 5 stars, complimented the educational value, saying the series teaches early mathematics skills, and praised the depiction of positive messages and role models, citing, teamwork, positive interactions, and encouragement of social interactions.[21]

Stuart Heritage of The Guardian included Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in their "Best Shows to Watch on Disney+" list, stating that preschoolers will respond enthusiastically and accept eagerly the show, compared to older children and adult who are likely to have less interest.[22] Charles Curtis of USA Today ranked the television series 9th in their "20 Best Shows For Kids Right Now" list, asserting, "Whether it's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey and the Roadster Racers or Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, they're all good."[23]

Matthew Huff of BuzzFeed ranked Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 28th in their "51 Of The Best TV Shows To Stream On Disney+ In August" list, calling the show "oddly enthralling".[24] Nathan Rabin of Fatherly ranked Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 60th in their "100 Best Kids TV Shows Of All Time" list, writing, "It's a brightly colored, tune-filled, and strangely meme-friendly romp for small children that uses music, repetition, computers, tools, and some of the most beloved characters in pop culture to educate and entertain plus its insanely infectious opening and closing songs are by They Might Be Giants".[25]

David Perlmutter in The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows says that the show "was yet another case of vintage cartoon characters embarrassing themselves for the enjoyment of preschoolers in a heavily dumbed-down format. While it demonstrated the wide appeal of the Disney brand, it also indicated that this brand could be compromised as any other could through association with an inferior product."[2]

Accolades

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Spin-off

Main article: Minnie's Bow-Toons

Minnie's Bow-Toons is a spin-off series which premiered in November 2011.[37] It aired in the daytime Disney Junior programming block for younger audiences. It is based on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Minnie's Bow-tique" and depicts Minnie's continuing adventures in business as proprietor of her own store which makes and sells bows for apparel and interior decoration with her friend Daisy. She interacts with many of the characters seen in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse series. The show has been revived with new episodes starting April 2021 renamed to Minnie's Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals, with the animation style of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse's successor, Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures.[38]

Notes

  1. Known as Walt Disney Television Animation from 2006 to 2012. Animation outsourced to DQ Entertainment and Toon City.

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