Mickey Mouse Clubhouse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mickey Mouse Clubhouse |
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| Genre | Comedy Adventure Fantasy Preschool Educational |
| Developed by | Bobs Gannaway |
| Directed by | Bobs Gannaway |
| Voices of | Wayne Allwine (2006–2012) Bret Iwan (2012–2016) Russi Taylor Tony Anselmo Tress MacNeille Bill Farmer Will Ryan April Winchell Jim Cummings Dee Bradley Baker Frank Welker Rob Paulsen Corey Burton |
| Opening theme | "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song" sung by They Might Be Giants |
| Ending theme | "Hot Dog!" sung by They Might Be Giants |
| Composer(s) | Mike Himelstein & Michael Turner (score) Michael Rubin (songs) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 125 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Bobs Gannaway (season 1) Rob LaDuca (seasons 2-4) |
| Running time | 21–49 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Disney Television Animation |
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| Original release | May 5, 2006 – November 6, 2016 |
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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. 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. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
On August 18, 2023, a revival was revealed to be in production, and is set to be released in 2025.
Contents
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. 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.
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.
Voice cast
Main
- Mickey Mouse (voiced by Wayne Allwine in Seasons 1–3 and Bret Iwan in Season 4) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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
- Pete (voiced by Jim Cummings)
- Chip and Dale (voiced by Tress MacNeille and Corey Burton respectively)
- Ludwig Von Drake (voiced by Corey Burton)
- Clarabelle Cow (voiced by April Winchell)
- Willie the Giant (voiced by Will Ryan)
- Martian Mickey (voiced by Wayne Allwine and later Bret Iwan)
- Martian Minnie (voiced by Russi Taylor)
- Quoodles (voiced by Russi Taylor)
- Goofbot (voiced by Bill Farmer)
- Santa Claus (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Mrs. Claus (voiced by Tress MacNeille)
- Baby Red Bird and Mommy Red Bird (vocal effects both provided by Tress MacNeille)
- Boo Boo Chicken and Coco the Monkey (vocal effects both provided by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Figaro, Butch the Bulldog, Mr. Pettibone, and Bella (vocal effects all provided by Frank Welker)
Guest appearances
- Mortimer Mouse (voiced by Maurice LaMarche)
- Captain Goof-Beard (voiced by Dick Van Dyke)
- Millie and Melody Mouse (voiced by Avalon Robbins and Grace Kaufman, respectively)
- The Singing Lock (voiced by Nika Futterman)
- Count Mickula (voiced by Bret Iwan)
- Boodles (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz)
- Igor the Door (voiced by David Tennant)
- Cuckoo the Cuckoo Bird (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Goofles (voiced by Bill Farmer)
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".
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+.
Home media
| Title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date | Episodes | |
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| Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales | 1 | 3 | November 14, 2006 | Episode 03 ("Goofy's Bird"), 10 ("Mickey-Go-Seek"), and 20 ("Mickey Saves Santa") | |
| Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt | 1 | 2 | March 20, 2007 | 24 ("Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt") and 27 ("Donald's Hiccups") | |
| Mickey's Treat | 1 | 4 | August 28, 2007 | 18 ("Mickey's Treat"), 21 ("Goofy the Great"), 25 ("Doctor Daisy, M.D."), and A Little Einsteins Halloween | |
| Mickey's Storybook Surprises | 1, 2 | 4 | September 2, 2008 | Episode 07 ("Donald the Frog Prince"), 18 ("Minnie Red Riding Hood"), 19 ("Sleeping Minnie"), and 50 ("Minnie's Mystery") | |
| Mickey's Big Splash | 1, 2 | 4 | May 5, 2009 | Episode 06 ("Mickey Goes Fishing"), 43 ("Pluto's Bubble Bath"), 57 ("Pete's Beach Blanket Luau"), and 58 ("Donald's Ducks") | |
| Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland | 2 | 2 | September 8, 2009 | Episode 64 ("Goofy Goes Goofy") and 65 ("Mickey's Adventures In Wonderland") | |
| Choo-Choo Express | 2 | 2 | December 1, 2009 | 41 ("Mickey's Big Job") and 60 ("Choo-Choo Express") | |
| Minnie's Bow-Tique | 2, 3 | 4 | February 9, 2010 | 32 ("Minnie's Picnic"), 61 ("Minnie's Bee Story"), 75 ("Minnie's Pajama Party"), and 83 ("Minnie's Bow-Tique") | |
| Road Rally | 1-3 | 5 | October 21, 2010 | 76 ("Road Rally") and 82 ("Pluto Lends A Paw") | |
| Numbers Round-Up | 1–3 | 5 | November 16, 2010 | Episode 01 ("Daisy Bo-Peep"), 42 ("Mickey's Round-Up"), 67 ("Mickey's Big Surprise"), 70 ("Super Goof's Super Puzzle"), and 87 ("Mickey's Show and Tell") | |
| Minnie's Masquerade | 1–3 | 5 | February 8, 2011 | Episode 02 ("A Surprise For Minnie"), Episode 47 ("Secret Spy Daisy"), 55 ("The Friendship Team"), 81 ("Minnie's Mouseke-Calendar"), and 84 ("Minnie's Masquerade") | |
| Mickey's Great Outdoors | 1–3 | 5 | May 24, 2011 | 14 ("Daisy in the Sky"), 38 ("Mickey and Minnie's Jungle Safari"), 39 ("Mickey's Camp Out"), 78 ("Daisy's Grasshopper"), and 88 ("Mickey's Fishy Story") | |
| Space Adventure | 1-3 | 5 | November 8, 2011 | 89 ("Space Adventure") and 94 ("Goofy's Thinking Cap") | |
| I Heart Minnie | 1–3 | 5 | February 7, 2012 | 8 ("Minnie's Birthday"), Episode 11 ("Daisy's Dance"), 40 ("Daisy's Pet Project"), 53 ("Minnie's Rainbow"), and 95 ("Minnie and Daisy's Flower Shower") | |
| Mickey and Donald Have a Farm | 1–4 | 5 | December 11, 2012 | 23 ("Goofy's Petting Zoo"), 29 ("Goofy the Homemaker"), 52 ("Clarabelle's Clubhouse Mooo-sical"), 98 ("Donald Hatches an Egg"), and 100 ("Mickey and Donald Have A Farm") | |
| Minnie's the Wizard of Dizz | 3, 4 | 4 | August 13, 2013 | 91 ("Goofy's Gone"), 99 ("The Golden Boo Boo"), and 104 ("Minnie's the Wizard of Dizz") | |
| Quest for the Crystal Mickey | 2–4 | 5 | May 21, 2013 | 59 ("Goofy's Coconutty Monkey"), 71 ("Donald of the Desert"), 77 ("Donald the Genie"), 85 ("Goofy's Giant Adventure"), and 101 ("Quest For the Crystal Mickey") | |
| Super Adventure! | 3, 4 | 4 | December 3, 2013 | 79 ("Mickey's Mousekersize"), 80 ("Mickey's Little Parade"), 97 ("Aye, Aye, Captain Mickey"), and 105 ("Super Adventure") | |
| Minnie-Rella | 2–4 | 4 | February 11, 2014 | 40 ("Daisy's Pet Project"), 63 ("Mickey and the Enchanted Egg"), 93 ("Pluto's Tale"), and 108 ("Minnie-rella") | |
| Disney Junior Holiday | 1 | 1 | October 23, 2018 | 20 ("Mickey Saves Santa") | |
Spin-off
Minnie's Bow-Toons is a spin-off series which premiered in November 2011. 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.
See also
In Spanish: La casa de Mickey Mouse para niños
