House of Mouse (Disney+ series)

House of Mouse would be a 2021 animated variety comedy TV series created by Bobs Gannaway, Matt Braly, and Dana Terrace, developed by Terrace and Daron Nefcy, and produced by Disney Television Animation. Based on the TV series of the same name by Gannaway and Tony Craig, the series would be executive-produced by Gannaway, Braly, Terrace, Paul Ruddish, and Daron Nefcy, and would star Bret Iwan, Katytlin Robrock, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille, and April Winchell. The series would center on Mickey Mouse and his friends as the try to put on a variety show to various Disney characters.
Work on a reboot of House of Mouse would begin in early 2020, with Gannaway set to return as co-creator alongside Braly, Terrace, and Nefcy, and executive-producer alongside Braly, Terrace, Nefcy, and Rudish, the latter who previously created the Mickey Mouse and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse short series. The cast from both shorts would be set to reprise their roles, alongside several other voice actors. Terrace and Nefcy would also be credited as developers.
Unlike the previous series, the reboot would feature several animated Disney characters from properties outside films, such as TV series, comics, and Pixar movies, and would combine several different animation techniques depending on whether the character's original version was made througth hand-drawn animation, flash animation, CGI, or stop-motion. The series would also discard the use of shorts featured in the original version in favor of original sketches in the style of The Muppet Show, in order to "truly take advantage of the concept of the series".
House of Mouse would be released on Disney+ on November 12, 2021, and would become a critical success. Critics would praise the series for its voice acting, faithfulness to the original series, animation, writing, humor, and handling of multiple Disney characters.
== Synopsis ==
Disney's House of Mouse brings all the beloved characters from the company into one roof, as Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, alongside their friends Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Pluto, alongside many others, Anna, Scrooge McDuck, Baloo, Stitch, etc. work together to lead a variety show led by some of the most beloved characters in animation history. However, it's not an easy task, as they have to face several challenges to get the show moving, from behind-the-scenes conflicts, to villainous schemes and plots of many kinds.
=== Segments ===
The series features several segments through each episode, that compromise approximately half an episode's duration.
* Von Drake and Anna's Science Session: Professor Ludwig Von Drake and Anna do research on several aspects of a Disney production (such as Amphibian biology, how Hercules' muscles grow, etc).
* Goofy Advices: Goofy gives to the audience advice on everyday life, similar to Barney Says.
* Minnie's Group: Minnie hangs out with several female Disney leads.
* Elsa's Tricks: Elsa performs daredevil stunts with ice powers.
* Crazy Challange: A random Disney character takes on a very difficult challange.
* DogTales: Pluto takes a group of animal Disney characters on seemingly mundane tasks, that turn into incredible adventures.
* Clarabelle Talks: Clarabelle reveals several secrets about Disney characters.
* Runners: Several Disney characters enter into a race.
== Voice cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* Bret Iwan and Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse, the co-owner of the House of Mouse and the show's host, who constantly struggles to keep the show running.
* Kaitlyn Robrock as Minnie Mouse, Mickey's co-host and co-owner and the House of Mouse., who serves as the straight woman to her friends' antics
* Bill Farmer as:
** Goofy, the club's head chef and waiter.
** Pluto, the club's official mascot and a personal assistant to Mickey and Minnie.
** Horace Horsecollar, the club's go-pher.
** Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck, the club's deputy manager, who is in charge of how the guests are treated, and is jelaous of Mickey's position as host.
* Tress MacNeille as:
** Daisy Duck, the club's receptionist, who is self-centered and looking for a chance to be a star on her own.
** Chip, the comical, daring, responsible leader of the Rescue Rangers.
** Gadget Hackwrench, who works as a mechanic.
*Corey Burton as:
** Ludwig von Drake, a scientist in charge of the club's visual effects. He also hosts a segment for the show titled "Ludwig Von Drake's Wonderful World of Science".
** Dale, one of the two Rescue Rangers. Kookier than Chip, but sometimes grumpy, and easily gets dragged into something he doesn't want to do in the first place.
** Zipper
*April Winchell as Clarabelle Cow, the club's resident gossiper.
*Rich Fields and George Gray as Mike, a talking microphone, who operates as the club's announcer.
*Joe Ochman as Jiminy Cricket, the conscience and supervisor of the club.
*Idina Menzel (and Phillipa Soo occasionally) as Elsa, an occasional singer, beatboxer, and notably the egocentric show-off and daredevil of the club.
*Kristen Bell as Anna, Elsa's optimistic younger sister, and the directress and planner for the club who can facilitate others' predicaments, thus, the smartest Disney character ever.
*John Kassir as Scrooge McDuck, the businessman of the club.
*Beck Bennett as Launchpad McQuack, the landing valet.
*Dani Pudi as Huey
*Ben Schwartz as Dewey
*Bobby Moynihan as Louie
*Kate Micucci as Webby
*Joel McCrary as Baloo, the landing valet who also slacks off. He retains his pilot hat from the TaleSpin series.
*Jennifer Hale as:
**Rebecca Cunningham, the reservation clerk who stops Baloo from slacking off.
**Cinderella, a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Chris Sanders as Stitch, the mischievous chef who eats the guests' leftovers.
*Anika Noni Rose as Tiana, a chef and singer of the club.
=== Recurrent cast ===
* Jim Cummings as:
** Pete, the club's landlord, who wants to destroy it and build a factory but is unable to do it as long as it is in use.
** Fat Cat
** Darkwing Duck, an egocentric superhero from St. Canard, and a guest at the House of Mouse.
**Winnie the Pooh
**Tigger
**Kaa
**Monterey Jack
**King Louie, a bartender at the House of Mouse. He retains his TaleSpin hat.
**Bonkers D. Bobat, a buffoonish policeman and a guest at the club.
* Jason Marsden as Max Goof, Goofy's adolescent son, who works as the club's valet parking attendant.
* Corey Burton as:
** Captain Hook, a guest at the club.
** Mr. Smee
** Shere Khan
** The White Rabbit
*Peter Cullen as Eeyore
*Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy, a guest and occasional performer at the House of Mouse.
* Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Cissy Jones as Lilith Clawthorne, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar, a guest and occasional performer at the House of Mouse.
* Amanda Leigthon as Polly Plantar, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Sarah Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda, a guest and occassional performer at the House of Mouse.
* Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Craig T. Nelson as Mr. Incredible, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Lin-Manuel Miranda as Gizmoduck, a guest at the House of Mouse.
* Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington, a guest and occassional performer at the House of Mouse.
* Catherine O'Hara as Sally, a guest and occassional performer at the House of Mouse.
* Josh Gad as Olaf, a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Nathan Lane as Timon, a guest and occasional performer at the House of Mouse.
*Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa, a guest and occasional performer at the House of Mouse.
*Eden Sher as Star Butterfly, a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Jeremy Irons as Scar, a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Frank Welker as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey's half-brother and a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Audrey Wasilewski as Ortensia, Oswald's girlfriend and a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Jim Hanks as Woody
*Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
*Kristen Bell as Bo Peep
*Idina Menzel as Jessie
*Scott Weinger as Aladdin, a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Joy Jacobson as Jasmine, Aladdin's wife and a guest at the House of Mouse.
*Robby Benson as the Beast
*Richard White as Gaston
*Susan Blakeslee as Maleficent and Cruella De Vil
*Hynden Walch as Alice, a guest at the House of Mouse, curious and often concerned about others' predicaments.
*Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit and Benny the Cab, both guests and occasional performers at the House of Mouse.
*Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel Madrigal and Gosalyn Mallard
*Michaela Dietz as Vee, a basilisk shapeshifter and guest and occasional performer at the House of Mouse.
== Episodes ==
# Let's Get This Show Started: Mickey and his friends try to put together their first show at the House of Mouse, but the constant presures start to get the best of them.
# Friends: Anne Boonchuy and Sprig Plantar are set to perform at the club. However, after Anne becomes friends with Rapunzel, Princess Anna, and Lilith Clawthrone, Sprig begins to feel pushed away, and fears that she may choose the end their friendship, so he goes to Mickey and Minnie for help.
# Magic Tricks: Luz Noceda plans to do a magic show for the House of Mouse, but she becomes undecided on what partner to choose when she sees to many magic experts at the club.
# Superheros: Things scalate into chaos when an argument between Hiro Hamada and Mr, Incredible on whether a person without powers can truly be considered a superhero divides the House of Mouse into three: Those in Hiro's side, those on Mr. Incredible's side, and those who are neutral.
# This is Halloween: Mickey and Minnie put Jack Skellington in charge of the club's annual Halloween show, but things quickly go south when he chooses the villains as the main actors for the show.
#Non-Magical Princess: When Pete tricks Mickey into inviting magic-hating princess Star Butterfly as a guest for the show, Luz must show Star that magic is not that bad before she ends up destroying both all the other guests' magic and the club's reputation. Meanwhile, Mickey and Minnie struggle to keep up the show without causing panic.
#Half-Sibling Rivalry: Mickey's half-brother, Oswald, and his girlfriend, Ortensia, come to visit House of Mouse. While initally friendly towards each other, the two start a small bet to see who can host the show better, which slowly becomes more and more heated, much to Ortensia and Minnie's annoyance.
#Shape Up and Go Out: Vee is set to perform a shapeshifting act at the club, but is too nervous, so Donald and Luz try to help her.
== Music ==
Kris Bowers would compose the score for the series. Bowers would say that he would "aim to create the most diverse score ever made for telefvision" in order to capture "the huge amount of characters in the series". Bowers would discard the themes used in the previous series in order to create "something unique that stands on its own", but he would draw inspiration from his work in Mickey: Fun and Fanci-ful in order to "get the spirit of the characters right".
== Trivia ==
* This would be the first time characters from the Disney Animated Canon interact with characters from animated series that aren't connected to the film they originated in.
** This would also be the second time a Pixar character interacts with a character from the Disney Animated Canon, after Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
* According to co-creator Bobs Gannaway, the show would not feature musical sequences due to co-creator/executive-producer Dana Terrace's distaste for musical.
*Executive producer Daron Nefcy woukd describe the episode "Non-Magical Princess" as "Disney's biggest acknowledgement of criticism ever", as the plot wpuld "jab at everything fans hated about the end of Star, from the rushed Starco, to the controversial ending".
*The series would mark the first time since the original The Lion King film that Jeremy Irons has voiced Scar.
*In one episode, Scar would be given to Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed as their meal, referencing how they mauled him to death at the end of The Lion King.
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