Mickey Mouse (TV series)

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)
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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 & 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]

  1. ^ "Putting Mickey Mouse to Music: An Interview with Composer Chris Willis". Disney Insider. September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Amidi, Amid (March 29, 2014). "Second Season of Mickey Mouse Shorts Will Debut in April". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 2, 2015. Most of them are under four minutes in length,...
  3. ^ a b c Disney Channel (March 12, 2013). "Mickey Mouse to Star in All-New Cartoon Shorts With Classic Comedy, Contemporary Flair" (Press release). Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Hill, Jim (October 15, 2014). "How Comic-Con Helped Create Fans for Disney XD's Star vs. The Forces of Evil Six Months Before Its First Episode Airs". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Beck, Jerry (March 28, 2014). "Second Season of "Mickey Mouse" Shorts begin April 11th". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "D23.com | Dave Smith Reveals Where the "33" in Disneyland's Exclusive and Famed Club 33 Comes From | *Walt Disney Archives — Iris, Ask Dave, Parks". Wayback Machine. March 29, 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (July 9, 2015). "Third Season of 'Mickey Mouse' Shorts Arrives July 17". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  8. ^ Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk (March 2018). "Disney Announces Events, TV Special, and More for Year-Long Mickey's 90th Celebration". March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Bezilla, Carly (September 14, 2020). "JUST ANNOUNCED: The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Comes to Disney+ in November". D23. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

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