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Mickey Mouse (TV series)

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Mickey Mouse
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Based onMickey Mouse
by Walt Disney
Ub Iwerks
Developed byPaul Rudish
Voices of
ComposerChristopher Willis[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes94 (+ 2 special episodes) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPaul Rudish
Running time3–4 minutes (87 episodes)
7 minutes (7 episodes)
22 minutes (2 specials)[2]
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
YouTube
ReleaseJune 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) –
July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)
Related
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–23)

Mickey Mouse (also known as Mickey Mouse Shorts) is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. Featuring Disney cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto in contemporary settings such as Paris, Venice, Tokyo and New York, the series has the slapstick feel of the earliest Mickey Mouse shorts while providing a modern update, and "presents Mickey in a broad range of humorous situations that showcase his pluck and rascality, along with his long-beloved charm and good heartedness".[3] The animation is provided by Mercury Filmworks.[4]

The series was developed by artist Paul Rudish, who was the co-creator of the Cartoon Network television series Sym-Bionic Titan and is also the series' executive producer and supervising director,[5] while Joseph Holt is the series' art director.[5] Chris Diamantopoulos was cast instead of Bret Iwan, because the producers wanted a voice that sounded similar to the one used by Walt Disney for Walt's portrayal of Mickey.[6] Paul Rudish, Jenny Gase-Baker and Joseph Holt won three Emmy Awards for their work on the series in September 2013.

The pilot episode, "Croissant de Triomphe", was first released as a special preview on March 12, 2013, on Disney.com.[3] The series officially premiered on June 28 of that year on Disney Channel and YouTube, followed by the releases on Disney.com and Watch Disney Channel.[3] A total of 18 episodes aired in the first season while the second season, premiering on April 11, 2014, consisting of 19 episodes.[5] The third season premiered on July 17, 2015, with 20 episodes aired.[7] The fourth season premiered on June 9, 2017, with 19 episodes aired. The fifth (later final) season of the original series premiered on October 6, 2018, with 18 episodes aired.[8]

The series was succeeded with The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, which premiered on Disney+, on November 18, 2020, to coincide with Mickey's 92nd birthday.[9]

Voice cast

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Mickey Mouse, as he appears in the series.

Cameos

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Episodes

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Main article: List of Mickey Mouse episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
118June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
219April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11)June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)
320July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
419June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
518October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)
Specials2December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)

Broadcast

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As of March 2014, a total of 100 million viewers in the United States had seen the series, and it was airing in 160 countries.[12] As of June 2014, the show, translated in 34 languages, had reached over 135 million viewers worldwide.[13]

Home media

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DVD releases
Title Season(s) Episodes Total running time Release date
Region 1
The Complete First Season 1–2 19 (1–18, 22) 1 hour, 15 minutes August 26, 2014[14]
Merry and Scary 1–3 7 (10, 27, 43, 54, 56, 58, 67) 43 minutes August 29, 2017[15]
Digital purchase
Season Episodes Release number Episode count
1 2013–14 18 1[16] 9
2[17] 10
2 2014–15 19
3[18] 10
4[19] 10
3 2015–16 20
5[20] 9
6[21] 9
4 2017–18 19 7[22] 10
8[23] 9
5 2018–19 18 9[24] 9
10[25] 9

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
2013 Primetime Emmy Award[26][27] Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Croissant de Triomphe" Won
Outstanding Individual Achievements In Animation For Jenny Gase-Baker in Background Painting, "Croissant de Triomphe" Won
Outstanding Individual Achievements In Animation For Joseph Holt for Art Direction, "Croissant de Triomphe" Won
National Cartoonists Society Division Awards Television Animation Award Paul Rudish Won
2014 Annie Awards[28] Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Paul Rudish Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens Won
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Aaron Springer Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Alonso Ramos-Ramirez Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bill Farmer as Goofy Nominated
Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award[29][30] Outstanding Short-format Animated Program For "'O Sole Minnie'" Won
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse, "The Adorable Couple" Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievements In Animation Narina Sokolova, background designer, "O Sole Minnie" Won
Valerio Vaentura, background designer, "The Adorable Couple" Won
2015 Annie Awards[31] Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Andy Suriano Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Aaron Springer Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis Won
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Joseph Holt Nominated
Narina Sokolova Won
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Heiko Drengenberg Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Bill Farmer as Goofy and Grandma, "Goofy's Grandma" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Darrick Bachman Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens Won
Annecy International Animation Film Festival[32][33] TV series For "Eau de Minnie" Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program For "Mumbai Madness" Nominated
2016 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Dave Wasson for "Coned" Nominated
Heiko Dregenberg for "Bottle Shocked" Nominated
Outstanding Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Alonso Ramirez Ramos for "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens for "Coned" Won
2017 Annie Awards[34][35] Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "Dancevidaniya" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Heiko Von Drengenberg for "Road Hogs" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Illya Owens for "Sock Burglar" Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Short Form Animated Program "Split Decisions" Nominated
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics "Jing-a-Ling-a-Ling"
Christopher Willis (music & lyrics)
Darrick Bachman (lyrics)
Paul Rudish (lyrics)
(Episode: "Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special") 		Nominated
2018 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Dave Wasson, Eddie Trigueros, and Alonso Ramirez-Ramos for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Eddie Trigueros for "Bee Inspired" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Jenny Gase-Baker and Justin Martin for "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Nominated
Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse, "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Darrick Bachman for "Locked in Love" Nominated
Daytime Emmy Awards[36] Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Alonso Ramirez-Ramos Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievements In Animation Justin Martin, background designer, "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular" Won
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Russi Taylor as Huey/Dewey/Louie/Grandma/The Witch and Minnie Mouse, "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular" Nominated
2019 Annie Awards[37] Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Eddie Trigueros for "Feed the Birds" Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Christopher Willis for "Springtime" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Justin Martin for "Amore Motore" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Alonso Ramirez-Ramos for "Carnaval" Won
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Children's Animated Series Paul Rudish and Todd Popp Nominated
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse Nominated
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Christopher Willis Nominated
2020 Annie Awards[38][39] Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children For "Carried Away" Won
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Alonso Ramirez-Ramos for "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Won
Daytime Emmy Awards[40] Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program Eddie Trigueros Won
Outstanding Editing for an Animated Program Tony Molina, Mark Bollinger (assistant editor) Won

Theme park attractions

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Main article: Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway

A Mickey Mouse-themed attractions, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway and Vacation Fun – An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie, replaced The Great Movie Ride and Star Wars: Path of the Jedi at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. This attraction was also located at the Mickey's Toontown section of Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort, which opened on January 27, 2023 in Anaheim, California.[41] The attraction is the third Mickey Mouse-themed attraction at any Disney property worldwide, only behind Mickey's PhilharMagic,[a] directly based on the series and involves guests watching the premiere of a new Mickey Mouse cartoon and then entering the cartoon itself. The show's creative team, including Paul Rudish, Joseph Holt and composer Christopher Willis, collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering to create the attractions, which opened on March 4, 2020, at Disney's Hollywood Studios.[42]

Music

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On July 21, 2023, Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack album of several songs from the series.[43]

Soundtrack

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Mickey Mouse (Music from the Disney Mickey Mouse Shorts)
Soundtrack album by
Christopher Willis
ReleasedJuly 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)
Length16:55
LabelWalt Disney Records
ProducerChristopher Willis
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Our Homespun Melody"Christopher Willis, Elyse WillisMickey Mouse2:47
2."Yodelberg"Bob Jackman, Buddy Baker, Christopher WillisKerry Christensen, Emelie Laudie1:26
3."Pua Nani Ē"Christopher Willis, Johnson Enos, Sharyn GabrielMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Raiatea Helm1:40
4."Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse"Christopher Willis, Paul RudishMinnie Mouse0:33
5."Top of the World"Christopher WillisMickey Mouse1:13
6."Carried Away"Christopher Willis, Elyse WillisMinnie Mouse2:17
7."Mumbai Madness"Charanjeet Virdi, Christopher Willis, Ravindran AchariyaCharanjeet 'CJ' Virdi, Farah Kidwai3:08
8."Springtime Symphony"Christopher WillisChristopher Willis3:47
Total length:16:55

Notes

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  1. ^ The term "attraction" refers to amusement rides, whereas character meet-and-greets do not apply.

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