Mickey Saves Santa

"Mickey Saves Santa" is the twentieth episode of the first season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and also the series' Christmas episode.
It was originally released directly-to-video on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales DVD on November 14, 2006, and later aired on Playhouse Disney (now known as Disney Jr.) on December 16 of the same year.
==Synopsis==
Mickey and Donald dash off to rescue Santa Claus so he can deliver everyone's presents.
==Plot==
The episode begins with Mickey greeting the viewers in the Clubhouse, full of Christmas decorations on Christmas eve. All of Mickey's friends enter the Clubhouse with their wish lists for what they want for Christmas, but Donald is still working on his. As the friends pass their lists into the basket, a disturbance occurs on the roof on the Clubhouse, distracting Donald. The gang rushes out and finds Mrs. Claus on the roof with a reindeer. Donald is still angry but calms himself when he sees Mrs. Claus, who reminds him to be nice to get his gifts. Mrs. Claus tells Mickey and the gang that Santa Claus is stuck on Mistletoe Mountain and needs help, otherwise there will be no Christmas this year. Mickey quickly heads to Toodles to get today's Mouseketools: a pair of skis, a spotlight, and the Mystery Mouseketool.
Mickey decides to take the Toon Plane to Mistletoe Mountain and chooses Donald as his copilot. Donald initially angrily refuses as he still needs to finish his wish list, but Mrs. Claus reminds him to be nice, and Donald agrees. The duo takes off in the Toon Plane and follows Mrs. Claus, but have trouble seeing through the clouds. Mickey calls Toodles for the spotlight and narrowly avoids Professor Von Drake on a jetpack. However, Donald loses his wish list in the process. The group arrives at the bottom of Mistletoe Mountain when the Toon Plane runs out of gas, but Mickey and Donald have trouble traversing due to the ice being slippery. Donald throws another tantrum but Mrs. Claus reminds him to be nice. Mickey calls Toodles for the skis and Mrs. Claus tows him and Donald on her reindeer using her harness to the top of the mountain.
The group finds Santa's sleigh with the remaining reindeer and Mrs. Claus teaches Mickey and Donald how to call Santa: "Santa, Santa, Ho Ho Ho!" Santa arrives and reveals that the harness connecting his reindeer to his sleigh is broken. Donald is about to throw another tantrum but stops himself. Mickey calls Toodles for the Mystery Mouseketool: some ribbons to fix the harness. Santa rides the sleigh with Mrs. Claus, Mickey, and Donald riding it back to the Clubhouse. Mickey and Donald teach everyone the Santa call and Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive with their presents. Donald is initially disappointed because he lost his wish list, but Mrs. Claus reveals she already found it and Santa gives Donald all of his gifts before leaving with Mrs. Claus. Mickey and the gang then do the Hot Dog dance. The episode ends with everyone leaving the Clubhouse before it disappears, with Mickey saying goodbye to the viewers. 
==Cast==
*Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
*Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse
*Bill Farmer as Goofy/Pluto
*Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
*Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck/Mrs. Claus (debut)
*Dee Bradley Baker as Santa Claus (debut) 
*Corey Burton as Ludwig Von Drake
*Toodles
==Mouseketools==
*A pair of skis (to ski across the snow)
*A spotlight (to get through the cloudy clouds)
*Ribbons (Mystery Mousketool, to fix the harness on Santa's reindeer)
==Trivia==
*This is the first one out of only 2 episodes where Minnie, Daisy, Pluto, and Goofy say goodbye to Mickey and Donald when they ride the Toon Plane. The second one was "Donald's Ducks".
*This is the first Christmas episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
*The following audio phrases: "Everybody say, Oh Toodles!" "Everybody say, mystery mouseketool!" and "What's today's mystery mouseketool?" said by Mickey, has been recycled through most episodes in Season 2 and 3. 
*This is the fourth episode featuring 3 Mouseketools instead of 4, following "Donald's Big Balloon Race", "Daisy's Dance", and "Pluto's Best".
==Goofs==
*When Mickey and Donald arrive at the North Pole, it is daytime. It makes no sense for it to be day at the North Pole during Christmas since during winter, the North Pole is tilted so far away from the Sun that daylight can not reach it, thus giving it a perpetual night.
==Home video releases==
*Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey Saves Santa and Other Mouseketales
==Gallery==
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==External links==
* Christmas Specials Wiki: Mickey Saves Santa
Category:Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes
Category:Christmas episodes