Disney's House of Mouse

***Disney's House of Mouse*** is an animated television series, produced by Walt Disney Television which originally aired from 2001 to present. In the series, Disney mascot Mickey and his gang of famous friends run a nightclub frequented by many other animated Disney characters from throughout the company's animation history.

The series was a successor to the short-lived *Mickey Mouse Works*, an earlier program consisting of original cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse and friends. The majority of the cartoons featured on *House of Mouse* were reruns from *Mickey Mouse Works*, although classic theatrical cartoons as well as new *Mickey Mouse Works* cartoons were also regularly shown. The series was also created to commemorate and coincide with the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth.

## Premise

* Main Article: *House of Mouse episode list*

Walt Disney's famous cartoon star, Mickey Mouse and his band of friends run a nightclub called the "House of Mouse" in the middle of Main Street from the city of Toontown, which shows Disney cartoons as part of its floor show. Each episode features a framing plot revolving around the comic mishaps of Mickey and the other characters running the club, often with cartoons that fit the theme of the framing plot, which are used as wraparounds for various Disney cartoons.

Many characters from various Disney animated films (such as *Cinderella*, *Aladdin*, *Pinocchio*, *Peter Pan*, *The Lion King*, *Beauty And The Beast*, *The Little Mermaid*, *Hercules*, *Sleeping Beauty*, and many more) have appeared on *House of Mouse*, mostly as guests and attendees. The show included many relatively obscure and otherwise rarely-used characters from the Walt Disney Company's more-obscure films, often with speaking parts; however, appearances by characters from other media (such as comic books and television shows) were few and far between.

Mickey is the club's owner, while Minnie Mouse jointly manages the finances and show production. Other House of Mouse staff members include:

* Greeter and Co-Owner - Donald Duck
* Reservation Clerk - Daisy Duck
* Head Waiter - Goofy
* Mascot - Pluto
* Mechanical Technician - Horace Horsecollar
* Chef - Gus Goose
* Gossip Columnist - Clarabelle Cow
* Parking Valet - Max Goof
* Waiters - The Penguin Waiters
* Janitors - The Magic Brooms

A musical band consisting of Donald Duck's troublesome nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie always serve as the musical guests, with such alternating names as "The Quackstreet Boys", "The Splashing Pumpkins", and Kid Duck. Mickey's arch-rival Pete is the club's greedy landlord, who often attempts to shut the club down for his own personal gain by sabotaging the show through various means, since Mickey's contract states that the club stays open "as long as the show goes on" but Mickey, the rest of the gang, and even some of the guests have managed defeat him every time he does so.

A running gag throughout the 52 episodes is that Thomas O'Malley and the Alley Cats from *The Aristocats* are scheduled as the club's musical guests, but their act is always cancelled.

## Production

Produced by Walt Disney Television, *House of Mouse* originally aired from 2001 to present, and ran for all of the episodes.

*House of Mouse* originally aired on the all season of the *Disney's One Saturday Morning* block on ABC, but was dropped after half of its episodes were shown; the remaining episodes were instead aired on Toon Disney. It reran from September 3, 2002 to February 4, 2006 on Disney Channel. As of February 4, 2006, this show is airing on Disney Channel in the US, although it airs regularly on the Disney Cinemagic channel in the UK until 2011. The show ceased broadcast on US television on February 6, 2009 after being aired for the last time on Toon Disney before it re-branded as Disney XD. On British television, the show was originally repeated on Disney Channel until March 2009.

The theme song, "Rockin' at the House of Mouse", was performed by Brian Setzer.

## Cast

* Wayne Allwine – Mickey Mouse
* Russi Taylor – Minnie Mouse, Fairy Godmother, Clara Cluck, Duchess, Fauna
* Tony Anselmo - Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie
* Tress MacNeille - Daisy Duck, Chip 'n' Dale, Little Red Riding Hood, Chip, Flora, Madame Upanova, Queen of Hearts, the Fates
* Bill Farmer - Goofy, Pluto, Horace Horsecollar, Practical Pig, Sheriff of Nottingham
* Jason Marsden - Max Goof
* Corey Burton - Ludwig Von Drake, "How To" Narrator, Doorknob, Caterpillar, Chernabog, Chief O'Hara, Grumpy, Mad Hatter, Playing Cards, Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, Timothy Mouse, Captain Hook, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, White Rabbit, Zeus, Professor Owl
* Jim Cummings - Pete, Big Bad Wolf, the Censor Monkeys, King Larry, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Ed the Hyena, Humphrey the Bear, Kaa
* Maurice LaMarche - Mortimer Mouse, Scuttle, Basil of Baker Street, March Hare, Ratigan
* Rod Roddy - Microphone Mike
* Frank Welker - Gus Goose, Abu, Aracuan Bird, Butch the Bulldog, Dodger, Figaro, Lucifer, Louie the Mountain Lion
* Mark Moseley - Mushu
* Irene Bedard - Pocahontas
* Dan Castellaneta - Genie
* April Winchell - Clarabelle Cow
* Carlos Alazraqui - Panchito Pistoles
* Jason Alexander - Hugo
* René Auberjonois - Chef Louis
* Kathryn Beaumont - Alice
* Michael Bell - Pongo
* Jeff Bennett - Mr. Toad, Reluctant Dragon, Shelby Turtle, Dennis the Duck
* Jodi Benson - Ariel
* Robby Benson - Beast
* Susanne Blakeslee - Cruella De Vil
* Cathy Cahn - Fifer Pig
* Hamilton Camp - Merlin
* Eddie Carroll - Jiminy Cricket
* Pat Carroll - Ursula
* Louise Chamis - The Evil Queen
* Steven Curtis Chapman - Thomas O'Malley
* Cam Clarke - Simba
* Robert Costanzo - Philoctetes
* Peter Cullen - Eeyore
* Grey DeLisle - Roxanne
* Tate Donovan - Hercules
* Susan Egan - Megara
* John Fiedler - Piglet
* Charles Fleischer - Benny the Cab
* Jonathan Freeman - Jafar
* Matt Frewer - Panic
* Carolyn Gardner - Snow White
* Bobcat Goldthwait - Pain
* Gilbert Gottfried - Iago
* Michael Gough - Gopher
* Jennifer Hale - Cinderella, Aurora
* Estelle Harris - Mrs. Turtle
* Nikita Hopkins - Chip Potts
* Eric Idle - Pluto Angel
* Tony Jay - Magic Mirror, Shere Khan, Frollo
* Penn Jillette - Pluto Devil
* Bob Joles - Sneezy, Mr. Snoops
* Rosalyn Landor - Blue Fairy
* Linda Larkin - Jasmine
* Noah Luke - Bambi
* J.P. Manoux - Kuzco
* Ming-Na Wen - Mulan
* Pat Musick - Fiddler Pig
* Lois Nettleton - Maleficent
* Jerry Orbach - Lumiere
* John O'Hurley - Phantom Blot
* Rob Paulsen - José Carioca
* Tony Pope - Geppetto
* Kevin Michael Richardson - Jim Crow, Prince John
* Kimmy Robertson - Fifi
* Will Ryan - Willie the Giant
* Ernie Sabella - Pumbaa
* Kevin Schon - Timon, Happy
* Paul Shaffer - Hermes
* Kath Soucie - Perdita, the Bimbettes
* Florence Stanley - Wilhelmina Packard
* David Ogden Stiers - Cogsworth
* Andre Stojka - Archimedes, Owl
* Blayne Weaver - Peter Pan
* Scott Weinger - Aladdin
* Michael Welch - Pinocchio
* Richard White - Gaston
* James Woods - Hades
* Samuel E. Wright - Sebastian
* Alan Young - Scrooge McDuck

## Trivia

THX Animation is first releasing Disney's House of Mouse in 2005.

**Recurring Guests:** Timon • Pumbaa • Jafar • Iago • Hades • Mushu • Cri-Kee • Ariel • Jiminy Cricket • Pinocchio • Belle • Beast • Lumière • Gaston • Dumbo • Timothy Q. Mouse • Mad Hatter • Shere Khan • The Three Little Pigs • Cruella De Vil • Grumpy • Magic Mirror • Aladdin • Jasmine • Cinderella • Maleficent • Pain and Panic • Ursula

**Season Two:** "Daisy's Debut" • "Goofy for a Day" • "Clarabelle's Big Secret" • "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner" • "Max's New Car" • "Not So Goofy" • "Everybody Loves Mickey" • "Max's Embarrassing Date" • "Where's Minnie?" • "Super Goof" • "King Larry Swings In" • "Ladies' Night" • "Dennis the Duck"
**Season Three:** "Suddenly Hades" • "Pete's One-Man Show" • "House of Crime" • "Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation" • "Donald and the Aracuan Bird" • "Goofy's Menu Magic" • "Music Day" • "House of Scrooge" • "Donald Wants to Fly" • "Dining Goofy" • "Chip 'n' Dale" • "Humphrey in the House" • "Ask Von Drake" • "Salute to Sports" • "Pluto vs. Figaro" • "House of Magic" • "Mickey vs. Shelby" • "House of Turkey" • "Clarabelle's Christmas List" • "Pete's Christmas Caper" • "Snow Day" • "Pete's House of Villains" • "Halloween With Hades" • "House Ghosts" • "House of Genius" • "Mickey and the Culture Clash"
**Season Four:** "Governor John Darling" • "Stan's Responsible" • "Date Crushers" • "Circus Day" • "Goofy's Kitchen Lessons" • "Horse Day" • "Talent Day" • "April Fools Day" • "Summer At The House of Mouse" • "No Dogs Allowed" • "Pirates At The House Of Mouse" • "102 Dalmatians" • "Goofy's Halloween Blunder" • "Fall At The House of Mouse" • "Sick!" • "Mickey Mouse's Christmas Party" • "Winter At The House of Mouse" • "Talent Day" • "Animal Day" • "Imagination Day" • "Just Because It's Magic!" • "Mirror, Mirror" • "Rescuers" • "Donald's Bravery" • "Raise the Roof" • "Ceremony Day"