Mickey Mouse is an Emmy award-winning American series of animated shorts created by Disney Television Animation. It features classic characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto in contemporary settings such as Paris and New York. The series will have the slapstick feel of classic Mickey Mouse shorts, as well as place the titular character in humorous situations that showcase his pluck and rascality, along with his long-beloved charm and good hearted-ness.
It is being executive produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning artist Paul Rudish, known for his work on Cartoon Network series such as Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. It was announced at Disney's upfront meeting on March 12, 2013, and premiered on June 28 on Disney Channel with a total of 19 episodes (the first of which was made available on Disney's website as a "special preview"). The show has been renewed for a second season. [1]
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 in 33 languages.[3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production
code | U.S. viewers
(million) |
1 | | Paul Rudish | Paul Rudish | June 28, 2013 | 002 | 3.6[10] |
Mickey and Donald are turned down from Goofy's seaside grill because Mickey does not have a shirt and Donald does not have shoes. They decide to combine their clothes into one outfit, so one of them can go inside and get food. They draw straws and Mickey ends up giving his clothes to Donald. Now nude, Mickey has to avoid being seen by the public, especially by Minnie and Daisy. |
2 | | Aaron Springer | Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, and Aaron Springer | June 29, 2013 | 003 | 2.5[11] |
Mickey has difficulty getting to Minnie's mountaintop chalet because of the avalanches, cuckoo clocks, a yeti, a belching pig, and a bag of corn chips. Guest star: Aaron Springer. |
3 | "Croissant de Triomphe" | Paul Rudish | Paul Rudish | June 30, 2013 | 001 | 2.0[11] |
Minnie's café runs out of croissants and they are in big demand by the customers. So Mickey has to speed through Paris on his scooter to deliver the croissants. Note: This episode was released on Disney.com as a "special preview" on March 12, 2013. This cartoon's dialog is in French rather than in English. Guest stars: Karen Strassman, Oscar Pauwels, Pascal Germain, Xavier Fagnon, and Paul Rudish |
4 | | Aaron Springer | Aaron Springer | July 5, 2013 | 004 | 2.4[12] |
Guest stars: Betty White, Brian George, and Aaron Springer. |
5 | | Paul Rudish | Heiko Drengenberg, Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, and Aaron Springer | July 12, 2013 | 005 | 2.8[13] |
On his way to work at a children's train station in Tokyo, Mickey is accidentally forced to board the wrong bullet train. So he tries to work his way around the commute on the train by climbing the hang grips over a sea of punk-rock like teens, working his way through several people in beige coats, and fighting a sumo-wrestler. Guest star: Hira Ambrosino. |
6 | | Dave Wasson | Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, Aaron Springer, and Dave Wasson | July 19, 2013 | 006 | 3.3[14] |
On the hottest day of the year, Mickey, Donald and Goofy try to keep cool, by sneaking into a rich guy's pool, hiding in a meat-locker, getting washed in a car wash, getting blown away by an airplane propellor, and sneaking into an out of control Ice-Cream Truck. Guest star: Dave Wasson. |
7 | "Gasp!" | Clay Morrow | Clay Morrow | July 26, 2013 | 009 | 3.2[15] |
After a sneaky cat breaks the fish bowl, Mickey attempts to save his pet fish Gubbles by using many different water related appliances in the apartment.[16] |
8 | "Panda-monium" | Aaron Springer | Aaron Springer | August 2, 2013 | 010 | 3.2[17] |
Mickey attempts to photograph a bashful panda bear at the Beijing Zoo from many different perspectives but eventually becomes mistaken as a panda and has his picture taken.[18] Guest star: Alex Chu. |
9 | "Bad Ear Day" | Chris Savino | Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, Chris Savino, and Aaron Springer | August 16, 2013[19] | 008 | 3.7[20] |
Mickey searches for his ears, after losing them before a date with Minnie while being deaf at the same time. Now that Mickey discovers that the second and third pucks on the Ice Hockey Rink are his ears, Mickey has to win a game for the Home Team to retrieve his ears. Guest stars: Don Cherry and Paul Rudish. |
10 | | Aaron Springer | Aaron Springer | October 4, 2013 | | 3.3[22] |
When Mickey's car breaks down in a spooky forest, a Goofy-looking ghoul gives a chase to everyone's favorite mouse. |
11 | "Dog Show" | Dave Wasson | Dave Wasson, Aaron Springer, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, and Derek Dressler | October 11, 2013 | | 2.9[23] |
After Pluto gets injured, Goofy is forced to substitute for a dog show that Mickey entered Pluto in. Guest stars: Kari Wahlgren, Dave Wasson, and John Waters. |
12 | "'O Sole Minnie" | Paul Rudish | Dave Wasson, Aaron Springer, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, and Alonso Ramirez Ramos | October 18, 2013 | | 2.9[24] |
Mickey is a gondolier in Italy trying to woo waitress Minnie. Note: This cartoon's dialogue is in Italian instead of English. |
13 | "Potatoland" | Aaron Springer | Aaron Springer | November 18, 2013 | | 2.3[25] |
Mickey and Donald take Goofy to Idaho to visit a potato-themed theme park called "Potatoland." However, when Mickey and Donald discover that Potatoland is just part of a sign that introduces people into Idaho, they attempt to make Goofy's dream come true by building a theme park made of gravy and potatoes. Note: This episode is 7 minutes instead of the usual 3 minutes. |
14 | | Paul Rudish | Heiko Drengenberg, Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish, and Aaron Springer | December 5, 2013 | | 2.1[27] |
Mickey agrees to watch over Goofy after he reveals he has sleepwalking problems. |
15 | "Flipperboobootosis" | Paul Rudish | Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish, David Gemmill and Clay Morrow | January 3, 2014 | | |
Mickey and Goofy try to find a cure for Donald's very serious foot ailment: Flipperboobootosis. Guest stars: Kevin Michael Richardson, Becky Newton |
16 | "Tapped Out" | Clay Morrow | Darrick Bachman, Clay Morrow,Paul Rudish and Aaron Springer | January 10, 2014 | | 2.2[28] |
Goofy volunteers Mickey to fight a wrestler, Pete. Guest star: Rob Paulsen |
17 | | Clay Morrow | Derek Dressler, Clay Morrow, Paul Rudish and Aaron Springer | February 14, 2014 | | |
Goofy interferes when Mickey and Minnie are out on a date. Guest star: Paul Rudish |
18 | "The Adorable Couple"[30] | William Reiss | Darrick Bachman, Clay Morrow, Willam Reiss and Paul Rudish | March 7, 2014 | | |
Mickey and Minnie try to make Donald and Daisy happy.
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