House of Mouse

**House of Mouse** is an American television series created by Walt Disney Television Animation. It focuses on Mickey Mouse and his friends runing a cartoon theater dinner club in the fictional ToonTown, catering to many characters from Disney cartoons and animated movies while showcasing a variety of their cartoon shorts.

The series aired on ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001 to October 24, 2003.

## Plot

The basic premise of the show focuses on Mickey Mouse and his friends operating a dinner theater club in downtown ToonTown. Considered a popular venue by the residents, the club is frequented by a host of character from Disney animated properties and every character from cartoons and films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios are featured in the episodes, with the exception of those made after 2001-2003 (such as Lilo & Stitch) and Dinosaur due to being CGI. Such characters mostly appear as paying guests of the club, with a few voiced in episodes depending on the scripts provided to voice actors, although a number sometimes operate as performers for the club. The animated series is more notable for including many relatively obscure and otherwise rarely used Disney characters, often with speaking parts for the very first time, for example, Li'l Bad Wolf and April, May and June, who had appeared very often in Disney comic books but never before in an animated cartoon, finally made their animated debuts on House of Mouse. The show also featured some cameos by characters created for other television cartoons and theme park attractions, but these appearances were few and far between.

Each episode focuses on a story involving Mickey and his associates facing an issue during an evening's operation of the club, and their efforts to overcome it. The most common plot for episodes involves the group dealing with a serious problem caused by Pete in his attempts to shut down the club and use it for his own gains. These stories, often involving farcical mishaps, tended to act as a wraparound for the cartoon shorts played in between scenes, the theme of the story contributing towards the storylines of the cartoon shorts shown in the episode. Cartoon shorts played in episodes focused on elements from classic theatrical cartoons of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, though most were reruns from Mickey Mouse Works, and featured a simple story. Some stories were set to a specific theme for a specific character, but with differing scenarios, for example, one set focused on Mickey seeking to rescue Minnie from Pete, against a different obstacle in each short, while another set focused on Pluto's efforts to get Mickey his paper while facing a different problem.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
* Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse
* Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck / Huey, Dewey and Louie
* Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck
* Bill Farmer as Goofy / Pluto / Horace Horsecollar
* April Winchell as Clarabelle Cow
* Jason Marsden as Max Goof
* Frank Welker as Gus Goose
* Tony Jay as Magic Mirror
* Rod Roddy as Mike
* Penguin Waiters
* Animated Brooms
* Jim Cummings as Pete

## Episodes

See Also: List of House of Mouse Episodes

 2 | 13
 3 | 26

## Production

The show was produced by Walt Disney Television, and originally aired from 2001 to 2003, running for 52 episodes. The show is one of many Disney cartoon series made in the widescreen HD format. Like with Mickey Mouse Works, the animation was outsourced to Toon City in the Philippines. Unlike that series, it was also outsourced to Walt Disney Animation Australia and Walt Disney Animation Japan.

House of Mouse aired on One Saturday Morning on ABC. It reran from September 3, 2002 to February 4, 2006 on Disney Channel. The show ceased broadcast on U.S. television on February 6, 2009, after being aired for the last time on Toon Disney before becoming Disney XD.

The theme song is performed by Brian Setzer.

## Awards and Nominations

 2002
 Best Sound Editing in Television - Music, Episodic Animation
 2003